Every Tyla Fan Knows These 10 Songs

She came out of Johannesburg’s East Rand with honey-dipped vocals, an amapiano heartbeat, and a vision that was unmistakably her own. In a few short years, Tyla Laura Seethal went from a teenager posting clips on social media to a Grammy-winning global superstar — the youngest African artist in history to win the award, and the first South African soloist in over 55 years to crack the US Billboard Hot 100. Her music blends amapiano, R&B, Afrobeats, and pop into something that feels both rooted in her homeland and boundless in its reach.

Whether you’ve been riding with her since day one or you only recently fell down the rabbit hole, here are the 10 songs every Tyla fan knows by heart.

1. Getting Late (2019)

This is where it all began. Released in 2019 when Tyla was just a teenager, Getting Late introduced the world to a voice that was already impossibly assured. Produced in collaboration with South African producer Kooldrink, the track sits squarely in the amapiano lane — hypnotic log drums, a lazy groove, and Tyla’s translucent vocals floating effortlessly above it all. It earned her enough domestic buzz to land a deal with Epic Records in 2021, and in hindsight, the blueprint for everything that followed was right here.

2. Dynamite ft. Wizkid (2025)

“Dynamite” sees Tyla step deeper into Afrobeats territory alongside one of the genre’s most influential figures. The chemistry is immediate — Wizkid’s laid-back charisma complements Tyla’s silky delivery, resulting in a track that feels both effortless and magnetic. It’s a smooth, mid-tempo groove that leans into rhythm and vibe rather than spectacle, proving Tyla can hold her own next to global heavyweights while still sounding completely like herself.

3. Girl Next Door ft. Ayra Starr (2023)

Released in May 2023, Girl Next Door marked Tyla’s first major collaboration, linking her up with Nigerian singer Ayra Starr for a breezy, self-confident bop. The pairing felt natural — two young African women carving out their own lanes in a genre space dominated by men — and the song announced that Tyla was thinking continentally even as she was positioning herself globally.

4. Water (2023)

No list. No conversation. No career — without Water. Released on 28 July 2023 as the lead single from her debut album, the track became a seismic cultural moment. After a TikTok dance challenge went viral in August 2023, the song surged across every chart imaginable. It peaked at number 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100, making Tyla the highest-charting African female soloist in the chart’s history. It was the first song by a South African soloist to enter the Hot 100 in 55 years — a record not seen since Hugh Masekela’s Grazing in the Grass in 1968.

At the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2024, Water won the inaugural Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance, cementing Tyla’s place in music history at just 22 years old. The song was later certified diamond in Brazil and became the first-ever Spotify track by an African artist to surpass one billion streams. It topped Rolling Stone’s list of the 40 best Afropop songs of 2023. It is, simply, one of the defining songs of its era.

5. Truth or Dare (2023/2024)

If Water introduced Tyla to the world, Truth or Dare proved she wasn’t a one-song wonder. Released as a promotional single in late 2023 and then pushed to radio in February 2024, it’s an amapiano track infused with Afrobeats and R&B, built around guitar riffs and Tyla’s “candied” vocals riding over rhythmic, bass-heavy percussion. It peaked at number one in five countries, topped the UK Afrobeats Singles Chart, and reached number three on the Billboard US Afrobeats Songs chart. Tyla performed it in Times Square on New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2024 — a full-circle moment for a song that was itself a new beginning.

6. Art (2024)

One of the standout tracks from her debut album, Art, shows a different, more introspective side of Tyla. The song arrived with its music video in tandem with the album’s release, and where many of her singles leaned into club-ready grooves, Art is more contemplative — a reminder that beneath the danceable surfaces, Tyla is a songwriter with something real to say. It was released as a single from the album and helped demonstrate the full range of what TYLA was offering.

7. Jump ft. Gunna & Skillibeng (2024)

Jump is pure joy bottled into a song. A collab with American rapper Gunna and Jamaican dancehall artist Skillibeng, it has the kind of infectious bounce that makes you want to move whether you’re in a club or a kitchen. Tyla delivered its first live performance at the 2024 BET Awards — sharing the stage with her collaborators at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. By June 2024, Jump had amassed over 100 million streams on Spotify, surpassing Truth or Dare to become Tyla’s second-most-streamed song at the time. The track is a masterclass in cross-cultural collaboration done right.

8. No. 1 ft. Tems (2024)

Two of Africa’s brightest young women sharing a track is the kind of feature that fans dream about and rarely get to experience. No. 1 with Nigerian superstar Tems is exactly that — a pairing of two distinctive voices and artistic sensibilities that elevates both artists. It appeared on Tyla’s debut album and quickly became a fan favourite, the kind of song that gets referenced in every “best tracks on the album” conversation.

9. Push 2 Start (2024)

When Tyla dropped the deluxe edition of her debut album in October 2024, Push 2 Start led the charge. The track is a reggae-infused amapiano pop-R&B cut that uses car metaphors to explore themes of attraction and commitment — she sings about pushing buttons, gassing up, and picking a destination, and somehow makes all of it sound effortlessly seductive. At the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, Tyla won her second Grammy for Best African Music Performance. The music video, set at a car wash with dazzling choreography, drew comparisons to iconic visuals from Rihanna and Beyoncé — high praise that Tyla seemed entirely unbothered by.

10. Chanel (2025)

Tyla closed out 2025 with Chanel, her most commercially successful release since Water itself. She’d been teasing it for months — showing up to the MTV VMAs in an outfit from Chanel’s SS ’93 collection and posting cryptic captions — before the song finally dropped in October 2025. Fierce, self-assured, and dripping in ambition, it became her highest-charting entry on the Billboard Global 200 since Water, peaking at number 30. The song feels like a declaration: Tyla knows exactly who she is, and she’s not asking for permission.

Tyla’s discography reads like a master class in building a sound that is uncompromisingly African and irresistibly global at the same time. With her second studio album A*Pop set for release in 2026 and a growing list of accolades that includes two Grammys, three MTV EMAs, and two BET Awards, she is nowhere near the peak of what she’s capable of.

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