Tyla Scoops 8 Nominations at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards, SA Reacts: “Super Proud of Her”

Tyla Scoops 8 Nominations at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards, SA Reacts: “Super Proud of Her”

  • The South African multi-award-winning singer Tyla recently scooped many awards
  • The Water hitmaker bagged eight nominations at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards
  • Many netizens on social media flooded the comment section with their mixed reactions

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SA reacted to Tyla being nominated for eight awards
Tyla scooped eight nominations at the Billboard Music Awards. Image: Jeff Kravitz
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The South African musician Tyla keeps bagging the awards nominations left, right and centre.

Recently, the Water hitmaker scooped eight nominations at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards. The news and gossip page MDNews, on its Twitter (X) page, shared the news of Tyla's nominations on social media.

The post was captioned:

"Tyla shines with 8 nominations at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards. Tyla has earned an impressive eight nominations at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards, showcasing her talent and versatility. Her hit songs "Water," "Truth or Dare," and "Jump" each received nominations for Top Afrobeats Song. Her self-titled album, Tyla, is up for Top R&B Album. In addition, she secured nominations for Top R&B Artist, Top Afrobeats Artist, Top R&B Song, and Top R&B Female Artist, solidifying her status as a rising star across multiple genres."

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See the post below:

Netizens react to Tyla's nominations

Many netizens on social media flooded the comment section with their reactions to Tyla bagging eight nominations at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards. Here's what they had to say:

@Baza__x said:

"To be honest, there ain't no female artist out there doing it like Tyla. She owns the game right now."

@ZeeKaNgcamu wrote:

"Super proud of her."

@caspertsx replied:

"She deserves it."

@justMakhura commented:

"MacG said she is a whatwhat."

@afrikasbaby responded:

"African Females with the most nominations at the #BBMAs in history. Ayra 1, Libianca 2, Tems 3, Tyla 8. Tyla will become the first African female to win! Tygers will always eat first."

@iam_paulash replied:

"Unfortunately, these Americans are still nominating her in the afrobeats category, which she clearly stated that she is not an afrobeats artist."

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