Tyla Shares New Song 'Is It' Release Date, Fans Celebrate: “Thank You for Saving the Summer”
- Award-winning South African singer Tyla announced when her second single of 2025 will be released
- Tyla took to her X account on Thursday, 3 July 2025, and also shared the cover art for the follow-up to her first single, Bliss
- Fans expressed excitement, with some asking when her collaboration with a legendary musician will be released
- Briefly News spoke to Afro Music Observatory founder and data journalist, Farai Mudzingwa, who shared what the timing of Tyla's release means
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Grammy Award-winning South African songstress Tyla has sent her fanbase into a frenzy after sharing the release date and cover art for her new song. The new song will be her second single of 2025 after Bliss.
Tyla has hinted that her follow-up album to her highly successful self-titled debut will be released this year. The Water hitmaker previously shared that her second album will feature a new sound. Following the release of Bliss on 9 May 2025, Tyla has shared details of her second single.
When will Tyla release her new song Is It?
On Thursday, 3 July 2025, Tyla took to her official X account and shared that she will be releasing a new song. The American Music Awards’ reigning Favourite Afrobeats Artist shared that the new song will be titled Is It. The single will be released on Friday, 11 July 2025. The post was captioned:
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The single’s cover art sees Tyla rocking her signature white tank top, short denim shorts and hot pink stilettos. Her torso, legs and arms are sprinkled with glitter.
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Fans react as Tyla drops new song Is It details
In the comments, several netizens expressed excitement after Tyla announced the release of her new song. Others shared a snippet of Tyla sampling the song during a studio session. Some asked when she was releasing her song with Shakira, while the date's formatting left some fans confused.
Here are some of the reactions:
@nickivirals said:
“Huh, why not this week? You are playing too much 😭”
@qxeenbey4 remarked:
“November!? Have you lost your mind? Why? 😭”
@__dahsar said:
“Not me forgetting that other countries don’t write dates like we do 🤣🤣🤣”
@juniorwaldorf advised:
“Beautiful cover, but it’s missing the title/your name. It’s important for your brand to be prominently displayed. This can be done without compromising the beauty of the image. Many photographers are leading teams to believe that graphic design is outdated, but they are wrong.”
@rudeBearrr gushed:
“Thank you, Tyla, for saving the summer 🥹”
@Bigbardisett said:
“Let’s normalise putting the month first😭😭😭playing with us.”
@Mencast92 replied:
“I'm waiting for the collaboration with Queen Shakira.”
@Tylastana
“I just hope you don't pull that move again, mother 😕”
Olamilekan50811 asked:
“Is Wizkid featured?”
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Afro Music Observatory founder Farai Mudzingwa explained to Briefly News the significance of Tyla's release date. He explained that it illustrates just how international she has become, as her releases are aligning with the global market rather than Mzansi.
"The timing of the release does show how huge Tyla has become, though. This release is being marketed as a summer hit, yet Tyla’s home market (South Africa) is in the midst of its winter season. This illustrates how global Tyla has become and how her market has shifted significantly from just South Africa to serving the global market," he explained.
Tyla fulfils a fan's dream request
Meanwhile, Tyla won hearts after fulfilling a fan's dream request.
Briefly News reported that Tyla fulfilled Mollwane Madiba’s dream. The son of Princess Tirelo Molotlegi of the Royal Bafokeng Nation shot his shot at Tyla and asked her to be his date for his matric dance on 27 June 2025.
Tyla pulled a surprise and showed up at Mollwane Madiba's school as his matric dance date.
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