Tyla Roasted by Americans Over Skimpy Outfit for 2025 MTV VMAs: “These Celebrities Can’t Dress”

• Tyla is facing backlash on social media over an outfit she wore to the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs)
• American social media users roasted the singer's skimpy look and even threw her career into the mix
• This comes after several Americans vowed to cancel her; however, many of the singer's supporters continue to stand beside her amid the backlash

South African singer Tyla recently turned heads on the red carpet at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on 7 September 2025.

The Push 2 Start hitmaker scooped an award for Best Afrobeats for her song, but it was her outfit that had everyone talking, on and off the red carpet.

Tyla wore a super mini Chanel dress that barely went past her booty, and completed the look with tight black shorts and matching Christian Louboutin heels.

However, not everyone was impressed with Tyla's outfit, particularly Americans, who took to theshaderoom's comments section with very harsh criticism of the singer's look. Read some of their responses below:

iamthagoodgirl said:

"Yeah, it’s a no for me, dawg, lol."

_clothesmiinded said:

"Girl, go home!!!!!!"

nickimoodborad wasn't impressed:

"She just doesn’t do it for me."

m_mines1 wrote:

"She ain't got that IT factor that makes her a superstar, I’m sorry."

mynameebelo added:

"These celebrities can’t dress."

Meanwhile, her supporters did not waste time and defended her against the trolls:

theonlymanman23 said:

"She is exactly who she thinks she is."

kimnomchane hyped Tyla up:

"Don't move that foot from their necks, @tyla, the haters are all nobodies like me. Stay winning, we love you!"

therealmrbaloyi wrote:

"You go, Tyla! These other ones hating on you can go to hell! No DNA, just RSA."

look_itssedi laughed:

"Not the black Americans complaining about how short her dress is when they are always naked on IG."

robinsreverie posted:

"She looks super cute for the VMAs. Y’all just hate her."

Why do some African Americans hate Tyla?

• The hate for Tyla began when the singer clarified her ethnicity in an interview, revealing that she identifies as a coloured South African.
• This did not sit well with African Americans, as the word "coloured" was used as a racial descriptor during the Jim Crow laws that enforced racial segregation.
• The backlash intensified after the poor performance of the singer's EP, We Wanna Party in America, followed by several American content creators demanding an apology from Tyla.
• Meanwhile, her fans all around the world, especially her South African supporters, continue to support her amid the backlash.
• Even rapper Cardi B took to social media to clap back at the haters for poking fun at Tyla's poor sales.

Tyla spotted with rumoured boyfriend

In more Tyla updates, Briefly News shared online reactions to a picture of Tyla and her rumoured boyfriend.

The love birds had social media buzzing over their relationship and cosy picture, and with the singer's fans convinced they were finally making their relationship official.

Proofreading by Roxanne Dos Ramos, copy editor at Briefly.co.za.

Source: Briefly News