SA Netizens Unimpressed As Tyla Teases New Single: “We Are Not the Target Anymore”

SA Netizens Unimpressed As Tyla Teases New Single: “We Are Not the Target Anymore”

  • South African pop amapiano star Tyla teased fans with her new single on social media
  • The Grammy Award-winning 22-year-old posted a snippet of what the music sounds like
  • Many South African netizens were unimpressed with her new single and stated that they were not her target market
SA is unimpressed with Tyla's new single
Singer Tyla teased her fans on social media with her new single. Image: Taylor Hill/WireImage
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Tyla, the 22-year-old Grammy Award winner, never ceases to amaze her fans. The star recently shared when she will release new music. The singer trended after she bagged her first Grammy Award for the Best African Music category.

Tyla teases her new single

Tyla became a household name globally after her hit song Water was everyone's favourite jam. The star also announced that she would be performing at the Coachella festival this year.

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The pop amapiano star recently teased her fans with her new single, which is available for pre-order, and also mentioned that it will be dropped on 22 March 2024. The star posted a snippet of the song and how it sounds on her Twitter (X) page.

A netizen then responded to her tweet, mentioning that South Africans are no longer her target market. The user @bysosa_ said:

"South African babies, we are not the target anymore. Just retweet and like or scroll past or hate. She’s gone."

See the post below:

SA unimpressed with Tyla's teaser

Many South African netizens weren't impressed with the teaser and shared their reactions to it on social media:

@_coco_smooth wrote:

"We've never been the target. Even 'Water' has never been THAT big here."

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@BhekiBolt said:

"SA was never a target market from day one, my friend."

@MaxwellelNkosi questioned:

"Now why would South Africans be the target market for a pop star?"

@MaVezi_ tweeted:

"I just think of Elaine and hope she does not have the same fate."

@ReezyH_ commented:

"SA huns were never the target market."

@JustNorca mentioned:

"We were never the target, bru."

Tyla poses with Chris Brown

In an earlier report, Briefly News shared online reactions to Tyla and Chris Brown sharing a photo at her 22nd birthday party. The pair had just come off a tour, and their picture sparked mixed reactions from netizens:

More_Kerr said:

"That's where they say, 'If he is a Brown, run my girl, run'."

Source: Briefly News

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Mbali Tebele (Editor) Mbali Tebele is a multimedia journalist with six years of experience in entertainment & sports, holding a national diploma from IIE Rosebank College (2019). She started her career 2018 as a news writer & videographer, then moved to Add-X Marketing Solution as an account coordinator & social media assistant (2020). She was a freelance writer at Newskoop (2021) and a multimedia journalist and social media assistant at Daily Sun Newspaper (2022). Email: mbali.tebele@briefly.co.za