"I wanna call up all the African artists!" Tyla receives International Achievement Award at SAMAs

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Johannesburg - Multi-award winning singer Tyla has received an International Achievement Award at the 32nd South African Music Awards (SAMAs) which were at Sun City, North West, this passed weekend.

During her emotional acceptance speech, she invited local artists who are featured on her new album A*POP to join her on the stage as she accepted her accolade.

"There was no other Tyla before me, and I don’t have a roadmap. I don’t have someone to call and ask how they did things and which steps to take," she said.

"So as I stumble through my career and my life now growing up as a woman and an artist in front of the world, I just thank South Africa for being there for me and for supporting me and just for, you know, everything that inspires me." she said.

Also Read: "A*POP, African Pop!" Tyla releases new album

The pop singer recently dropped the highly anticipated album A*POP - which means African pop on the 24th of July 2026 featuring South African artists Mawhoo, Babalwa M and Liquideep.

Tyla invited artists from across the South African music industry present at the awards to join her on stage and celebrate this remarkable achievement together 🔥 #SAMA32 pic.twitter.com/Jfnqx4iaEM

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