Tyla Wins World Artist of the Year at 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards

Tyla continues her unstoppable rise in the global music industry, securing the World Artist of the Year award at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards.

This historic win makes her both the first artist to ever receive the award and the first South African artist to win an iHeartRadio Music Award.

Tyla wins World Artist of the Year at the #iHeartAwards2025. pic.twitter.com/KEyvWlcJxb

— Pop Base (@PopBase) March 18, 2025

Tyla has been on a record-breaking streak. At the 2024 Grammy Awards, she became the youngest African artist to win a Grammy, taking home the Best African Music Performance award at just 22 years old. She also became the first and youngest South African soloist in 55 years to break into the US Billboard Hot 100 with her hit song “Water.”

Her dominance continued at the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs), where she became the first African artist to win three awards in a single night.

For the iHeartRadio World Artist of the Year award, Tyla triumphed over an impressive lineup, including Burna Boy, Tems, Central Cee, and YG Marley.

 

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The star-studded iHeartRadio Music Awards took place on March 17 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, celebrating top global talent and influential artists.

Tyla has taken the music world by storm with her unique amapiano-pop-R&B fusion, delivering chart-topping hits like “Water,” “Jump,” and “Push 2 Start.”

Fans and fellow South Africans have flooded social media with congratulations.

X user @SophieDecault proudly wrote: “A GLOBAL SUPERSTAR ”.

Meanwhile, @lebohstraatmate humorously commented: “You know who hates to see an award coming? Tyla’s Room Divider.”

You know who hates to see an award coming ? Tyla’s Room Divider. https://t.co/AT9rlOtqNI

— Stella Star (@lebohstraatmate) March 18, 2025

Another fan, @I_AM_WINNER, simply stated: “She deserves all and more.”

She deserves all and more https://t.co/58NNb6pB7g

— WINNER (@I_A_M_WINNER) March 18, 2025

Tyla’s winning streak shows no signs of slowing down, and 2025 is shaping up to be another landmark year for the South African sensation.

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