South African singer Tyla has won another major award, taking home the ‘Outstanding International Song’ prize at the 2026 NAACP Image Awards.
The annual event, organised by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), honours outstanding achievements by artists of colour in film, television, music, and literature.
Tyla’s win put her ahead of several well-known Nigerian music stars who were also nominated in the same category.
Burna Boy was nominated for his song ‘Love,’ Davido for ‘With You,’ a collaboration with Omah Lay, and Tiwa Savage for ‘You4Me.’
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Jamaican artist Skip Marley was also nominated in the category for his song ‘In Our Sight.’
A few weeks ago, she won the ‘Best African Music Performance’ award at the 2026 Grammy Awards, beating top Nigerian artists once again.
She was nominated in that category alongside Wizkid & Ayra Starr, as well as Ugandan artiste Eddy Kenzo and Mehran Matin for ‘Hope & Love.’
The continued success builds on her breakthrough in 2024, when she defeated the same cohort of Nigerian artistes to secure her very first Grammy award.
