Tyla Makes History As The First South African Artist To Win At The Iheartradio Music Awards

Tyla has added another accolade to her collection. The global superstar has won World Artist of the Year honours at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards.

There is simply no slowing down when it comes to Tyla, who's on a winning streak.

What makes this win so special is that she is the first artist to win in that category as well as the first South African artist to win an iHeartRadio Music Award.

The Push 2 Start hitmakers latest historic win is not her first record-breaking achievement. She made history at the 2024 Grammy Awards when she became the youngest African artist to win a Grammy for Best African Music at the age of 22.

Additionally, she became the first and youngest South African soloist in 55 years to enter the US Billboard Hot 100 with her song Water. Tyla also broke records at the 2024 MTV EMAs, becoming the first African artist to win three awards in a single night.