Tyla Wins ‘Best Afrobeats Artist’ at the 2026 American Music Awards

Tyla has won the “Best Afrobeats Artist” award at the 2026 American Music Awards. The ceremony took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 25, 2026. She secured it ahead of Burna Boy, Wizkid, Rema, and MOLIY.

The win confirmed Tyla’s growing influence in global music. According to the official winners list released by the American Music Awards, Tyla was among the artists recognised during the fan voted ceremony.

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Tyla also won “Social Song of the Year” for her hit single “CHANEL,” giving her two victories from four nominations. She was also nominated for Best Female R&B Artist and Best Music Video.

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“CHANEL” has played a major role in Tyla’s recent success. The song was released in October 2025 and became one of her biggest global records since “Water.” it has surpassed 350 million Spotify streams. Fans drove the song’s success through online voting and helped her secure the Social Song of the Year award.

The AMA victory adds to an impressive run for Tyla this year.  She has already won the Grammy Awards award for Best African Music Performance for “Push 2 Start,” Tyla’s mastery of Amapiano and Afro pop music has pushed her to succeed in the music industry.

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Other winners at the ceremony are Sabrina Carpenter, and Bruno Mars. However, Tyla’s double win stood out as one of the biggest achievements for African music.

Her AMA success arrives just weeks before the expected release of her upcoming sophomore album “A*POP,” Fans believe this could strengthen her position as one of Africa’s biggest international music groups.