Tyla becomes youngest South African to make Billboard Hot 100, first since 1968 Hugh Masekela hit
This is the first time in 55 years that a solo song by a South African musician has made it onto the chart.Grazing in the Grass
The artist, born Tyla Laura Seethal, has made quite a splash with her contemporary R&B and amapiano song. Released on 28 July, the song spawned a popular trend on TikTok and made it onto Spotify's Global top 50 playlist and now Tyla has made her first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100. Tyla initially expressed disbelief toward the predictions that her song may debut on the chart; she wrote on X,"No Ways".The amapiano duo Major League Djz, who recently supported Black Coffee at Madison Square Garden, congratulated Tyla on X for her achievements. She responded with,"Y'all supported me from the beginning, thanks guys!" also received over one million YouTube views on its release day. Tyla is the first SA woman musician to achieve this.
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