Tyla Becomes 2nd Most Listened to African Artist on Spotify, Surpassing Nigerian Star Burna Boy
- Tyla has achieved a major milestone by surpassing Burna Boy's monthly Spotify listeners, making her the second most-listened-to African artist on the platform
- Rema leads the list with 34.3 million listeners, while Burna Boy has 18.9 million.
- This accomplishment has garnered widespread celebration in South Africa, with social media users expressing pride in Tyla's success and her representation of the country on the global stage
Tyla's light has continued to shine all over the world following the release of her chart-topping hit Water. The star who has been globetrotting and giving unmatched performances recently achieved a major fit.
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Tyla Surpases Burna Boy's monthly listeners on Spotify
South African singer and dancer Tyla has continued to fly the country's flag high. The star recently had the country basking in pride when she achieved another major fit.
According to a popular fact check page on X, formerly known as Twitter, the star is now the second African artist with the most monthly listeners on Spotify.
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According to Africa Facts Zone, Tyla now has 19.4 million Spotify listeners, while Grammy Award-winning Nigerian singer Burna Boy only has 18.9 million. Rema is leading the list with 34.3 million Spotify listeners. The post read:
"Tyla has overtaken Burna Boy to have the second most Spotify monthly listeners in Africa. She has 19.4 million Spotify monthly listeners."
Mzansi celebrates Tyla's new success
South Africans on social media are celebrating Tyla's success. Many said the singer is making the country proud
@Ndi_Muvenda_ said:
"Since Ramaphosa Became The President South Africa Is Topping in everything,. Music(entertainment) Sports (world cup) , unemployment, sars, eggs prices, chickens indeed viva President Ramaphosa viva Anc"
@Jamani_Khanyi commented:
"African Queen to the world ❤️. We’re proud of Tyla in South Africa and she must overtake everyone who is in front of her ❤️."
@Lindo_Mnisi added:
"With one song, or there are some other great songs in her catalogue?"
Burna Boy's postponed South African concert, Mzansi link it AKA
Mara South Africans always remember. Amidst the postponement of the Nigerian singer Burna Boy's concert, an old tweet from AKA's timeline resurfaced to stir drama.
AKA's tweet sparked a heated conversation online about how, if he were still alive, he would have a field day regarding Burna Boy.
Netizens flooded Twitter with their own opinions, with some siding with Burna, claiming that AKA was problematic.
Source: Briefly.co.za
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