Global superstar Tyla made her debut appearance at the MTV Europe Music Awards last night, performing her sizzling new single ‘Push 2 Start’ with a dash of her signature Grammy-winning international hit ‘Water’. Watch below.
The eye-catching performance, live from Manchester last night, marks Tyla’s first ever televised performance in the UK. The spectacle saw Tyla bring to life on stage the sizzling visuals from her ‘Push 2 Start’ music video with a troupe of female dancers.
Tyla scooped her first EMA wins in three categories last night – ‘Best African Act’, ‘Best Afrobeats’ and ‘Best R&B’ – after landing four nominations for the first time this year.
Taken from her recently released deluxe edition of her record-setting debut album, titled “TYLA +”, ‘Push 2 Start’ helps to punctuate what’s been a historic breakout year for the South African star. She released the Aerin Morano-directed music video last week which racked over 1.5 million views within days.
She performed the new record for millions of viewers at the Victoria Secret Fashion Show and still has landmarks to hit before 2025 rolls in. Following a February Grammy victory and a record-setting run on the Billboard charts in the spring, when she became the highest-charting African female soloist on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200 with ‘Water’ and “TYLA” respectively, Tyla has enjoyed a triumphant victory lap.
She also performed at this year’s LVMH Prelude to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games and continued to dominate the awards circuit, including victories at the MTV VMAs and BET Awards and South African Music Awards.
In December, the South African star will return home for a ‘homecoming’ pair of sold-out live concerts, her first performances in the region since ‘Water’ exploded in Summer ‘23. In addition to her highlight Victoria Secret Fashion Show performance, Tyla has remained a force in the fashion world, earning an ELLE cover and headlines from outlets like WWD and Vogue for her scene-stealing moments at this year’s Met Gala and CFDA Awards.
Tyla’s music videos have continued to uphold the singer’s creative standard, employing storytelling and choreography techniques that have woven an exhilarating visual narrative to accompany the star’s award-winning music. Fans have supported the work to the tune of well over 100 million views just in 2024, and ‘Push 2 Start’ serves as the latest addition to the story.
