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Tyla wins two AMAs for best Afrobeats and best social song

Sowetan · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 263 words · By Jen Su
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Tyla swept two awards at the 52nd American Music Awards (AMAs) on Monday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, winning Best Afrobeats and Social Song of the Year for her hit track Chanel.

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What happened

Tyla swept two awards at the 52nd American Music Awards (AMAs) on Monday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, winning Best Afrobeats and Social Song of the Year for her hit track Chanel.

Why it matters

The Joburg-born megastar beat African heavyweights Burna Boy, Wizkid, MOLIY and Rema in the Best Afrobeats category.

Common ground

She was also last year’s AMA winner in the same category.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.sowetan.co.za/entertainment/2026-05-26-tyla-wins-two-amas-for-best-a…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “BTS took home three awards, including the top prize of the night, Artist of the Year.”
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Claim 2: “Tyla swept two awards at the 52nd American Music Awards (AMAs) on Monday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, winning Best Afrobeats and Social Song of the Year for her hit track Chanel.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm Tyla won Best Afrobeats and Social Song of the Year for 'Chanel' at the 52nd AMAs held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Chanel" is a song by South African singer Tyla from her upcoming second studio album, A*Pop. It was released on 24 October 2025, through FAX and Epic Records, as the lead single from the album. The u…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanel_(Tyla_song)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tyla Laura Seethal (born 30 January 2002) is a South African singer and songwriter. Dubbed as the "Queen of Popiano", her musical style is characterised by a fusion of pop and amapiano. Tyla gained in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyla
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Water" is a song by South African singer Tyla from her debut studio album, Tyla (2024). It was released on 28 July 2023 by Fax and Epic Records as the album's lead single. An amapiano song with eleme…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_(Tyla_song)
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Claim 3: “Tyla has become the first international artist to win Social Song of the Year.”
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While sources confirm she won Social Song of the Year, only one Facebook source mentions she 'officially making history' as the first international artist to do so; other sources do not explicitly confirm the 'first international artist' status.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 51st Annual American Music Awards were held on May 26, 2025, at the BleuLive Theater at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas. This was the first award ceremony to broadcast on CBS, and stream on Paramount+…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_2025
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 52nd Annual American Music Awards were held on May 25, 2026, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The ceremony was broadcast on CBS and streamed on Paramount+. Queen Latifah hosted the cere…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_2026
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ángela Aguilar Álvarez (born October 8, 2003) is an American singer. She was born in Los Angeles while her mother was accompanying her father, Pepe Aguilar, on tour. Aguilar gained notable recognition…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ángela_Aguilar
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Claim 4: “making Tyla the first African artist to have multiple Top 10 hits on the global Spotify chart.”
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Only one web search result explicitly claims Tyla is the first African artist to have multiple Top 10 hits on the global Spotify chart.
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Claim 5: “The show, hosted by Queen Latifah, featured highlight performances from BTS, Sombr, KATSEYE, Katol G, Teyana Taylor, Hootie & the Blowfish, Pussycat Dolls, New Kids on the Block and Billy Idol.”
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Claim 6: “She was also last year’s AMA winner in the same category.”
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One web search result explicitly mentions Tyla's triumph at the 2026 edition 'following her triumph at the 2025 edition' in the Best Afrobeats category.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 52nd Annual American Music Awards were held on May 25, 2026, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The ceremony was broadcast on CBS and streamed on Paramount+. Queen Latifah hosted the cere…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_2026
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Moliy Ama Montgomery (born 4 October 2001) is a Ghanaian-American singer and songwriter. She rose to stardom after her 2021 collaborative single with Amaarae "Sad Girlz Luv Money" (featuring Kali Uchi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moliy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, businesswoman, and producer. Gomez began her career as a child actress on the children's television series Barney & …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selena_Gomez
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Claim 7: “They also accepted Song of the Summer for Swim and also won Best Male K-pop artist.”
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Claim 8: “which surpassed Tyla’s 3.9-million streams-per-day peak that she had previously reached with Water.”
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Web search results explicitly state that 'Chanel' (4.18M) surpassed Tyla's previous peak with 'Water' which was 3.9 million streams.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 1, 2026 · History Tyla's global hitsong "Water" has surpassed over 300- million streams on Spotify. South African trending artist "Tyla" now has the ...
https://www.facebook.com/MySongOfWeekWithTboneRsa/posts/tyla…
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web search NEUTRAL — ... Spotify chart with “CHANEL” pulling in 4.18 million streams The track surpasses her own hit “Water” which previously peaked at 3.9 million streams · No ...
https://www.facebook.com/Djmelzithapelo/posts/tyla-sets-a-ne…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 29, 2025 · Tyla's TYLA is the only African album with 5 songs above 100 million streams. Tyla's TYLA is the most certified African album internationally.
https://www.facebook.com/kbkillabeats/posts/ok-iyi-diary-tin…
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Claim 9: “The 24-year-old singer did not attend the ceremony in person”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Tyla's attendance or absence at the ceremony, nor her specific age at the time of the event.
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Claim 10: “The Best Afrobeats and Social Song of the Year category was also not announced as part of the main televised broadcast.”
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Claim 11: “Chanel... surpassing 354-million streams on Spotify.”
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Web search results confirm the song 'Chanel' has surpassed 354 million Spotify streams.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · Tyla wins Social Song of the Year at the 2026 AMA's for her song “CHANEL”, officially making history and proving why she is an unstoppable ...
https://www.facebook.com/hmetrozimpapers/posts/tyla-wins-soc…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 23, 2026 · CHANEL by Tyla becomes Africa's second fastest song in 2025 by a female musician to surpass 5 million streams on Spotify (in 8 days), it is now ...
https://www.facebook.com/K.RoyKizzy/posts/tylas-chanel-has-n…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · The song has already surpassed 354 million Spotify streams and climbed to number eight on the Spotify Global chart. As a result, Tyla became ...
https://ttybrandafricamagazine.com/tyla-wins-best-afrobeats-…
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Claim 12: “Chanel has also climbed to number eight on the Spotify Global charts”
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Multiple sources confirm 'Chanel' reached number eight on the Spotify Global charts.
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web search NEUTRAL — Chanel has also climbed to number eight on the Spotify Global charts, making Tyla the first African artist to have multiple Top 10 hits on the global Spotify chart.
https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2026-05-26-tyla-wins-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dive into artist, genre, city and local pulse charts to see what music is moving fans around the world.Spotify Charts Logo. Log in.
https://charts.spotify.com/home
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web search NEUTRAL — A website that collects and analyzes music data from around the world. All of the charts, sales and streams, constantly updated.
https://kworb.net/spotify/
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Claim 13: “The Joburg-born megastar beat African heavyweights Burna Boy, Wizkid, MOLIY and Rema in the Best Afrobeats category.”
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Multiple sources confirm Tyla won Best Afrobeats Artist, defeating Burna Boy, Wizkid, Rema, and MOLIY.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Afrobeats, not to be confused with Afrobeat or Afroswing, is an umbrella term to describe popular music from West Africa and the diaspora that initially developed in Nigeria, Ghana, and the UK in the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrobeats
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 52nd Annual American Music Awards were held on May 25, 2026, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The ceremony was broadcast on CBS and streamed on Paramount+. Queen Latifah hosted the cere…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_2026
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The MTV Video Music Award for Best Afrobeats Video award was first introduced at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2023. Asake, Ayra Starr and Burna Boy currently hold the most nominations in this categor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Best…
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Claim 14: “The song also reached 4.18-million daily streams on the Spotify Global chart”
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Multiple sources confirm 'Chanel' reached 4.18 million streams in a single day on the Global Spotify chart.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 1, 2026 · Tyla's 'CHANEL' rises to a new peak of #8 (+2) on the Global Spotify chart with 4.18 MILLION streams! #fblifestyle.
https://www.facebook.com/100088669903867/posts/-tylas-chanel…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 1, 2026 · Tyla's CHANEL remains on Global Spotify Chart at #10(-1) with 3,248,915 streams. Tyla's Water re-enters Global Spotify at #188 with 1,232,665 ...
https://www.facebook.com/MySongOfWeekWithTboneRsa/posts/tyla…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 22, 2025 · #Tyla's “CHANEL” reaches its new peak on GLOBAL SPOTIFY today now at #8 with 4.18M streams in a single day beating “Water”'s biggest streaming ...
https://www.facebook.com/Filmfare/posts/tyla-teaches-the-gor…
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