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The Citizen
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Citizen
WATCH: Tyla's big Nickelodeon night: Hosting, slime and a big win
Tyla became the first African artist to host the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards — the global show that celebrates the biggest stars in television, music, film and digital media, all voted for by children. South Africa's pop superstar Tyla stole the show at this year's Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, delivering a high-energy performance as host, scooping an award, and even braving the slime. The event was held on Saturday, 21 June, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, in the United States. Tyla was nominated in two categories – Favourite Global Music Star and Favourite Music Collaboration for Show Me Love, her track with WizTheMc and bees & honey. She walked away with the Favourite Global Music Star award, beating nominees from six other regions: Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, North America and the UK. ALSO READ: 'Their win is South Africa's win': Deputy Minister Peace Mabe celebrates TxC's BET award Tyla: 'Africa to the world' Accepting her award, Tyla said she was proud to represent Africa on a global stage. 'This means the world to me — to represent Africa on a global stage and be recognised by all of you amazing kids out there… wow. Thank you for believing in me and dancing with me. Africa to the world!' she said. The 23-year-old wasn't just an award recipient – she also took on hosting duties. In an interview before the event, Tyla revealed she had always dreamed of being on Nickelodeon. 'When I was younger, I tried to audition for Nickelodeon, but no one answered the call – and now I'm hosting it,' she said, beaming with pride. Tyla also got her slime action, far more than the drizzle she had hoped for. 'When I saw a video of Katy Perry getting slimed, I was like, oh my gosh, please, not that. Just a little cute drizzle. But we'll see – whatever happens, happens,' she said before the show. Tyla wins 'Favourite Global Music Star' and gets Slimed at the Kids' Choice Awards. June 22, 2025 NOW READ: 'We're handling this with the utmost seriousness': Bolt SA on TikToker's alleged abduction
IOL News
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- IOL News
South African star Tyla makes history as the host of the 2025 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
Tyla is set to take on the Nickelodeon stage as host, serving her vibrant personality and confidence. Image: X Nickelodeon is about to experience the charm and sass of the 'Pretty Girl from Jo'burg' as Tyla gears up to host the 2025 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. The 23-year-old South African sensation is breaking barriers, left, right and centre, continuing to dominate 2025. Nickelodeon has announced that the Grammy-award-winning superstar will host the 2025 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award, which will take place on June 21 at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. The 'Water' hitmaker is also nominated for Favourite Global Music Star and Favourite Music Collaboration for WizTheMc and bees & honey's 'Show Me Love', on which Tyla is featured. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Next Stay Close ✕ The singer is no stranger to the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards; in 2024, she was nominated for Favourite Global Music Star, Favourite Breakout Artist and Favourite Viral Song ("Water"). Tyla's rise to stardom has been nothing short of rapid. She has been making remarkable waves in the music industry and breaking barriers with her unique sound and confidence. Adding to the list of wins, her hosting the Kids' Choice Awards is a whole new level of awesome, and Tyla's ready to slay. She took to her X account in disbelief and posted: 'I'm really about to host the kids' choice awards 💀🤍🙈.' I'm really about to host the kids choice awards 💀🤍🙈 — Tyla (@Tyllaaaaaaa) May 15, 2025 Tyla is making history once again as she becomes the first African to host the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, and as the first African host in the show's history, she is set to bring a fresh perspective and a dash of South African flavour to the slimy Nickelodeon stage. This is not Tyla's first time making history, though. She has been trailblazing as an African artist for a while now. The 'uppity African' (as some referred to her) is the first African artist to have a song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in over a decade with her hit single 'Water'. She also made history with her Grammy nomination, becoming the youngest South African nominee in the Best African Music Performance category. And it seems like Tyla's winning streak is far from over. With a busy year ahead, she is booked and busy, taking on new projects and collaborations that excite her fans. On Thursday, May 16, it was revealed in the "Smurfs" trailer that Tyla will be featured on the movie's soundtrack alongside Rihanna and Cardi B. The 2025 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards are set to be an exciting event, with a star-studded lineup of nominees such as Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga and Kendrick Lamar as the top nominees, each receiving four nods. Tyla's bubbly personality, captivating stage presence and undeniable talent make her the perfect host for the awards. We are predicting several cute selfies, hilarious moments and maybe even some impromptu dancing on the stage because she is so fun! The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards will air on MTV Africa (DStv channel 130) on Wednesday, June 25, at 5pm.
CBC
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
WizTheMC's summery collab with Tyla, and 4 more songs you need to hear this week
Listen to new music from Bambii, Chris LaRocca, 80purppp and more Image | WizTheMC and Tyla Caption: Tyla jumped on a remix of WizTheMC's Show Me Love, one of the songs you need to hear this week. (Submitted by the artist,for Paramount; graphic by CBC Music) Open Image in New Tab Songs you need to hear is CBC Music's weekly list of hot new Canadian tracks. Scroll down to discover the songs our producers are loving right now. Show Me Love, WizTheMC with Tyla and bees & honey Embed | YouTube Open Full Embed in New Tab Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. Back in February, WizTheMC dropped a very strong contender for song of the summer. Show Me Love, produced by Berlin and London-based duo bees & honey, is a burst of sunshine, with an amapiano bassline and melodic house groove. Born in South Africa, raised in Germany and living in Toronto since 2017, WizTheMC pulls from a myriad of influences in his music. He tapped into his South African roots for Show Me Love and it seems worldwide phenom Tyla (Water, Push to Start) took notice. After appearing on stage with her at Coachella in April, he dropped this new version of the song featuring a verse from the South African Grammy winner. On Youtube, he shared that he was "so excited that Tyla jumped on the song! What a full circle moment being from South Africa and collabing with the biggest artist out of my home country." Tyla's verse follows in the same vein as WizTheMC's original, as she effusively gushes about needing nothing more than that one special person: "Compared to your touch/ A million bucks is nowhere near enough/ I'd give it all up/ All I need is your trust." Every summer needs a love song that crosses borders, and this just might be the one. — Kelsey Adams Mirror, Bambii feat. Jessy Lanza and Yaeji On June 20, Bambii will release Infinity Club II, the highly anticipated follow-up to her 2024 Juno Award-winning EP. In an Instagram post, the Toronto DJ/producer proclaimed, "I assembled the Avengers," nodding to the all-star cast of features on the EP including Ravyn Lanae, Lamsi, Jeleel! and previous collaborators, Beam and Aluna. Her latest single, Mirror, is a mini supergroup team-up in itself with fellow electronic acts Jessy Lanza and Yaeji. A simple bass riff opens the track before Bambii's signature airhorns and speedy breakbeats kick the song into overdrive. Both Lanza and Yaeji are removed from their own distinct sonic worlds here, but fit very comfortably on Mirror, with the former finding a melodic rhythm within Bambii's nocturnal club production and the latter bringing her own fiery English-Korean staccato delivery. For electronic music fans, this is the blockbuster hit that's going to be a summer playlist staple. — Melody Lau When In Rome, 80purppp Embed | YouTube Open Full Embed in New Tab Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. Slinky horns help to showcase Edmonton rapper/singer 80purppp's crisp flow as he sails along a soft beat on When In Rome, a new track from his recent project This is Suite 96: (Side B). "Lord knows I've been thinking 'bout models/ hit me with a tendency to wanna pop bottles," he explains on the first verse, giving his own take on "when in Rome, do as the Romans do." Wearing expensive clothes, making enemies and claiming what's his are just a few ways he asserts himself as one to avoid toying with, acting like the ruler of his empire. "I'm in Rome, I came, I saw," he raps. The jazzy instrumentals bleed into a moody outro, where he asks "why do I feel this way" over and over, trying to push past any of the hollowness in his lifestyle. In the track's accompanying music video, 80purppp cruises along in a car, popping out of the sunroof while decked out in a sleek suit, perfectly matching the song's relaxed yet opulent tone. — Natalie Harmsen Fall in Flight, Beauts "I'll carve out your name/ I'll carve out our history," sings Jeff Lawton, a sweet promise floating on the chorus of Beauts' new single. The Halifax indie-rock quintet hasn't released any new music since 2022's two singles (Cave and Paragon), and Fall in Flight doesn't disappoint, ebbing and flowing amid sunflowers and seasonal moons. Beauts have often felt like the child of Explosions in the Sky and the National (complimentary), but after more than a decade together the comparisons aren't necessary. The band's sound is distinctly its own, rolling in on a wave of guitars, drums and vocals, sweeping you out to sea while promising to return you more whole than you started. It's rooted in Halifax, and in the skilled hands of bandmates Lawton, Palmer Jamieson, Darryl Smith, Erik Van Lunen and Joel Waddell — and thankfully, a new full-length album, Beauts' second, is on its way later this year. — Holly Gordon Laundry Day, Chris LaRocca Embed | YouTube Open Full Embed in New Tab Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. And luck was never on my side, Heaven knows I tried, I tried and tried and tried, 'Til you came along, And I didn't have to try at all. Although he's been releasing music since 2017, in recent years Toronto's Chris LaRocca has spent much of his time writing for other artists, including Russ, Kali Uchis, K-pop star BamBam and AP Dhillon on his 2025 Juno-winning album The Brownprint. In March, he returned with new music for the first time since 2023's i cried my heart out, with an upbeat single called ladybug. Last week, he released one of his most vulnerable songs to date, laundry day. In a post on Instagram, LaRocca shared how proud he felt writing " something so real and raw — less lyrical, more conversational. Those who know me know that this song has been pinned to a special part of my heart for over a year now." As Daniel Lanois' fuzzed-out pedal steel guitar chugs along, LaRocca lays his soul bare, as he reflects on his own capacity for vulnerability and encountering someone who helped dissolve his walls. If these two teasers are anything to go by, his upcoming project is sure to satisfy all our emotional and musical needs. — KA
