South African breakout star Tyla Laura Seethal continues to cement her international dominance after bagging the Greatest Afrobeats award on the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards.
The 23-year-old Johannesburg native triumphed over a troublesome lineup that included Nigerian powerhouses Burna Boy, Rema, Wizkid, and Tems.
The star-studded ceremony occurred on Sunday on the UBS Enviornment in New York, the place Tyla made jaws drop on the purple carpet in a classic Chanel look from the Spring/Summer time 1993 assortment, an ultra-short beige minidress styled from a cropped high, paired with black shorts and gold medallions.
Beaming with pleasure, she shared: “I’m excited; truthfully, that is superb. The class was very robust, so shoutout to all of the nominees, and shoutout to Africa, my group. It’s only a blessing to be right here, successful one other award, so particular.”
This marks Tyla’s second straight win within the class, following her 2024 victory with Water, the worldwide hit that first propelled her into historical past books.
She additionally revealed that she had a really particular imaginative and prescient for her vogue second: “With this outfit, I mentioned, ‘put me in Chanel,’” she laughed.
The rising famous person was nominated in two classes—Greatest Afrobeats and Greatest Choreography, for her observe Push 2 Begin.
She teased followers with information of a brand new undertaking on the way in which, saying: “It’s coming, and it’s coming in sizzling, like, for actual; simply preserve a watch out, however for now, preserve a watch out for Chanels coming quickly.”
This newest win provides to her rising listing of accolades, which already features a Grammy for Greatest African Music Efficiency in 2024 and a internet hosting gig on the Youngsters’ Alternative Awards.
See the complete listing of winners:
Artist of the Yr
Dangerous Bunny
Beyoncé
Kendrick Lamar
Woman Gaga — WINNER
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Track of the Yr
Alex Warren – ‘Unusual’
Billie Eilish – ‘Birds of a Feather’
Doechii – ‘Anxiousness’
Ed Sheeran – ‘Sapphire’
Gracie Abrams – ‘I Love You, I’m Sorry’
Woman Gaga & Bruno Mars – ‘Die With a Smile’
Lorde – ‘What Was That’
Rosé & Bruno Mars – ‘Apt.’ — WINNER
Tate McRae – ‘Sports activities Automobile’
The Weeknd & Playboi Carti – ‘Timeless’
Greatest New Artist
Alex Warren — WINNER
Ella Langley
Gigi Perez
Lola Younger
Sombr
The Marías
MTV Push Efficiency of the Yr
Ayra Starr – ‘Final Heartbreak Track’
Damiano David – ‘Subsequent Summer time’
Dasha – ‘Bye Bye Bye’
Gigi Perez – ‘Sailor Track’
Jordan Adetunji – ‘Kehlani’
Katseye – ‘Contact’ — WINNER
Lay Bankz – ‘Graveyard’
Leon Thomas – ‘Sure It Is’
Livingston – ‘Shadow’
Mark Ambor – ‘Belong Collectively’
Function Mannequin – ‘Sally, When the Wine Runs Out’
Shaboozey – ‘A Bar Track (Tipsy)’
Greatest Collaboration
Bailey Zimmerman & Luke Combs – ‘Backup Plan’ (Stagecoach Official Music Video)
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – ‘Luther’
Woman Gaga & Bruno Mars – ‘Die With a Smile’ — WINNER
Submit Malone ft. Blake Shelton – ‘Pour Me a Drink’
Rosé & Bruno Mars – ‘Apt.’
Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco – ‘Sundown Blvd’
Greatest Pop
Alex Warren – ‘Unusual’
Ariana Grande – ‘Brighter Days Forward’ — WINNER
Ed Sheeran – ‘Sapphire’
Woman Gaga & Bruno Mars – ‘Die With a Smile’
Rosé & Bruno Mars – ‘Apt.’
Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Manchild’
Greatest Hip-Hop
Doechii – ‘Anxiousness’ — WINNER
Drake – ‘Nokia’
Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – ‘Anyone Save Me’
Glorilla ft. Sexyy Pink – ‘Whatchu Kno About Me’
Kendrick Lamar – ‘Not Like Us’
LL Cool J ft. Eminem – ‘Murdergram Deux’
Travis Scott – ‘4×4’
Greatest Pop Artist
Ariana Grande
Charli XCX
Justin Bieber
Lorde
Miley Cyrus
Sabrina Carpenter — WINNER
Tate McRae
Video of the Yr
Ariana Grande – ‘Brighter Days Forward’ –WINNER
Billie Eilish – ‘Birds of a Feather’
Kendrick Lamar – ‘Not Like Us’
Woman Gaga & Bruno Mars – ‘Die With a Smile’
Rosé & Bruno Mars – ‘Apt.’
Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Manchild’
The Weeknd & Playboi Carti – ‘Timeless’
Greatest R&B
Chris Brown – ‘Residuals’
Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs – ‘Mutt (Remix)’
Mariah Carey – ‘Sort Harmful’ –WINNER
PartyNextDoor – ‘No Chill’
Summer time Walker – ‘Coronary heart of a Girl’
SZA – ‘Drive’
The Weeknd & Playboi Carti – ‘Timeless’
Greatest Different
Gigi Perez – ‘Sailor Track’
Think about Dragons – ‘Wake Up’
Lola Younger – ‘Messy’
MGK & Jelly Roll – ‘Lonely Street’
Sombr – ‘Again to Associates’ — WINNER
The Marías – ‘Again to Me’
Greatest Rock
Coldplay – ‘All My Love’ — WINNER
Evanescence – ‘Afterlife’
Inexperienced Day – ‘One Eyed Bastard’
Lenny Kravitz – ‘Honey’
Linkin Park – ‘The Vacancy Machine’
Twenty One Pilots – ‘The Contract’
Greatest Latin
Dangerous Bunny – ‘Baile Inolvidable’
J Balvin – ‘Rio’
Karol G – ‘Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido’
Peso Pluma – ‘La Patrulla’
Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos – ‘Khé?’
Shakira – ‘Soltera’ — WINNER
Greatest Ok-Pop
Aespa – Whiplash’
Jennie – ‘Like Jennie’
Jimin – ‘Who’
Jisoo – ‘Earthquake’
Lisa ft. Doja Cat & Raye – ‘Born Once more’ — WINNER
Stray Youngsters – ‘Chk Chk Increase’
Rosé – ‘Poisonous Until the Finish’
Greatest Afrobeats
Asake & Travis Scott – ‘Energetic’
Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott – ‘TaTaTa’
Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – ‘Shake It to the Max (Fly) (Remix)’
Rema – ‘Child (Is It A Crime)’
Tems ft. Asake – ‘Get It Proper’
Tyla – ‘Push 2 Begin’ — WINNER
Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz – ‘Piece of My Coronary heart’
Greatest Nation
Chris Stapleton – ‘Assume I’m in Love With You’
Cody Johnson & Carrie Underwood – ‘I’m Gonna Love You’
Jelly Roll – ‘Liar’
Lainey Wilson – ‘4x4xU’
Megan Moroney – ‘Am I Okay?’ — WINNER
Morgan Wallen – ‘Smile’
Greatest Album
Dangerous Bunny – ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’
Kendrick Lamar – ‘GNX’
Woman Gaga – ‘Mayhem’
Morgan Wallen – ‘I’m the Downside’
Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Brief n’ Candy’ — WINNER
The Weeknd – ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’
Greatest Lengthy Type Video
Ariana Grande – ‘Brighter Days Forward’ — WINNER
Dangerous Bunny – ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’
Damiano David – ‘Humorous Little Tales’
Mac Miller – ‘Balloonerism’
Miley Cyrus – ‘One thing Lovely’
The Weeknd – ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’
Video for Good
Burna Boy – ‘Increased’
Charli XCX – ‘Guess’ ft. Billie Eilish — WINNER
Doechii – ‘Anxiousness’
Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – ‘Anyone Save Me’
Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco – ‘Youthful and Hotter Than Me’
Zach Hood ft. Sasha Alex Sloan – ‘Sleepwalking’
Greatest Route
Ariana Grande – ‘Brighter Days Forward’
Charli XCX – ‘Guess’ ft. Billie Eilish
Kendrick Lamar – ‘Not Like Us’
Woman Gaga – ‘Abracadabra’ — WINNER
Rosé & Bruno Mars – ‘Apt.’
Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Manchild’
Greatest Artwork Route
Charli XCX – ‘Guess’ ft. Billie Eilish
Kendrick Lamar – ‘Not Like Us’
Woman Gaga – ‘Abracadabra’ — WINNER
Lorde – ‘Man of the Yr’
Miley Cyrus – ‘Finish of the World’
Rosé & Bruno Mars – ‘Apt.’
Greatest Cinematography
Ariana Grande – ‘Brighter Days Forward’
Ed Sheeran – ‘Sapphire’
Kendrick Lamar – ‘Not Like Us’ — WINNER
Woman Gaga – ‘Abracadabra’
Miley Cyrus – ‘Simple Lover’
Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Manchild’
Greatest Enhancing
Charli XCX – ‘Guess’ ft. Billie Eilish
Ed Sheeran – ‘Sapphire’
Kendrick Lamar – ‘Not Like Us’
Woman Gaga – ‘Abracadabra’
Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Manchild’
Tate McRae – ‘Simply Hold Watching’ — WINNER
Greatest Choreography
Doechii – ‘Anxiousness’ — WINNER
FKA twigs – ‘Eusexua’
Kendrick Lamar – ‘Not Like Us’
Woman Gaga – ‘Abracadabra’
Tyla – ‘Push 2 Begin’
Zara Larsson – ‘Fairly Ugly’
Greatest Visible Results
Ariana Grande – ‘Brighter Days Forward’
Woman Gaga – ‘Abracadabra’
Rosé & Bruno Mars – ‘Apt.’
Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Manchild’ — WINNER
Tate McRae – ‘Simply Hold Watching’
The Weeknd – ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’
