South African superstar Tyla is serving pure heat on the latest cover of PAPER Magazine, and the photos are already everywhere for a reason.<\/p>\n
Shot by Sara Pardini, the editorial captures the 24-year-old in full \u201cthat girl\u201d mode\u2014bold, playful, and completely in control. The feature, titled \u201cTyla\u2019s Aim is Not to Sweat,\u201d arrives right as she\u2019s riding high off her sophomore album APOP*, which dropped about two months ago. In the interview, she describes the project as a \u201cdiary entry\u201d of everything she was feeling during its creation, a lush mix of amapiano, electronic pop, R&B and Afrobeats that she calls African Pop.<\/p>\n
Tyla also opens up about finally hitting the road properly. The A*POP Tour just kicked off in Paris, marking her first full tour after the 2024 run was cancelled due to a back injury. \u201cI never did a proper tour ever in my life,\u201d she admits. \u201cIt feels like I\u2019m working backwards.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since her global breakthrough with \u201cWater\u201d in 2023\u2014the first song by an African artist to cross a billion Spotify streams\u2014Tyla has stacked awards (two Grammys, multiple VMAs and BET Awards), walked three Met Galas, and become one of the most consistent faces from the continent on the world stage. She\u2019s also a brand-new global ambassador for Kate Spade, and the PAPER shoot features pieces from the label\u2019s fall collection.<\/p>\n
The cover arrives at a moment when Tyla seems more locked in than ever\u2014making music on her own terms, dancing like no one\u2019s watching, and refusing to sweat the noise. And honestly? She\u2019s making it look easy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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