Tyla Triumphs at 2024 MTV EMAs, Beating Afrobeats Stars Ayra Starr, Asake, Rema
South African sensation Tyla took home two major awards at the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs), winning both Best Afrobeats and Best African Act. She outshined Nigerian stars, including Asake, Rema, Ayra Starr, Burna Boy, and Tems, to claim the Best Afrobeats title. Tyla also won Best African Act, defeating contenders like Ayra Starr, DBN Gogo, Diamond Platnumz, and TitoM & Yuppe.
Full Winners List:
- Best Song: Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
- Best Video: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – Fortnight
- Best Artist: Taylor Swift
- Best Collaboration: LISA ft. Rosalía – NEW WOMAN
- Best New: Benson Boone
- Best Pop: Ariana Grande
- Best Afrobeats: Tyla
- Best Rock: Liam Gallagher
- Best Latin: Peso Pluma
- Best K-Pop: Jimin
- Best Alternative: Imagine Dragons
- Best Electronic: Calvin Harris
- Best Hip-Hop: Eminem
- Best R&B: Tyla
- Best Live: Taylor Swift
- Best Push: LE SSERAFIM
- Biggest Fans: LISA
- Best African Act: Tyla
- Best Asia Act: BINI
- Best Australian Act: Sia
- Best Austrian Act: RAF Camora
- Best Brazilian Act: Pabllo Vittar
- Best Canadian Act: Shawn Mendes
- Best Caribbean Act: Young Miko
- Best Dutch Act: Roxy Dekker
- Best French Act: Pierre Garnier
- Best German Act: AYLIVA
- Best India Act: Mali
- Best Israeli Act: Noa Kirel
- Best Italian Act: Annalisa
- Best Latin America Central Act: Manuel Turizo
- Best Latin America North Act: YeriMua
- Best Latin America South Act: Dillom
- Best Nordic Act: Zara Larsson
- Best Polish Act: Daria Zawiałow
- Best Portuguese Act: Bárbara Bandeira
- Best Spanish Act: Lola Indigo
- Best Swiss Act: Nemo
- Best U.K. & Ireland Act: RAYE
- Best U.S. Act: Taylor Swift
