Tyla Responds To Grammys Kicking Her Out Of R&B Category

Last year, the young South African singer Tyla had a major global breakthrough with her hit “Water.” Earlier this year, that song won the first-ever Grammy for Best African Music Performance. One year later, Tyla has become the subject of a classic Grammys category controversy. Tyla released her self-titled debut album around the same time as this year’s Grammy category, and she and her team tried to submit the LP in the R&B category. The Recording Academy R&B branch, however, decided that Tyla doesn’t qualify as R&B, kicking the album over to the pop category instead.