South African artist, Tyla has edged out Nigerian Afrobeats stars of Davido, Tems, Burna Boy and Lojay to win the World Artist of the Year award at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards.
The Nigerian superstars were all nominated for the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards.
Davido and Lojay were nominated for Best R&B Song for their contribution to Chris Brown’s ‘Sensational’.
Also nominated in the category is South African star Tyla for her smash hit ‘Water’.
Grammy winners Burna Boy and Tems were nominated in the World Artist of the Year category, but the Nigerian superstars were edged out by Tyla, who led the African contingent with three nominations.
The award ceremony was held on Monday, March 17 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
