Just a few days after earning her second career Grammy nomination — best African music performance for “Push 2 Start” — Tyla called upon her pop music foremothers to launch her We Wanna Party at Tokyo’s Ariake Arena on Tuesday (Nov. 11).
Mounted in support of July’s WWP EP, the We Wanna Party Tour finds Tyla visiting several Asian countries, including China, India, Thailand and Saudi Arabia. While the “Water” singer shared clips of her performing “Is It” (with a hot pink bob!), which reached No. 14 on Rhythmic Airplay in October, to celebrate her first show of the tour, social media has been buzzing about one particularly sexy tour interlude.
As Tyla served for the camera in tour visuals, an infectious mix of Beyoncé‘s “Yoncé,” Rihanna‘s “Birthday Cake,” and the South African star’s own recently released Moliy duet “Body Go” blasted through the packed arena. To close her set, Tyla mashed up her own “Push 2 Start,” which boasts a Sean Paul-assisted remix, with Queen Bey’s 2003 Hot 100 chart-topper “Baby Boy,” which also features the legendary Jamaican dancehall star.
Tyla’s We Wanna Party Tour marks her first headlining trek since her 2024 outing in support of her eponymous debut album. After launching in Tokyo, Tyla will play 10 additional shows, ending with an appearance at Dubai’s annual Sole DXB festival (Dec. 13). Her latest string of performances follows the release of “Chanel,” which debuted atop U.S. Afrobeats Songs earlier this month (Nov. 8), marking her third No. 1 and fifteenth top 10 hit on the ranking.
Earlier this year (Sept. 7), Tyla won her second Moonperson for best Afrobeats at the MTV Video Music Awards. Taking home the trophy with “Push 2 Start,” the Edenvale-born singer became the first two-time winner in the category’s history. While she’s eyeing a “totally different vibe” for her sophomore album, Tyla is keeping the ball rolling with WWP and its buzzy accompanying tour.
Watch Tyla nod to Beyoncé and Rihanna on her We Wanna Party Tour here.
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