- On Tuesday, 24 February 2026, Tyla secured another prestigious American award, outpacing Davido and Burna Boy
- On Wednesday, 25 February 2026, a fan page commemorated her achievement, reigniting discussions regarding Tyla’s identity
- Some fans found humor in the contrast to earlier critiques about her identity, while others contended that the terminology is rooted in history and is not applied the same way currently
Following her victory over Davido and Burna Boy to clinch her second Grammy Award, Tyla achieved the 2026 NAACP Image Award in the Outstanding International Song category for one of her standout 2025 singles, Is It, through Epic Records.
The announcement of Tyla as the winner of the 2026 NAACP Image Award in the Outstanding International Song category occurred on Tuesday, 24 February 2026. This was revealed on Tuesday evening along with other non-televised honors, leading up to this Saturday’s (28 February) televised 57th NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in California.
Tyla prevailed over In Our Sight by Skip Marley (Def Jam Recordings); Love by Burna Boy (Spaceship/Bad Habit/Atlantic Records); With You by Davido featuring Omah Lay (RCA Records/Sony Music UK); and You4Me by Tiwa Savage (Everything Savage/EMPIRE) to earn her first NAACP Image Award.
Following Tyla’s award win, a fan page on X (Twitter) celebrated her achievement, invoking her identity, which had previously sparked controversy. The celebratory post stated:
“Y’all would NEVER believe what the “C” in “NAACP” stand for 🤣
See the post here:
Public Reactions to Tyla’s NAACP Win
In the comments area, many fans expressed their excitement over Tyla’s first NAACP Award. Some netizens directed criticism toward Americans who had taken issue with Tyla identifying as coloured. The dialogue continued with Tyla’s critics sharing their thoughts on the tweet.
Notable comments included:
@CJ_KIRIN remarked:
“You didn’t know? I always brought these awards up whenever there was a discourse surrounding her race and why they didn’t boycott them! 😂
@opinionated_hoe stated:
“The jokes write themselves sana! A whole noise was made about Tyla calling herself coloured, yet it is a very high honour to receive an award from an organisation that openly endorses the term ‘coloured people’!”
@simmich29 said:
“I love Tyla, and she definitely deserves this award, but let’s not try to erase African American history. The NAACP was founded in 1909 when African Americans were still identified as colored people, hence the “CP”. So yeah, this isn’t the gotcha you think it is.”
@VictoriiaHannah criticized:
“The name is derived from the ‘historical’ term that was ONCE common in the U.S. Out of respect for the history of the organisation, the name has not been changed; however, the term itself is no longer commonly used for black people in this context. Why is that so hard for you to understand? @Tyllaaaaaaa, why do your fans find this name funny?”
