On Tuesday, 21-year-old Tyla, the rising star of South Africa’s Amapiano phenomenon, made a remarkable entry into the Billboard Hot 100, the benchmark US music chart of the most listened-to tracks each week, with her now-viral hit “Water”.
“Tyla makes her first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with +Water+, the single that gave the South African singer-songwriter her breakthrough, ranked at number 67,” announced US magazine Billboard on its website.
A singer, dancer, and…