By the time Tyla could navigate the internet on her own, the Gen Z artist was uploading pop song covers on YouTube. Given her present-day viral success, those tweenage videos—in which she sports a “Wanna make rock?” graphic tank top—seem almost prophetic. “Since a young age, I have been on social media. It has been something that is so natural to me,” the singer-songwriter tells Harper’s Bazaar from her hometown of Johannesburg, South Africa.
“Ever since I could remember, I always gravitated toward music and dance. I loved…
