Check out Tyla!

The South African belle commands the spotlight once again, gracing the latest cover of V Magazine in a feature spread that sees the star muse on her ascent as a global sensation.

Fresh off the release of her new EP ‘WWP (We Wanna Party),’ the 23-year-old styles, profiles, and reflects on a whirlwind year that saw her break Billboard records, earn her first GRAMMY, and headline festivals across Europe.

In her accompanying interview, which arrives ahead of Fall single ‘Chanel,’ Tyla talks about wanting to be a “rockstar,” not being a afraid to make missteps, and much more.

Pics and quotes below…

On Growing Up Fast

“My life has been very exciting. I’ve learned a lot. Within such a short time, I’ve grown a lot. I feel like I was kind of forced to grow up a bit faster and step more into myself.”

On Rockstar Ambitions

“I just want to be a rockstar, you know?”

On Sharing Her Story Through Music

“I’m just at a point where I’m ready to share [more] with people, because I’ve been in the studio figuring out how I can put my year and my experiences, and how I feel about myself now, into the music. I’ve been working a lot on what I want to present, and I’m just excited to start sharing it with everybody.”

On Closing The Best Year Of Her Life

“This [past] December, I was partying in Nigeria and South Africa. I was just living my life, to be honest. I was doing some shows there, and then I went to LA to just work on music. I was there for a while, and I started the process over there, but I [ended up] making some more tracks in London and Barcelona.”

On Recording In Different Places

“I like recording in different places because it just has a distinct feeling [wherever I go]. I enjoyed recording in London because the studio space I worked at was just so unique, [filled] with paintings, and the way the lighting was [helped to inform] the songs that I made there. I made ‘Mr. Media’ there in London. I was just with all the people I usually work with, and they’re my friends outside of work, so it was exciting to just be with them again and to make music and just laugh and have fun in between.”

On How Growth Shapes Her Music

“I feel like growing as a person influences the music a lot. Just traveling around, figuring things out, going through lots of ups and downs, life on the road, and even being from South Africa, where this life is very different than what I’m used to and what I grew up around naturally changed me as a person. You can feel it and hear it in the music. For a long time, I wasn’t showing much of myself. In the beginning, I was a little bit more shy, but through everything, I’ve gotten way more comfortable with people knowing everything they want to know about me. I feel so much better about everything now. I feel like I’ve gotten used to it. I don’t think anyone really gets used to this life, but I’ve kind of gotten the hang of it a little bit. I just want to be a rockstar, you know?”

On Creating Music That Feels Good

“I like to create music that makes me feel.”

On Experimenting With Bliss

“With ‘Bliss’, I was trying to be experimental because that’s one of the first songs I made [for WWP]. When we shot the video, I was trying to experiment, and when it came out, I was like, ‘Absolutely no.’ I thought it was just funny because I was trying to do something new, just to do it for fun. I literally told my team, like ‘Yo, this video is about to be a meme’, but I’m happy with myself for trying something and not being so serious about every little thing. I’ve always been a perfectionist, but now I’m okay with people seeing me figure it out, try new things, and find myself through this experience.”

On Connecting With Fans

“I like to create music that makes me feel. [With] rap songs, the way people speak about luxury, being spoiled—that music is fun to me to listen to and dance to with my girls. So I want that feeling for my Tygers [with my music]. I feel like there are a lot of people that can connect to it, because I’m 23, I’m going through life, and I’m experiencing things that a lot of people can relate to.”

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[Photo Credit: V/ Jack Bridgland]

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