Tyla beats Tiwa Savage, Davido and Burna Boy to snag the 56th NAACP for Outstanding International Song, with her hit song, “is it”.
While music lovers from all over Nigeria continue to mourn the loss of the 2026 Grammy for Most Outstanding Global Performance, more salt has been added to reopen old wounds once again. The “Water” singer is all smiles at the 2026 NAACP Awards, while Nigerian acts including Burna Boy, Davido and Tiwa Savage fell short.
The Outstanding International Song category featured some of their most popular songs released in 2025. Burna Boy’s “Love”, Tiwa Savage’s “ME 4 U”, and Davido’s “With You” were all in contention for the Outstanding International Song category — a category that celebrates artists and their music from all of Africa, which makes it elite and even more prestigious.
Several Nigerian artists have the NAACP Image Award in their collection, with Wizkid and Tems having the most wins. And although Burna Boy is the most nominated artist in Nigeria, he has never won an NAACP Image Award.
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