“I Wanted Davido, But Tyla Truly Earned It” — Joeboy Breaks Silence on Africa Grammy

<h4>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I Wanted Davido&comma; But Tyla Truly Earned It” — Joeboy Breaks Silence on Africa Grammy<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>The 2026 Grammys came and went&comma; and South African star Tyla walked away with the Best African Music Performance award for her hit Push 2 Start&comma; leaving fans buzzing across the continent&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Among those weighing in is Nigerian singer Joeboy&comma; who recently shared his thoughts in a candid chat with Jay On-Air&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Joeboy admitted he had secretly hoped Davido would take home the award&comma; but he had nothing but respect for Tyla’s achievement&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;While I personally hoped Davido would win the Best African Music Performance award at this year’s Grammys&comma; you can’t take away what Tyla has achieved&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She’s an exceptional artist and put in a lot of effort&comma;” he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He added&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;People may have their opinions&comma; but Tyla truly deserved the Grammy&period; I have no issue with her win&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Nigerian singer also hinted at a potential collaboration with Tyla in the future&comma; praising her talent and professionalism&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With heavyweights like Omah Lay&comma; Wizkid&comma; Ayra Starr&comma; and Burna Boy in the mix&comma; Tyla’s victory proves that hard work and originality pay off&comma; earning her the respect of fellow artists like Joeboy&period; This doesn’t mean the others weren’t working hard&comma; but there was something that set her apart from the rest&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;