{"id":150660,"date":"2025-05-09T12:34:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T10:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/?p=150660"},"modified":"2025-05-09T12:34:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T10:34:54","slug":"listen-south-africas-tyla-releases-bliss-and-its-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/lifestyle\/listen-south-africas-tyla-releases-bliss-and-its-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen: South Africa\u2019s Tyla Releases \u2018Bliss\u2019&#8230; And It\u2019s Fire!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>From Coachella to global charts, Tyla\u2019s new single Bliss proves she\u2019s not just riding the wave&#8230; she\u2019s making it.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Globe (09 May 2025)<\/em> &#8211; There\u2019s something special about watching one of our own take on the world&#8230; and win. Tyla, South Africa\u2019s global music sensation, has just dropped her brand-new single Bliss and fans across the globe are already calling it a masterpiece.<\/p>\n<p>After teasing the track during her show-stopping performance at Coachella last month, the full version of Bliss finally landed and it\u2019s everything we hoped it would be.<\/p>\n<p>Smooth. Sultry. Sophisticated. And proudly South African.<\/p>\n<p>Tyla, who has quickly become one of the most exciting voices in music today, continues to blend her roots with modern global sounds in a way that only she can. Known for her genre-defying mix of pop, R&amp;B, and Amapiano (which fans affectionately call Popiano), Tyla has carved out a lane that feels refreshingly her own, and with Bliss, she\u2019s only pushing the boundaries further.<\/p>\n<p>The track was produced by Nolan Lambroza, Dylan Wiggins, and NovaWav, and is layered with a hypnotic Afrofusion beat that wraps around Tyla\u2019s breathy vocals like a dream. Drawing from the nostalgic rhythms of old-school R&amp;B while embracing futuristic pop flair, Bliss is the kind of song you put on and just let play\u2026 again and again.<\/p>\n<p>In her own words, Tyla describes this new chapter as an evolution.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u201cI\u2019ve changed a lot in a short amount of time because I was kind of forced to \u2013 with how fast I had to adapt to everything. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s going to be the same energy at all, especially with what I\u2019ve started making. It\u2019s different, but also still Tyla.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And fans are eating it up. Social media has been buzzing since the drop:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u201cTyla never misses! Her voice is pure magic, and \u2018Bliss\u2019 is exactly what the title says \u2014 pure bliss \ud83d\udda4\ud83d\udd25 on repeat already!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u201cThe queen of Popiano is back and it sounds like this album is gonna be fire \ud83d\ude29\ud83d\udd25\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u201cWhat a time to be South African \u2764\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>From Johannesburg to the biggest stages in the world, Tyla continues to fly our flag high with style, grace and fierce talent. And Bliss is another reminder that the future of music has a proudly South African soundtrack.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tyla - Bliss (Official Audio)\" width=\"810\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cD6qkQjTHq0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><em>Sources: Tyla Youtube\u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Don\u2019t ever miss the Good Things. Download the Good Things Guy App now on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/good-things-guy-news\/id1485106885\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.goodthingsguy.app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Do you have something to add to this story? Please share it in the comments or follow GoodThingsGuy on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/goodthingsguy\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/goodthingsguy\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0to keep up to date with good news as it happens, or share your good news with us by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/submit-a-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clicking here\u00a0<\/a>or click the link below to listen to the Good Things Guy Podcast with Brent Lindeque \u2013 South Africa\u2019s very own\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Good Things Guy<\/a>. He\u2019s on a mission to change what the world pays attention to, and he truly believes there\u2019s good news around us. In the Good Things Guy podcast, you\u2019ll meet these everyday heroes &amp; hear their incredible stories:<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/iframe.iono.fm\/c\/6977?layout=modern\" width=\"100%\" height=\"535\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6><em>Or watch an episode of Good Things TV below, a show created to offer South Africans balance in a world with what feels like constant bad news. We\u2019re here to remind you that there are still so many good things happening in South Africa &amp; we\u2019ll leave you feeling a little more proudly South African.<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Danny Painter Gets Real About Grief, Healing and Her Life After Loss\" width=\"810\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QGCErP8VRXw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Coachella to global charts, Tyla\u2019s new single Bliss proves she\u2019s not just riding the wave&#8230; she\u2019s making it. &nbsp; Globe (09 May 2025) &#8211; There\u2019s something special about watching&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":150709,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[294],"tags":[111,12,173,11,61,295,128,206,229,4027,84,127],"class_list":["post-150660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-celebrities","tag-dont-miss","tag-entertainment","tag-featured","tag-international","tag-lifestyle","tag-music","tag-south-africa","tag-trending","tag-tyla","tag-video","tag-wow"],"featured_image_urls":{"medium":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bliss509-300x203.jpg","large":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bliss509-1024x691.jpg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bliss509-150x150.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bliss509-768x518.jpg"},"appp_media":null,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Listen: South Africa\u2019s Tyla Releases \u2018Bliss\u2019... 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