South African singer Tyla appeared on Quen Blackwell's YouTube series Feeding Starving Celebrities on 1 August 2026, cooking a home-style South African menu while addressing her FIFA World Cup collaboration, romance rumours, an AI stance and her freshly released second album.

The episode, titled "FEEDING STARVING CELEBRITIES FT. TYLA" and running about 43 minutes, had racked up roughly 946,000 views and 55,000 likes within three days of publication on Blackwell's official YouTube channel. The two cooked rooibos peach tea punch, malva cake, and bobotie with chakalaka — a South African baked mince dish served with a spicy vegetable relish. Billboard

Tyla's sophomore album, APop*, arrived on 24 July 2026 through FAX and Epic Records as a 14-track release. She told Blackwell the record blends African music, R&B, pop and house. A deluxe edition is scheduled for October, according to her official website. Pitchfork

Her 2024 breakout single "Water" peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, the flagship US singles chart. Tyla said the sudden fame caught her off guard. "I come from a very simple life," she told Blackwell. "I was not a rich kid."

The conversation turned to "Game Time," the FIFA World Cup 2026 song Tyla shares with rapper Future. The track is the seventh single from the official World Cup album and was released through SALXCO and UAM. Tyla said she first met Future at the Met Gala and that the collaboration came together when the song was sent to both of them for the tournament. The pair performed it at the World Cup opening ceremony, where Future took the stage in a glittering red varsity jacket. Rolling Stone

Romance rumours about the two had been circulating. Tyla shut them down. "People were making it look like [something] between us," she said. "Calm down, I'm a working woman!"

She also addressed speculation that her song "Chanel" was copied from Yung Miami, the stage name of Caresha Brownlee. Tyla clarified that the song came to her independently from songwriter Badriia "Bibi" Bourelly — not from Brownlee's material.

On the subject of AI-generated artists, Tyla was measured. "Honestly, I feel like it's just going to make real music more valuable," she said.

Blackwell also asked about a video showing rapper Trim gifting Tyla a Chanel bag for her birthday. Tyla hinted at a possible song collaboration with Trim, though nothing has been confirmed.

The episode ranged across the 2026 Met Gala look Tyla reflected on, her cooking roots, and the rapid arc from a "simple life" to a World Cup stage — all over a plate of bobotie.