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How Lisa and Tyla Got the Whole World Dancing

The Blackpink singer-rapper and the “Water” hitmaker bond over repping their cultures and getting the whole world dancing.

The South African singer was preparing to release her debut album, Tyla, and the Blackpink superstar was in the studio with producer and songwriter Sammy SoSo, who’d worked with both of them. Tyla, repping South Africa, is making major moves of her own: She recently became the first artist from her country to score a hit on Billboard ’s Hot 100 in more than 50 years, bringing her pop-infused amapiano sound to the U.S. with the inescapable “ Water.” (The song peaked at Number Seven.) Tyla just dropped a deluxe edition of her album, which earned her BET Awards trophies for Best New Artist and Best International Act, and Lisa is in the midst of relaunching her solo career while Blackpink take a break, tapping Ryan Tedder to produce her single “Rockstar.” She also dropped a collaboration with Rosalía titled “ New Woman,” and interpolated Sixpence None the Richer’s “Kiss Me” on “ Moonlit Floor.

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