Tyla may have had thousands of fans singing along during her recent performance at the Mawazine Festival in Rabat, Morocco, but social media has been focused on something else entirely.
Videos from the show have sparked a fresh debate among her fans, the “Tygers”, with many arguing that the “Push 2 Start” singer’s performances no longer have the same energy and choreography that first helped make her a standout star.
While the crowd in Morocco appeared fully engaged as she performed songs including “Truth or Dare”, “Chanel”, “On My Body”, “Jump” and “Is It”, some online viewers were left wanting more.
Less waist shaking and more choreography.
That seems to be the message from a growing number of fans who have been discussing Tyla’s recent performances online.
“Watching the Morocco clips and I think we need new choreo for T. The waist whining will not cut it. Where’s the energy and the choreo and and and?” asked @rkivescortis.
Another fan, @incessantyap, felt the singer should interact more with audiences during her shows.
“Since we’re airing our grievances, I want my girl to do more crowd work, more audience calls and responses, calling for more audience participation so they can engage and transition that into songs – the ‘we wanna party’ chant is a glimpse of that; she just needs to build on it.”
Some fans even drew comparisons to Zara Larsson, who collaborated with Tyla on “She Did It Again”, a single from her upcoming sophomore album “A*Pop”.
Larsson was the first to perform the song live despite only being featured on the song. Tyla only recently added the song to her setlist during her Morocco performance, something some fans have also questioned.
“Zara has been in the industry longer than Tyla, and she still gives it her all when she performs. I’m not sure what’s been going on with Tyla lately; maybe the lack of performances has made her a bit rusty, but we all know she has incredible potential,” wrote @TylaaBanks.
What some fans appear to be overlooking, however, is that Tyla has previously spoken openly about the back injury that forced her to cancel several major appearances in 2024, including her highly anticipated Coachella debut.
“For the past year, I’ve been silently suffering from an injury that has tragically worsened. Despite consulting doctors and specialists with high hopes, the pain and severity of the situation have only escalated,” she shared at the time.
The injury became serious enough that doctors advised her to refrain from continuing with scheduled performances, raising questions about how much physical strain she can realistically place on her body while touring then.
She has also expressed wanting to take things easy and not rush the healing process while also seeing the injury as a way to slow down as she enjoys her stardom.
So while fans are asking for the fire, choreography and energy they fell in love with at the start of her career, perhaps Tyla is still figuring out how to give audiences that experience while also taking care of her body.
After all, a back injury isn’t something you simply bounce back from overnight.
