Regardless of making a significant splash final summer time together with her Billboard Scorching 100 high 10 smash “Water,” Tyla went for a distinct classical ingredient for her debut on the 2024 Met Gala on Monday night (Could 6).

In honor of this yr’s costume code, “The Backyard of Time,” the South African popiano star arrived in a gritty and glittery body-hugging Balmain robe that was meant to represent the sands of time, full with an hourglass sand timer as her accent.

“I’m carrying sand, mainly, the sands of time. We actually needed one thing out of the field for this yr. I walked with Balmain, it’s my first time on the Met,” she instructed Met Gala purple carpet host La La Anthony. “It feels wonderful, I’m so excited to go inside and see all the images once I go residence…. I simply love the outfit and the way all the pieces turned out.”

Regardless of having to cancel her Coachella pageant efficiency and push again her North American tour as a consequence of an harm she introduced in March, Tyla stated she’s nonetheless wanting ahead to “tour, festivals… I simply dropped my debut album, guys, go stream it! Tyla. I’m excited to drop extra issues.”

Tyla launched her self-titled debut studio album on March 22, 2024 through Fax and Epic Information, and it reached No. 24 on the Billboard 200 and No. 8 on Prime R&B/Hip-Hop Albums whereas topping World Albums, the place it’s spent the final two weeks at No. 1.