The unusual thing now is that the eyes of the world are watching her live out her young years. In August after a picture circulated of her allegedly being carried out of a party in Brazil—a scene many may have experienced in their early 20s—she tweeted an iconic photo of a young Beyoncé slumped in the back of a car. The club brings her so much inspiration for her music, but her fame adds a new complex dynamic.
“When I’m on stage, I really do not care. I want people to look at me. I want everyone to be entertained. But when I’m off the stage, I’m kind of shy,” she says. “I don’t want people watching me party. I want to be in my own world. I remember in the beginning it was very weird for me, because it felt like an overnight switch. It was very drastic.”
The singer admits she likes to keep her circle tight, especially when it comes to getting advice on how to navigate fame. “Being very honest, I don’t really speak to people besides my family and very tight people. I’m kind of just figuring it out by myself. I’m very private,” she says. She unwinds from working by taking trips to get back in touch with nature, finding quality time with herself to bike over the Brooklyn Bridge, journal, and “doodle” (although a quick web search will show that word is modest, as her paintings could be hung in the Louvre). “I want to be in a chill outfit, barefoot, no makeup, to just feel like myself.”
Then when she’s recharged, she’s back in the studio or on stage making songs that make women feel good about themselves. Her up-tempo beats, high-pitched ad libs, and sunny melodies are designed to create the confidence we all need to shake off the pressures of life while we find ourselves. “I want everyone to be dancing. I want nobody to be worried about what they look like,” Tyla says. “What’s the point of life if everything is based on what other people think about you?”
Photographer: Delali Ayivi @delaliayivi
Wardrobe stylist: Dione Davis @dionemdavis
Hair: Yusef Williams @yusefhairnyc
Makeup: Jimmy Stam @jimmy_stam
Nails: Tiana Hardy @tiny.luxury
Set design: WayOut Studio @wayoutstudioco
Production: Petty Cash Productions @petty_cash_production
Read Glamour’s other Global Women of the Year cover story on Demi Moore here, and be sure to check back on October 27 for the rest of our 2025 honorees.
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