Tyla says her upcoming World Cup collaboration with Future is not a romance storyline, urges fans to “calm down”

Tyla addressed public speculation about her relationship with rapper Future while discussing a new collaboration expected to tie into the World Cup, telling Billboard readers to “calm down” as she pushed back on romance-linked rumors. The comments came during an interview in which she also discussed her broader rollout, including an A-Pop album and the momentum behind earlier releases, alongside other media attention that has followed her in recent weeks.

In the conversation, Tyla said she is preparing a World Cup-related track with Future. The singer framed the collaboration as a musical project rather than personal news, directly responding to online talk that has circulated around the two artists. She did not provide additional technical details about the recording, such as release date or distribution partners, in the material tied to the interview.

Tyla also discussed her charitable involvement with Feeding Starving Children, a nonprofit referenced in the interview as part of her public activities. She described the cause in the context of her ongoing visibility in music media, while emphasizing that her current focus includes both creative work and engagement with community-facing efforts.

Alongside the World Cup conversation, Tyla spoke about her new A-Pop album and the performance of earlier music, including “Water.” The interview places her current cycle in continuity with prior chart and audience attention, describing “Water” as a notable success and linking that reception to her ongoing release strategy.

The interview also references additional celebrity-news chatter that Tyla said she has had to address publicly, including claims involving “Chanel.” Rather than engage in a prolonged back-and-forth, she used the interview format to draw boundaries around what she views as rumor, returning the discussion to music and her current projects.

Billboard’s report situates Tyla’s remarks within her August media push, with the World Cup collaboration providing a headline for mainstream entertainment coverage. For fans and music platforms, the practical near-term question is whether the collaboration and related promotional material will be released on a specific timeline and whether she will accompany the track with performances or interviews tied to the tournament.

For entertainment audiences, the episode highlights how mainstream artist interviews are increasingly used to clarify narrative framing that spreads faster than official announcements. For Tyla, the immediate next step is likely to be the formal release and marketing of the World Cup song and her A-Pop album, where she can redirect attention from speculation to the underlying creative work.