19 October 2026 · Reported from verified organiser, artist and editorial sources linked below.
The second life of a single
A song can arrive once and still have several lives. Tyla’s “That Girl”, from her 2026 album A*POP, now has a new live-action music video that premiered on 16 October during her tour stop in London. The video follows an earlier animated interpretation, but this time the centre of gravity is Tyla herself: her movement, her dancers and the performance language she has built around her music.
The new film was directed by Aerin Moreno and shot in Los Angeles. Release information describes an intentionally lo-fi set-up in which a parking-lot space becomes an A*POP performance world. Choreography comes from Litchi HOV, a frequent collaborator. These are credited production details, not a claim that CREATIVE KONG attended the shoot or the premiere.
Why the choreography is the story
A pop video is often treated as packaging for a track. Here, the dance is closer to the product itself. A movement vocabulary can travel from the screen into live shows, short clips and fan reinterpretations; the song keeps circulating because there is something recognisable to perform as well as to sing.
That does not mean a viral dance guarantees a long career. It means choreography can give an artist another kind of signature — one that survives a change of director, location or production budget. Tyla’s choice to revisit the same song through a different visual form makes that point particularly clear.
An African pop star with control of the frame
The release is also an example of the increasingly layered campaigns around globally visible African artists. The earlier animated film offered a constructed fantasy; the new version puts the body and the camera back into direct conversation. Both approaches can belong to one era without being interchangeable.
There is a useful distinction between describing an artist as “crossing over” and watching the artist build an identifiable visual language that can operate in multiple markets. Tyla’s latest video is more interesting as the second of those stories. The London premiere was a moment of distribution; the performance itself is the argument.
What to watch next
The immediate test is whether this version becomes the definitive visual in audiences’ minds or coexists with the animated film. Either way, “That Girl” now offers a compact case study in how a contemporary music release can be revised rather than simply replaced.
The video is available through Tyla’s official channel. This article is a reported analysis of the release and credited production information, not a firsthand review of a concert.
