5 months within the making and the Samsung NXT 2.0 competitors got here to an finish, crowning Nyla XO because the winner of the social media pushed singing competitors.
On Friday, February 17, finalists Nyla XO, Julian King and Kyn Rose took to the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles to face off towards one another in entrance of a jam-packed crowd of attendees and celeb judges Natti Natasha, Eric Nam and Tinashe. Billboard’s Tetris Kelly helped spearhead the night, which was livestreamed for followers on Billboard.com and Billboard Twitter account.
Throughout the showdown, followers had been handled to 2 rounds from the contestants: the Covers Spherical and Unique Tune Spherical. For the batch of performances, the trio nodded to their problem creatives by placing their very own spin on three Billboard Sizzling 100 hits: “Golden Hour” by JVKE (Nyla), “Kill Invoice” by SZA (King) and “Unhealthy Behavior” by Steve Lacy (Rose). Every efficiency was preceded by the premiere of an intimate mentorship documentary that the contestants filmed with their celeb mentor: Flo Milli (Nyla), Mariah Angeliq (King) and BIBI (Rose). After a cumulative vote from the judges, in-theater attendees utilizing the Samsung Galazy Z Flip 4 at voting stations and a Twitter ballot, Kyn was eradicated from the competitors. From there, Nyla and King introduced their greatest as particular person acts, performing two authentic songs, “Excellent View” and “Can We Go Again?” respectively.
To assist crown the winner, inaugural Samsung NXT champ Bronze Avery returned to the stage to assist our host and the judges crown the NXT 2.0 winner. Utilizing the identical voting mechanism, Kelly pulled out Samsung’s latest Galaxy S23 Extremely to disclose Nyla because the victorious champ of the competitors. And it wouldn’t be a grand finale occasion, with no celebratory selfie on the finish of the tip of the present.
“I really feel so seen on this second,” Nyla stated in an announcement about her win. “I’ve walked away with the validation that individuals see me, the arduous work I’ve put in over time, my coronary heart after I carry out, and the way my music makes them really feel. To be acknowledged on this means as an artist is unimaginable!
Congratulations to Samsung NXT 2.0 winner Nyla XO, who’s going to land on the duvet of a particular digital subject of Billboard, a gathering with a report label, funding for a music video, and tickets to the 2023 Billboard Music Awards.
