Yung Miami vs Tyla: accusations of song theft over 'Chanel' heat up

Yung Miami has accused Tyla of stealing her song idea after the South African singer announced her new single “Chanel”. 

It’s the battle of the “Chanels” as  “City Girls” rapper Yung Miami has accused South African singer Tyla of taking her song concept.

The rapper, whose real name is Caresha Brownlee, went on an X rant on Thursday, October 16, claiming that Tyla “ran off” with her song after she once played it for her.

“This girl really ran off with my song, and I don’t know how to feel about it. Mind you, I played this song for this girl,” she wrote.

In a follow-up post, Yung Miami hinted that she was referring to her long-teased song titled “Take Me to Chanel.” She posted, “Take me to Chanel > put me in Chanel", a clear reference to Tyla’s highly anticipated single “Chanel”.

Tyla announced the release of her new single “Chanel” on October 15, confirming that it will drop on Friday, October 24. In Tyla’s teaser, she sings, “Say you love me, put me in Chanel.”

The song has already created buzz online after she previewed snippets on social media and at the Global Citizen Festival, where her dancers performed to it, and the audience vibed to it. 

Recently, she also shared a clip of models Anok Yai and Alton Mason vibing to the song, which fans have been begging her to release.

Yung Miami, however, insisted that she had the concept first. When one fan pointed out that she took forever to release her version, she replied, “Don’t matter, it’s my mf song!!!” She also reposted a tweet that directly named Tyla, adding, “Let’s talk about it!!!!!”

According to her posts on X, the rapper has been teasing “Take Me to Chanel” since 2024. In February this year, she called it the “bad b**** anthem of 2025.”

Back in August, she posted, “'Take Me to Chanel' is a hit. Everybody tryna take my song from me!!! NO NO NO.”

Tyla has not responded to the accusations, but shortly after Yung Miami’s rant, she took to X to post the official cover art for “Chanel”.

As the posts began to spread, fans jumped in to defend Tyla. Many pointed out that the songs do not sound the same, and the only thing they have in common is the word “Chanel”.

“These songs have nothing in common except the word Chanel. Yours is the horrible one if I must say,” said @BornTo_GQ.

Some shared side-by-side clips of the songs to prove it, and others argued that song titles and fashion references like “Chanel” are common in pop and hip-hop, and that both artists could have simply drawn inspiration from the same idea.