Justin Timberlake Performs Tyla’s Hit Song ‘Water, ’ Netizens Unimpressed: “This Is Kinda Cringe”

• Justin Timberlake stunned fans when he performed Tyla's hit song
• The singer had his fans chanting Water at the top of their lungs during his recent show
• The performance sparked varied reactions from netizens, where some cheered for Tyla while others threw shade at Justin

Justin Timberlake recently had the crowd jumping when he performed Tyla's hit song, Water. The Grammy-nominated song had Justin's fans singing their hearts out in a video, and netizens loved every second of it and cheered Tyla on for her growing success.

Justin Timberlake sings to Tyla's song

In less than a year, Tyla has travelled the globe all thanks to one song - how crazy is that? Water placed her on the biggest stages and shows, not to mention put her name on global music charts, and it's still soaring.

As Tyla preps for the release of her anticipated self-titled album, Justin Timberlake took a swing at the Johannesburg pop star's hit song during his recent show.

In a video shared by Twitter (X) user NalaThokozane, the Mirrors hitmaker gave a lively performance of the infectious song and had the crowd singing along word-for-word:

Netizens react to Justin Timberlake's performance

Netizens hated on Justin and claimed that he was trying to ride Tyla's wave:

trippyjoee said:

"Never beating the 'he wants to be black allegations.'"

Ghost_one_one wrote:

"He thought he ate but he really didn't."

Mesh5hark demanded:

"He should be arrested and made to pay for copyright infringement."

ctrlalfonso warned Justin:

"Get away from her!"

britneyxcyrus wasn't impressed:

"This is kinda cringe."

callmechunli__ posted:

"Not him trying to leach off of Tyla!"

kemss21 was confused:

"I still do not understand why he did this."