SZA

Terrence “Punch” Henderson says SZA has gotten a hard-earned handle on fame and the pressures that come with it.The Top Dawg Entertainment boss, who signed the artist in 2013, made the comments on the Rap Radar podcast with Elliott Wilson and Brian “B.Dot” Miller. At one point during the sit-down, Wilson referenced past incidents in which SZA expressed her frustrations with industry and the effect it had on her mental health.“Now with all the attention and this newfound growth, how do you think she’s adjusting to it?” he…

SZA’s first major arena tour is underway, and she had a gift for her fans during her stop in NYC.The “Kill Bill” singer brought out a special guest Cardi B on Saturday night. The crowd can be seen erupting in cheers as Cardi performs her feature verse on the hit song “Tomorrow 2” by GloRilla. The pair also performed the Invasion of Privacy 2018 hit, “I Do.” In addition to the Bronx native, singer and songwriter Phoebe Bridgers also joined SZA on stage. The two performed SOS’s “Ghost in The Machine” live for the first…

As the sun sets on a balmy February afternoon in West Hollywood, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter known as SZA has just wrapped her second photo shoot of the day, inside a historic three-story house off Sunset Boulevard. She wears rainbow chakra beads around her neck and rhinestones on her cheeks; sinking into an antique armchair, she details her weekly agenda in spurts, as if releasing a long-repressed sigh through a pressure valve. She’s recovering from a carousel of winter illnesses: tonsillitis, then a respiratory…

This is SZA’s world and we’re all just living in it. The singer’s highly acclaimed album, SOS, scored Billboard’s No.1 spot for the ninth nonconsecutive week, earning 93,000 equivalent album units, the outlet reports. That’s the most chart-topping weeks by a female artist in the last seven years. Adele, with her album 25, was the last woman to top the chart for 9 weeks, while Taylor Swift’s 1989 also spent nine weeks at No. 1 in 2015. Meanwhile, Paramore’s This Is Why entered the chart at No. 2, while Rihanna’s former…

Omar Apollo’s already massive 2023 just got even bigger thanks to the release of the new track “3 Boys,” out Friday.The song, production for which is credited to Dylan Wiggins, arrives days after the 65th annual Grammy Awards ceremony, where Apollo was nominated for Best New Artist. According to Apollo, the track was penned “on a rainy day in London” and marks his first time writing about non-monogamous relationships.“I spent most of December there, mostly just because I wanted to get out of America,” he said when rolling…

Miley Cyrus just scored her second No.1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and SZA has offered up her congratulations while teasing a potential collab.In a tweet shared this week, SZA praised Miley after her track “Flowers” debuted at the top spot on the Hot 100. “MAJOR congrats to Miley !!!” wrote SZA, who currently sits at No. 2 on the chart the ‘SOS’ highlight “Kill Bill.” “Excited for her album and to work together.” It’s unclear if the two currently have plans to hop in the studio together, but it seems as though…

SZA has dropped off the music video for her SOS track “Kill Bill.”The visual became unavailable shortly after going live; it’ll presumably return shortly. It features an appearance from Vivica A. Fox, one of the stars of Quentin Tarantino’s 2003 film of the same name, as well as a bunch of action-packed references. These include Budd’s trailer, samurai swords, and motorcycles, as well as O-Ren’s anime sequence and the iconic showdown at the House of the Blue Leaves against the Crazy 88. The music changes to SOS cut “Seek…

Despite what you may have seen discussed on social media in recent days, SZA herself has now confirmed that everything is indeed beefless between her and Taylor Swift.In short, any such talk was kicked off amid a last-minute charts push for SZA’s long-awaited (and decidedly brilliant) sophomore album SOS, which was released on Dec. 9 and has since spent three weeks at the top of the Billboard 200. On Thursday, SZA alerted fans to the digital-only release of an expanded version of SOS featuring “PSA” and an alternate cut…

SZA opened up about a time when she felt misunderstood and mistreated by her peers.“I was bullied because I wasn’t quiet and I was awkward at the same time,” the Grammy-winning singer said in an interview with with People. “I wasn’t this tiny sad victim, but I was more so attacked just because it was giving ‘what is wrong with you?’ energy.”The “Love Language” artist went on to add that the experience made her who she is today. SZA explained that she doesn’t regret a single chapter in her story. “I realized that all the…

The vivid West African country of Ghana, which was historically used as a prominent port in the British trade of enslaved peoples, is increasingly on the map as a tourist and cultural destination, especially for Black Americans and entertainment industry stars including Kendrick Lamar, Gabrielle Union, SZA, Meek Mill and Chance the Rapper. This winter season is destined to be especially busy thanks to a pair of festivals, one returning, one new, that focus on using the power of entertainment to reunite…