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SZA announces huge Dublin show – still leaving space for Glastonbury? - www.nme.com - Australia - Britain - New Zealand - USA - Dublin
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12.03.2024

SZA announces huge Dublin show – still leaving space for Glastonbury?

SZA has today (March 12) announced details of a huge Dublin show – check out the full details below. After her tour dates in Australia and New Zealand this April, SZA will bring her S.O.S.

SZA gives update on ‘Lana’ album, promises “leaks and outtakes” from ‘SOS’ - www.nme.com
nme.com
27.03.2024

SZA gives update on ‘Lana’ album, promises “leaks and outtakes” from ‘SOS’

SZA has shared an update on her forthcoming deluxe album ‘Lana’ after someone uploaded some of the tracks intended for it without permission.The songs making up ‘Lana’ were originally intended for a deluxe edition of her 2022 album ‘SOS’, but the project took on a life of its own and will now be a separate release. It was first announced in September and was originally earmarked for a late 2023 release, with the singer revealing the cover art on the first anniversary of the Grammy-winning ‘SOS’.

Fans think they’ve worked out another Glastonbury 2024 headliner - www.nme.com - Britain - USA
nme.com
05.03.2024

Fans think they’ve worked out another Glastonbury 2024 headliner

Glastonbury 2024.SZA is tipped as the latest artist speculated to be heading to Worthy Farm later this year, after fans pieced together clues from her upcoming shows.Rumours around the American singer-songwriter come following her being announced as one of the headline acts for this year’s BST Hyde Park series. She’ll join the previously-announced artists Shania Twain, Andrea Bocelli, Robbie Williams, Stray Kids, Kylie Minogue and Kings Of Leon at the London event.The ‘Snooze’ singer is set to be in the UK to headline the show on June 29, meaning that she will also be in the country when the Worthy Farm festival takes place between June 26 and June 30.“SZA at Glastonbury festival,” wrote one user on X/Twitter.

SZA shares dreamy new single ‘Saturn’ - www.nme.com - New York
nme.com
24.02.2024

SZA shares dreamy new single ‘Saturn’

SZA has shared a new single called ‘Saturn’ – you can listen to it below.The song was first premiered as part of a Mastercard advert during the 2024 Grammys where the singer-songwriter won three awards: Best Progressive R&B Album (‘SOS’), Best R&B Song (‘Snooze’) and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (‘Ghost In The Machine’ feat. Phoebe Bridgers).“Stuck in this paradigm/ Don’t believe in paradise/ This must be what Hell is like/ There’s got to be more, got to be more,” SZA sings over a twinkly instrumental.

Listen to SZA’s new song “Saturn” - www.thefader.com
thefader.com
23.02.2024

Listen to SZA’s new song “Saturn”

SZA has shared a new song titled "Saturn." The track was first previewed in a MasterCard commercial that aired during the 2024 Grammys In a Rolling Stone cover story, SZA indicated that "Saturn" would be part of a deluxe edition of her 2022 album SOS called Lana. A release date for the bonus version of the album remains TBC.

SZA on new album ‘Lana’ : “I want to allow it to finish shaping itself” - www.nme.com
nme.com
13.02.2024

SZA on new album ‘Lana’ : “I want to allow it to finish shaping itself”

SZA has shared an update on her highly-anticipated third studio album, ‘Lana’, saying that she wants “to allow it to finish shaping itself and form itself.”Last week (February 4), SZA attended the 66th Grammys where she won three awards: Best Progressive R&B Album for her second studio album ‘SOS’, Best R&B Song for the ballad ‘Snooze’, and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for ‘Ghost In The Machine’, featuring Boygenius‘ Phoebe Bridgers. She also performed ‘Kill Bill’ and ‘Snooze’ at the show.She also spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about her feat, as well as her eagerly awaited third LP ‘Lana’.

The Killers, Post Malone and SZA to headline Governors Ball 2024 - www.nme.com - city Sanchez - New York - county Queens
nme.com
16.01.2024

The Killers, Post Malone and SZA to headline Governors Ball 2024

The Killers, Post Malone, and SZA have been announced as headliners for this year’s edition of the Governors Ball festival – check out the full line-up below.The annual festival, which takes place at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York will run from June 7-9 this year.Post Malone is set to headline on Friday, June 7 with acts such as FLO, Blondshell, Rauw Alejandro, Dominic Fike, Labrinth, Ryan Beatty, Mimi Webb, Arcy Drive and more also scheduled to perform.Saturday, June 8 will see The Killers headline with acts such as 21 Savage, Carly Rae Jepsen, Sabrina Carpenter, D4vd, Sexyy Red and more set to perform.Closing out the festival on Sunday, June 9 will be SZA with Reneé Rapp, Don Toliver, Kevin Abstract, Chappell Roan, Stephen Sanchez, Beach Fossils, Geese and more on the bill. Check out the full line-up and day breakdown below.Fans can sign up now for the SMS presale which will commence on Thursday, January 18 from 11am until 1pm ET.

SZA hits out at people who leak her music: “You are a f***ing thief” - www.nme.com - USA
nme.com
07.01.2024

SZA hits out at people who leak her music: “You are a f***ing thief”

SZA has taken a swing at people who are leaking her music online, calling them “f***ing thieves” and vowing to hold them to account.The singer, whose new release ‘Lana’ is eagerly awaited by fans, addressed the subject on her personal X/Twitter account yesterday (January 6).“Leaking my music is stealing,” she wrote. “This is my job.

Keke Palmer speaks out on “trauma” of private life, with support from SZA and Teyana Taylor - www.nme.com
nme.com
12.12.2023

Keke Palmer speaks out on “trauma” of private life, with support from SZA and Teyana Taylor

Nope and Hustlers actor filed a restraining order against her ex-partner Darius Jackson, and requested the sole custody of their son.She accused Jackson of abusing her several times during their two-year relationship, and claimed that she had security footage from an incident where he “trespassed into my home without my knowledge or consent”.She reportedly claimed in the court filings that he “threatened” her, before “lunging for my neck, striking me, throwing me over the couch and stealing my phone.”In the new Instagram post, Palmer wrote: “When reality tv makes everyone believe all celebrities are just one big marketing strategy and scheme but my life is truly unraveling at the seams and I just wear trauma like a Dolce & Gabbana coat because Sharon didn’t raise no b****.” The post is tagged with Nicki Minaj’s track ‘Seeing Green’.The November legal action also saw Palmer attempt to gain sole custody over their 8-month-old son, Leodis, following Jackson’s alleged behaviour.She claimed there have been “many instances of physical violence” including “destroying my personal property…throwing my belongings into the street, throwing my car keys to prevent me from driving away, hitting [me] in front of our son, spewing profanities about me to our son, threatening to kill himself with a gun if I left him, harassment, and other physical and emotional abuse.”Jackson has not made a public comment about the dispute.Speculation about their relationship began to circulate in July when Jackson made a comment about Palmer’s outfit at an Usher concert.

SZA reveals ‘Lana’ cover art, celebrates one-year anniversary of ‘SOS’ - www.nme.com - USA
nme.com
11.12.2023

SZA reveals ‘Lana’ cover art, celebrates one-year anniversary of ‘SOS’

SZA has revealed six variations of the cover art for ‘Lana’, the deluxe version of her latest album ‘SOS‘.The R&B singer released her chart-topping album on December 9, 2022, and announced back in September of this year that the deluxe edition would be called ‘Lana’.SZA, whose real name is Solána Rowe, teased six different versions o the cover art early today (December 11), three of which features her amongst farm animals wearing the blue American football-style jersey she wears on the original ‘SOS’ cover art and also featured throughout her recent tour.In another cover, the singer wears all white and sits on a fold up chair, while the other variations capture her inside a tent alongside a final picture of her adorned with a headdress made of foliage while wearing leafy bikini bottoms.The artist previously said that the deluxe release would be like “a whole ‘nother album” that will feature “7-10 songs”.Check out the cover variations below.A post shared by SZA (@sza)A post shared by SZA (@sza)A post shared by SZA (@sza)A post shared by SZA (@sza)A post shared by SZA (@sza)A post shared by SZA (@sza)In a separate Instagram post yesterday (December 10) proceeding the ‘Lana’ teasers, SZA reflected on the anniversary of the release of second studio album ‘SOS’.“A day late but Happy 1 year anniversary to an album that is ACTIVELY CHANGING MY LIFE .. like rn currently changing my life,” she wrote.“I haven’t processed this year AT ALL cause it’s still happening ..

SZA was “frustrated” at the time that Rihanna used ‘Consideration’ on ‘ANTI’ - www.nme.com
nme.com
03.12.2023

SZA was “frustrated” at the time that Rihanna used ‘Consideration’ on ‘ANTI’

SZA has revealed that she once had to allow her song ‘Consideration’ to be used on Rihanna’s 2016 album ‘ANTI’, and she was not happy about it. The song had been recorded, ready to be included on SZA’s 2017 debut album ‘Ctrl’, but days before the music video was released, she heard that Rihanna’s team had entered negotiations for the song to be included on ‘ANTI’ instead. “It was like the centrepiece to my album at the time,” SZA said this week in an interview with Variety.

SZA wants more respect for Creed and Nickelback - www.thefader.com
thefader.com
01.12.2023

SZA wants more respect for Creed and Nickelback

SZA spoke to Variety for a new cover story published on Thursday and talk turned to the music she likes to listen to. SZA reeled off an eclectic list of her favorite artists, naming everyone from Stevie Wonder to King Krule via Fever Ray.

Miley Cyrus had the highest-earning song on Spotify in 2023 - www.nme.com - USA
nme.com
01.12.2023

Miley Cyrus had the highest-earning song on Spotify in 2023

Spotify Wrapped, Miley Cyrus has been found to have the highest-earning song on the platform for 2023.The American pop star was revealed as topping the list of the highest-earning songs on Spotify this year, following a report carried out by Best Casino Sites (via Line Of Best Fit).According to the newly-shared results, Cyrus was the artist who earned the highest amount from one song on her track ‘Flowers’. Arriving earlier this year, the track was featured on her ‘Endless Summer Vacation’ album and went on to become one of the biggest tracks of the year.The album was the eighth studio album by Cyrus, and followed on from ‘Plastic Hearts’ which she shared in 2020.The lead single of the LP, ‘Flowers’ also became the fastest song to surpass one billion streams on the platform – which it achieved in just 112 days – and currently stands at around 1.6billion streams on the platform.As reported by the outlet, this means she has potentially earned £5,529,699 from royalties.Coming in at second place is the hit track ‘Kill Bill’ by SZA, which was reported as earning approximately £5,101,002 and racked up 1.4billion plays and counting.Third place is held by pop star Harry Styles with ‘As It Was’.

SZA defends Creed and Nickelback: “Why do y’all hate it so much?” - www.nme.com
nme.com
01.12.2023

SZA defends Creed and Nickelback: “Why do y’all hate it so much?”

SZA has expressed her love for the music of two of rock’s most polarising bands, Creed and Nickelback in a new interview.The ‘Kill Bill’ singer named Creed and Nickelback while speaking to Variety about her favourite music in commemoration of being named the magazine’s ‘Hitmaker of the Year’.“The other day you know what I pulled up? Creed, Nickelback, Train’s ‘Drops of Jupiter’, just a whole bunch of that,” she said, as the interviewer facepalmed and burst out in laughter. “Wait, you know what’s crazy? Do white people hate Creed and Nickelback? Why? Black people love them! They rock! That shit is bomb!”She proceeded to specifically express her admiration for ‘Higher’, the ninth track off Creed’s 1999 sophomore full-length, ‘Human Clay’.

SZA on leaks: “When people leak my songs, they ruin them” - www.thefader.com
thefader.com
29.11.2023

SZA on leaks: “When people leak my songs, they ruin them”

SZA is one of the most popular artists in the world, and some portions of her fanbase are particularly internet savvy. This combination has made the R&B star a target for hackers to illegally obtain and leak her music, either to paying customers or for internet clout. In a new Variety profile, she revealed how leaks hinder her creative process.

Primavera Sound 2024: Festival reveals day splits for line-up and who’s headlining when - www.nme.com - Spain - Madrid
nme.com
27.11.2023

Primavera Sound 2024: Festival reveals day splits for line-up and who’s headlining when

Primavera Sound has revealed its festival day splits for its 2024 line-up along with its headliner schedule.On Tuesday, November 21, the festival announced a handful of headliners which included Lana Del Rey, Pulp, The National, FKA Twigs, SZA, Disclosure, Justice, Mitski, Phoenix, PJ Harvey and Vampire Weekend. Today (November 27), the festival has shared the day splits for the line-up and when each headliner will perform.

Lana Del Rey, SZA, and Pulp set for Primavera Sound 2024 - www.thefader.com
thefader.com
21.11.2023

Lana Del Rey, SZA, and Pulp set for Primavera Sound 2024

The Primavera Sound organizers have announced details of the Barcelona leg of the global music festival for 2024, with Lana Del Rey, SZA, and Pulp all confirmed as headliners. The festival will take place on May 29-June 2 at at Parc del Fòrum.

Primavera Sound announce stacked line-up for 2024 - www.nme.com
nme.com
21.11.2023

Primavera Sound announce stacked line-up for 2024

Primavera website until Wednesday (November 22) at 11:59pm CET. General on-sale tickets are available to purchase from Friday (November 24) at 11am CET from here.Check out the full teaser video and line-up so far below.To be played on repeat

Tyler, the Creator unveils schedule for Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival - www.nme.com - Los Angeles - Texas
nme.com
12.11.2023

Tyler, the Creator unveils schedule for Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival

Tyler, the Creator has revealed the full schedule to play at Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival.The rapper revealed the lineup for his ongoing festival in August, which will return for the first time in four years on the weekend of November 11-12 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Headliners include himself, SZA, and ‘The Hillbillies’ (assumed to be Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem due to their song of the same name).Other acts slated to play include Ice Spice, Beabadoobee, Willow, PinkPantheress, and Balming Tiger.

The 2024 Grammy Nominations - www.metroweekly.com
metroweekly.com
10.11.2023

The 2024 Grammy Nominations

SZA leads all artists with the most nominations at the 2024 Grammy Awards, with nine. The R&B favorite is followed by Victoria Monét, Phoebe Bridgers (including her work with the band Boygenius), and Serban Ghenea — who works behind the scenes — with seven apiece. Superstars like Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo, and the aforementioned SZA all end up in three of the four biggest categories, including Album, Record, and Song of the Year.

Taylor Swift and who else? The Post’s 2024 Grammy nomination predictions - nypost.com - Los Angeles
nypost.com
10.11.2023

Taylor Swift and who else? The Post’s 2024 Grammy nomination predictions

and then to 10 in 2021, it made it trickier for the true class acts of the field to emerge victorious.While five nods still feel like more than enough for the elite categories, the decision to downsize back to eight nominees for the 2024 Grammy Awards is a step in the right direction. Still, aside from a few obvious contenders — ahem, Taylor Swift — there really aren’t eight worthy enough nominees to announce on Friday, in a live stream at 11 a.m.

SZA says she thought Drake was trying to “sabotage” her by using her first-draft vocals on ‘Slime You Out’ - www.nme.com
nme.com
30.10.2023

SZA says she thought Drake was trying to “sabotage” her by using her first-draft vocals on ‘Slime You Out’

SZA has said she initially thought Drake was trying to “sabotage” her on their recent collaboration ‘Slime You Out‘.In a new interview with the Wall Street Journal, the singer admitted that when playing demos to friends and collaborators, she often “won’t trust” them if they “accept my first draft.”She went on to reveal this also happened with Drake when the pair teamed up to create ‘Slime You Out’.“I just handed in the first draft to Drake, and he’s putting it on his album,” she said. “I’m scared because I handed in second vocals and he didn’t use that. And now I’m like, ‘Are you trying to sabotage me?’ I know that’s not true.

SZA teases “intimate mini tour” for ‘SOS’ deluxe album ‘Lana’ - www.nme.com - city Baltimore
nme.com
08.10.2023

SZA teases “intimate mini tour” for ‘SOS’ deluxe album ‘Lana’

SZA has teased a potential tour for her ‘SOS’ deluxe album, which she has called ‘Lana’.The singer-songwriter took to Twitter on Saturday (October 7) to float the idea to her followers: “Was thinking I wanna do an intimate mini tour for deluxe .[sic] But ONLY in the most turnt cities form SOS tour . I made a list .

Drake offers to open for SZA at her next Toronto gig - www.nme.com - USA - county St. Louis
nme.com
06.10.2023

Drake offers to open for SZA at her next Toronto gig

Drake has offered to open up for SZA at her next Toronto gig after the latter had to cancel her recent show at the last minute.The St. Louis singer is currently on the second run of her ‘SOS’ North American tour. She was set to perform at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena this past Wednesday (October 4), but in soundcheck found that she was too ill to go ahead with the show.

SZA slams Grammys as a “thirsty, dark space” - www.nme.com
nme.com
05.10.2023

SZA slams Grammys as a “thirsty, dark space”

SZA has hit out at the Grammy Awards, saying that the ceremony is a “thirsty, dark space” to be.During a new cover interview with Rolling Stone, the ‘SOS’ artist recalled losing all five of the Grammys she was up for in 2018 off the back of her debut record ‘Ctrl’ (2017), including ‘Best New Artist’ and ‘Best Urban Contemporary Album’.Carter Lang, who served as a producer and co-writer on the LP, remembered “feeling [SZA’s] pain of having to go rock out onstage” in the article. SZA said: “That’s weird that that happened to me on TV.“That night, right before I lost the last two, Tyler [The Creator] was like, ‘Nah, it would be so fucking weird if you lost everything and they asked you to perform.

SZA lends support to “beautiful” Lizzo amid bullying and harassment allegations - www.nme.com - city Amsterdam
nme.com
04.10.2023

SZA lends support to “beautiful” Lizzo amid bullying and harassment allegations

SZA has spoken out in support of friend and collaborator Lizzo, who is currently the subject of a number of legal battles accusing her of bullying and harassmentIn August, Lizzo was hit with a lawsuit for bullying and harassment by numerous members of her Big Grrrls dance group. Designer Asha Daniels later filed another suit claiming that the Grammy Award-winner’s employees were forced to work in a “racist and sexualised” environment.Now, in an interview with Rolling Stone, SZA was asked to comment on the recent allegations against the ‘Juice’ singer.“I’m just saying, based on the values and the energy that I see in my friend, I just really think that she’s a beautiful person,” SZA said.

Olivia Rodrigo, SZA, more headlining 2023 MSG Jingle Ball. Get tickets - nypost.com - New York - USA
nypost.com
29.09.2023

Olivia Rodrigo, SZA, more headlining 2023 MSG Jingle Ball. Get tickets

2023 Jingle Ball at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Friday, Dec. 8 and it’s a doozy.Taking the top spots on this year’s bill are Olivia Rodrigo, SZA, Sabrina Carpenter, Pentatonix and Big Time Rush.That’s not all though.They’ll be joined by Jelly Roll, OneRepublic, Doechii, Melanie Martinez and David Kushner.And if you want to grab tickets for the star-studded affair, you can pick them up as soon as today.At the time of publication, our team found seats going for as low as $312 before fees on Vivid Seats.More expensive tickets range anywhere from $700 to $4000 before fees.Need tickets but looking for a little information before smashing that buy button?Keep scrolling, Jingle Ballers.We’ve got everything you need to know and more below about MSG’s 2023 Jingle Ball below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best prices on tickets by section at Madison Square Garden can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

SZA teams up with Jean Dawson on reflective new single ‘No Szns’ - www.nme.com - California
nme.com
25.09.2023

SZA teams up with Jean Dawson on reflective new single ‘No Szns’

SZA has teamed up with Jean Dawson on a new track called ‘No Szns’ – you can listen to it below.The song, co-written by SZA and Dawson, is a stripped-back, reflective collaboration featuring dreamy electric guitar and lyrics about the various feelings that come about throughout the year.“In the spring, you can’t hear a thing all the birds and bees/Nobody thinks/ In the summertime people off the brink/ In California, we ain’t got no seasons, it’s all the same to me,” the pair sing in the chorus.In SZA’s verse, the ‘SOS’ star looks back on “cryin’ in the summertime” and how her “anxious thoughts” can be triggered when she thinks of a certain person.‘No Szns’ arrives with an accompanying official video, which was directed by Dawson and Bradley J. Calder.

Drake faces backlash for “American slaves” lyric on new song ‘Slime You Out’ - www.nme.com - USA
nme.com
18.09.2023

Drake faces backlash for “American slaves” lyric on new song ‘Slime You Out’

Drake has been criticised by fans for a lyric in ‘Slime You Out‘, his new single with SZA.The song, which is the first released off his upcoming album ‘For All The Dogs’, contains a lyric in the first verse: “You got my mind in a terrible place/ Whipped and chained you like American slaves.”Fans have taken to social media to express their concerns about the line. “Nobody in the studio told Drake that line was awful??” wrote one fan, while another criticised SZA for the collaboration: “sza heard drake say ‘whipped and chained you like American slaves’ and said ‘yeah, I need to get on that!'”“Whipped and chained you like American slaves..” nobody in the studio told Drake that line was awful?? pic.twitter.com/bzd1i3zNt5— International Sleep⁷ 시차 (@SleepDeez) September 16, 2023sza heard drake say “whipped and chained you like American slaves” and said “yeah, I need to get on that!” pic.twitter.com/O5RpMdaSlx— uncle vaun.

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