“Clock starts now,” SZA wrote the caption of her latest Instagram video, a teaser for new music — potentially the long awaited deluxe of her smash sophomore album, SOS, a separate project named Lana, both, or a secret third thing (more on this later). In the video, the known nature-lover …
Read More »The Making of SZA's Chart-Topping 'SOS'
With SZA‘s SOS spending its sixth week in a row at Number One, we talked with three of her key collaborators on the album for an in-depth look at its creation on the new episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast. (Previously, SZA herself gave a revealing interview on …
Read More »SZA Kills Her Ex, Licks His Heart in 'Kill Bill' Music Video
SZA released her new music video for “Kill Bill” from her long-awaited sophomore album SOS on Tuesday. The visual pulls from the Quentin Tarantino movies bearing the same name, and opens with a scene paying homage to Uma Thurman’s showdown with Elle Driver (Daryl Hannah) in Budd’s trailer. The singer-songwriter …
Read More »SZA Teases 'Kill Bill' Video: 'It's What Y'all Deserve'
SZA shared a sneak peek of her upcoming music video for her new track “Kill Bill” on Thursday. The 20-second teaser starts with the R&B artist zipping up in a red leather suit — echoing Uma Thurman’s iconic yellow and black suit, which, in turn, paid homage to Bruce Lee’s …
Read More »'SOS' Secrets: SZA Reveals Unheard Lizzo Collaborations, Plus More Rock Songs
SZA has always incorporated plenty of guitar into her genre-hopping music, but there have been hints along the way that she might be ready for a full-on rock turn —covering Wheatus’ “Teenage Dirtbag” onstage in 2019 was the biggest clue. “I really love Blink-182,” she says in her in-depth interview …
Read More »SZA Was Ready For You to Hate 'SOS'
The whole world loves SZA‘s fantastic, genre-hopping new album SOS, streaming it so relentlessly that she’s displaced Bad Bunny as Spotify’s number one artist on the planet. But after five years between albums, that wasn’t the reception she expected. “I never thought in a million years that people would like …
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