Reneé Rapp knows how to let her voice loose with an R&B song. On Friday, the singer joined the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge and continued the spot’s tradition of surprise covers with a rendition of SZA‘s “Good Days.” Rapp was backed by a pair of soothing acoustic guitars and …
Read More »SZA Joins Old Friend, New Jersey Rapper MoRuf on Nostalgic Single 'PT Cruiser'
Rapper and songwriter MoRuf’s discography dates back to his 2011 debut album, Garden State of Mind: Ready to Live, released around the same time he came to know one Solana Rowe. MoRuf, born Moruf Adedayo Adewunmi, and Rowe, aka SZA, grew up in neighboring New Jersey towns. As she tells …
Read More »Doja Cat Takes a Playful Eighties Detour on 'Vie'
When Doja Cat decides to go Eighties, she doesn’t mess around. On Vie, Doja devotes an entire album to the pop and R&B sounds of the Hair Decade, an album full of pastels and neon and mega-cheese sax solos. She’s always had a thing for Eighties synth-pop, as in hits …
Read More »Mariah Carey Gets Emotional During Tender 'Flowers' Conversation With SZA
Mariah Carey got her Flowers on Wednesday: She appeared on Apple Music’s Flowers as the series’ first guest, where she was interviewed by SZA for the livestreamed event. The pair were in the studio the night before, SZA revealed during their conversation, where they listened to Carey’s new album and …
Read More »See Cyndi Lauper Bring Out Joni Mitchell, Cher, SZA at Final Show of Farewell Tour
Cyndi Lauper performed the last show of her farewell tour Saturday at the Hollywood Bowl, where guests like Joni Mitchell, Cher, SZA and more helped send off the singer onstage. Mitchell, in only her second public live appearance of 2025, first joined Lauper for a rendition of “Carey,” the Blue …
Read More »SZA Announces Vans Artistic Director Role In One of The Brand's Coolest Skate Shoes
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. SZA’s resume just got longer. Today, Vans announced that the Grammy-winning singer and actor would become the brand’s first artistic director. During the multi-year partnership, fans can expect …
Read More »Iron and Wine, Ben Bridwell Deliver an Acoustic Cover of Kendrick Lamar, SZA's 'Luther'
Ten years after Sam Beam of Iron and Wine and Band of Horses‘ Ben Bridwell delivered Sing Into My Mouth, the duo is back for another round of covers. Their latest EP, Making Good Time, is slated for release on Sept. 12 and leading the offering is a rendition of …
Read More »Lizzo Gives SZA Her 'Public Flowers': 'The Light Always Shines on You'
Lizzo celebrated her friend and Grammy-winning artist SZA in a heartfelt post on Tuesday, declaring that the SOS star is the “most beautiful, talented and incredible woman, artist & friend I know.” Taking to Instagram, Lizzo shared a photo of the two embracing on stage and wrote, “SZA, I absolutely …
Read More »See SZA and Lizzo Perform 'IRL' for the First Time in Paris
SZA and Lizzo had a twerk-off during the Grand National Tour stop in Paris. On Wednesday night, Lizzo joined her good friend SZA onstage to perform “IRL” from her My Face Hurts From Smiling EP for the first time. “BAD BITCH… in REAL LIFEEEE @sza !!!!!” Lizzo captioned a clip …
Read More »SZA Calls Out Destructive AI Usage: 'Environmental Racism' Is the 'Price for Convenience'
The only AI program SZA is interested in using is the one she naturally has: “Actual Imagination.” In a series of recent Instagram interactions, the singer criticized the damaging use of artificial intelligence programs thatconsume vital resourcesto function, such as ChatGPT and Elon Musk’s chatbot, Grok. “Ai is killing and …
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