Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 10, Rolling Stone is breaking down 16 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. Of all the top categories at the 2024 Grammys, Record of the Year — which …
Read More »The Best Progressive R&B Album Grammy Nominations Will Be Packed. But It's Clear Who Should Win
Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 10, Rolling Stone is breaking down 16 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. SZA is in the foreground of what the Grammys has dubbed “Progressive R&B” — R&B …
Read More »Girl Power Will Dominate the Grammy Nominations for Best Pop Solo Performance
Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 10, Rolling Stone is breaking down 16 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. If it is truly “the year of the girl” as many have claimed in light …
Read More »Jean Dawson Embraced the Chaos. SZA Was Listening
The musician and visual artist Jean Dawson is consistently viral — clips of his wide-ranging and somewhat existential interviews have a way of multiplying on social feeds — and yet remains a genuine enigma. Growing up, the 26-year-old artist split his time between Tijuana and San Diego near the border. …
Read More »Drake Used SZA's First-Draft Vocals on 'Slime You Out' — She Wondered If He Was Sabotaging Her
The SZA verse we hear on “Slime You Out,” her first-ever collaboration with Drake from his eighth studio album For All the Dogs, isn’t the one she expected to land on the song. In a recent interview with the WSJ Magazine, the singer revealed that she had actually recorded two …
Read More »Olivia Rodrigo, SZA, Nicki Minaj Lead Star Studded 2023 Jingle Ball Lineup
The biggest stars of 2023 are heading to Jingle Ball. The annual touring festival will return later this year with appearances from Olivia Rodrigo, Nicki Minaj, SZA, Usher, Niall Horan, Ice Spice, Sabrina Carpenter, and more. Jingle Ball 2023 will make stops in 11 different cities beginning in November and …
Read More »Jean Dawson, SZA Unleash Stirring New Song 'No Szns'
Fresh off two new tracks with Drake and Justin Bieber, SZA recently guested on genre-bending performer Jean Dawson’s new song “No Szns.” The stirring single is driven by grungy guitar and reflective singing by the duo. They are both the song’s only writers, though it was produced by Dawson and …
Read More »SZA Taps Justin Bieber for Stripped Down Single 'Snooze (Acoustic)'
SZA has released a new version of her single “Snooze,” which features Justin Bieber. The track, “Snooze (Acoustic),” was produced by Carter Lang and comes after Bieber made a surprise cameo in SZA’s music video for the original song last month. This rendition sees the pair stripping the song back, …
Read More »Drake and SZA Fuel the Gender War With 'Slime You Out,' Their First Collab
Though SZA and Drake have been in each other’s orbit since at least 2009, the two have never collaborated — until now. The pair just released “Slime You Out,” a down-tempo rap-n-b track where they take turns dogging out the opposite sex. “I don’t know what’s wrong with you girls,” …
Read More »Drake, SZA, J Balvin, Usher, DJ Khaled and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
Welcome to our weeklyrundown of thebest new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week, Drake and SZA spar over the pains of modern love, J Balvin enlists DJ Khaled to revitalize Usher‘s 2004 hit “Yeah!,” and Doja Cat asserts her bragging rights. Plus, …
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