Watch Kendrick Lamar Perform "Swimming Pools" and "Poetic Justice" With SZA...
The American Music Awards took place tonight. The show featured performances from a bunch of mega-popular artists, including Kendrick Lamar, who was accompanied by SZA. They did the good kid, m.A.A.d...
View ArticleCheck Out SZA's Chance the Rapper-Featuring Single "Childs Play" - News
Top Dawg Entertainment singer SZA has shared a new single from her upcoming album Z, which is due out on April 8. It's called "Childs Play", and it features Chance the Rapper. It was produced by XXYYXX...
View ArticleSZA Shares Kendrick Lamar-Featuring Track "Babylon" - News
Top Dawg Entertainment singer SZA has a new album out tomorrow called Z. It features a previously shared track featuring Chance the Rapper. Today, she's shared a new single called "Babylon", and it...
View ArticleZ - Album Review
SZA is TDE's newest artist, the first woman and R&B singer to sign to the label. Her debut album Z plays out like a fractured memory you struggle to piece together fully: there are shards of...
View ArticleWatch SZA Perform "Warm Winds" and "Child's Play" at Pitchfork Music Festival...
Photo by Matt Lief AndersonSZA was among the artists at this year's Pitchfork Music Festival, which took place at Union Park last month. Watch video of her performing "Warm Winds" and "Child's Play"...
View ArticleJay Rock Teams With SZA, Wears Straitjacket in "90059" Video - News
Earlier this year, Jay Rock shared "Money Trees Deuce"—a sequel of sorts to the Kendrick Lamar track. It's set to appear on his forthcoming album 90059, and today, he shared the album's title track....
View ArticleD.R.A.M Announces Gahdamn! EP Featuring Donnie Trumpet, SZA - News
Virginia singer/rapper D.R.A.M (of "Cha Cha" fame) has announced his latest EP, Gahdamn!. The nine-track release follows his #1Epic EP, which dropped back in March. Produced by Gabe Niles, Nate Fox,...
View ArticleD.R.A.M. Says Drake Jacked "Cha Cha" for "Hotline Bling" - News
Update (1:27 p.m.): The Fader has pulled a quote from Drake that went unused in their recent cover story, where he talks about the connection between "Hotline Bling" and "Cha Cha". He said:You know,...
View ArticleD.R.A.M. Shares Video for SZA Collaboration "Caretaker", Announces Tour - News
Virginia rapper/singer D.R.A.M. released his Gahdamn! EP earlier this year. Today, he's shared the video for "Caretaker" with SZA from the EP. Directed by Nathan R. Smith, it features the two of them...
View Article"Aftermath" - Track
At the very end of last month, we posted Maplewood, New Jersey electronic pop auteur SZA's "Ice.Moon", from her forthcoming EP, S. That EP is still scheduled to be released on April 9, and now we have...
View Article"Ice Moon Revisited" [ft. Ab-Soul] - Track
TDE signee SZA has talked about her social anxiety in interviews, but she always seems remarkably composed on wax. In the video to her single "Ice Moon," which dropped last week, she's at ease as she...
View ArticleTinashe, SZA, Dej Loaf, Empress Of, Abra, More Sing "Killing Me Softly" - News
T: The New York Times Style Magazine just published a piece titled "The Season’s Most Seismic Earrings, on R&B and Hip-Hop’s Rising Stars," featuring Tinashe, SZA, Dej Loaf, Empress Of, Abra, Jean...
View ArticleBRIT Awards 2016: Rihanna Performs "Work" With Drake, "Consideration" With...
Photo by David M. Benett/Getty ImagesRihanna was among the performers at today's Brit Awards. She performed "Consideration" with SZA, and then Drake joined her for "Work." Rih and Drake engaged in some...
View ArticlePhoto Gallery: The Year in Photos 2014 - Feature
A gallery of our favorite portraits and live shots from across the year, spotlighting artists including Kendrick Lamar, Grimes, Darkside, Mac DeMarco, Giorgio Moroder, Janelle Monáe, and more.
View ArticlePhoto Gallery: Afropunk Fest 2015 - Feature
Photographers James Emmerman and Erez Avissar capture portraits and live shots of Grace Jones, Danny Brown, SZA, Thundercat, Death Grips, and many more from this year’s Afropunk Fest.
View ArticleSZA Shares New Song "twoAM": Listen - News
As SZA preps her upcoming followup to 2014's Z, she has shared a new song called "twoAM." That's the cover art below. The song is a rework of PARTYNEXTDOOR and Drake's "Come and See Me." Listen below....
View Article"twoAM" - Track
Say what you will about Drake borrowing from other artists, but he gets away with so much because, at his best, he dramatically reinvents the source material, building it into a new idea rather than...
View ArticleSZA Says She Was “Roughed Up” By Police in Philadelphia - News
In a tweet, SZA said she was “roughed up by a Philly cop” earlier tonight. The singer/songwriter is in Philadelphia for Made in America Festival, where she performed last night. “Like why do we have to...
View ArticleSZA Tweets “I Actually Quit” - News
Earlier tonight, SZA tweeted, “I actually quit.” She said that Top Dawg Entertainment co-president Terrence “Punch” Henderson “can release my album if he ever feels like it.” That tweet has since been...
View ArticleSZA Announces New Album CTRL, Shares New Song “Drew Barrymore”: Listen - News
Last year, Top Dawg Entertainment boss Anthony Tiffith promised a big year from his label with a hypothetical release schedule. One of those records was by SZA, whose last album, Z, came out in 2014....
View ArticleWatch SZA and Travis Scott’s Video for New Song “Love Galore” - News
SZA has a new song with Travis Scott, “Love Galore.” Along with the track, she’s shared its music video, which is directed by Nabil (who recently did the visual for Kendrick Lamar’s “DNA.”). It...
View ArticleRZA Helps SZA Announce CTRL Album Release Date - News
Earlier this year, SZA announced her highly anticipated follow-up to 2014’s Z, titled CTRL. Now, she has shared its release date thanks to a RZA-narrated video. It’s out June 9 via Top Dawg...
View ArticleKendrick Lamar Appears on SZA’s New Album CTRL - News
SZA has detailed the tracklist for her upcoming album CTRL. The new LP—which she recently announced is due June 9 via Top Dawg Entertainment/RCA—features an appearance from Kendrick Lamar on the song...
View ArticleListen to SZA and Kendrick Lamar’s New Track “Doves In the Wind” - News
SZA’s new album CTRL arrives this Friday via Top Dawg Entertainment/RCA. It features a new track with Kendrick Lamar called “Doves in the Wind.” Now, that track has arrived. Listen below. SZA’s...
View Article5 Albums Out Today You Should Listen to Now: Phoenix, Big Thief, Sufjan, More...
With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming...
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