SZA: Celebs Rumors

Halle Berry has said rapper Drake didn’t have permission to use an image of her on his latest single.The rapper used an image of Berry getting slimed on the single cover for his latest song, ‘Slime You Out’, a collaboration with SZA. Drake had been teasing the track earlier this week, taking to Instagram to share an image of Berry getting slimed at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards in 2012, in which he tagged SZA.

SZA’s manager says the musician’s recent snub for ‘Artist of the Year’ at the MTV VMA Awards was “disrespectful.”Her manager, Terence “Punch” Henderson opened up to The Hollywood Reporter about MTV’s decision not to nominate SZA in the Artist of the Year category, despite the musician having one of the strongest years of her career to date.“Obviously, she had one of the best years, if not the best year, of any artist at this point. I don’t see why she wouldn’t be nominated for artist of the year,” he told the publication.

Drake has teamed up with SZA for a new single, ‘Slime You’ – check it out below.The track is the first taste of Drake’s upcoming album ‘For All The Dogs’, which serves as the follow-up to 2022’s ‘Honestly, Nevermind’.Drake had been teasing the track earlier this week, taking to Instagram to share an image of Halle Berry getting slimed at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards in 2012, in which he tagged SZA. The ‘SOS’ singer also posted the image to her own social media accounts, tagging Drake in return.Check out ‘Slime You’ below:Drake and SZA dated back in 2009.

SZA's SOS is an album that seems to generate new hits with the passing of each month. "Kill Bill" is the obvious smash, a song that gifted SZA her first Number 1, but there have also been moments for "Shirt" and "Nobody Gets Me," too.

SZA has shared a new acoustic version of her track ‘Snooze’, featuring Justin Bieber – you can listen below.‘Snooze’ appears on SZA’s 2022 album ‘SOS’, and the official video for the song came out last month and featured Bieber.Since then, SZA has announced an ‘SOS’ deluxe edition titled ‘Lana’ which she described as a “whole ‘nother album” featuring seven-10 songs.The first of these is the alternate version of ‘Snooze’, which strips back the original’s instrumentation and welcomes Bieber on vocals.Listen to that below.The original ‘SOS’ album was released in December of 2022 and went on to break a seven-year chart record in the US by celebrating its ninth week at Number One.Almost immediately after the release of the original album, SZA began teasing more material, with Billboard reporting in February that a deluxe edition of ‘SOS’ was in the works featuring 10 unheard songs.SZA recently hinted at a future collaboration with Miley Cyrus, after she teased future “surprises” for fans and hinted at deluxe edition of the new album.One song that may appear on the deluxe edition has been teased in a new behind-the-scenes clip for her music video for ‘Snooze’.In a five-star review of SZA’s second album ‘SOS’, NME described the record as “a comeback album well worth the wait”, adding: “The US star’s first album in five years – and her last ever, she says – is sprawling, superb and rarely puts a foot wrong.”Elsewhere, today (September 15) will also see SZA release a new song with Drake.

Drake has suggested that both SZA and Yeat will appear on his new album For All The Dogs, which is due out next week. On Wednesday night Drake shared a trailer for the upcoming Nike NOCTA Glide on Instagram.

Drake has seemingly announced a new collaborative single with SZA.The Canadian artist is due to release his eighth studio album ‘For All The Dogs’ next Friday (September 22), as he confirmed last week. It’ll serve as the follow-up to 2022’s ‘Honestly, Nevermind’.Last night (September 13), Drake took to Instagram to share an image of Halle Berry getting slimed at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards in 2012.The photograph contains a ‘Parental Advisory’ logo in the bottom right-hand corner, suggesting it is artwork for an upcoming song. No further information has been provided in the caption, but Drake did tag SZA’s account in the post.The ‘SOS’ singer also uploaded the cover to her own profile, tagging Drake.

SZA has announced a long-awaited deluxe edition of her lauded 2022 album ‘SOS’, titled ‘Lana’.The original album was released in December of 2022 and went on to break a seven-year chart record in the US by celebrating its ninth week at Number One.Almost immediately after the release of the original album, SZA began teasing more material, with Billboard reporting in February that a deluxe edition of ‘SOS’ was in the works featuring 10 unheard songs.Now, SZA has officially confirmed the release at a live show. In her speech, she called ‘Lana’ “a whole ‘nother album” that will feature “7-10 songs” and will “be out this fall”.See her announcement below.SZA ANNOUNCES THE DELUXE ALBUM – “So the deluxe is a whole nother album and it’s called “LANA”.

Hailey Bieber is showing husband Justin Bieber some love! The 26-year-old model took to Instagram on Friday to support Justin's role in SZA's new «Snooze» music video. «My 2 favorite artists in 1 video,» Hailey wrote on her Instagram Story.

SZA has premiered the music video for ‘Snooze’, featuring Justin Bieber and a host of other stars.The video sees her in various romantic scenarios – cuddling, dancing, hanging out and occasionally arguing – with various men, including Bieber, actors Woody McClain and Beef‘s Young Mazino and producer and songwriter Benny Blanco (who has also worked with Bieber as well as with SZA herself). She is also seen intimately dancing for a cyborg.Check out the visuals below:SZA had been teasing the video earlier this month, and one behind-the-scenes clip featured a new, unreleased song playing over the top of the footage.SZA has a tradition of hinting at new releases at the end of other music videos.

Paramore‘s Hayley Williams has said that she texts SZA “weekly” asking her to collaborate together.The singer was appearing on the Black People Love Paramore podcast, and was asked by host Sequoia Holmes which black artists she would like to work with.“It’s been SZA for a long time, because I love her voice,” Williams responded. “But also — ah man, there’s too many, to be honest with you.”The singer added: “I was saying recently to someone, because we grew up in the scene we grew up in, I rarely get asked to do features for things that I feel like really get down to my core.“So I’m still keeping my eye out for whether that be new artists, or maybe it’s older, established artists — but probably people who do groovier shit; something that I can sink down into a little bit, instead of having to just be, I guess, the ‘Misery Business’ version of myself.”Of SZA, she went on: “SZA has, for about six years now, been the one.

Tyler, the Creator‘s Camp Flog Gnaw has been revealed, including headliners SZA and Tyler himself.The festival will return for the first time in four years on the weekend of November 11-12 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.Alongside SZA and Tyler, Camp Flog Gnaw 2023 will be headlined by The Hillbillies, who many are assuming to be Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem, given their recent single of the same name.The pair’s official video for ‘The Hillbillies’ also featured Tyler, the Creator and was set outside Dodger Stadium. They are yet to be officially linked with the festival slot though.Elsewhere at Camp Flog Gnaw are the likes of Turnstile, PinkPantheress, Clipse, Kevin Abstract and Paris Texas.See the full line-up below.A post shared by Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival (@campfloggnaw)Last year, it was announced that Camp Flog Gnaw festival would not return to Los Angeles in 2022.

Tyler, the Creator has announced the lineup for Camp Flog Gnaw 2023. This year marks the Carnival’s first iteration since COVID lockdowns began.

SZA has teased an unreleased song in a new behind-the-scenes clip for her upcoming music video for ‘Snooze’.In the clip shared to Instagram late Saturday (August 12), which appears to show the R&B sensation dancing intimately for a cyborg, a new song plays atop the footage.“Bts from snooze video but not snooze audio,” she wrote. In a follow-up preview clip the singer hugs a man in a shadowy pool of water.

The nominees for the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards have been announced, with a Video of the Year category featuring Doja Cat, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo, Sam Smith & Kim Petras, SZA and Taylor Swift. While Swift and SZA also take the lead in terms of overall nominations, with 8 and 6 respectively, everyone else in the category is trailing right behind them with five noms each.

Jay-Z‘s Made In America festival has been cancelled for 2023 due to “severe circumstances”.The annual festival was due to be held next month (September 2-3) in Philadelphia and headlined by SZA and Lizzo.In their statement announcing the cancellation, festival organisers said the decision was made “due to severe circumstances outside of production control.”They added: “This decision has been difficult and has not been made lightly nor without immense deliberation.“Made in America has a legacy of delivering exceptional experiences for music fans and concert goers, and it is our commitment to always deliver a top-tier festival experience. We look forward to returning to Benjamin Franklin Parkway and the great city of Philadelphia in 2024.”pic.twitter.com/gt9PqKCINR— Made In America Festival (@MIAFestival) August 8, 2023It has not been revealed whether the cancellation is related to festival headliner Lizzo’s recent legal troubles.

statement posted to the festival’s social media continued, promising that the long-running event will return to Philly next year. Other hip-hop acts on the canceled festival’s lineup included Ice Spice, Lil Yachty, Miguel, Latto, Coi Leray, Doechii and Metro Boomin.The festival, launched by Jay-Z in 2012, was scheduled to take place on the city’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway from Sept.

Travis Scott has finally released his long-awaited album ‘Utopia’, and its credits feature Beyoncé, SZA, Kanye West, Daft Punk‘s Guy-Manuel and more.‘Utopia’ will serve as the follow-up to Travis Scott’s acclaimed 2018 effort ‘Astroworld’, and was confirmed to be released today (July 28) during a festival set last week after years of speculation.Alongside the release, a new accompanying movie called Circus Maximus has also come to cinemas today.Also on the extensive list of credits for ‘Utopia’ are Bon Iver, The Weeknd, Sampha, Drake, James Blake, Young Thug and many more.Listen to ‘Utopia’ and see the full list of credits below.1. ‘HYAENA’ – produced by Travis Scott2. ‘THANK GOD’ (Feat. Swae Lee) – produced by Travis Scott, Kanye West, Allen Ritter, BoogzDaBeast, WondaGurl and FNZ3. ‘MODERN JAM’ (Feat. Teezo Touchdown) – produced by Travis Scott and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo4. ‘MY EYES’ (Feat. Bon Iver & Sampha) – produced by Travis Scott, Justin Vernon, Wheezy, WondaGurl, Vegyn and Buddy Ross5. ‘GOD’S COUNTRY’ – produced by 30 Roc and Dez Wright6. ‘SIRENS’ (Feat. Swae Lee) – produced by Justice & KrishnaMusic7. MELTDOWN (Feat. Drake) – produced by Coleman, BNYX, Boi-1da, Vinylz and Tay Keith8. ‘FE!N’ (Feat. Playboi Carti & Sheck Wes) – produced by Travis Scott9. ‘DELRESTO’ (ECHOES) (Feat. Beyoncé) – produced by Hit-Boy and umru10. ‘I KNOW?’ – produced by Coleman and OZ11. ‘TOPIA TWINS’ (Feat. 21 Savage & Rob49) – produced by Travis Scott, Wheezy and Cadenza12. ‘CIRCUS MAXIMUS’ (Feat. The Weeknd) – produced by Travis Scott and Noah Goldstein13. ‘PARASAIL’ – produced by Travis Scott, Jahaan Sweet, Buddy Ross and Vegyn14. ‘SKITZO’ (Feat. Young Thug) – produced by Boi-1da, Jahaan Sweet, Nik Dean and Coleman15. ‘LOST

Official Charts Company‘s rundown of the 40 biggest tracks of the past six months is Miley Cyrus’ ‘Flowers’, the lead single from the singer’s eighth album ‘Endless Summer Vacation’.The track gave Cyrus her first UK chart-topper in almost a decade, and achieved a 10-week stay at Number One.‘Flowers’ shifted 1.2million UK chart units overall since its release in January, according to data obtained by the Official Charts Company. The single racked up more than 147million streams and in excess of 80,000 downloads, making it the most-streamed and most-downloaded song of 2023 so far.Additionally, ‘Flowers’ claimed the biggest week of any track this year – pushing 126,000 chart units during its second week at Number One.Cyrus also scored the longest-running UK Number One by a female artist, equalling the 10-week stint of Whitney Houston‘s ‘I Will Always Love You’ and Rihanna‘s ‘Umbrella’.Coming in at Number Two on the Official Charts Company‘s biggest songs of 2023 so far is ‘Escapism’ by RAYE. The 070 Shake-featuring single gave the London singer her first UK Number One in January.RAYE told NME at the time that the feat felt like the “ultimate validation” as an independent artist.

SZA says she has «bad taste in men.» The 33-year-old singer opened up about an unfaithful ex-boyfriend during a performance at the O2 Arena in London, England, this week, sharing that she was «sad» to return to the city. «I never told anybody, but, like, my boyfriend cheated on me in this city before,» she told the crowd with a small laugh. «It was f*cking terrible.

SZA says she has «bad taste in men.» The 33-year-old singer opened up about an unfaithful ex-boyfriend during a performance at the O2 Arena in London, England, this week, sharing that she was «sad» to return to the city. «I never told anybody, but, like, my boyfriend cheated on me in this city before,» she told the crowd with a small laugh. «It was f*cking terrible.

SZA has defended Lizzo in the wake of online abuse directed at the singer, saying she is “upset” by the comments.SZA released a remix of Lizzo’s ‘Special’ last month and the pair performed the track live when Lizzo headlined The Forum last November. Lizzo also joined SZA at the final show of her ‘SOS’ US tour back in March.After more trolls attacked Lizzo online in recent weeks, Lizzo called out the trolls and those allowing it to happen in a series of tweets.“I be wondering where all the virtue signaling, well spoken shit talking, internet warriors are when someone genuine needs defending.

“Kill Bill” — is feeling no plastic-surgery shame about her booty enhancement. In fact, her plumped-up posterior is her favorite accessory.“I treat my butt like a purse,” SZA, 33, told Elle of her amplified assets that are the result of a Brazilian butt lift.“It’s just there to enhance whatever else.

, SZA is sharing more information. In an interview with  published on Wednesday, the 33-year-old singer opens up about getting a Brazilian butt lift. She notes that the decision was one borne of self-love after a moment of literal self-reflection.«I treat my butt like a purse; it's just there to enhance whatever else,» she tells the outlet.

Lewis Capaldi’s new album ‘Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent’ is already outselling the rest of the Official Albums Chart Top 20 combined, and set to reach the Number One spot.The album arrived last Friday (May 19) and marked the second full-length LP from the Scottish singer-songwriter.

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story – check it out below.Created by Shonda Rhimes (Grey’s Anatomy), the Netflix prequel series follows young Queen Charlotte’s (India Amarteifio and Golda Rosheuvel) rise to prominence in the late 18th century.A synopsis reads: “Young Queen Charlotte’s marriage to King George of England sparks an epic love story and transforms high society in this Bridgerton universe prequel.”Alongside Amarteifio and Rosheuvel, the show’s cast includes Arsema Thomas, Adjoa Andoh, Ruth Gemmell, Corey Mylchreest, Michelle Fairley and Sam Clemmett.After scoring the first two seasons of Bridgerton, Kris Bowers returns to provide the soundtrack for Queen Charlotte. Along with working with Jay-Z, Kanye West and Jose James, his other past credits include When They See Us, Dear White People and 2018 Oscar winner Green Book.You can stream the official score below.Like Bridgerton, Queen Charlotte features orchestral covers of pop songs throughout.

SZA has the No.1 song in the country, Billboard reports. "Kill Bill" climbed three spots to reach the summit of the Billboard Hot 100 this week, marking the first time she has reached the top spot.

Doja Cat has shared a new remix of SZA‘s ‘Kill Bill’ – listen to it and watch the pair in 8-bit form in the remix’s video below.‘Kill Bill’ appears on SZA’s chart-topping new album ‘SOS’, and the collaboration follows the pair’s 2021 track ‘Kiss Me More’.The remix features relaxed, languid new verses from Doja Cat interspersed with SZA’s vocals from the original track.Alongside the song is a new 8-bit video which sees a cartoon version of Doja Cat fighting off enemies with a ball and chain.Check out the song and video below.The new remix arrives soon after Doja Cat teased that she has new music on the way, revealing in the process that all of it will be rap-based because she’s no longer interested in pop.“No more pop,” she tweeted, expounding on her current tastes as an artist in another reply to a fan: “Pop isn’t exciting to me anymore. I don’t wanna make it.”Doja also addressed those that have criticised her earlier rap material, boldly declaring she agrees with the take that “the majority of [her] rap verses are mid and corny”.

SZA has added two more London shows to her recently announced 2023 European tour – see the dates below and buy tickets here.Earlier this week, the singer announced new tour dates in the UK, Europe and US behind new album ‘SOS’. They follow a US arena tour that kicked off in February.In addition to the two initial London dates at The O2 on June 17 and 18, SZA has now announced that she will return to the venue on June 25 and 26 for two more gigs.The second leg of the tour will see the Grammy-winning R&B artist perform at arenas in Amsterdam, Paris, Zurich, Berlin and Cologne, before moving through the UK for gigs in Manchester and Glasgow ahead of the London residency.All European dates will take place throughout June and will end with one performance in Dublin’s 3Arena.

New Music Friday! The weekend is here, which means more streaming, new playlists and the best that music has to offer. ET has you covered for everything in between.Kelly Clarkson leads this week's releases with two new singles, «Mine» and «Me,» both of which seemingly reference her 2020 divorce from Brandon Blackstock.

SZA has shared a remix of her SOS track “Kill Bill” featuring Doja Cat. The pair reunite for the first time following their 2021 single "Kiss Me," which was awarded a Grammy the following year and led to a memorably chaotic acceptance speech.

SZA fans — she may be coming to a venue near you on the second leg of her 2023 ‘SOS’ Tour.From June 17 to Oct. 29, the New Jersey native will perform at 22 venues all over the UK and North America supporting her number one album “SOS” which came out in late 2022.That includes a stop at Newark’s Prudential Center on Oct.

SZA has been enjoying a standout year so far in 2023. After releasing her long-awaited SOS late last year, she has been a Hot 100 staple with "Kill Bill" and embarked on an arena tour where guests, including Cardi B and Phoebe Bridgers, have joined her for surprise appearances.

SZA has announced a string of new tour dates, spanning across the UK, Europe and North America.Having recently finished a series of sold-out tour dates, SZA has revived her ‘SOS’ tour with ten new performances in Europe and twenty-one dates in North America.The second leg of the tour will see the Grammy-winning R&B artist perform at arenas in Amsterdam, Paris, Zurich, Berlin and Cologne, before moving through the UK for four shows. This includes two consecutive nights at London’s O2 Arena.All European dates will take place throughout June and will end with one performance in Dublin’s 3Arena.

SZA has been announced as the latest headliner set to appear at the 2023 Open’er festival, which will take place in Poland this summer.The long-running festival will be held at Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport in Gdynia and will run from June 28 to July 1.The singer-songwriter – whose real name is Solána Imani Rowe – will perform on the second night of the festival (June 29), in the headline slot. She also joins other previously announced headliners at the four-day stint – including a co-headline set with Lil Nas X and Lizzo on June 28, and Kendrick Lamar, who will close the festival with his performance on July 1.Arctic Monkeys were the first leading act to be added to the bill.

Donald Glover’s horror thriller series Swarm has been released – check it out below.Created by Glover and Janine Nabers (Watchmen), the series follows Dre (Dominique Fishback) and her obsession with world-famous popstar Ni’Jah (Nirine S. Brown) which leads her down a dark path.Alongside Fishback, the series stars Chloe Bailey as Dre’s sister Ris, with guest appearances from Damson Idris, Rory Culkin, Paris Jackson, Byron Bowers and Billie Eilish.The official soundtrack includes an EP from the show’s fictional pop star Ni’Jah, performed by KIRBY and Glover under his musical alias Childish Gambino.You can stream the EP below.Along with the EP, a bunch of songs by other artists including SZA and Chloe Bailey aka Chlöe feature in the series.