What’s up guys, it’s Sussan Mourad here with Clevver Music, and SZA recently revealed
that she has new music on the way and opened up about how she really feels about being
snubbed by the Grammys!
In a new interview with Cosmopolitan, Solána Imani Rowe, largely known as SZA, announced
that she is working on her sophomore album!
And this is big news to say the least, as it’s been almost four years since her debut
album, ‘Ctrl,’ was released in June 2017.
‘Ctrl’ earned SZA a total of five Grammy nominations in 2018, including one for Best
New Artist.
Time Magazine even named it Album of the Year in 2017, and we honestly still play the album
in 2021, so it’s safe to say the album was and still is a total hit.
And it’s no secret why, as the album spoke to so many of us in ways that most women in
their twenties could totally relate to.
SZA opened up to Cosmopolitan about the album, saying quote, “The subject matter, I guess,
ended up seeming like this highly curated journey through female adolescence and adulthood.
That was not intentional. I was just talking my s**t.”
Whether it was intentional or not, SZA managed to help a whole generation of young women
cope through their own hardships through her music, and that is pure talent!
‘Ctrl’ is still the longest Billboard-charting debut album ever by a Black female artist,
although it didn’t win a Grammy at the time, which created major backlash amongst SZA’s
fans.
She was also snubbed at the Grammys in 2019, where she was nominated four times for her
hit song ‘All The Stars’ from the ‘Black Panther’ soundtrack with Kendrick Lamar,
but once again received no wins.
SZA talked to Cosmopolitan about her nine Grammys snubs, ensuring that she is totally
fine with not winning.
She said quote, “I’m just a girl from the ’burbs. I never had dreams of being
nominated for a Grammy. I thought I was going to be a gymnast and a f**king business accountant
somewhere. Or working at Nike corporate or some s**t in Portland. Who knows, but something
that involved a power suit. So it’s not a heavy burden.”
SZA continued to explain why she’s unbothered, saying quote, “Once you’ve been nominated
and lost, you’re very much free because you’re not concerned. I passed that threshold
years ago—it’s an old energy to me. Why would I be mad?”
We honestly LOVE a humble and unbothered queen.
And although fans have been waiting for SZA’s sophomore album, she’s stayed busy by dropping
some major tracks including ‘All The Stars’ and more recently, ‘Hit Different.’
She’s also dropped sneak previews of new music for her fans on social media and was
featured in Megan Thee Stallion’s latest album.
But last Summer, SZA took to Twitter, suggesting that her record label was holding up the release
of her new music.
In a since-deleted tweet, she wrote, “At this point y’all gotta ask punch. I’ve
done all I can do.”
In the tweet, SZA is referring to Terrence “Punch” Henderson, who is president of
Top Dawg Entertainment.
When one fan replied asking SZA if the relationship was hostile, she replied by saying, “BEEN
hostile.”
But Punch denied the rumors by replying to tweets from SZA’s fans accusing him of controlling
her music, and the next day, SZA clarified her original comments.
She followed up by writing, “Lmao when u don’t get somewhere By urself u can’t
always make ALL the decisions by urself. And das ok. Sometimes u gotta be patient .. sometimes
no is a blessing.. i trust the ppl around me.”
SZA continued to talk to Cosmopolitan about being patient and not succumbing to the pressures
of the industry, saying quote, “Sometimes you just want to make something f**king awful
just to rage against the system, but that’s not where I’m at. In this space, I just
want to do what I want without any pressure, without any hyper-conversation about it.”
She also talked about her upcoming album, saying quote, “This album is going to be
the s**t that made me feel something in my...here and in here,” as she points to her heart
and her gut.
She continued, saying quote, “That’s what’s going to go on the album. I’m making all
different types of s**t every day from different places in my spirit.”
I don’t know about you, but I’m seriously getting excited about this new album!
But now I want to know what you think! When do you think SZA will release her sophomore
album? Let us know all your thoughts in the comment section below!
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Thanks for watching, I’m your host Sussan Mourad, you can find me on Instagram @Sussan_Mourad,
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