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SZA adds another accolade to her portfolio

SZA will be the winner to take home the Hal David Starlight Award at the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction & Awards event, according to reports. The ceremony will be held on June 13 at New York City’s Marriott Marquis Hotel.

The “Kill Bill” hit-maker will be the second Black woman to be honored with the award after Alicia Keys’ 2005 win.

“This is such an exciting time for songwriters and music,” SHOF chairman Nile Rodgers said in a statement. “Phenomenal artists like Beyoncé and Taylor Swift are pushing the envelope of what success looks like, but who could argue that the last two years belong to SZA. Incredible songwriting, incredible performances, incredible artistry. She so deserves to be the 2024 recipient of the Hal David Starlight Award!”

SZA found out who leaked her music

SZA recently went on a rampage after some songs from her forthcoming project, Lana, were leaked online. The singer revealed that she’ll have to entirely re-do the project as a result of the leaks.

The TDE singer later returned on X accusing someone named Jennessa of the leaks. She also promised to release the leaked tracks as well as those that didn’t make it on the final cut of SOS as fans wait for Lana.

“Will be dropping the leaks and outtakes from SOS as promised as the deluxe asap. Lana deserves more time and music no one’s ever heard before seems fair. Bless,” she wrote in a series of tweets. “Yesterday Janessa leaked unreleased pics and audio,” she added in a separate thread. “Then she deleted and deactivated before rca could get her. I screenshotted. Being that this is material from Lana This prompted me to make a decision.”

SZA says she remaking ‘Lana’ from ground

SZA shares some updates about Lana, the deluxe version of her chartbuster LP, SOS, but her fans aren’t going to like the news. This week, the TDE Queen revealed on X that she’ll be redoing the project afresh after three songs leaked.

“So, we’ll make this really simple,” she began in a since-deleted tweet. “Y’all leaked three songs from the deluxe. At this point, y’all can keep the throwaways and leaks. I’ll be starting ‘Lana’ from scratch. Do not ask me about it again. Thank you.”

In a follow-up tweet that she later deleted as well, she continued, “I’ll round up the leaks y’all already got and u can have those. Seems like a fair deal. ENJOY.”

SZA is still making history with latest album

SZA sets a new record in Billboard’s history with her second studio album, SOS. Per Chart Data, the project has become the first album ever by a black female artist to spend a full year in the Top 10 of Billboard 200.

Released in December 2022, the acclaimed masterpiece emerged atop the charts with 318k equivalent album units earned in the first week sales. It broke numerous records, among them the biggest streaming week for an R&B album in the US.

It was promoted by six singles among them “Kill Bill,” which became her first No. 1 entry on the Hot 100.

SZA struggles to process her success

SZA has been experiencing huge success since she released her sophomore album, SOS, late 2022. However, according to her, the fame doesn’t come without its cons.

“It actually makes me on edge and not a kind person because of the anxiety of wondering like how people — there’s so much perceiving going on,” she told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe. “But, there people don’t know you. They say you’re in a vacuum in your most high-pressure moment. But, it’s like, it’s scary. So, it’s like, oh my God, I’m not the person I want to be right now. Because I’m not kind, calm, and like relaxed, and patient.”

He continued, “I hate being perceived. I hate coming outside. I don’t want to party. I don’t want anybody to really look at me, honestly. I don’t want to take pictures. I hate being on video. It’s the bane of my existence. It makes me really, really uncomfortable — I cry.”