On June 9, it will be exactly three years since SZA released her critically-acclaimed, Grammy-nominated Ctrl. Fans are dying for a sophomore studio album from the singer, who tweeted on January 3 that the album will probably arrive at some point this calendar year. While the exact drop date is uncertain, and the actual content […]
Roy Orbison wonât be singing for the lonely on the radio tonight. Itâll be Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, and a star-studded cast of their New Jersey friends, hoping to make you feel a little less alone while youâre livinâ on a prayer in quarantine. Weâre talking, of course, about the âJersey 4 Jerseyâ benefit […]
Remember the old days when yelling âRihannaâs impact!â didnât mean another queen is delaying their album? Weâre old now. And so weary. And yet, SZA told Rolling Stone her highly anticipated sophomore album might not even be an album. âMusic is coming out this year for sure,â she said. âAn album? Strong words.â Okay, technically, […]
Justin Timberlake couldnât not be a part of the musical ensemble for Trolls World Tour, the sequel to 2016âs hit animated movie Trolls, after he kept moms dancing into 2020 with âCanât Stop the Feeling.â This time, heâs brought SZA along for the ride. Thank God, honestly. âThe Other Sideâ is a deeply infectious, groovy […]
How many of us woke up on January 1 empty-handed, robbed yet again of a chance to luxuriate in Rihannaâs elusive new album? Oh, thatâs right â all 7.8 billion of us. Itâs a new decade and the same old story: Artists will do as artists do, which in the â20s, just as it was […]
The Grammy Award for Best New Artist recognized Adele, Mariah Carey, and the Beatles before they became stars, but it carries a level of infamy for gaffes like Christopher Crossâs subsequent disappearance after his 1981 win and the rescinding of Milli Vanilliâs after they faked their way to the award in 1990. Taffy Danoff of […]
SZA, The Weeknd and Travis Scott have dropped a Game Of Thrones-inspired video for their collaborative single “Power Is Power.” The track comes from the recently released soundtrack For The Throne (Music Inspired By The HBO Series Game Of Thrones). The new visual sees all three wearing series-appropriate clothes as they perform their track. The […]
Fayetteville, NC – J. Coleâs first-ever Dreamville Festival was slated to occur final weekend (September 15), however was cancelled as a result of Hurricane Florence. Scheduled performers included his KOD Tour mate Young Thug, in addition to SZA, Big Sean, and naturally, Cole himself. On Thursday night (September 21), the Dreamville Foundation, Coleâs nonprofit, launched […]
Whatâs a little New York City music festival without a whole lotta rain? This year, the Panorama Music Festival faced the wrath of Mother Nature and came out the loser. 2018âs abbreted festival â headlined by Janet Jackson, the Killers, and, ultimately, not the Weeknd â was by all accounts a wash, with forced cancellations […]
After taking time off from her tour to rest her swollen vocal cords, SZA tweeted that last month that her voice was permanently damaged. But now, things are looking up! In tweets posted Sunday night, the singer updated her fans, assuring them that her voice is on the road to recovery. âThank u to the […]
After taking time off from her tour to rest her swollen vocal chords, SZA tweeted that last month that her voice was permanently damaged. But now, things are looking up! In tweets posted Sunday night, the singer updated her fans, assuring them that her voice is on the road to recovery. âThank u to the […]
Thereâs a moment in the grainy trailer for Top Dawg Entertainment rapper Jay Rockâs new album Redemption, which is shot like a record labelâs vintage VHS electronic press kit, that speaks plainly to the Watts rapperâs unusual role in his crew. âRock went out there and took all the punches,â TDEâs in-house engineer MixedByAli says. […]
After SZA was temporarily removed from TDE’s Championship Tour due to swollen vocal chords, the CTRL singer has provided a somber update. Earlier this week, SZA tweeted that her voice has been “permanently injured.” The reveal was made in a series of since-deleted tweets. “My voice is permanently injured. Great!!!!!!!!!” she wrote. The tweet came after SZA made her […]
A few days ago, SZA had to take time off from the TDE tour due to swollen vocal chords. And now, according to her posts on Twitter, her health issues might be more severe than previously thought. Last week, when TDE announced she would miss an indefinite number of tour dates, the singer posted the […]
Rihanna has declared that this will be the summer of âmore is more,â and SZA is behaving accordingly. In the new video for âGarden (Say It Like Dat)â (Ctrlâs best song, according to this Vulture) SZA is jumping around on the beach, playing in a stream, getting up close and personal with a very moisturized […]
In her new âDoves in the Windâ music video released Friday, SZA and Kendrick Lamar take to the desert for a â70s kung-fu movie reinterpretation of the battle of the sexes. Their skills are pretty evenly matched at first, but in the end, as Kendrick himself puts it, âPussy is so undefeated/Letâs amen to that.â
Cardi B and her precious cargo returned to the desert for another weekend at Coachella, which proved to be even busier than her first. She kicked off her eventful schedule by rushing to see BeyoncĂ© on Saturday night, as you do. And while in the crowd, she ran into none other than Jay-Z, who proceeded […]
The wait is over: Cardi Bâs debut album Invasion of Privacy is here in all its glory. The album is only a few hours old and already thereâs so much to discuss. What are her best one-liners? Who does she sample? She wants to have a threesome with whom? Below are just ten of the […]
In the new music video for her song âBroken Clocks,â SZA whisks you away to Camp Ctrl, a bucolic sleep-away fantasy land created by the singer and co-director Dave Free. Itâll give you a much-needed break from your 9-to-5, get you hyped for the upcoming summer and, most importantly, help you momentarily forget that youâre […]
The wait is over: Cardi Bâs debut album Invasion of Privacy is here in all its glory. The album is only a few hours old and already thereâs so much to discuss. What are her best one-liners? Who does she sample? She wants to have a threesome with whom? Below are just ten of the […]
SZA has been having a great year and no one could be more proud her than her parents. Last night, SZA’s father, Abdul Mubarak-Rowe, posted a video himself singing “Broken Clocks”. He was so moved by the song that it brought him to tears. SZA responded as well. What a cute moment! Hit the flip for […]
Last month, Kendrick Lamar and SZA released “All the Stars,” the first single f the Black Panther soundtrack. Now the inspirational song finally has visuals to go with it and the images are nothing short amazing. Kendrick floats through a sea hands, SZA dances amongst the stars, and Black women tower over landscapes like statues. […]
One music’s biggest nights happened on Sunday and it caused some show stopping moments and a new set gifs to live by. That’s right, the 60th Grammy Awards was held in New York this past weekend and it was definitely full surprises. Swipe through to find out who took home the gold, who killed their […]
Here’s something you didn’t know you needed, Nick Cannon has put his own spin on SZA’s hit single “The Weekend” and it’s surprisingly not bad. The track is part Cannon’s upcoming three-song EP Singing With Dream Girls. Besides his SZA cover, he also covers songs by Kehlani and H.E.R. âIâm so excited about the buzz generated […]
Singer J. Holiday tried his luck this week when he made some not so friendly comments about Cardi B, SZA, and even BeyoncĂ©. In an Instagram post, the “Bed” singer vented about the lack male R&B singers getting nominated for awards. According to him, “the Black man is still losing to the woman.” Watch his […]
People had a lot to say about SZA‘s for “The Weekend,” directed by Solange Knowles, and were openly disappointed with the concept. SZ and Solo were very much focused on portraying the beauty simplicity in the aestically pleasing video, but secretly, most us have been waiting so long for visuals to the banger that we […]
SZA‘s debut album CTRL dropped back in June 2017 and folks still can’t get enough her sultry records. The Grammys are next week and it’s looking like Ms. Solana will be taking home at least one out five awards that night. In honor “The Weekend” snagging the Grammy nod for Best R&B performance, check out […]
The anticipation for Marvel’s Black Panther movie might be too much to bear for some fans. Luckily, Kendrick Lamar and SZA are here to up your excitement even more with their just released track “All the Stars.” The track serves as the first single for the Black Panther soundtrack, which will be entirely curated by […]