Singer SZA's New Album Will Reportedly Clash With Summer Walker's Drop
By Favour Adegoke on October 16, 2021 at 11:06 AM EDT
Since she became a part of the music industry, SZA has become a force to be reckoned with, and that will not stop for years to come. The American singer uses her neo-soul singing talent to captivate her fan base, keeping them hooked on every chorus and verse.
However, despite her unarguably incredible singing talent, the singer seems to be starving her fans of quality albums, and they are getting worked up. For a long time now, there were speculations on social media platforms that the 31-year-old is working on an exclusive project.
Although there was no incline as to what this project is about, fans are almost sure it is a new album. Since her debut album titled "Ctrl," the singer and her label have stuck to amazing singles every now and then, but what fans want is a full-fledged album.
Still, on the rumor mill surrounding SZA's latest project, fans alleged that she intends to release her new project on the same day as another singer known as Summer Walker? What was SZA's response to this latest allegation? And what did she reveal in the process that took fans by surprise?
Find out more details below.
SZA Denies Project Release Date Speculations
Aside from the rumors that SZA might be dropping her album the same day Walker drops "Still Over It," fans also insinuated that the former may have been featured in the latter's new album.
In a bid to put these speculations to rest, SZA took to her Twitter page to laugh off the idea that she might be working on an album with Walker, or planning to release hers on the same day as the "Body" singer.
"I just wanna know y y’all think I would drop same time as summer and I’m ON her album [loudly crying emoji] like wut," SZA wrote.
Although this comment laid to rest any rumors suggesting an ongoing collaboration between the female artists, SZA did well to appease her lovely fans with the news that sometime in the future, a collaboration between her and Walker will happen.
It's uncertain at this point if the duo have spoken about this yet, but SZA managed to throw her supporters into a frenzy over the announcement, and they cannot wait.
Will SZA Release An Album Soon?
SZA is a very unpredictable artist, and that is one of the fun parts about her, but sometimes, fans want to be able to see through or hear from her about impending projects.
After announcing that a huge project is underway a few months ago, the singer again mentioned during an interview in early July that she might scrap the entire second music project and start afresh. Although the interviewer from Women's Wear Daily did not push for further details, SZA made a second statement.
"I think they’ll be surprised to know that it’s not what they thought, and it’s not coming when they thought. I hope that they’ll be pleasantly surprised," she concluded.
Now, it's unlikely that the singer went through with scrapping the project, but at the same time, it would not be shocking news to supporters, as the know that the singer dotes on perfection, especially when it comes to her sounds.
Who Is SZA?
Solána Imani Rowe, who goes by her popular stage name, SZA, was born in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. on November 8, 1989. She and her siblings lived most of their lives in Maplewood, New Jersey, with their CNN executive producer father, and AT&T executive mother.
Although SZA's mother was a christian, her father was a practicing muslim. However, the singer and her siblings were raised an unorthodox muslims.
SZA used to attend Muslim prep school every day when she gets back home from her regular school, and she wore the hijab everywhere she went. But, after the 9/11 attacks in the United States, she was always subjected to bullying and criticism from other school mates.
In order to help her get by in school, SZA's parents agreed that she should ditch the hijab in public. She later graduated and proceeded to Delaware State University, where she was studying marine biology. During the last semester for the school year, the singer decided to drop out and pursue a music career.
Early Career
SZA came in contact with her current record label, Top Dawg Entertainment in 2011 courtesy of a connection from her boyfriend. Some of her recordings were presented to the president of the label, Terrence "Punch" Henderson, who was impressed with her talent.
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Between 2011 and 2013, SZA had released her EP, which was generating popularity for her in the industry, and that was when Henderson decided to recruit her as the first female artist in TDE.
As her career was starting out great, the singer released several sounds and went on tours to garner more fans worldwide. On April 8, 2014, SZA released another EP titled "Z," which debuted as No. 32 on the UK R&B Chart. The EP also charted on the US Billboard 200, and these feats skyrocketed the singer's fame throughout the industry.
Her first and breakthrough album "Ctrl" was released on June 9, 2017, and it received critical acclaim worldwide.