{"id":51061,"date":"2022-12-06T19:44:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T19:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/?p=51061"},"modified":"2022-12-17T22:11:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-17T22:11:18","slug":"sos-sza-is-releasing-a-new-album-after-five-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/sos-sza-is-releasing-a-new-album-after-five-years\/","title":{"rendered":"SOS &#8211; SZA is releasing a new album after five years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>This is not a drill, SZA\u2019s second studio album is coming out this week<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The R&amp;B singer has confirmed that her newest album,<em> SOS <\/em>is set to be released on the 9th of December via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sza\/status\/1599490613866508288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">social media.<\/a> It is now available to be <a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/sos\/1657869377\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pre-saved on Apple Music.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the 3rd of December, SZA performed on SNL &#8211; which was hosted by Keke Palmer &#8211; where she performed <em>Shirt<\/em>, a track on <em>SOS<\/em>. To fans&#8217; surprise, &#8216;SOS&#8217; and &#8217;12\/9&#8242; appeared on the screen behind her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SZA reveals on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SNL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SNL<\/a> that her new album \u201cS.O.S.\u201d will be out this Friday <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RYgzBkittU\">pic.twitter.com\/RYgzBkittU<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rap-Up (@RapUp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapUp\/status\/1599297023135875072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She released a track list late yesterday, revealing that the album will include 23 songs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Which version for back tracklist?\ud83e\udd14 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/15Ha5InNzu\">pic.twitter.com\/15Ha5InNzu<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SZA (@sza) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sza\/status\/1599843127803584512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The newest addition to SZA\u2019s discography includes songs featuring artists such as<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W-Khe7DInxo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scott Street<\/a><\/em> singer <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/1r1uxoy19fzMxunt3ONAkG?autoplay=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Phoebe Bridgers<\/a> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6ONRf7h3Mdk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SICKO MODE<\/a> <\/em>rapper <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/0Y5tJX1MQlPlqiwlOH1tJY\">Travis Scott,<\/a> who has collaborated with SZA in the past for the song <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/76290XdXVF9rPzGdNRWdCh?highlight=spotify:track:0q75NwOoFiARAVp4EXU4Bs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Love Galore<\/em>.<\/a> Bridgers will appear on the song <em>Ghost in the Machine<\/em>, whilst Scott is featuring on <em>Open Arms<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fans are especially surprised by Bridgers\u2019 involvement in <em>SOS<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sza featuring Phoebe Bridgers is jus absurd enough to work<\/p>&mdash; Eggsquisite Armant\u00e8 M.F.A \ud83e\udd5a (@ExquisiteWill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExquisiteWill\/status\/1599844377559732224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>SZA has also released a preview of <em>Nobody Gets Me<\/em>, the 14th track on the album, on YouTube. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mUaOx9PnO0\">https:\/\/t.co\/mUaOx9PnO0<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SZA (@sza) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sza\/status\/1600259907118198785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This album includes much loved songs such as <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2p3zZoraK9g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Good Days<\/a>,<\/em> the TikTok viral track <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/5dXWFMwD7I7zXsInONVl0H\"><em>I Hate U<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hdFDrjfW548\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Shirt<\/em><\/a>, which she released a music video for in late October. The music video co-stars actor LaKeith Stanfield. Since first being dropped in 2020, <em>Good Days<\/em> has received a Grammy nomination for \u2018Best R&amp;B Song\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The singer posted the album cover for <em>SOS<\/em> on the 30th of November, which shows the singer sitting on the edge of a plank suspended above the ocean. Some have speculated that this cover is a homage to the late Princess Diana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The cover of SZA\u2019s upcoming album, \u2018S.O.S\u2019, was seemingly inspired by late Princess Diana on a yacht a week before her untimely death. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rB7kjlVQYP\">pic.twitter.com\/rB7kjlVQYP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Buzzing Pop (@BuzzingPop) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuzzingPop\/status\/1598102999666110464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It has been five years since SZA\u2019s first studio album, the highly acclaimed <em>Ctrl<\/em> &#8211; it hasn&#8217;t taken long for fans to share their overwhelming excitement for the artist&#8217;s full-length return.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I apologize for the person I\u2019m going to become when this SZA album drops<\/p>&mdash; Alex Gonzalez (@alexgwriter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexgwriter\/status\/1598063224263684097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">sza really dropping a new album and it doesn\u2019t even feel like real life\u2026 LIKE I PRAYED FOR TIMES LIKE THESE<\/p>&mdash; big ceo (@korysverse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/korysverse\/status\/1599273940001882113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Words: Ashreya Jimi | Subbing: Elitsa Maymareva<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is not a drill, SZA\u2019s second studio album is coming out this week. The R&amp;B singer has confirmed that her newest album, SOS is set to be released on the 9th of December via&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":476,"featured_media":51086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,92],"tags":[384,4322,6052],"class_list":["post-51061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-culture","category-music","tag-album","tag-music","tag-sza"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/476"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51061"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52178,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51061\/revisions\/52178"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}