According to reports, SZA has finally announced the release date for her long-awaited third album, Lana.
The highly anticipated project is scheduled to drop this Friday (Dec. 20), as the teaser clip was released last week. To hype it even further, SZA shared another trailer for a song, seemingly titled “Drive.” The video features Ben Stiller, who’s seen jamming to the song while driving through the rain. Notably, the clip maintains the “outdoorsy” theme of the album trailer. The teaser is underscored by the Isley Brothers’ “Voyage to Atlantis,” captioning, “Clock starts now. Happy anniversary.”
SZA’s Evolution Continues: New Chapter with Grand National Tour
Her previous album, SOS, dominated the charts for 10 weeks, becoming the first R&B project by a female artist to achieve such a feat since Mariah Carey’s landmark debut in 1991. Now, with Lana officially on board, anticipation builds as listeners prepare to unravel the record that brought hits like “Kill Bill” and “Snooze” to life.
In a recent conversation with British Vogue, SZA presented Lana as a “welcome shift,” highlighting the evolution of her creative approach. She stated, “I think I am making music from a more beautiful place. From a more possible place versus a more angsty place.” “I’m not identifying with my brokenness. It’s not my identity. It’s sh*t that happened to me. Yeah, I experienced cruelty. I have to put it down at some point. Piece by piece, my music is shifting because of that, the lighter I get.”
Fans now have even more to anticipate as SZA joins Kendrick Lamar for his Grand National tour. The 21-date co-headlining trek begins in Minnesota on April 19, making stops in major cities such as Houston, Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Toronto, before culminating in Washington, D.C., on June 18.
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