From the moment SZA released her debut album, CTRL, in 2017, she gave us the perfect soundtrack to all our thoughts. These feelings could range from wondering why a guy with a girlfriend is hitting ...

Each lyric includes context to help fans match it to their Instagram moment The list spans moods from heartbreak to confidence, showing SZA’s lyrical versatility Name any emotion, and there’s probably ...

Welcome to Keeping It Z, ESSENCE’s column where we touch on and analyze all things Generation Z. In this piece, writer Malik Peay talks about SZA’s debut album, ‘Ctrl’ and what it means to ...

On her fan-favorite Ctrl song "Drew Barrymore," SZA sings about feeling insecure and lonely - but the track's real-life ...

Experience the touching moment when SZA reveals the true meaning behind her song ‘Drew Barrymore’ and the impact Drew Barrymore has had on her life. SZA and Drew Barrymore shared an intimate moment ...

SZA is marking the fifth anniversary of Ctrl by dropping a deluxe edition of her impressive 2017 debut studio album. The set includes seven new songs. As she indicated in a tweet about the record, the ...

LOS ANGELES — Sza should have been celebrating. It was the day after her sold-out tour played at the Novo in Los Angeles, and she had just learned that her breakout single, “Love Galore,” had gone ...

SZA believed “Consideration” was the “pinnacle” of what she could create when she lost the single to Rihanna for 2016’s ANTI. SZA revealed she once believed she lost the best single she would ever ...