SZA is teasing new music, or at least something big. The SOS The singer shared a photo of her updated tour merch on Instagram Stories with the caption: “New tour merch, new set, new _____,” along with the squealing emoji on June 23. And while the R&B singer and songwriter, who has been overwhelming the festival this summer. circuit, could be referring to many possibilities, fans are hoping this means the follow-up to his long-promised sophomore album 2022 is just around the corner.
In 2023, the “Kill Bill” singer told fans that the deluxe edition planned for SOS had blossomed into “another album” of “seven to 10 songs” called wool. The title, he revealed variety, comes from a play with her real name Solana. “It's the first tattoo I got, when I was 13,” he explained. “It was $10 a letter and I only had $40, so it became my nickname for no reason.” Then, in December, he posted a series of album covers on Instagram tagged with the “Parental Advice” sticker, apparently teasing four variants for the upcoming LP. When the dreamy single “Saturn” dropped in March 2024, it seemed like another starry-eyed release was just around the corner.
However, just a few weeks later, after a handful of songs leaked, SZA seems to have changed her tune. In a since-deleted tweet, the singer wrote: “You leaked three songs from luxury. At this point you all can keep the rejections and leaks. I'm going to start [Lana] from scratch Don't ask me about it again.” He added that the new record “[deserved] more time and music than anyone had ever heard.”
The singer hinted at this rather than letting it go woolshe would consolidate the leaks and add them SOS before embarking on their third album, though a deluxe release has yet to materialize. That said, there are a few songs fans are hoping to drop, including “Boy From South Detroit,” which he performed at a 2023 concert in Brooklyn, and the leaked trap tune “Joni,” which pays tribute to the icon from Joni folk. Mitchell. (Drake himself called for its release on social media in January.)
SZA will play a handful of festival dates through August, but her decision to change the set list and refresh her tour merch seems like an indicator that a new era is upon us, but if it's a full-length album or just one album. few songs are seen. Regardless, we could use some pep bops to get us through this Cancer season, even if the “Snooze” singer is jokingly discriminating against the astrological sign. “I don't make cancer music,” she said in a TikTok for Apple Music earlier this year before repeating herself: “Jk, I love you.”
