SZA has announced that she’ll be making further changes to her recently released album ‘Lana’.
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‘Lana’ arrived last Friday (December 20) after almost a year of teasing. Rather than a standalone album, it exists as a deluxe version of her 2022 LP ‘SOS’.
The record was subject to delays, though. Fans had initially expected to wake up to it on Friday morning, but it didn’t drop until the afternoon, with SZA sharing: “Just needed a few more hours for new mixes to ingest evenly across all platforms.. (mixes are important) love you camp.”
When it was eventually shared at 8pm GMT, and it included a Kendrick Lamar feature on ‘30 For 30’. Elsewhere, there’s production from Lil Yachty and Benny Blanco on one song each.
Now though, it seems SZA isn’t happy with the version shared to streaming services. Taking to Twitter/X earlier today (December 24), the singer told fans that she’d be making some changes that will be ready tomorrow.
“After listening w a clear mind I’m Switching some mixes out when I add stuff on Christmas lol,” she wrote. “This means nothing to you but had to say it for me lol . Who knows u might notice.”
After listening w a clear mind I’m Switching some mixes out when I add stuff on Christmas lol . This means nothing to you but had to say it for me lol . Who knows u might notice 🤷🏾♀️
— SZA (@sza) December 24, 2024
It’s not the first time she’s announced potential changes to ‘Lana’. On Saturday, not even 24 hours after the album’s release, she shared that she was gearing up to share even more new music.
Taking to Twitter/X, the ‘Kill Bill’ singer wrote: “And before yall even start .. punch gave the go ahead to purge and drop all songs .. more things are on the way 🙂↕️” She’s referring to her manager Terrence “Punch” Henderson.
Then, she shared a screenshot of a conversation with Henderson, where she’s requesting to release three additional tracks called ‘Take You Down’, ‘PSA’ and ‘Open Arms’, saying “they’re all mastered already”.
Henderson then responds by telling SZA to “let this breathe for a week at least”, adding: “Give it to them for new years or Christmas”.
Along with ‘Lana’, SZA also shared a music video for Drive’. The video stars actor Ben Stiller, while SZA herself also makes an appearance in a bug-like form, reminiscent of the album cover. ‘Saturn’, which she released back in February, is also on the album.
Lamar’s feature comes after SZA appeared on his surprise album ‘GNX’ last month, and the pair announced a joint North American tour for next year.
The other collaborators on the album are mostly those she worked with on ‘SOS’, including Michael Uzowuru, ThankGod4Cody, Rob Bisel and Carter Lang. You can check out the full tracklist here.
When ‘SOS‘ was released two years ago, it received acclaim from critics, as well as nine Grammy nominations. It hit Number One on the Billboard 200 and Number Two on the UK Single Chart, also being certified 3x Platinum in the US.
In a five-star review of ‘SOS’, NME described it as “a comeback album well worth the wait,” adding: “I’m making the best album of my life for this next album,” SZA told Flaunt in 2020 and ‘SOS’ is just that – a phenomenal record that barely puts a foot wrong and raises the bar even higher than she set it before. That quote, though, came with a caveat: “Because it’s going to be my last album.” Here’s hoping SZA reneges on that declaration but, if this is the last we hear from here, at least she’s going out on the highest of highs.”
