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List of songs recorded by SZA

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SZA performing at Glastonbury 2024

American singer-songwriter SZA co-writes almost all of her songs with their respective producers; for many of them, she is the sole lyricist.[a] Her repertoire encompasses two studio albums, one reissue album, three extended plays (EPs), multiple film and television soundtracks, and several guest appearances. Psychedelic and lo-fi instrumentals characterize SZA's early songs, and the self-uploaded SoundCloud EPs See.SZA.Run (2012) and S (2013) were her career's first releases.[2] Executives at Top Dawg Entertainment took notice of her SoundCloud music and signed a recording contract with her in 2013. Afterwards, she released her third EP Z (2014).[3]

Three years later, SZA released her debut studio album, Ctrl. Many of the people who contributed to the album were or became frequent collaborators, including Travis Scott, then-labelmate Kendrick Lamar, and producer Carter Lang. Critics have identified Ctrl as primarily an R&B album with elements of jazz and alternative.[4][5] As time passed, the media started to consistently label SZA as an R&B artist, and she surmised the categorization was due to stereotypes about Black women in music.[6][7] Wanting to demonstrate her versatility, she incorporated an amalgam of genres on her second album, SOS (2022), such as R&B, rap, rock, and pop.[8][9] SOS's reissue, Lana (2024), was supported by the singles "Saturn", "BMF", and "30 for 30".

Outside of her albums and EPs, SZA has appeared on dozens of songs by other musicians like Lamar, Isaiah Rashad, and Doja Cat. Her unreleased music comprises a large amount of album outtakes and scrapped verses, many of which have leaked online. She thinks of the aforementioned leakers as thieves, and her label's manager Punch said that these leaks could cause her releases to be postponed or even cancelled.[10][11]

  1. ^ Corrine, Amber (December 14, 2023). "Punch Defends SZA's Writing Skills And Explains How Producers Get Credit". Vibe. Archived from the original on February 23, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  2. ^ Smith, Danyel (February 8, 2023). "SZA's Ruination Brought Her Everything". The New York Times Magazine. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  3. ^ Ugwu, Reggie (April 7, 2014). "SZA Talks Z Album & Being the Only Girl in Top Dawg Entertainment". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 19, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  4. ^ Voynovskaya, Nastia (June 13, 2017). "SZA: Ctrl". Paste. Archived from the original on November 13, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  5. ^ Harris, Hunter (October 30, 2023). "SZA's Anxious Rise to Pop Superstardom". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  6. ^ Gore, Sydney (February 27, 2023). "SZA Has Always Been Alternative—You Just Weren't Listening". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on December 17, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  7. ^ Diallo, Habi (May 1, 2024). "SZA: 'Literally No One Knows What They Are Talking About'". Dazed. Archived from the original on September 12, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  8. ^ Phan, Karena (December 9, 2022). "Review: SZA's Perfection Takes Time in Second Album SOS". Associated Press. Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  9. ^ Siregar, Cady (December 9, 2022). "On SOS, SZA Once Again Blows Expectations Out of the Water". Consequence. Archived from the original on December 29, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  10. ^ Rosenbloom, Alli (January 8, 2024). "SZA Is Over People Leaking Her Music". CNN. Archived from the original on January 15, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  11. ^ Elibert, Mark (January 7, 2024). "SZA Addresses Leaked Songs: 'You Are a F****ing Thief'". Complex. Archived from the original on November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.


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