SZA

Solána Imani Rowe (born November 8, 1989), known professionally as SZA (/ˈsɪzə/ ⓘ SIZ-ə), is an American singer-songwriter. She first garnered attention with her self-released extended plays (EPs) See.SZA.Run (2012) and S (2013), leading to her becoming the first female artist signed to Top Dawg Entertainment. Her third EP, Z (2014), was her first project released to digital retailers and reached the top ten on the US Independent Albums chart.

After signing a joint recording deal with RCA Records, SZA released her debut studio album, Ctrl (2017), to critical and commercial success. The album earned four Grammy Award nominations and became the second longest-charting R&B album by a female artist on the US Billboard 200. The following year, her Kendrick Lamar collaboration "All the Stars"—a top-ten single in both the US and UK—earned her Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Original Song. Her feature on Doja Cat's "Kiss Me More" set a record as the longest-running all-female collaboration in the US top-ten and won SZA her first Grammy Award.

SZA's second studio album, SOS (2022), spent twelve weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 and set a record for the largest streaming week for an R&B album in the US. It was supported by five top-10 singles, including her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one "Kill Bill", as well as "Snooze", which became one of the longest-charting songs in the US. She earned her second chart-topping song that same year, with a guest feature on Drake's "Slime You Out". A reissue for SOS, Lana (2024), scored another top-ten single, "Saturn". SZA made her acting debut in the comedy film, One of Them Days (2025), and performed in the Super Bowl LIX halftime show alongside Kendrick Lamar.

SZA has earned numerous accolades throughout her career, including five Grammy Awards, a Brit Award, an American Music Award, a Guild of Music Supervisors Award, and two Billboard Women in Music awards, including Woman of the Year. She has co-written songs for artists such as Nicki Minaj, Beyoncé, Travis Scott, Schoolboy Q, and Rihanna. In 2024, she received the Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.