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SZA
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Now 87


Now 86


Black Panther soundtrack


Now 82


Now 79


NOW 71

• REAL NAME: Solana Imani Rowe
• BIRTHDAY: November 8, 1989
• BIGGEST POP SINGLE (AS LEAD): "Kill Bill" (2023)
• BIGGEST LP: SOS (2022)
• GRAMMY AWARDS: 1
• "Forgive as much as you hate." - SZA

• SZA was born Solana Imani Rowe on November 8, 1989 in Missouri and raised in New Jersey. In the early 2010s, after dropping out of a college with a marine biology major, SZA released a few EPs: See.SZA.Run and S. As a singer and songwriter, SZA has won over the critics with her strong R&B, jazz-influened music - often described as 'alt-R&B'.

• July 14: SZA signed with Top Dawg Entertainment. Subsequent EP releases included Z and A.

# 82 Singles Artist of the Year

• April 28: SZA signed with RCA Records.

• June 9: SZA released her debut LP Ctrl.

• July 1: SZA topped the Billboard R&B Albums chart for 3 weeks with Ctrl.

• August 27: SZA was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist.

• September 9: SZA hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out Maroon 5 with "What Lovers Do."
• September 30: SZA hit the Top 10 helping out Maroon 5 with "What Lovers Do."

• October 9: SZA was nominated for 2 American Music Awards including Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Album (Ctrl).
• October 11: Ctrl was certified gold.

# 46 Singles Artist of the Year

• January 3: SZA topped the Billboard R&B Songs chart for 1 week with "The Weekend."
• January 27: SZA topped the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart for 9 weeks with help from Travis Scott with "Love Galore."
• January 28: SZA was nominated for 5 Grammy Awards including Best New Artist, Best R&B Performance ("The Weekend"), Best R&B Song (awarded to the songwriter) ("Supermodel"), Best Urban Contemporary Album (Ctrl), and Best Rap/Sung Performance ("Love Galore").

• February 17: SZA topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart for 1 week helping out Rihanna with "Consideration."

• March 1: Ctrl was certified platinum.
• March 3: SZA hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with Kendrick Lamar with "All The Stars" from the Black Panther soundtrack.

• August 20: The video for "All The Stars" won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects and the video for "The Weekend" was nominated for Best Art Direction.

# 83 Singles Artist of the Year

• February 10: SZA was nominated for 5 Grammy Awards Including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap/Sung Performance, and Best Song Written for Visual Media ("All The Stars").

• May 18: SZA hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with The Weeknd and Travis Scott with "Power Is Power."

• June 8: SZA hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out DJ Khaled with "Just Us."

• August 26: The video for "Just Us" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects.

• July 31: Ctrl was certified 2x platinum.

• August 17: Ctrl was certified 3x platinum.

# 28 Singles Artist of the Year

• February 27: SZA hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Good Days."

• April 17: SZA hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out Doja Cat with "Kiss Me More."

• March 7: SZA hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with Justin Timberlake with "The Other Side."

• May 29: SZA hit the Top 10 helping out Doja Cat with "Kiss Me More."

• June 26: SZA hit #1 for 2 weeks on the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out Doja Cat with "Kiss Me More."
• June 26: SZA topped the Billboard Rhythmic Airplay chart for 2 weeks helping out Doja Cat with "Kiss Me More."

• July 10: SZA topped the Billboard Pop Songs chart for 1 week helping out Doja Cat with "Kiss Me More."

• September 12: The video for "Kiss Me More" won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Collaboration and was also nominated for Video of the Year. The video for "Good Days" was nominated for Best R&B Video.

• November 21: SZA won an American Music Award for Collaboration of the Year ("Kiss Me More" with Doja Cat) and was nominated for Favorite Song - Pop ("Kiss Me More") and Favorite R&B Female Artist.

• December 18: SZA topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for 1 week, R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs chart for 1 week, R&B Songs chart for 1 week, and R&B Digital Songs chart for 2 weeks with "I Hate U."

# 66 Singles Artist of the Year

• January 8: SZA hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "I Hate U."

• March 19: SZA topped the Billboard Rhythmic Airplay chart for 1 week with "I Hate U."

• April 2: SZA topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart for 4 weeks with "I Hate U."
• April 3: SZA won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance ("Kiss Me More" with Doja Cat), and was nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year (awarded to the songwriter) ("Kiss Me More") and Best R&B Song (awarded to the songwriter) ("Good Days").

• August 28: The video for "No Love" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video (with Summer Walker and Cardi B).

• November 20: SZA was nominated for 2 American Music Awards for Favorite R&B Female Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Single ("I Hate U").

• December 3: SZA performed "Shirt" and "Blind" on Saturday Night Live.
• December 9: SZA released SOS.
• December 16: SOS was certified gold.
• December 24: SZA topped the Billboard 200 LP chart for 10 weeks, R&B Albums chart, and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with SOS.
• December 24: SZA topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and R&B Songs chart with "Kill Bill."
• December 31: SZA hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Nobody Gets Me."

• January 14: SZA hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Kill Bill."

• February 5: SZA was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance ("Beautiful" with DJ Khaled and Future).
• February 6: SOS was certified platinum.
• February 11: SZA hit the Top 10 with "Kill Bill."
• February 18: SZA hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out Lizzo with "Special."
• February 18: SZA topped the Billboard Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart for 2 weeks with "Shirt."

• March 4: SZA topped the Billboard Rhythmic Airplay chart for 2 weeks with "Kill Bill."

• April 8: SZA hit #1 on the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Kill Bill."
• April 21: SZA topped the Billboard Pop Airplay chart with "Kill Bill."
• April 29: SZA topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Kill Bill."

• May 6: SZA hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Snooze."

• July 1: SZA topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart and Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart with "Snooze."
• July 8: SZA topped the Adult R&B Airplay chart helping out Lizzo with "Special."
• July 15: SZA topped the Billboard Rhythmic Airplay chart with "Snooze."
• July 29: SZA topped the Billboard R&B chart with "Snooze."

• August 7: SOS was certified 3x platinum

• September 12: The video for "Kill Bill" was nominated for 5 MTV Video Music Awards including Video of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Direction, Best Visual Effects, and Best Editing. The video for "Shirt" won for Best R&B Video and was nominated for Best Art Direction.
• September 30: SZA topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, R&B Songs chart, and R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart helping out Drake with "Slime You Out."

• October 6: SZA could be heard on the Drake LP For All The Dogs on the tracks "Slime You Out" and "Rich Baby."
• October 14: SZA topped the Billboard Radio Songs chart with "Snooze."

• February 4: SZA was nominated for 9 Grammy Awards including Album of the Year and Best Progressive R&B Album (SOS), Record of the Year, Song of the Year (awarded to the songwriter), and Best R&B Performance, ("Kill Bill"), Best Pop Duo/Group Performance ("Ghost In The Machine" with Phoebe Bridgers), Best R&B Song (awarded to the songwriter) ("Snooze"), Best Traditional R&B Performance ("Love Language"), and Best Melodic Rap Performance ("Low").

Ctrl Released: June 9, 2017 US: 3x Platinum Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 3 Billboard # 1: R&B Albums Grammy Nominee: Best Urban Contemporary Album Tracks: "Supermodel" - "Love Galore" (featuring Travis Scott) - "Doves In The Wind" (featuring Kendrick Lamar) - "Drew Barrymore" - "Prom" - "The Weekend" - "Go Gina" - "Garden (Say It Like Dat)" - "Broken Clocks" - "Anything" - "Wavy (Interlude)" (featuring James Fauntleroy) - "Normal Girl" - "Pretty Little Birds" (featuring Isaiah Rashad) - "20 Something"

SOS Released: December 9, 2022 US: 3x Platinum Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 1 Billboard # 1: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, R&B Albums Grammy Nominee: Album of the Year, Best Progressive R&B Album Rolling Stone: Tracks: "SOS" - "Kill Bill" - "Seek & Destroy" - "Low" - "Love Language" - "Blind" - "Used" (featuring Don Toliver) - "Snooze" - "Notice Me" - "Gone Girl" - "Smoking On My Ex Pack" - "Ghost In The Machine" (featuring Phoebe Bridgers) - "F2F" - "Nobody Gets Me" - "Conceited" - "Special" - "Too Late" - "Far" - "Shirt" - "Open Arms" (featuring Travis Scott) - "I Hate U" - "Good Days" - "Forgiveless" (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard)

1	Kill Bill from the LP SOS ARC chart run: 29 - 19 - 14 - 11 - 9 - 7 - 5 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 6 - 7 - 7 - 8 - 17 - 32 - off RIAA Certification: 5x Platinum Billboard # 1: Hot 100, R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, R&B Songs, Rhythmic Airplay, Pop Airplay Grammy Nominee: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best R&B Performance MTV VMA Nominee: Video of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Direction, Best Visual Effects, Best Editing	1(3)	29	2023
2	Kiss Me More [Doja Cat featuring SZA] from the Doja Cat LP Planet Her ARC chart run: 35 - 25 - 18 - 16 - 14 - 12 - 8 - 5 - 5 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 7 - 9 - 12 - 13 - 15 - 18 - 24 - 29 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 13 RIAA Certification: 5x Platinum Billboard # 1: Pop Songs, Rhythmic Airplay Grammy Winner: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Grammy Nominee: Record of the Year, Song of the Year MTV VMA Winner: Best Collaboration MTV VMA Nominee: Video of the Year	1(2)	29	2021
3	What Lovers Do [Maroon 5 featuring SZA] from the Maroon 5 LP Red Pill Blues ARC chart run: 27 - 18 - 15 - 10 - 8 - 7 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 4 - 4 - 5 - 7 - 11 - 13 - 16 - 26 - 35 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 28 RIAA Certification: 2x Platinum	4	21	2017
4	All The Stars [Kendrick Lamar & SZA] from the Black Panther soundtrack ARC chart run: 36 - 26 - 25 - 15 - 14 - 16 - 16 - 16 - 14 - 14 - 14 - 13 - 13 - 15 - 21 - 28 - 31 - 32 - 36 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 53 RIAA Certification: 2x Platinum Grammy Nominee: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap/Sung Performance, Best Song Written for Visual Media MTV VMA Winner: Best Visual Effects	13	19	2018
5	Nobody Gets Me from the LP SOS ARC chart run: 38 - 36 - 28 - 23 - 18 - 18 - 18 - 17 - 16 - 16 - 16 - 15 - 15 - 19 - 26 - 31 - 36 - off RIAA Certification: Gold	15	17	2023
6	Special [Lizzo featuring SZA] from the Lizzo LP Special ARC chart run: 31 - 21 - 17 - 14 - 12 - 11 - 10 - 10 - 14 - 13 - 16 - 28 - 36 - off Billboard # 1: Adult R&B Airplay	10	13	2023
7	Just Us [DJ Khaled featuring SZA] from the DJ Khaled LP Father Of Asahd ARC chart run: 37 - 26 - 24 - 21 - 21 - 21 - 21 - 21 - 21 - 20 - 24 - 30 - 37 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 75 MTV VMA Nominee: Best Visual Effects	20	13	2019
8	Good Days from the LP SOS ARC chart run: 38 - 34 - 38 - 34 - 32 - 32 - 32 - 32 - 30 - 28 - 28 - 36 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 73 RIAA Certification: 4x Platinum Grammy Nominee: Best R&B Song MTV VMA Nominee: Best R&B Video	28	12	2021
9	I Hate U from the LP SOS ARC chart run: 39 - 36 - 35 - 35 - 34 - 32 - 30 - 30 - 33 - 33 - 38 - 35 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 100 RIAA Certification: 2x Platinum Billboard # 1: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs, R&B Songs, R&B Digital Songs, Rhythmic Airplay, R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay	30	12	2022
10	The Other Side [SZA & Justin Timberlake] from the Trolls: World Tour soundtrack ARC chart run: 25 - 20 - 18 - 18 - 15 - 14 - 13 - 26 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 88 RIAA Certification: Gold	13	8	2020
11	Power Is Power [SZA & The Weeknd & Travis Scott] from the For The Throne compilation ARC chart run: 38 - 37 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 154 RIAA Certification: Gold	37	2	2019
	Love Galore [SZA featuring Travis Scott] from the LP Ctrl RIAA Certification: 6x Platinum Billboard # 1: Adult R&B Songs Grammy Nominee: Best Rap/Sung Performance	**	**	2017
	The Weekend from the LP Ctrl RIAA Certification: 5x Platinum Billboard # 1: R&B Songs Grammy Nominee: Best R&B Performance MTV VMA Nominee: Best Art Direction	**	**	2017
	Broken Clocks from the LP Ctrl RIAA Certification: 5x Platinum Billboard # 1: R&B Songs	**	**	2018
	Shirt from the LP SOS RIAA Certification: 2x Platinum Billboard # 1: Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay MTV VMA Winner: Best R&B Video MTV VMA Nominee: Best Art Direction	**	**	2023
-- current single --
	Snooze from the LP SOS RIAA Certification: 2x Platinum Billboard # 1: Radio Songs, R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, Rhythmic Airplay, R&B Songs Grammy Nominee: Best R&B Song	**	**	2023
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