SZA breaks records with her album SOS and reveals list of artists who refused to participate

Acclaimed on social media, the album SOS by the American singer SZA debuted at number one in Billboard 200, list of the best-selling albums and EPs in the United States. Released just over 10 days ago, the album has 23 tracks. According to Billboard, the work broke records: it achieved the biggest streaming week for an album R&Bthe second biggest streaming week for an album by a female artist and the third biggest streaming week for any album in 2021.

According to Billboard, the album sold 318 thousand units in its opening week. On streaming platforms, the work has already been reproduced more than 404.58 million of times.

The singer's third album already has a hit on the app TikTokthe hit Blind. It also surpasses its predecessor, Ctrlfrom 2017, which debuted in third place on the charts at the time.

As a result, SZA also owns the fifth album with the best debut week of 2022, losing to Midnightsin Taylor Swift, Harry's House, in Harry Styles, Her Lossin Drake It is 21 SavageIt is Renaissancein Beyonce.

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Controversy

Without mincing words, the singer did not remain silent and even released a list of artists who ignored the invitation to participate in the project.

Through a video call SOS: Where the hell have you been?, the musician showed behind the scenes of the work, where a whiteboard appears with several names such as Rosalía, Drake, Harry Styles, Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, Finneas, Halsey, Frank Ocean, Kendrick Lamar and Olivia Rodrigo. Apparently, these were the singers who refused to be on the album.

In an interview with Hot 97, the singer said that she is very grateful to the artists who “sent their verses” to the project (referring to Phoebe Bridgers, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Don Toliver and Travis Scott, who agreed to be part of the album), but it “doesn’t take it personally” that other artists ignored the proposal.

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