SZA Gives Hints About Upcoming Paramore Collab
SZA and Paramore will still be coming out with a song, according to the R&B singer. The New Jersey native said that a collaboration with the band is “in the works,” according to an interview per Complex.
Hayley Williams, the lead single of Paramore, and SZA have had an open admiration for one another in the press for years.
“I love her voice,” Williams said last year on the Black People Love Paramore podcast. “SZA for about six years now has been the one.”
A fan asked about SZA’s collaboration with Paramore on X (formerly known as Twitter) in 2022 notably saying that the two speak to one another often.
I talk to her more than you’d think lol https://t.co/vfNLJX9g3K
— SZA (@sza) December 6, 2022
Back in 2018, SZA geeked out after she caught wind of Paramore performing “20 Something,” a track off of her debut album CTRL.
“Literally slap me . S—- CRAZY . Wow . Go OFF queen,” she wrote.
Last year, while in a conversation with Rolling Stone, Williams told the publication that SZA is “that person where I feel like we could write any type of song, and it would be cool.”
Paramore and SZA At The 2024 Grammys
Paramore’s last album was This Is Why, which was released last year. It is up for Best Rock Album at the 2024 Grammys. The band will be opening up for Taylor Swift on the European leg of her Eras Tour starting in May.
As for SZA, her sophomore album, SOS, was released in 2022. It is currently up for nine Grammys heading into the award ceremony on Sunday (Feb. 4). SOS, has been nominated for Album of the Year and Best Progressive R&B Album. In addition, she is nominated for Song of the Year and Record of the Year for “Kill Bill.” “Snooze” is nominated for Best R&B Song. The singer also has nominations for Best Traditional R&B Performance (“Love Language”), Best Melodic Rap Performance (“Low”), Best R&B Performance (“Kill Bill”), and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (“Ghost in the Machine”).
SZA will also perform at the Grammys.
The Grammys will air on CBS from L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 4, starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
