SZA teases new album at BST Hyde Park headline set with song snippet
SZA has teased her upcoming album ‘Lana’ at her headlining BST Hyde Park set with a preview of a forthcoming single, ahead of her Glastonbury 2024 set.
Last night (June 29), SZA asked the crowd: “New album, you ready?” before performing a snippet of an unreleased song. Soon after, her social media accounts shared a teaser clip of the song with its title ‘Storytime’.
“I know you told stories about me. most of them awful . All of them true . Here’s some for u”, she wrote, quoting lyrics from the song.
Last February, SZA shared a new single titled ‘Saturn’, which is also expected to appear on ‘Lana’. Earlier that month, she previewed an unreleased song, currently dubbed ‘DTM’, at an Apple Live event in Brooklyn, New York.
The upcoming album was first announced by SZA last September, where she revealed that what was originally planned as a deluxe edition of ‘SOS’ has become “a whole ‘nother album” that will feature “7-10 songs”. In March, she issued an update about ‘Lana’ following unauthorised leaks of songs intended for the release. “‘Lana’ deserves more time and music no one’s ever heard before,” she wrote. “Seems fair. Bless.”
Her BST Hyde Park set featured fan favourites like ‘Love Galore’, ‘All the Stars’, ‘Drew Barrymore’, ‘Kiss Me More’, ‘Kill Bill’, and ‘Supermodel’ – all part of her newly-configured set that she’s expected to bring to Glastonbury 2024 this weekend.
“Today was my first day performing with the new set. You’re like my second home,” she told the BST Hyde Park crowd as she concluded her set with ‘20 Something’. “I’ll always come back here. You’re the best crowd. I love you. Goodnight!”
Alongside SZA at Glastonbury 2024 this weekend are performances from Shania Twain, Janelle Monae, The National, Two Door Cinema Club, Avril Lavigne, Justice, Nia Archives, James Blake, Alvvays, Romy and more.
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