Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer SZA has long been known to make fans play the waiting game, which is why the release of “Saturn,” the single that she debuted in a Mastercard commercial during the Grammy Awards, is a welcome if not unexpected surprise.
The singer-songwriter, who’s famously spoken about her perfectionism in creating music, has been careful to release new projects and singles throughout her career.
She staged a five-year gap between her 2017 debut album “Ctrl” and its follow-up “SOS,” which inevitably became a blockbuster release that broke chart records and earned her three Grammys at the ceremony earlier this month.
So when the 34-year-old announced “Lana,” fans weren’t sure what to think. She’d previously spoken to Variety about how the record would take shape, arriving as either a deluxe edition of “SOS” or its own standalone project.
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