SZA teases new album ‘Lana’ might arrive later this autumn

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SZA has teased that her upcoming album ‘Lana’ might arrive later this autumn.The ‘Kill Bill’ singer had previously shared plans to release a deluxe edition to her 2022 record ‘SOS’ as well as a new album titled ‘Lana’, and posted potential cover art on social media for the two projects as recently as December 2023.Although in the year since neither project has materialised, SZA has now told British Vogue that could change in the coming months.

Fans can reportedly expect both the deluxe edition and her third album in autumn, with new track ‘PSA’ – which she premiered at her Hyde Park performance – supposedly appearing on ‘Lana’.A post shared by SZA (@sza)It comes after SZA recently confirmed that she’s taking a break from performing live “for a while”, which she addressed in the interview. “Every day I grapple with, ‘Am I done with music?’” she said. “Maybe I’m just not meant to be famous – I’m crashing and burning and behaving erratically.

It’s not for me because I have so much anxiety.“But why would God put me in this position if I wasn’t supposed to be doing this?

So I just keep trying to rise to the occasion. But I’m also just like, ‘Please, the occasion is beating my ass.’”Touching on creating new music for ‘Lana’, she said it came from a “more beautiful place” than previous efforts. “From a more possible place versus a more angsty place.