SZA might be going on a world tour with Kendrick Lamar this year, but her future plans involve a much quieter life.
The “Snooze” singer says she plans to shift music genres to fulfill the remainder of her contract and then plans to switch career from entertainment to agriculture. “To fulfill my last 2 album requirements I think I just wanna make peaceful children’s music n get outta here,” SZA wrote on X. “Then go be a farmer n donate the produce to underserved communities.”
Though it’s unclear how many albums she has left on her contract, this announcement comes weeks after the release of her highly anticipated album “SOS Deluxe: Lana”, which dropped on December 20.
“FULL DELUXE DROPS FIRST THING TOMORROW AM ,” she wrote on Instagram on Dec.19, “(Had to get my mixes right lol ! All songs are delivered and Ingesting into the system as we speak pls be kind .. we been up for days ).”
With a new album under her belt and an upcoming tour, 2025 is sure to be a busy year for SZA, but her desire to step away from the limelight doesn’t come as a surprise. The musician has been vocal about the mental health struggles fame brings.
“Every day I grapple with, ‘Am I done with music?’” she told British Vogue. “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.’”
The “SOS” artist says creating “Lana” was an opportunity for her to express those emotions.
“I think I am making music from a more beautiful place. From a more possible place versus a more angsty place,” she added. “I’m not identifying with my brokenness. It’s not my identity. It’s s–t that happened to me. Yeah, I experienced cruelty. I have to put it down at some point. Piece by piece, my music is shifting because of that, the lighter I get.”
SZA and Kendrick Lamar will join forces on the joint “Grand National Tour” that begins on April 19 in Minneapolis.