SZA confirms ‘Lana’ deluxe album, surprise guest appearance by Ben Stiller

After months of delays and speculation, SZA finally announces release date Lanathe long-awaited deluxe edition of her chart-topping album Ask for help. A teaser video shared on social media confirms that the item will arrive on Friday, December 20.

In a video shared on Monday (December 16), Stiller channels his inner superfan as he dramatically lip-syncs to what’s believed to be SZA’s new single “Drive” while driving on a rainy night.

If this scene feels familiar, that’s because Stiller also made an iconic lip-syncing cameo in Jack Johnson’s 2003 video for “Tyler,” only this time, he swapped out his guitar for the steering wheel.

Lana The album has been over two years in the making, and SZA is teasing it for the first time as “another full album,” filled with outtakes and new tracks. in a recent interview British Vogueshe reflects on her evolving creative process. “I think I’m making music from a more beautiful place. Coming from a more possible place rather than a more anxious place,” she explains.

“I don’t identify with my brokenness. It’s not who I am. It’s shit that’s happened to me. Yeah, I’ve been through brutality. I have to let it go at some point. So, little by little, my music As the ground changes, I become more relaxed.

The launch of the Deluxe Edition marks another chapter in the sector Ask for help Times, this is a huge time.

After its release, Ask for help The debut album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart with 318,000 equivalent album sales (third highest first-week sales of 2022), and broke the record for the largest streaming week for a female R&B album, with 404.6 million official on-demand copies Streaming of songs from the album, according to Luminate. The album spent a total of 10 weeks at the top of the charts, becoming the first to sell two since Mariah Carey’s self-titled debut album spent 11 weeks at No. 1 in 1991. number one female R&B album.

and Lana It has now been confirmed that this release will be a perfect fit for SZA’s upcoming 2025 stadium tour with Kendrick Lamar.