SZA’s Cryptic New Look Fuels Speculation on Upcoming Lana Release

September 25, 2024

SZA just dropped a vibe on us, and it’s safe to say we’re all shook. The “Kill Bill” queen is about to grace Hot Ones for the very first time, and she’s already bringing some major mystery. The First We Feast fam gave us a sneak peek of her episode on Tuesday (Sept. 24), and let’s just say… SZA did NOT come to play.

She’s serving alien realness in the teaser, rocking an extraterrestrial look that’s got blacked-out eyes and these long, wavy antennae that have fans spiraling. Is she just gearing up to tackle those nuclear-level hot wings, or is there a bigger plan at play here? 👀

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Fans wasted NO time hitting the comment section, theorizing that SZA’s new look might be a sneaky reference to her much-anticipated third album, Lana, or the rumored “Saturn” music video. One fan went full detective mode, saying, “Yasssss she’s def promoting the Saturn videoooo,” while others wondered if we’re even looking at SZA at all — “Are we sure that’s SZA under there?” Valid question, tbh.

Even SZA herself chimed in on the post, calling the experience “Fun times at the pain farm ❤️” — which, if you’ve seen Hot Ones, sounds pretty accurate. But like, c’mon, pain farm or promo farm? The world may never know.

CYMI, SZA has been going through it with Lana lately. According to Uproxx, she almost canceled the album after a series of leaks — yikes. But, plot twist: instead of scrapping it, she’s using the leaks as part of her SOS Deluxe release and STILL working on Lana (queen behavior).

Catch SZA’s full Hot Ones episode when it drops Thursday (Sept. 26). Something tells us this alien look is just the beginning… 🌌

Written by: Darcy