Welcome to Keeping It Z, ESSENCE’s column where we touch on and analyze all things Generation Z. In this piece, writer Malik Peay talks about SZA’s debut album, ‘Ctrl’ and what it means to ...

Before Ctrl took the crown, Taylor Swift’s 1989 held the record for the longest-charting female album, a massive achievement in its own right. But SZA’s Ctrl has now edged out 1989 with 378 ...

SZA has previously admitted that she didn’t think her debut album Ctrl was that good or even worth releasing at one point. She may not have had faith in her own artistry, but the masses did ...

SZA, born Solána Imani Rowe, first captured attention with her debut studio album, “ Ctrl,” released in 2017. This project was a game-changer, showcasing her unique blend of R&B, neo-soul ...

SZA’s ‘CTRL’ Album Finally Gets A Release Date Emilee Lindner May 25, 2017 Getty Image We now have a date on the calendar for SZA’s oft-delayed CTRL.

On June 9, SZA released the deluxe version of her 2017 debut album, Ctrl, featuring seven unreleased tracks. Listen to the album here.

SZA is marking the fifth anniversary of Ctrl by dropping a deluxe edition of her impressive 2017 debut studio album. The set includes seven new songs. As she indicated in a tweet about the record ...

While we wait for SZA’s highly-anticipated follow-up to her massively successful debut album, the singer is celebrating the fifth anniversary of Ctrl with a deluxe edition. Earlier today, she ...

Her Ctrl has been named the best album of 2017 by Time magazine. Time stated about the New Jersey-bred singer-songwriter, “She may be one of a kind, but she’s speaking the truth of a whole ...

A deluxe version for CTRL has been on the horizon for a while. In 2018, SZA teased extending the album when replying to a fan on Twitter, per Pitchfork.

SZA posted to Instagram. Thankgod4cody produced “Love Galore,” “The Weekend,” and “Broken Clocks” on SZA’s latest album, Ctrl. View this post on Instagram A post shared by SZA (@sza) ...

In this piece, writer Malik Peay talks about SZA’s debut album, ‘Ctrl’ and what it means to 20-somethings who are finding their way.