But on top of all that hard work there were also sprinklings of magic on her trip to the top of her game. Take, for example, the serendipity of her encounter with flute-playing US superstar Lizzo.

In May, Lizzo even crashed the stage during SZA and Lamar’s tour stop in Los Angeles to perform the track with her on stage. The news comes after SZA and her co-headliner Lamar wrap the first ...