4 days ago [Wanted] SZA - CTRL. SZA: CTRL Grant Rindner. Ctrl's songs are predominantly alternative R&B, R&B[19][20] and neo soul. lol my body tried to play me but I beat it's ass n im back n ready!https://twitter.com/lashleyn/status/898630379099140096 …", "Watch SZA Get the Last Laugh in 'Supermodel' Video", https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-sza-perform-the-weekend-and-love-galore-on-snl/, "SZA Setlist at Fête Music Hall, Providence", "Drew Barrymore – Single by SZA on Apple Music", "Love Galore (feat. [5] [51] It was uploaded to SZA's Vevo channel on April 28, 2017. It was released on June 9, 2017, on Top Dawg Entertainment and RCA Records. Speaking on the conception of the album, SZA stated that she had spent four years just doing music: "I’ve been burying friends, burying family members, burying weight, the way I feel about myself, the way I feel about God, the way I process information. Ctrl (pronounced "control") is the debut studio album by American singer SZA. Due to health problems, the first three dates of the tour were rescheduled, causing the tour to begin on August 20 instead of August 16 as originally scheduled. However the debut album faced various setbacks, initially promised at the end of 2015, then at the start of 2016. He’s just gnarly. [12] Throughout the album's recording process, record producer Rick Rubin helped SZA's creative process. [33], SZA premiered "Drew Barrymore" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. [41] Ctrl debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 with 60,000 album-equivalent units, of which 25,000 were pure album sales. SZA would search songs that were in the top forty charts during various years including the 1940s and 1980s, she would then listen to their style, beats and synths to gain some inspiration. [35][36] Following the announcement of Ctrl, SZA releases a promotional video narrated by rapper RZA. Travis Scott 3. [50] It features American rapper Travis Scott and was produced by ThankGod4Cody, Carter Lang, Scum and Punch. "[13], In 2015, SZA was introduced to Carter Lang, by Peter Cottontale in Chicago. Ctrl received widespread critical acclaim from music critics. "[18], Ctrl is a fourteen track set that departs from traditional R&B leanings. [citation needed] The album and its songs were nominated for four Grammy Awards, while SZA was nominated for Best New Artist. SZA would freestyle the songs in a hope to "let the moments happen in the studio. Stream songs including "Supermodel", "Love Galore (feat. Sale Price $4.79 $ 4.79 $ … He went on to say that Ctrl "is craft in action, a uniquely excellent album from a uniquely excellent artist. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2018 Green Translucent, Autographed Vinyl release of Ctrl on Discogs. Ctrl (pronounced “control”) is the debut studio album by the TDE first lady SZA, originally titled “A”. [23] Siena Yates of The New Zealand Herald described it as "a brutally honest, sonically rich leap down the rabbit hole. Lyrically the album has a confessional theme, which touch upon SZA's personal experiences and complexities of modern love; including desire, competition, jealousy, sexual politics, social media, and low self-esteem. 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