SZA recalls ‘frustration’ over her label giving Rihanna her song Consideration after she shot a music video for it: ‘If she has it, then I’ll just never be anything’

SZA may be the It Girl of alt-R&B now, but when she was a struggling artist in 2015, her independent label Top Dawg Entertainment decided to give nine-time Grammy winner Rihanna her favorite song Consideration.

‘I cared so much. I was so frustrated and thought, “I’m never going to have anything that cool again. I’m never going to make anything that cool again,” the 34-year-old Grammy winner said. Variety on Wednesday.

“It was like the center of my life [debut studio album Ctrl] at the time. And for her it was like part of her album [Anti]. And I was like, “Please no!” I had just made a video for it and was about to drop it in a few days.”

SZA (born Solána Imani Rowe) was “desperate” at the time, working at a strip club and “wondering if I would have enough money to eat and borrow studio time and be compared to other artists who I don’t think represent me . ‘

The Missouri-born Jersey Girl admitted that “it was so hard to” accept that she had no control over the situation, but the 35-year-old Bajan pop star kept some of her vocals on the track and gave her a “featuring credit.

SZA (L) may now be the It Girl of alt-R&B, but when she was a struggling artist in 2015, her independent label Top Dawg Entertainment decided to give nine-time Grammy winner Rihanna (R) her favorite song Consideration

LISTEN to an excerpt from SZA’s 2015 version of Consideration

Riri even invited SZA to perform Consideration with her on stage at London’s O2 Arena at the Brit Awards in 2016, but she sang far in the background, almost in silhouette.

“I was so crazy and so wrong,” reflected the Snooze singer – who gets 62.2 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

‘I’m so glad that happened and that it didn’t cost me anything. If anything, I just gained a lot of it. And I thank God that I made cool music out there. I don’t know why I really thought my creativity would just stop, and this was the pinnacle of what I could create. If she has it, I’ll never be anything.”

Consideration – co-written by Savage

SZA will next perform at Z100 New York and iHeartRadio’s sold-out Jingle Ball on December 8 at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, alongside Olivia Rodrigo, OneRepublic, Doechii and more.

The Oscar-nominated songwriter will next compete for nine trophies — the most of any artist this year — at the 66th annual Grammy Awards, airing Feb. 4 on CBS/Paramount+.

“I’ve lost enough time to know that investing at this moment is not wise,” SZA warned.

‘And not because it’s not important – I’m so happy with it – but because you have to attach importance to who you are as an artist and as a person. It’s the first time I’ve been this popular, and I saw a huge increase in negativity right at the same time. But I guess it’s a good thing I don’t feel too loved, because maybe I would believe it!’

The 34-year-old Grammy winner told Variety on Wednesday: “I cared so much. I was so frustrated that I thought, “I’ll never have anything this cool again. I’ll never make anything that cool again.”

SZA (born Solána Imani Rowe) added: “It was like the center of my life [debut studio album Ctrl] at the time. And for her it was like part of her album [Anti]. And I was like, “Please no!” I just made a video for it and was about to drop it in a few days’

The Missouri-born Jersey Girl was “desperate” at the time, working at a strip club and “wondering if I would have enough money to eat and borrow studio time and be compared to other artists who I don’t think represent me.” (pictured in 2015)

SZA admitted that “it was so hard to” accept that she had no control over the situation, but the 35-year-old Bajan pop star kept some of her vocals on the track and gave her a “featuring” credit

Riri (R) even invited the Snooze singer (L) to perform Consideration with her on stage at London’s O2 Arena at the 2016 Brit Awards, but she sang far in the background, almost in silhouette

SZA reflected, “I was so crazy and so wrong…I’m so glad that happened, and that it didn’t cost me anything. If anything, I just gained a lot of it. And I thank God that I made cool music out there. I don’t know why I really thought my creativity would just stop, and this was the pinnacle of what I could create. If she has it, then I’ll never be anything’

The Oscar-nominated songwriter will next perform at Z100 New York and iHeartRadio’s sold-out Jingle Ball on December 8 at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, alongside Olivia Rodrigo, OneRepublic, Doechii and more.

SZA will then compete for nine trophies — the most of any artist this year — at the 66th annual Grammy Awards, airing Feb. 4 on CBS/Paramount+.

The Delaware State University dropout warned, “I’ve lost enough time to know that investing right now is not wise. And not because it’s not important – I’m so happy with it – but because you have to be important for who you are as an artist and as a person.’

The Delaware State University dropout scored three Grammy nominations for her song Kill Bill, which took just ten minutes to write and less than an hour to record.

‘I hated it. Well, I didn’t hate it,” admitted SZA, who doesn’t play an instrument.

‘I was really worried that people would hurt each other, because some people are damn strange. But it was a joke…[whileNobodyGetsMemegavemethefeelingthatIhadaccomplishedsomethingIhadnevermadeaballadandthatwassosincereinmymindIwasextremelysadaboutmyexandthatjustcameoutbutKillBillwasn’tasongIcaredaboutthatmuch'[whileNobodyGetsMemademefeellikeIaccomplishedsomethingI’dnevermadeaballadbeforeandthatwassogenuinetomyspiritIwassadasf***aboutmyexandthat’sjustwhatcameoutButKillBillwasn’tasongthatIcaredsomuchabout'[terwijlNobodyGetsMemehetgevoelgafdatikietsbereikthadIkhadnognooiteenballadgemaaktendatwaszooprechtvoormijngeestIkwasontzettendverdrietigovermijnexendatisprecieswateruitkwamMaarKillBillwasnieteennummerwaarikzoveelomgaf'[whileNobodyGetsMemademefeellikeIaccomplishedsomethingI’dnevermadeaballadbeforeandthatwassogenuinetomyspiritIwassadasf***aboutmyexandthat’sjustwhatcameoutButKillBillwasn’tasongthatIcaredsomuchabout’

The Nobody Gets Me singer said of her upcoming third studio album Lana, “I’m excited about the new music I’m releasing because it’s not sad. But it also takes a lot of processing and I am happy to visit the places where I am or have been.’