Blake, Cole (October 16, 2022). "SZA Confirms "Shirt" Music Video Is On The Way: "It's Turned In" ". HotNewHipHop. Archived from the original on December 15, 2022 . Retrieved December 15, 2022. Julianne Escobedo Shepherd of Pitchfork named the album "Best New Music", stressing how it "solidifies her position as a generational talent, an artist who translates her innermost feelings into indelible moments". [100] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian wrote that the results of the album "are hugely eclectic", finding it "simultaneously impressive and a little exhausting". Petridis found that the songs "shine harder individually than taken in toto, where the sheer profusion causes them to merge into one, blended by a mood of stoned melancholy", with a final product of a "unwieldy" album, where SZA sounds as "a fabulous vocalist, powerful but unshowy, capable of shifting seamlessly into melodic rap". [99] The New Yorker: " Ctrl opened a portal—one that represented not just a major leap for the artist but a breakthrough for the genre itself. Her alternative slow jams pushed her voice to the fore and laid bare all the quirks of her dating life, establishing her as a distinguished millennial anecdotalist in the process." [12] Caulfield, Keith (December 19, 2022). "SZA Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With 'SOS' ". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022 . Retrieved December 19, 2022. a b Mamo, Heran (November 16, 2022). "SZA Is Finally Ready to Release That Album (Yes, Really!)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 16, 2022 . Retrieved November 17, 2022.

Kiefer, Halle (May 25, 2020). "SZA Crowdsources A New Project: All of Her Previously Unreleased Songs". Vulture. Archived from the original on December 28, 2022 . Retrieved December 28, 2022. The album was preceded by three singles—" Good Days", " I Hate U", and " Shirt", followed by " Nobody Gets Me", " Kill Bill", and " Snooze" after the album's release. "Kill Bill" became SZA's first song to top the Billboard Hot 100, while all singles except for "Shirt" peaked within the top 10. Upon release, SOS received widespread critical acclaim for its eclectic sound and SZA's vocal delivery; several media publications ranked it as one of the best albums of 2022. To promote the album, SZA embarked on a North American and European arena tour, the SOS Tour, from February to October 2023. ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved August 20, 2023. SZA Calls Out "Hostile Relationship" With Record Label President". Pitchfork. August 20, 2020. Archived from the original on December 24, 2022 . Retrieved December 28, 2022.When SZA collaborated with Cosmopolitan for their February 2021 issue, she talked about the emotions she expected to feel while making the album. She told the magazine, "this album is going to be the shit that made me feel something in my...here and in here", pointing to her heart and gut. [33] From April to May 2022, SZA told media outlets that she had recently finished the album in Hawaii, describing it as her most relatable or "unisex" body of work she had made to date. [34] During the Met Gala and an interview with Complex, SZA claimed that the album was ready for release during summertime in the United States ("this summer, it will be a SZA summer"), but there was no urgent deadline for the release. [35] [36] My friend's birthday is this Friday and she is a HUGE SZA fan, what a great birthday gift, no? I wanted to get her a physical CD copy of the album as a gift, but I can't find any information if those also drop on Friday and at which retailers. I also haven't bought a CD since like 2010 so idek if she has physical copies. SOS de SZA" (in Spanish). Apple Music (ES). Archived from the original on March 1, 2023 . Retrieved April 4, 2023.

Houghton, Cillea (December 21, 2022). "SZA Reflects on Success of SOS: 'God Is Excellent' ". American Songwriter. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022 . Retrieved February 21, 2023. Rowe, Solána (December 7, 2022). "SZA on New Album SOS, Being Pissed & What Makes Her Not Want to Put Out Music Again". WQHT (Interview). Interviewed by Nessa. Archived from the original on January 4, 2023 . Retrieved January 4, 2023. Olivier, Bobby (December 20, 2022). "N.J. Star SZA Lands 1st No. 1 Album as Brilliant S.O.S. Tops Billboard". NJ.com. Archived from the original on December 24, 2022 . Retrieved December 24, 2022.SZA Denies Trouble With TDE President After Tweeting About "Hostile" Relationship". VIBE.com. August 21, 2020. Archived from the original on December 28, 2022 . Retrieved December 28, 2022. SZA has confirmed that the cover art for her new album, ‘SOS’, was inspired by a photo of Princess Diana. SZA Adds 2023 North American Tour Dates". Pitchfork. April 11, 2023. Archived from the original on April 13, 2023 . Retrieved April 12, 2023. ARIA Top 40 HIP HOP/R&B Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. December 19, 2022. Archived from the original on December 16, 2022 . Retrieved December 23, 2022. SOS is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter SZA. It was released through Top Dawg Entertainment and RCA Records on December 9, 2022. [1] The album features guest appearances from Don Toliver, Phoebe Bridgers, Travis Scott, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. [2] SZA worked with a variety of record producers and songwriters such as Babyface, Jeff Bhasker, Benny Blanco, Rodney Jerkins, DJ Dahi, Ant Clemons and Lizzo. [3] It serves as the follow-up to SZA's previous album Ctrl (2017). [4]