SZA's Unstoppable Rise: Lizzo Collabs, NOT Beauty Launch, & Mariah Carey Moment

SZA BioSnap a weekly updated Biography. In just the past few days SZA has kept everyone buzzing both inside and far outside the music industry. According to Just Jared SZA was spotted in the studio with Lizzo on June 20 posting a series of clips showing the two of them dancing to new music as fans speculated about a possible collaboration for Lizzo’s upcoming album Love in Real Life though no official announcement was made about whether the tracks will make the final cut. This was picked up widely on social media with fan pages and TikTok accounts debating the sound and chemistry hinted at in the stories. Further fueling the attention SZA’s candid Interview Magazine conversation with Chappell Roan made further rounds online as she described her friendship with Lizzo and their bond while touring together. All eyes in the beauty world shifted to her launch of NOT Beauty detailed by AOL which SZA describes as a brand created to fill her own need for long-lasting hydrating lip glosses. The line debuts with three colors and marks SZA’s entry into the business of clean beauty the packaging eco-focused and inspired by the outdoors. The pop-up stores for NOT Beauty are hitting major cities on the same dates as her Grand National Tour giving her fans first access during concert season. On Instagram her official announcement racked up hundreds of thousands of likes within hours fans praising her for finally sharing her secret lip routine. In a significant crossover between fashion and music SZA has taken on a new business role as creative-director-level partner with Vans as detailed by Office Magazine. She’s helping reimagine campaigns and limited-edition products—the debut being a retro spin on the Knu Skool sneaker—in a campaign highlighting vulnerability and self-reflection and leveraging her artistic reach and 70 billion streams. SZA turned heads in New York City when she cohosted the first-ever Apple Music Flowers event alongside Mariah Carey as covered by AOL’s entertainment desk. Both divas were backstage nerves visible before they emerged to a rapturous crowd to discuss Careys new album which marked a huge public moment for SZA as an interviewer. The two talked legacy musical technique and mutual admiration the event captured live but marred slightly by an Instagram Live glitch. Social media afterward exploded with admiration for SZA’s poise and intelligence in handling the conversation with her idol. Collectively these developments—music teasers with Lizzo entrepreneurial expansion into beauty a major fashion role with Vans and a high-profile showdown with Mariah Carey—signal that SZA is at her most visible and influential yet and that every move she makes in music beauty or media will only build her legend further. No major controversies or negative headlines surfaced in this stretch. If anything the speculation right now is how she will juggle this cross-industry momentum and which project will next shake up pop culture. Get the best deal This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.