Lizzo Surprises SZA Fans With Guest Performance During Kendrick Lamar's "Grand National" Tour

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Feb 4, 2024; Los Angeles, CA, USA; SZA accepts the award for best R&B Song from Lizzo during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Lizzo and SZA not only have a "Special" collaboration under their belt, but they have been very close public celebrity friends.

Kendrick Lamar has thrown rap fans for a loop with his Mustard-assisted "Grand National" tour, but there is more than enough room for pop/R&B stars like SZA and Lizzo too. The latter recently appeared as a special guest for the trio's first Inglewood show of the trek on Wednesday (May 21) at SoFi Stadium, according to UPROXX. Their next shows in the city are on Friday and Saturday (May 23 and 24).

During the Detroit native's special guest slot, she sang her Solána collaboration "Special" alongside her good celebrity friend. It seems like they might have some more musical crossovers in the future, and we're not talking about more collaborations. Apparently, they almost started a rock band called P***y Lasers with another unknown female artist.

"We just always been friends, and it’s a sacred space for me in this industry," Lizzo said of SZA. "We [had] this little period of time when we were just linking up in the studio. One particular night, mind you, we were gonna start a rock band, called P***y Lasers. We were going to start a rock band called P***y Lasers with an incredible other artist who I don’t know if she even wants to be mentioned, so I’m not going to mention her."

Lizzo & SZA

What's more is that SZA and Lizzo hang out way more off the stage, so fans hope their careers follow suit and cross over even more. For example, the latter recently attended the former's Brooklyn afterparty for this "Grand National" tour. Other special guests were there such as KAYTRANADA and Justine Skye. We will see what else the friends get up to.

Meanwhile, Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "Grand National" tour struck gold, breaking its own highest-grossing rap show record on multiple occasions now. We will see just what else they achieve on this trek amid so many great moments, staggering sales metrics, and culturally resonant discussions.

Elsewhere, fans hope that the SOS superstar and Lizzo have even more material together on the way. It's not like they don't already have a lot of chemistry, but fans think it could be even stronger.

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.

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