SZA Pays Homage To Kim Kardashian's Unforgettable Paper Magazine Pose While Celebrating AMA Wins

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US singer SZA accepts the Favorite R&B Song award for "Saturn" onstage during the 51st American Music Awards at the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 26, 2025. (Photo by Robyn BECK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
While SZA didn't copy it beat for beat, the "SOS" singer put her own twist on an indelible moment in modern media history.

Despite not dropping an entirely new album in nearly three years, SZA remains firmly atop the R&B space. All she had to do was add to SOS, which is looking more and more like a timeless classic. The project was able to help her nab two more award wins, this time at the 51st edition of the AMAs.

There, she took home Favorite Female R&B Artist and Favorite R&B Song ("Saturn"). However SZA also had plenty of nominations as well. She had opportunities in the Favorite R&B Album, Favorite Hip-Hop Song, Collaboration of the Year, and Artist of the Year, categories.

But she will definitely take the two she received last night in Las Vegas. As caught by Billboard, SZA was simply ecstatic and so grateful for the hardware. "THANK YOU SO MUCH CAMP AND @amas for THIS HONOR! These are our first awards as a ⛺️CAMMPP YALL ATE THAT FOR ME 🤭I LOVE YOU ALWAYS !! headed to phoenix to play tomorrow! Can’t wait to see everyone ❤️"

However, the caption to her accompanying Instagram carousel were not what grabbed the attention of folks online.

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Instead, it's the first photo of the bunch, which shows her doing her best to recreate a familiar magazine pose. The one we are hinting at is Kim Kardashian's internet-breaking champagne bottle balancing act for Paper Magazine from 2014.

If you remember, the model and socialite held a popped bottle while champagne waterfalled over her head and into an awaiting glass sitting on her backside.

SZA's isn't as artsy, but it still shows respect to the original. The St. Louis native instead has her back bent nearly flat while resting the whole bottle on her back.

While she had a great time last night, her Grand National Tour partner, Kendrick Lamar, didn't as much. Out of six nominations, he only took home one category in Favorite Hip Hop Song for "Not Like Us." Billie Eilish and Eminem usurped him in all of the other major categories such as Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year, and more.

About The Author
Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.

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