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139-434: Solána Imani Rowe (born November 8, 1989), known professionally as SZA ( / ˈ s ɪ z ə / SIZ -ə ), is an American singer-songwriter. She first gained recognition through her self-released EPs See.SZA.Run (2012) and S (2013), which helped her become the first female artist to sign with Top Dawg Entertainment . Her third EP, Z (2014), was her first project to be released to digital retailers and reached

278-1011: A concert tour , called The Rodeo Tour, with rapper Young Thug and producer Metro Boomin . The tour started on March 1, 2015, in Santa Ana, California , and ended on April 1, 2015, in Portland, Oregon . The tour ran through major cities and artists such as Kanye West , Chris Brown , Wale and Birdman made special guest appearances in certain cities. Rodeo was released on September 4, 2015, by Grand Hustle and Epic Records. The album features guest appearances from Quavo , Juicy J , Kanye West , The Weeknd , Swae Lee , Chief Keef , Justin Bieber , Young Thug and Toro y Moi , and includes production from Mike Dean, Kanye West, WondaGurl , Suber, DJ Dahi , Metro Boomin, 1500 or Nothin' , Sonny Digital , Southside , Terrace Martin , Zaytoven , Pharrell Williams and Scott himself, among others. The album

417-557: A mass-casualty crowd crush occurred during Scott's hometown performance at his annual Astroworld Festival , causing ten deaths and hundreds of injuries. Jacques Bermon Webster II was born on April 30, 1991, in Houston , Texas . From ages one through six, Webster lived with his grandmother in South Park, Houston . The neighborhood was notorious for crime and had an impact on a young Webster, "Growing up, my grandmother stayed in

556-577: A mixtape titled Owl Pharaoh in 2013, which was followed by his debut mixtape, Days Before Rodeo (2014). His debut studio album, Rodeo (2015), was met with critical and commercial success; it spawned the singles " 3500 " (featuring Future and 2 Chainz ) and " Antidote ," the latter peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100. His second album, Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight (2016), became his first number-one album on

695-556: A European leg of the "Birds Eye View Tour". The European leg started on the June 23 in Paris, and concluded on July 9 in Turku, Finland . This leg was mainly festival sets or in smaller club settings. The music video for "Butterfly Effect" was released on July 14, 2017. On August 10, 2017, Scott tweeted "ALBUM MODE" as he had just finished the "DAMN. Tour" as a supporting act for Kendrick Lamar ,

834-426: A Japanese denim brand founded by Hidehiko Yamane in 1991. On June 24, 2021, Scott announced a collaboration with Dior for a menswear collection that is scheduled to be released in the summer of 2021. A live stream showcasing the collection was released on June 25. The live stream also showcased snippets of songs from his upcoming fourth studio album Utopia featuring a song with Westside Gunn and instrumentals from

973-659: A New World LP on an EP that was marked "Part 1". A second EP was planned, but never appeared; only the sleeve was printed. The first double EP released in Britain was the Beatles ' Magical Mystery Tour film soundtrack. Released in December 1967 on EMI's Parlophone label, it contained six songs spread over two 7-inch discs and was packaged with a lavish color booklet. In the United States and some other countries,

1112-407: A break in the supply chain. Scott and McDonald's also launched a line of McDonald's and Cactus Jack–branded merchandise, including a number of clothing items, a rug, and a McNugget -shaped body pillow . This popularized the celebrity meal craze, which would later be done similarly by BTS and Saweetie . The idea was exported to Europe in the fall of 2021, with Spanish singer Aitana serving as

1251-466: A bunch of beats off the Internet". On October 29, 2012, SZA self-released her debut EP See.SZA.Run . On April 10, 2013, SZA released her second EP, S , which was met with positive reviews from music critics. SZA promoted the extended play with the release of a music video for the song "Ice Moon", directed by Lemar & Dauley. On July 14, 2013, Top Dawg signed SZA. In October 2013, SZA went on

1390-681: A collaboration with Travis Scott for Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals vs. San Antonio on Thursday, May 11. All fans in attendance at Toyota Center received a t-shirt personally designed by Travis Scott, featuring the Rockets playoff slogan, "Run as One", in his handwriting, along with call outs to the artist. On April 30, 2019, Scott announced a collaboration with Nike to release his Cactus Jack Air Jordan 1's in May that year. In 2020, Scott partnered with Evisu ,

1529-464: A collaborative album with Kid Cudi . This follows their number-one single, " The Scotts ", released earlier in May. On the second anniversary of his third studio album Astroworld , Scott teased he was working on a new project. On August 22, 2020, Scott released the single " The Plan ", the theme song to Christopher Nolan 's film Tenet . He released the single " Franchise " featuring rappers Young Thug and M.I.A. on September 25, 2020. The song

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1668-474: A compilation album with his Cactus Jack label members, consisting of Don Toliver , Sheck Wes and producer Chase B, titled JackBoys . On December 24, Scott revealed the album's release date via Instagram. The album was released on December 27, 2019, and featured a remix of "Highest in the Room" featuring Spanish singer Rosalía and American rapper Lil Baby , the latter's verse being leaked months prior. On

1807-405: A double EP could usually be more economically and sensibly recorded on a single vinyl LP . In the 1950s, Capitol Records had released a number of double EPs by its more popular artists, including Les Paul . The pair of double EPs (EBF 1–577, sides 1 to 8) were described on the original covers as "parts ... of a four-part album". In 1960, Joe Meek released four tracks from his planned I Hear

1946-583: A four show tour with Swedish band Little Dragon ; starting on October 17 at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles and ending on October 24 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg , Brooklyn, NY . In December 2013, SZA released the song "Teen Spirit" which was followed by the release of a remix featuring American rapper 50 Cent , along with a music video directed by APlusFilmz. In 2014, SZA featured on

2085-543: A further album in this format, 1985's " Drinking Gasoline ", on the Virgin Records label. Double EPs can also contain the work of multiple artists split across different sides, akin to split albums . An example of this is the Dunedin Double EP, which contains tracks by four different bands. Using a double EP in this instance allowed each band to have its tracks occupying a different side. In addition,

2224-524: A heavily appraised influence from rappers Kanye West and Kid Cudi . His stage name is derived from the latter's real name, Scott Mescudi, combined with the name of a favorite uncle. In 2012, Scott signed his first major-label recording contract with Epic Records , as well as a publishing deal with Kanye West's GOOD Music as an in-house producer. In April 2013, he entered a joint-venture record deal with Georgia-based rapper T.I. 's Grand Hustle Records . Scott self-released his first full-length project,

2363-709: A interview with British Vogue where she said that she had 'projects in development'. She will start her acting debut in the Issa Rae -produced film One of Them Days (2025), alongside Keke Palmer . Growing up, SZA was exposed by her family to artists from different genres, which were formative influences for her music. Her mother enjoyed R&B and church music , her father was a fan of jazz and funk musicians like Miles Davis , Billie Holiday , and John Coltrane , and her sister listened to melodic rap and hip hop artists like Tupac Shakur . SZA listens to Ella Fitzgerald for vocal influence and has said that Lauryn Hill

2502-409: A morse code for "S.O.S.", sparking speculations about an upcoming project. On November 16, 2022, Billboard officially confirmed that her second studio album is titled SOS and was set for a December release date. On November 30, 2022, SZA posted the cover of her upcoming album SOS to her Instagram account. After performing "Shirt" and "Blind" on NBC 's Saturday Night Live , SZA announced that

2641-656: A music video directed by APlusFilmz. To promote Z , SZA performed at several performance showcases at the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas . SZA made her chart debut in the UK, where Z charted at number thirty-two on the R&;B Charts , during the week ending April 19, 2014. Z debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 at number thirty nine, selling 6,980 copies in its opening week; the album also peaked at number nine on

2780-832: A narrative for which she has expressed disdain consistently since the beginning of her career. The label felt disrespectful and lazy to her. For her second studio album, SOS , she wanted to prove her versatility beyond R&B, disillusioned with how Black artists have been historically segregated from White artists through pigeonholing Black artists strictly within R&;B music. Other critics have written she combines R&B with rap or pop music in her works, and their attempts to pin her down to genres outside R&B has had SZA confused. She grew up listening to an eclectic combination of pop, rock, jazz , folk , and rap artists and, as such, prefers to be labeled as someone who makes music and nothing more. She said: "when you try to label it, you remove

2919-426: A new studio album on the way. On March 29, 2016, 300 Entertainment executive Lyor Cohen, revealed that Scott and Young Thug were releasing a single together and called Scott's upcoming album a "classic". On April 7, 2016, Scott previewed a single with Young Thug at one of his shows. On May 17, 2016, Scott announced that the title of his second album would be Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight , while also confirming

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3058-401: A pair of 7-inch discs recorded at 45 or 33 1 ⁄ 3 rpm , or two 12-inch discs recorded at 45 rpm. The format is useful when an album's worth of material is being pressed by a small plant geared for the production of singles rather than albums and may have novelty value which can be turned to advantage for publicity purposes. Double EPs are rare, since the amount of material record-able on

3197-615: A point of interest during the early stages of her career and she discussed it in interviews with Vogue and Harper's Bazaar . During her performances, SZA tends to wear "free-flowing" clothes that are easy to move around in and wears pajamas or baggy clothing onstage. Headlining Co-headlining Supporting In her career, SZA has received four Grammy Awards , a Golden Globe nomination, and an Academy Award nomination. She has earned one American Music Award , six Billboard Music Award , four MTV Video Music Awards , six BET Awards , including Best New Artist in 2018 and Album of

3336-473: A remix of " Goosebumps " with producer HVME. After canceling the third annual Astroworld Fest due to the COVID-19 pandemic , Scott announced the return of the festival in 2021 and expanded it to a multi day format. On April 30, Scott was collaborated with Baby Keem on the song " Durag Activity " from his album The Melodic Blue . In June, Scott announced a collaboration between Dior and Cactus Jack for

3475-430: A show in which Kendrick Lamar was performing. Her early music was given to TDE president Terrence "Punch" Henderson , who was surprised with the quality of the material. The two stayed in touch, and after SZA began generating buzz with the release of her two EPs, TDE stepped in to sign her in 2013, making her the label's first female artist. SZA's early music was recorded with her friends and neighbors in which they "stole

3614-487: A single after it originally debuted as a snippet in the outro of the "Hit Different" music video. English singer Jacob Collier provided background vocals for the single. The song hit its peak of number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it SZA's first top-ten single as a solo artist, despite SZA herself revealing that it was not initially planned to be a single. Both tracks were expected to appear on her then upcoming second studio album, with only "Good Days" eventually making

3753-480: A single song, instead resembling a mini album. EPs of original material regained popularity in the punk rock era, when they were commonly used for the release of new material, e.g. Buzzcocks ' Spiral Scratch EP. Ricardo Baca of The Denver Post said in 2010, "EPs—originally extended-play 'single' releases that are shorter than traditional albums—have long been popular with punk and indie bands." Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks. In

3892-405: A song called "Sobriety". Whilst working on A , (now repackaged as her debut album and later retitled Ctrl ), SZA began writing songs for other women including Beyoncé and Rihanna . Along with Rihanna and Tyran Donaldson , SZA co-wrote " Consideration " for Rihanna's album Anti (2016); besides writing, SZA also appeared on the track and later performed "Consideration" with Rihanna live at

4031-484: A song part of the Trolls World Tour soundtrack, alongside its music video. In March 2020, SZA signed with WME for representation in all areas. SZA performed, together with artists such as Bruce Springsteen , Bon Jovi and Halsey , a benefit concert for the state of New Jersey, in support of the state's work fighting the COVID-19 pandemic . It took place on April 22, 2020, through at-home performances and

4170-439: A standard 45 rpm phonograph . In the early era, record companies released the entire content of LPs as 45 rpm EPs. These were usually 10-inch (25-cm) LPs (released until the mid-1950s) split onto two 7-inch EPs or 12-inch (30-cm) LPs split onto three 7-inch EPs, either sold separately or together in gatefold covers. This practice became much less common with the advent of triple-speed-available phonographs. Introduced by RCA in

4309-400: A studio for a meeting. During the meeting, T.I. freestyled over "Animal", one of Webster's productions. Scott's First solo full-length project is a mixtape titled Owl Pharaoh , which was set to be released as a free download in 2012. However, the project was delayed, and was announced to be slated for a later release. The project was later re-created by Kanye West and Mike Dean , and

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4448-410: A trilogy of three EPs, beginning with She Is Coming , stated: "By delivering a trio of EPs throughout a period of several months, Miley is giving her fans more of what they want, only in smaller doses. When an artist drops an album, they run the risk of it being forgotten in a few weeks, at which point they need to start work on the follow-up, while still promoting and touring their recent effort. Miley

4587-466: A variation on their Quarter Pounder with Cheese. The partnership marked the first nationally distributed celebrity-endorsed McDonald's meal in the chain's history, and the first celebrity meal since 1992, when McDonald's launched a "McJordan" burger with Michael Jordan in the Chicago metropolitan area . Due to high demand, some McDonald's branches ran out of ingredients tied to the promotion, causing

4726-623: A variety of jobs in order to make money. Rowe formed her stage name from the Supreme Alphabet , taking influence from rapper RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan . The last two letters in her name stand for Zig-Zag and Allah , while the first letter S can mean either savior or sovereign. SZA first met members of Top Dawg Entertainment during the CMJ New Music Report in 2011, when her boyfriend's clothing company sponsored

4865-459: A variety of songs from her label-mates albums including two songs for Isaiah Rashad 's debut EP Cilvia Demo as well as featuring on Schoolboy Q 's first album Oxymoron . On March 26, 2014, she released the single "Child's Play" featuring Chance the Rapper and produced by Dae One & XXYYXX . A studio EP, Z , was released on April 8, 2014; the lead single, "Babylon" was accompanied with

5004-554: Is Christian and her father is Muslim . She was raised as a Muslim and continues to follow Islam. It's like the belief in one God, all the pillars of Islam et cetera, and I think those are ideas that will never leave me, those make sense in my spirit. It's the way that I connect with God; it has always made sense to me. I think I would love to wear my hijab but I feel like I don't wanna wear my hijab and talk crazy on stage and be in videos with Travis Scott . Like I don't wanna be disrespectful because I have too much love and respect for

5143-458: Is "soon". This revealed that her relationship with her label owner Punch ( Top Dawg Entertainment ) has been hostile since the delays of her second album which was last announced back in an interview in 2019. SZA came back with her first release as a lead artist since 2017 on September 4, 2020, with " Hit Different ", featuring Ty Dolla Sign , and production from The Neptunes . On December 25, 2020, SZA released " Good Days " on streaming platforms as

5282-630: Is Travis Scott's DJ, as well as an artist in his own right. Sheck Wes signed to the label shortly after picking up buzz early in his career. Wes released his debut album, Mudboy in 2018 and worked with Cactus Jack labelmates on Astroworld , as well as Chase B's 2019 single, "Mayday", which also features Young Thug . Cactus Jack Records also represents producers Chase B and WondaGurl . Rapper SoFaygo signed to Cactus Jack Records in 2020. Later in 2021, Scott signed Malu Trevejo to Cactus Jack Records. Trevejo signed to Travis Scott's label in partnership with Atlantic Records . During an interview regarding

5421-498: Is also a soul musician and his grandfather was a jazz composer. Webster attended Elkins High School and graduated at seventeen. During high school, he participated in musical theater. Webster then attended the University of Texas at San Antonio , before dropping out his second year to fully pursue his music career. During an interview, Webster revealed he chose his moniker as a combination of his favorite uncle, Travis, and

5560-478: Is doing her best to game the system by recording an album and delivering it to fans in pieces." However, this release strategy was later scrapped in favor of the conventional album release of Plastic Hearts . Major-label pop musicians who had previously employed such release strategies include Colbie Caillat with her fifth album Gypsy Heart (2014) being released following an EP of the album's first five tracks known as Gypsy Heart: Side A three months prior to

5699-560: Is one of her personal influences. SZA has expressed admiration for singer Ashanti , citing her as a major inspiration and someone she has loved since childhood. SZA also cites Meelah , the Red Hot Chili Peppers , LFO , Macy Gray , Common , Björk , Jamiroquai , and "a lot of Wu , Nas , Mos Def , Hov " as inspirations. Speaking on her influences, SZA said: "[My] personal influences came from dancing with American Ballet Theatre and doing pieces to Björk [music]. That's

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5838-446: Is planning on releasing it "soon". On June 9, 2022, SZA released a deluxe version of her debut studio album Ctrl to commemorate its 5-year anniversary. It featured 7 previously unreleased songs, such as " 2AM ", "Jodie", "Percolator", and an alternative version of " Love Galore " without Travis Scott . On October 28, 2022, a new single titled " Shirt " was released alongside a music video starring actor LaKeith Stanfield . The song

5977-427: Is the mini-LP , which was a common album format in the 1980s. These generally contained 20–30 minutes of music and about seven tracks. A double extended play is a name typically given to vinyl records or compact discs released as a set of two discs, each of which would normally qualify as an EP. The name is thus analogous to double album . As vinyl records, the most common format for the double EP, they consist of

6116-629: The Billboard 200 chart. In the following year, Scott formed the duo Huncho Jack with rapper Quavo , with whom he released an eponymous collaborative album (2017). Scott's third studio album, Astroworld (2018), was released to widespread critical acclaim and became his second consecutive number-one album on the Billboard 200. It yielded his first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single, " Sicko Mode " (featuring Drake ). In late 2019, Scott's vanity label imprint, Cactus Jack Records released

6255-527: The Billboard Hot 100 . After the release of Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho, Webster was spotted in the studio a lot more frequently and Billboard slated an expected first quarter release for AstroWorld . On May 4, 2018, four days after his 27th birthday, Scott released a single titled " Watch " featuring American rappers Lil Uzi Vert and Kanye West . The single was released as promotional material for his third studio album Astroworld . Astroworld

6394-585: The Record Mirror also printed EP charts. The popularity of EPs in the US had declined in the early 1960s in favor of LPs. In the UK, Cliff Richard and the Shadows , both individually and collectively, and the Beatles were the most prolific artists issuing EPs in the 1960s, many of them highly successful releases. The Beatles' Twist and Shout outsold most singles for some weeks in 1963. The success of

6533-555: The 2016 Brit Awards on February 24, 2016. After signing a contract with RCA Records on April 28, 2017, SZA released Ctrl , her debut studio album, on June 9. Originally scheduled for 2015, the release was marred by several delays rooted in disagreements between SZA and Top Dawg executives. She had been stressing over curating the right tracks and erasing any perceived imperfections from the album that one day, in 2016, she posted on Twitter to say she would quit music and let Punch release Ctrl . Sometime in mid-2017, an unknown person took

6672-472: The Billboard 200 and broke the record for the largest streaming week for an R&B album in the U.S. Supported by six singles, including the top-ten songs " Good Days ", " I Hate U ", " Nobody Gets Me " and " Snooze ", SZA earned her first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 with " Kill Bill " in 2023. She later earned her second chart-topping single of the year with her guest appearance on Drake 's " Slime You Out ". She will start her acting debut in

6811-481: The Billboard Hip hop/R&B chart. SZA subsequently began recording her fourth EP, A . In July 2014, SZA featured on Kitty Cash's single "Moodring". Later that month, SZA released a collaboration with Jill Scott called "Divinity". On July 11, 2014, SZA released a video for her song "Julia" from Z . In December SZA and The Internet supported Aiko's "Enter The Void" tour. On November 18, 2014, SZA released

6950-538: The Billboard Hot 100, and this made SZA's second top-ten hit on the chart, after Maroon 5, "What Lovers Do" which peaked at number 9 on the chart. SZA collaborated with Cardi B on the track " I Do " for the album Invasion of Privacy. In May 2019, SZA featured on DJ Khaled 's eleventh studio album, Father of Asahd , on the track " Just Us ". A music video was later released for the song. On February 26, 2020, SZA and Justin Timberlake released " The Other Side ",

7089-608: The Billboard Hot 100. This marked SZA's first top-ten hit as a featured artist on the Hot 100. The following month SZA released "Quicksand", which appeared on the soundtrack for HBO 's Insecure , and, alongside Khalid and Post Malone , was featured on the remix version of Lorde 's single " Homemade Dynamite ", from her second studio album Melodrama . Also in 2017, SZA worked on a joint album with Mark Ronson and Tame Impala . On November 28, 2017, SZA received five Grammy nominations including one for Best New Artist . She received

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7228-617: The Golden Globe and Academy Awards for Best Original Song via her collaboration with Kendrick Lamar on the U.S. and UK top-ten single " All the Stars ". Her featured appearance on Doja Cat 's " Kiss Me More " broke the record for the longest-running all-female collaboration within the U.S. top ten, and won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance . SZA's second album, SOS (2022), spent ten non-consecutive weeks atop

7367-531: The Issa Rae -produced film One of Them Days (2025). SZA has received several accolades in her career, including four Grammy Awards, a Brit Award, an American Music Award , a Guild of Music Supervisors Award , and two Billboard Women in Music awards (including Woman of the Year ). As a songwriter, she has co-written songs for Nicki Minaj , Beyoncé , Travis Scott , Schoolboy Q , and Rihanna . In 2024, she

7506-692: The Primavera Sound festival announced that Scott is scheduled to perform at their festivals held in Buenos Aires , Santiago , and São Paulo respectively. On May 15, 2022, he performed at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards . This performance was his first since the Astroworld Festival tragedy in 2021. On August 6, 2022, Scott performed his first solo show since the Astroworld Festival tragedy at The O2 Arena in London. That month, it

7645-603: The Super Bowl LIII halftime show during Maroon 5 's set. On April 18, 2019, Scott released a single with SZA and The Weeknd for the popular HBO series Game of Thrones . It is titled " Power is Power " and is a reference to a scene that took place in the first episode of the show's second season. The track is the second song on the Game of Thrones soundtrack album entitled For the Throne . On May 23, 2019, Scott

7784-820: The "lilt" of a jazz singer. SZA is known as TDE's first woman signee and first singer, which also drew attention during the early stages of her career. According to Marissa G. Muller of Rolling Stone magazine, SZA's vocals alternate between a "vapory husk and a sky-high falsetto". Jordan Sargent of Pitchfork magazine labeled SZA's vocals as being "chillwave" and "ethereal". SZA began writing songs due to being "passionate" about writing, and enjoyed poetry; when writing lyrics, SZA "freestyles" them in order to express whatever comes to her "mind", noting that it does not always make sense to herself. Thematically, SZA's work contains "unravelling lyrics", that touch upon themes of sexuality , nostalgia , and abandonment . Critics have frequently described SZA as an R&B singer-songwriter,

7923-478: The 'hood so I seen random crazy shit. [I saw] mad bums and crazy spazzed out motherfuckers, I saw people looking weird, hungry, and grimey [ sic ]. I was always like, 'I gotta get the fuck out this shit.' It gave me my edge—[it made me] who I am right now." Webster moved to Missouri City , a middle-class suburban area bordering southwest Houston, to live with his parents. His mother worked for Apple and his father ran his own business. Webster's father

8062-537: The 1950s. Examples are Elvis Presley's Love Me Tender from 1956 and "Just for You", " Peace in the Valley " and " Jailhouse Rock " from 1957, and the Kinks ' Kinksize Session from 1964. Twelve-inch EPs were similar, but generally had between three and five tracks and a length of over 12 minutes. Like seven-inch EPs, these were given titles. EP releases were also issued in cassette and 10-inch vinyl formats. With

8201-516: The 1980s) were introduced in 1970, with tracks selected from an album and packaging resembling the album they were taken from. This mini-LP format also became popular in America in the early 1970s for promotional releases, and also for use in jukeboxes . In 2010, Warner Bros. Records revived the format with their "Six-Pak" offering of six songs on a compact disc. Due to the increased popularity of music downloads and music streaming beginning

8340-795: The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. Extended play An extended play (EP) originally referred to a specific type of 45 rpm phonograph record other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and 33 rpm long play (LP), but as of 2024 , also applies to mid-length CDs and downloads as well. EPs are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album, and have long been popular with punk and indie bands. In K-pop and J-pop , they are usually referred to as mini-albums . EPs were released in various sizes in different eras. The earliest multi-track records, issued around 1919 by Grey Gull Records , were vertically cut 78 rpm discs known as "2-in-1" records. These had finer grooves than usual, like Edison Disc Records . By 1949, when

8479-519: The 2022 Summer Men's collection. On August 28, Scott was featured on Kanye West 's tenth studio album Donda on the song " Praise God " also with Baby Keem. On September 3, Scott appeared on Drake's Certified Lover Boy on the song " Fair Trade ", which peaked in the top 10 of the Hot 100 at number three. On October 8, Don Toliver released an album Life of a Don , which featured Scott on songs titled "Flocky Flocky" and "You". On October 30, 2021, Scott closed out day 3 of Rolling Loud NYC. During

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8618-524: The 45 rpm single and 33 1 ⁄ 3 rpm LP were competing formats, 7-inch 45 rpm singles had a maximum playing time of only about four minutes per side. Partly as an attempt to compete with the LP introduced in 1948 by rival Columbia , RCA Victor introduced "Extended Play" 45s during 1952 . Their narrower grooves, achieved by lowering the cutting levels and sound compression optionally, enabled them to hold up to 7.5 minutes per side—but still be played by

8757-506: The EP in Britain lasted until around 1967, but it later had a strong revival with punk rock in the late 1970s and the adaptation of the format for 12-inch and CD singles. The British band Cocteau Twins made prolific use of the EP format, releasing ten EP's between 1982 and 1995. In the Philippines , seven-inch EPs marketed as " mini-LPs " (but distinctly different from the mini-LPs of

8896-604: The Fortnite game, including clothing, action figures, and Nerf guns. Scott and Epic Games also set records with the success of Scott's "Astronomical 'Fortnite'" event. Scott has also played a live concert within Fortnite which drew millions of views. The collaboration ended in 2021. In September 2020, Scott collaborated with McDonald's to launch a limited edition meal that was introduced in participating McDonald's restaurants in North America, named "The Travis Scott" and

9035-511: The R&B charts, it later became an official single when the extended version was released in March the following year, along with a music video. On December 3, 2021, SZA released the song " I Hate U ", after it went viral on TikTok ; it was originally released exclusively on SoundCloud in August 2021. SZA confirmed after the 64th Annual Grammy Awards that she had finished her second album and

9174-764: The Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was later certified platinum . Ctrl was ranked as the best album of 2017 by Time . From August 2017 to February 2018, SZA promoted the album on a North American and Oceanic concert tour consisting of more than fifty shows. SZA opened for the European portion of Bryson Tiller 's "Set It Off Tour" in support of his album True to Self from October 17, 2017, to November 30, 2017, separate from SZA's tour. In August 2017, SZA collaborated with American pop rock band Maroon 5 on their single " What Lovers Do " from their sixth studio album Red Pill Blues . The single reached number 9 on

9313-404: The Trap Sing McKnight was finally finished in a post on Instagram . Scott premiered the album on his third episode of .wav radio on September 2, 2016, and was later released on iTunes and Apple Music . On September 11, 2016, the album became Scott's first number one album on the U.S. Billboard 200. On September 12, 2016, Universal Music Publishing Group 's CEO, Jody Gerson announced that

9452-463: The U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, along with a total of over one hundred charting songs. In addition to ten Grammy Award nominations, he has won a Latin Grammy Award , Billboard Music Award , MTV Video Music Award , and several BET Hip Hop Awards . Scott's musical style has been described as a "blend between traditional hip-hop and lo-fi " and often characterized as " ambient ," with

9591-504: The US in 1952, EMI issued the first EPs in Britain in April 1954. EPs were typically compilations of singles or album samplers and were played at 45 rpm on 7-inch (18-cm) discs, with two songs on each side. The manufacturing price of an EP was a little more than that of a single. Thus, they were a bargain for those who did not own the LPs from which the tracks were taken. RCA had success in

9730-551: The United Kingdom, an EP can appear either on the album or the single chart. The Official Chart Company classifies any record with more than four tracks (not counting alternative versions of featured songs, if present) or with a playing time of more than 25 minutes as an album for sales-chart purposes. If priced as a single, they will not qualify for the main album chart but can appear in the separate Budget Albums chart. An intermediate format between EPs and full-length LPs

9869-529: The United States, the Recording Industry Association of America , the organization that declares releases "gold" or "platinum" based on numbers of sales, defines an EP as containing three to five songs or under 30 minutes. On the other hand, The Recording Academy 's rules for Grammy Awards state that any release with five or more different songs and a running time of over 15 minutes is considered an album, with no mention of EPs. In

10008-469: The Weeknd, Yung Lean , Young Thug, James Blake, Westside Gunn , Kid Cudi, Bad Bunny , Future, and SZA. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming his fourth consecutive album to do so. On February 4, 2024, Scott performed at the 2024 Grammy Awards . Scott performed "My Eyes", "Fein", and "I Know?" from Utopia , which was nominated for Rap Album of the year. His performance of "Fein"

10147-706: The Year in 2023. She received the "Rulebreaker Award" and "Women of the Year" at the Billboard Women in Music event in 2018 and 2022 respectively. SZA has also won the Soul Train Music Award for Best New Artist in 2017. In September 2022, SZA was applauded as one of the rising stars on the TIME 100 Next List. At the 2022 Grammy Awards , SZA won Best Pop Duo/Group Performance with Doja Cat for their hit collaboration " Kiss Me More ". In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked SZA at number 180 on its list of

10286-424: The advent of the compact disc (CD), more music was often included on "single" releases, with four or five tracks being common, and playing times of up to 25 minutes. These extended-length singles became known as maxi singles and while commensurate in length to an EP were distinguished by being designed to feature a single song, with the remaining songs considered B-sides , whereas an EP was designed not to feature

10425-628: The album would be released on December 9, 2022. The album spent its first seven weeks atop the Billboard 200 Albums Chart in the United States, becoming the longest-running number-one woman album of the decade and the first R&B album to spend its first seven weeks atop the chart since Whitney Houston 's Whitney (1987). To promote the album, SZA embarked on an arena tour in 2023—the SOS Tour . The tour consists of 54 shows across North American and Europe. Omar Apollo , d4vd and RAYE served as

10564-450: The album, effectively announcing its cancellation. However in July 2023, Cudi stated the album “is [definitely] happening at some point.” Scott made his theatrical debut in the 2021 film Gully as a movie store owner. He also contributed to the film's soundtrack but his song "Knife" was cut due to sampling issues, but was still featured briefly in the film. On August 2, 2021, Scott signed

10703-764: The album. In later 2022, Scott and Skepta , a British grime MC, rapper, and record producer, headlined an event hosted by Virgil Abloh Securities. The one-day music festival was held at the FPL Solar Amphitheater in Miami, Florida, U.S. The event took place to honor the late Virgil Abloh's legacy called Mirror Mirror. Since then, Scott has partnered both creatively and as the face of several clothing lines for luxury fashion houses like Helmut Lang and Saint Laurent. Scott's sneakers collections are listed below: In 2020, Scott and his Cactus Jack team collaborated with Epic Games to launch new merchandise inspired by

10842-406: The compilation album JackBoys , which also topped the Billboard 200. With his 2019 single " Highest in the Room " and his 2020 singles " The Scotts " (with Kid Cudi ) and " Franchise " (featuring Young Thug and M.I.A. ), Scott became the first artist on the Billboard Hot 100 to have three songs debut at number one in less than a year. Following a series of controversies and five years after

10981-530: The complete mixtape will be available on streaming platforms. Cactus Jack Records is an American record label founded by Scott in 2017. It is distributed by Epic Records . The label also has its own publishing division Cactus Jack Publishing . Don Toliver is a fellow Houston artist who Travis signed to the label in 2018. Shortly before announcing the deal, Toliver dropped his first major label project, Donny Womack. He gained recognition for his guest appearance on Travis' Astroworld cut, "Can't Say". Chase B

11120-564: The console alongside fans, a piano performance by James Blake , and a tribute to Pop Smoke. Aside from his solo musical career, Scott is also one-half of the alternative hip hop super-duo the Scotts, alongside his mentor and frequent collaborator, American musician Kid Cudi . They have currently been working on their debut collaborative effort since 2020, when the duo released the Billboard Hot 100 number one single, " The Scotts ". In December 2022, Cudi revealed they were no longer working on

11259-581: The disbandment of the group. After leaving college, Scott moved from Houston to Washington Heights in New York City where Scott began working with friend Mike Waxx, who owned the music website Illroots. After moving to New York, Scott slept on the floor at his friend's house and spent most of his time at Just Blaze's studio. Eventually frustrated in New York and the lack of progression, Scott moved to Los Angeles, California, after only four months in

11398-455: The early attention of brands like Been Trill, Diamond Supply Co., and A Bathing Ape . Travis's liking for camp designs made its way into his collaboration with Been Trill. It was a well-recognized label/DJ collective founded by Virgil Abloh , Matthew Williams , Heron Preston , and Justin Saunders . In 2015, Scott's collaborated with A Bathing Ape (BAPE) and marked his first project with

11537-519: The eve of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix . On July 21, 2023, Scott released the lead single to Utopia , " K-pop " with Bad Bunny and The Weeknd . On July 28, Scott released Utopia consisting of 19 tracks and alongside his debut directal musical film Circus Maximus which he also wrote and starred in. Utopia featured KayCyy , Teezo Touchdown , Bon Iver , Sampha , Drake, Playboi Carti, Sheck Wes, Beyoncé , Rob49, 21 Savage,

11676-588: The final cut. On April 9, 2021, SZA was featured on the Doja Cat single " Kiss Me More ". It became a number-one hit in New Zealand and reached the Top 40 in over a dozen countries, further having earned top-ten placements in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland and Lithuania. The song also has a music video which premiered the same day as the single and was directed by Warren Fu . In late 2021, SZA's cover of " The Anonymous Ones "

11815-560: The first European act to have its own McDonald's meal. In October 2020, Scott announced he was joining the PlayStation team as a Strategic Creative Partner to promote the PlayStation 5 console. Together, they released special merchandise, which includes a previously unseen version of Nike Dunk Lows . They also uploaded a special unboxing video of the PlayStation 5 console to YouTube. The video features footage of Scott playing

11954-622: The first name of one of his biggest inspirations, Kid Cudi (whose real name is Scott Mescudi). Webster formed a duo with his longtime friend Chris Holloway known as The Graduates. In 2008, the duo released their untitled first EP on social networking website Myspace . The following year, Scott and OG Chess, one of Scott's schoolmates, formed the group The Classmates. The Classmates released two projects, with Buddy Rich in 2009 and Cruis'n USA in 2010. Scott mainly handled production work on both projects. The duo remained together until late 2012, when personal conflicts and financial disputes led to

12093-443: The format with Elvis Presley , issuing 28 EPs between 1956 and 1967 , many of which topped the separate Billboard EP chart during its brief existence. Other than those published by RCA, EPs were relatively uncommon in the United States and Canada, but they were widely sold in the United Kingdom, and in some other European countries, during the 1950s and 1960s. In Sweden, the EP was a popular record format, with as much as 85% of

12232-406: The full album; and Jessie J 's fourth studio album R.O.S.E. (2018) which was released as four EPs in as many days entitled R (Realisations) , O (Obsessions) , S (Sex) and E (Empowerment) . The first EPs were seven-inch vinyl records with more tracks than a normal single (typically four of them). Although they shared size and speed with singles, they were a recognizably different format than

12371-404: The groove on the physical record could be wider and thus allow for a louder album. In the 1960s and 1970s, record companies released EP versions of long-play (LP) albums for use in jukeboxes . These were commonly known as "compact 33s" or "little LPs". The jukebox EP was played at 33 1 ⁄ 3 rpm, was pressed on seven-inch vinyl and frequently had as many as six songs. What made it EP-like

12510-492: The hard drive that contained the music. Ctrl was released to universal acclaim from music critics, scoring an 86 out of 100 rating on Metacritic . It also debuted at number three on the U.S. Billboard 200 , with 125,000 album-equivalent units , of which 80,000 were pure album sales. The album was supported by several singles; the first, " Drew Barrymore ", was released in January 2017. The second, " Love Galore ", peaked in

12649-632: The illest album". Scott performed at All-Star Weekend on February 16, 2017, in New Orleans , Louisiana at Champion Square. He also performed at New Orleans BUKU Music + Art Project festival on March 10, 2017. On March 5, Scott announced a concert tour called "Birds Eye View". The next day, the dates and cities for the tour were unveiled, with it beginning on March 10, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and coming to an end on June 2, in Eugene, Oregon. In

12788-409: The label signed a worldwide deal with Scott. In the same episode Scott premiered Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight , he also announced that he would be executive producing on Kanye West 's Cruel Winter , a follow-up to his G.O.O.D. Music label's debut compilation Cruel Summer . In the episode he described the upcoming album as, "very youthful, straight to the point, like the illest ever, man, like

12927-501: The label, Scott said, I want first and foremost to help other artists, launch new names, to provide opportunities. I want to do for them what happened to me, but better. By better I mean no bullshit. No lying to the artists about album release dates or the budgets of videos and albums. Following the release of Astroworld , Scott announced the Astroworld Festival , an annual festive concert that would take place across

13066-415: The late 2000s, EPs have become a common marketing strategy for pop musicians wishing to remain relevant and deliver music in more consistent timeframes leading to or following full studio albums. In the late 2000s to early 2010s, reissues of studio albums with expanded track listings were common, with the new music often being released as stand-alone EPs. In October 2010, a Vanity Fair article regarding

13205-440: The lead single from the latter's debut studio album, Life's a Trip . The song peaked at 72 on the Billboard Hot 100. On December 21, 2017, Scott and Quavo released their collaborative studio album, Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho , under the name "Huncho Jack", a name which comes from Quavo's nickname "Huncho" and a play on Scott's first name "Jack". The album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 and had seven tracks chart on

13344-535: The market in the late 1950s consisting of EPs. Billboard introduced a weekly EP chart in October 1957, noting that "the teen-age market apparently dominates the EP business, with seven out of the top 10 best-selling EPs featuring artists with powerful teen-age appeal — four sets by Elvis Presley, two by Pat Boone and one by Little Richard ". Other publications such as Record Retailer , New Musical Express ( NME ) , Melody Maker , Disc and Music Echo and

13483-442: The most inspirational woman on earth, next to my mother". SZA also spoke about Rihanna , admiring her strong and confident attitude, of someone who does only the music she wants to do, and that if there's anybody that she could imagine singing her words, it would be Rihanna. SZA's songs are built over "layers of sliced, delayed, and reversed vocals" and contains "twists and mutates", and her vocal style has been described as taking on

13622-407: The most nominations of any women artist for the 2018 Awards and was the fourth most nominated artist in total. Despite this, she did not end up winning any of the awards she was nominated for. In January 2018, SZA featured with Kendrick Lamar on the track " All the Stars ", which was released as the lead single to the soundtrack album of the film Black Panther . The single peaked at number 7 on

13761-454: The night before. This tweet signified that he was now working on his album AstroWorld full-time. On August 27, 2017, Scott performed with Thirty Seconds to Mars at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards on their single " Walk On Water ". On September 18, 2017, Quavo and Migos did an interview, in which Quavo stated that his album with Scott was coming "real soon". He also stated that he and Scott had over 20 records ready. In October 2017, Scott

13900-508: The official title for his major-label debut studio album. On May 5, 2014, Scott released the full version of the song, with its new title "Don't Play", featuring a sample of the song "M.O.N.E.Y" by the English rock band the 1975 . On July 11, 2014, "Don't Play" was officially released as the lead single from Days Before Rodeo , via digital distribution. Following the success of Days Before Rodeo , Scott announced that he would headline

14039-433: The only time I had really any outside influence to music. So, the people that I fell in love with on a musical level were always much older. Jamiroquai is just, like, the shit for me." In an interview for Live Nation Entertainment , SZA described the meeting she had with Beyoncé for the writing of the song " Feeling Myself ", affirming "Beyoncé might be the most perfect, beautiful being I've ever met in my whole life. She's

14178-494: The opening acts. On November 22, 2024, labelmate Kendrick Lamar released his sixth studio album GNX . SZA was prominently featured on its third track, "luther", providing vocals on two verses as well as its chorus. She also appeared on the album's closing track, "gloria", performing the chorus and outro. On November 25, 2024, SZA announced she would release a new album before the end of the year on Kai Cenat's Mafiathon 2 Twitch stream that also featured Lizzo . She also did

14317-439: The option for it to be limitless. It diminishes the music." "Genre agnosticism" was how Michael Madden of Consequence described SZA's musical style. During an interview, SZA said she is less inspired by strictly music, and more inspired by creating art in general; she has looked up to people who were not "typical artists" including her "favorite gymnast, ice-skater, saxophonist, painter, or movie director", continuing to say she

14456-537: The performance, numerous cosmetic items for player avatars based on Scott and the concert were available to purchase by players of Fortnite Battle Royale . The song debuted at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 , becoming Scott's third U.S. number-one. In May he collaborated for a second time with Rosalía on her track " TKN ", where he raps in Spanish for the first time. Scott was on the cover of GQ ' s September 2020 issue, and revealed he will be releasing

14595-546: The popular streetwear brand. His collection with BAPE consists of three pieces: a shark hoodie, a long-sleeve tee, and a t-shirt. In addition, Scott added a touch of "La Flame" on the ape logo head to give it his signature appeal. Later in 2016, Diamond Supply Co., a California-based streetwear brand, collaborated with Scott to launch a clothing collection. The collection was designed by Scott. The Collab consisted of graphic tees, long-sleeve tees, hoodies, coach jackets, and dad hats. In 2017, The Houston Rockets officially announced

14734-545: The release of his previous solo album, Scott released Utopia (2023), which became his fourth consecutive number-one album on the Billboard 200. Along with his highly publicized relationship with American media personality Kylie Jenner , Scott has collaborated with organizations including Nike , Dior , and McDonald's . His Cactus Jack record label, founded in 2017, has signed artists including Don Toliver and Sheck Wes . Scott has gained notoriety for controversies and legal issues regarding concert safety. In November 2021,

14873-648: The religion, for my father, and for myself. She attended a Muslim prep school every day after her regular schooling, where she used to wear hijab. After the September 11 attacks , Rowe was subjected to bullying in 7th grade, leading her to stop wearing one. Rowe attended Columbia High School , where she was active in sports, including gymnastics and cheerleading . After graduating from high school in 2008, Rowe later went to three separate colleges, finally settling at Delaware State University to study marine biology. She eventually dropped out in her last semester, taking on

15012-548: The revenue will go to the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund. On May 25, 2020, SZA showed interest on Twitter in releasing "a music dump" of previously unreleased material, potentially containing 20 songs. In August 2020, SZA tweeted and deleted, "At this point y'all gotta ask punch", referring to Terrence "Punch" Henderson, who is president of Top Dawg Entertainment. In another tweet, SZA indicated that "all [Punch] says to her" about releasing new music

15151-401: The same day, Scott released the music video for " Gang Gang " performed by Wes, with uncredited vocals and cameo appearances from Scott, Toliver, and rapper Luxury Tax 50. On December 30, 2019, Scott released the music video for " Gatti ", featuring Pop Smoke . On March 20, 2020, Scott released the music video for " Out West ", featuring Young Thug. Scott performed five virtual live shows in

15290-524: The same month, Scott was also featured alongside American rapper Quavo from the hip-hop group Migos on Canadian rapper Drake 's single " Portland ", from Drake's commercial mixtape, More Life . The song peaked at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming his first top ten song as a featured artist. In March 2017, Scott announced he would be launching his own imprint , under the name of Cactus Jack Records . On April 3, 2017, it

15429-437: The same name , was nearing completion and would most likely be released in 2017. On May 16, 2017, Scott released three new tracks on SoundCloud , after teasing on social media for some time. The tracks were named "A Man", "Green & Purple (featuring Playboi Carti )", and " Butterfly Effect ". The latter was also released on every other streaming service, as the only track. On June 15, 2017, Scott announced he would be doing

15568-508: The set he performed the unreleased song "Escape Plan" and a preview of another unreleased track off Utopia . In November 2021, he announced new music to be released on November 5, 2021; he was believed to release a project reportedly titled Dystopia , but instead he released a two-song single "ESCAPE PLAN / MAFIA". On April 22, 2022, Scott was featured on his first song since the Astroworld Festival crowd crush , " Hold That Heat " alongside Future and producer Southside . On April 27, 2022,

15707-621: The seven-inch single. Although they could be named after a lead track, they were generally given a different title. Examples include the Beatles ' The Beatles' Hits EP from 1963, and the Troggs ' Troggs Tops EP from 1966, both of which collected previously released tracks. The playing time was generally between 10 and 15 minutes. In the UK they came in cardboard picture sleeves at a time when singles were usually issued in paper company sleeves. EPs tended to be album samplers or collections of singles. EPs of all original material began to appear in

15846-531: The songs are spread across two 12" 45 rpm discs. Also, the vinyl pressing of Hail to the Thief by Radiohead uses this practice but is considered to be a full-length album. In 1982 Cabaret Voltaire released their studio album " 2x45 " on the UK-based label Rough Trade , featuring extended tracks over four sides of two 12-inch 45 rpm discs, with graphics by artist Neville Brody . The band subsequently released

15985-426: The songs were augmented by the band's single A- and B-sides from 1967 to create a full LP –a practice that was common in the US but considered exploitative in the UK. The Style Council album The Cost of Loving was originally issued as two 12-inch EPs. It is more common for artists to release two 12-inch 45s rather than a single 12-inch LP. Though there are 11 songs that total about 40 minutes, enough for one LP,

16124-686: The state. In Los Angeles, Webster was abandoned by his friend who had promised to help him by providing housing. His parents cut him off financially and he eventually was forced to relocate back to Houston, where his parents kicked him out of their home. Webster moved back to Los Angeles once again and began to sleep on the couch of a friend who studied at University of Southern California . Atlanta -based rapper and owner of Grand Hustle Records , T.I. would later hear one of Webster's productions, titled "Lights (Love Sick)". While in Los Angeles, T.I.'s representative contacted Webster, asking him to attend

16263-451: The street from the former site of Six Flags AstroWorld . The 2018 Astroworld Festival contained appearances from Post Malone , Lil Wayne , Young Thug , Rae Sremmurd , Gunna , Houston All Stars, Sheck Wes , Metro Boomin , Trippie Redd , Smokepurpp , Virgil Abloh , and Tommy Genesis . Scott was introduced to the creative side of the fashion industry due to his personal stylish pairings of high-end fashion and streetwear. This caught

16402-493: The title for his third album to be Astroworld . On June 3, 2016, the collaborative single between Thug and Scott was released, titled " Pick Up the Phone ". The single, which also features vocals from Quavo of Atlanta-based rap trio Migos , reached number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). On August 31, 2016, Scott announced that Birds in

16541-419: The top and his second number one following "Sicko Mode" in 2018. The same month, Scott was also featured on the remix of Young Thug's single, " Hot " with Gunna , who was featured on the original song as well. The song was later added to the deluxe edition of So Much Fun in December of that year. Scott also was featured on the track "Hop Off a Jet" from the deluxe edition. On December 2, 2019, Scott announced

16680-401: The top-ten on the U.S. Independent Albums chart. After signing a joint recording contract with RCA Records , SZA released her debut studio album, Ctrl (2017). It was met with critical and commercial success, earning four Grammy Award nominations and becoming the second longest-charting R&B album by a female artist on the Billboard 200 . The following year, SZA was nominated for

16819-689: The trend noted post-album EPs as "the next step in extending albums' shelf lives, following the "deluxe" editions that populated stores during the past few holiday seasons—add a few tracks to the back end of an album and release one of them to radio, slap on a new coat of paint, and—voila!—a stocking stuffer is born." Examples of such releases include Lady Gaga 's The Fame Monster (2009) following her debut album The Fame (2008), and Kesha 's Cannibal (2010) following her debut album Animal (2010). A 2019 article in Forbes discussing Miley Cyrus ' plan to release her then-upcoming seventh studio album as

16958-400: The video game Fortnite Battle Royale from April 23 to 25, 2020 with visuals based on his Astroworld tour. It received more than 27 million viewers and boosted the sales of Fortnite-branded Cactus Jack products such as action figures. The performance also included the premiere of his new song with Kid Cudi, who released the song, " The Scotts ", as a duo under the same name. Tying with

17097-421: Was a member of their Freshman Class of 2013 . Later on March 29, 2013, following his interview with British disc jockey, DJ Semtex , Scott premiered a snippet of his commercial debut single, titled "Upper Echelon", featuring 2 Chainz and T.I. On April 2, 2013, Scott stated Owl Pharaoh was his official debut mixtape and would be released on the iTunes Store on May 21, 2013. On April 23, 2013, "Upper Echelon"

17236-410: Was accompanied by guest Playboi Carti , who features on the album version of the song, but caused controversy as Scott was heard referencing his 10 nominations without a victory at the award show that year. On August 18, 2024, in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Days Before Rodeo , Scott announced that a remastered version of the mixtape would be released on August 23. This marks the first time

17375-707: Was also announced that Scott would begin a Las Vegas nightclub residency titled "Road to Utopia" in September. On December 2, Scott appeared on Metro Boomin's second studio album Heroes & Villains in four tracks including " Raindrops (Insane) ", " Trance " (alongside Young Thug), " Niagara Falls (Foot or 2) " (alongside 21 Savage), and "Lock on Me" (alongside Future), as well as background vocals on " Creepin' " (with The Weeknd and 21 Savage). On March 19, 2023, Scott and DJ Calvin Harris performed at MDLBEAST in Jeddah , on

17514-416: Was featured alongside J. Cole on Young Thug 's single, " The London ", which later appeared as the lead single on Thug's debut studio album, So Much Fun . On August 28, 2019, Scott's documentary film, Look Mom I Can Fly , was released on Netflix . On October 4, 2019, Scott released a single, " Highest in the Room ", which debuted and peaked at number one on the Hot 100, being his first song to debut at

17653-457: Was featured in a special piece titled "Deserve", by Chinese born Canadian rapper Kris Wu . On December 7, 2017, a clip of Quavo being interviewed by Zane Lowe was posted on the official Twitter account for Beats 1 . When asked about the title of their upcoming project, he confirmed it would be Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho . On December 6, 2017, Scott was featured on fellow American rapper and singer Trippie Redd 's single " Dark Knight Dummo ",

17792-420: Was featured on five tracks of Metro Boomin 's debut studio album, Not All Heroes Wear Capes : " Overdue ", "Dreamcatcher" (alongside Swae Lee ), "Up to Something" (alongside Young Thug ), "Only 1 (Interlude)", and "No More" (alongside Kodak Black and 21 Savage ), as well as background vocals on " Space Cadet " (featuring Gunna). In December, Billboard reported that Scott was to make a guest appearance at

17931-661: Was honored with the Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame . Solána Imani Rowe was born on November 8, 1989, in St. Louis , Missouri . She grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey , often returning to St. Louis to visit her mother's family. Her father was an executive producer at CNN , while her mother was an executive at AT&T . Rowe has an older half-sister, Panya Jamila. Her mother

18070-436: Was originally teased by SZA in late-2020 and after it gained popularity on TikTok because of a viral challenge, a snippet appeared as an outro at the end of the official music video of "Good Days". SZA teased another snippet of a song at the end of the "Shirt" music video, which she revealed to be called " Blind ". On her 33rd birthday on November 8, 2022, SZA released a teaser titled " PSA " on her Instagram. The video ends with

18209-579: Was particularly inspired by film director Spike Lee . During an interview with W , SZA spoke on her style influences, saying a large amount of her style inspiration comes from movies, including Wes Anderson films, praising his use of "pantone color palette" and that she "would love to dress like a character from Moonrise Kingdom . Or perhaps Bill Murray in The Life Aquatic ." Along with her music, SZA's image has been compared to neo-soul artists Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu . SZA's hair became

18348-479: Was previously previewed on Scott and Chase B's WAV radio, titled "White Tee". It debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and Scott became the first artist in Billboard chart history to have three songs debut at number one in less than a year. A remix with an additional feature from American rapper Future , was released on October 7, 2020. From mid to late-2020, Scott began teasing his fourth studio album Utopia . On January 15, 2021, Scott released

18487-470: Was released on August 3, 2018, to critical acclaim, and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. " Sicko Mode ", the album's second single, peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Scott's highest charting solo single. On the same month of the album's launch, Scott announced that he was going to launch Astroworld Festival , a music festival with the same name as the album. The festival took place on November 17. On November 2, 2018, Scott

18626-404: Was released. It is a song written for the soundtrack of the 2021 film adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen . Her version of the song also plays during the closing credits of the film itself. A long-awaited collaboration from SZA with Summer Walker , " No Love " was finally released on November 5, 2021 , after previously being teased back in late June via Walker's Instagram . After its success on

18765-409: Was reported Scott had been working on a collaborative studio album with Quavo, potentially to be released later in 2017. Speaking to GQ , he confirmed: 'The Quavo album is coming soon. I'm dropping new music soon. You know how I do it though: I like surprises. In addition to the collaborative album, Scott announced his third studio album Astroworld , named after the defunct Houston theme park of

18904-511: Was sent to urban contemporary radio. On March 13, 2014, Scott performed a new song, tentatively titled "1975" featuring Big Sean , from his upcoming project at the time, at the Texan music festival South by Southwest (SXSW). Scott later confirmed via his Twitter account that the song is not called "1975", and would be included on his second mixtape, titled Days Before Rodeo . He would later take to his Twitter account to announce Rodeo , as

19043-575: Was supported by two singles: " 3500 " featuring Future and 2 Chainz, and " Antidote ". The latter became his highest-charting single on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 16. Rodeo received generally positive reviews from critics and debuted at number three on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. It also debuted at number one on the Billboard Rap Albums chart. On January 4, 2016, Scott announced that he has

19182-461: Was that some songs were omitted for time purposes, and the most popular tracks were left on. Unlike most EPs before them, and most seven-inch vinyl in general (pre-1970s), these were issued in stereo . Travis Scott Jacques Bermon Webster II (born April 30, 1991), known professionally as Travis Scott (formerly stylized as Travi$ Scott ), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Scott has had four number-one hits on

19321-493: Was then again delayed for sample clearance issues. In promotion Scott would release the track, "Blocka La Flame", a remix of fellow GOOD Music label-mate Pusha T 's single "Blocka" (which features production and vocals from Scott). The song was produced by Young Chop , with additional production by Scott himself, alongside Mike Dean. On March 22, 2013, Scott released the music video for a song titled "Quintana", set to appear on Owl Pharaoh . On March 27, XXL revealed that Scott

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