SZA Expands ‘S.O.S.’ World Tour

SZA might be coming to a city near you...again. The S.O.S. creator is heading back on the road and is embarking on the second leg of her tour following her sold-out shows earlier this year.

The "Kill Bill" hitmaker announced Tuesday (April 11) that she added new tour dates through North America in September and October. She will also be traveling across Europe in June.

The European leg of the tour will kick off on June 1 in Amsterdam at the Ziggo Dome. The New Jersey native will also perform in large cities across the continent in London, Paris, Zurich, and Berlin before concluding on June 21 in Dublin at 3Arena. RAYE will support SZA on the European side of the tour except for the June 11 date in Cologne, Germany. RAYE is best known for her song "Escapism."

The North American trek will start in September at Miami’s Kaseya Center on Sept. 20. The second North American tour will include stops in Houston, Chicago, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, and Nashville before concluding in Phoenix on Oct. 29. She will be heading to Philadelphia on Sept. 26 to make up for the postponed tour stop in the city on March 2.

June 1 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome*
June 5 – Paris, France – Accor Arena*
June 7 – Zurich, Switzerland – Hallenstadion*
June 9 – Berlin, Germany – Mercedes-Benz Arena*
June 11 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena
June 13 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena*
June 15 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro*
June 17 – London, UK – The O2*
June 18 – London, UK – The O2*
June 21 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena*
*With Support from RAYE

Sept. 20 – Miami, Fla. – Kaseya Center
Sept. 22 – Tampa, Fla. – Amalie Arena
Sept. 24 – Nashville, Tenn. – Bridgestone Arena
Sept. 26 – Philadelphia, Penn. – Wells Fargo Center^
Sept. 28 – Baltimore, Md. – CFG Bank Arena
Sept. 30 – Boston, Mass. – TD Garden
Oct. 1 – Newark, N.J. – Prudential Center
Oct. 4 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
Oct. 6 – Brooklyn, N.Y. – Barclays Center
Oct. 7 – Brooklyn, N.Y. – Barclays Center
Oct. 10 – Chicago, Ill. – United Center
Oct. 11 – St. Louis, Mo. – Enterprise Center
Oct. 14 – Houston, Texas – Toyota Center
Oct. 15 – San Antonio, Texas – AT&T Center
Oct. 18 – Denver, Colo. – Ball Arena
Oct. 19 – Salt Lake City, Utah – Vivint Arena
Oct. 22 – Los Angeles, Calif. – Crypto.com Arena
Oct. 23 – Los Angeles, Calif. – Crypto.com Arena
Oct. 26 – San Francisco, Calif. – Chase Center
Oct. 28 – Las Vegas, Nev. – T-Mobile Arena
Oct. 29 – Phoenix, Ariz. – Footprint Center
^ Rescheduled date from Leg 1 without Omar Apollo

In March, a lot of hip-hop and R&B artists came out with hits that we've had on repeat ever since it dropped. Nicki Minaj dropped her first solo single of the year as well as Janelle Monáe on the R&B side. Several projects such as Tyler, The Creator's Call Me If You Get Lost: Estate Sale and Chlöe Bailey's solo debut were highlights of rap and R&B last month. Take a look at 10 of the best songs below:

Nicki Minaj dropped "Red Ruby Da Sleeze" last month which interpolates the 2003 hit "Never Leave You" by Lumidee. Nicki seemingly called out Megan Thee Stallion with the lines "700 on them horses when we fixin’ to leave/ But I don’t fuck with horses since Christopher Reeve" and "That .40 cal a make ’em dance like a go-go," which could be in reference to Tory Lanez allegedly shooting Megan in the foot while shouting, "Dance, bitch, dance!" "Red Ruby Da Sleeze" debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Rap Songs chart.

Tyler, The Creator dropped his deluxe version of Call Me If You Get Lost titled the Estate Sale last month. Prior to the release of the album, he dropped "Dogtooth." Tyler wrote on Twitter that "Dogtooth" was one of the songs that "didn't make the cut" when finalizing his Grammy-winning LP. Tyler has three guest features on the deluxe LP with a Vince Staples-assisted "Stuntman," "Boyfriend, Girlfriend" with YG, while A$AP Rocky joins the Odd Future rapper "Wharf Talk."

Kali dropped "Area Codes" last month and had the song trending all over TikTok. In the record she raps about having a different guy providing for her in various places around the world. "Area Codes" follows the Georgia rapper's "Dangerous" freestyle she dropped in January.

Following Janelle Monáe's stunning performance in Glass Onion, the Kansas City native has gone back to music with her release of "Float." She teased the song in a video using photos from her island vacation. The song catches Monáe being open about a transitional period where a newfound confidence has emerged.

NLE Choppa and Lil Wayne linked up for "Ain't Gonna Answer" last month. The song will be featured on Choppa's next project titled Cottonwood II. This was the first time the two rappers collaborated. Cottonwood II is set to be dropped on April 14.

Doechii enlisted Kodak Black for "What It Is (Block Boy)." The song samples the 2004 "Some Cut" by Trillville feat. Cutty and interlopes TLC's 1999 classic "No Scrubs." This is Doechii's first single of 2023. Kodak has been featured in quite a few songs in 2023 including "I Remember" with Roddy Ricch, "Colors" with Trippie Redd, "King Snipe" with Gucci Mane, and "Can’t Stop Won’t Stop Remix" with King Combs.

Mello Buckzz enlisted Latto for "Boom Pt. 2." The original song titled "Boom" featured Amari Blaze, Moni Da G, and Kashh Mir. For the music video, Latto used her feature to clap back at haters while she twerked in her cheetah print thong that made headlines back in January. After a fan called her out for seemingly wearing the same pair, the Atlanta native claried that she has a drawer full of them on Instagram Live.

Metro Boomin brought out Diddy to help out with the remix to "Creepin'" which also features The Weeknd and 21 Savage. The original song is found on Metro's 2022 project titled Heroes & Villains. "Creepin'" however has remained a standalone hit from the album spent over 10 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. A remix with Diddy makes sense since Metro sampled the Bad Boy Records founder's 2004 hit "I Don't Wanna Know" with Mario Winans featuring Enya and himself.

Lola Brooke took her 2021 hit and got Latto and City Girls' Yung Miami to hop on for a verse. The original "Dont Play With It" features Billy B. This is Lola's second single of 2023 as she also dropped "So Disrespectful."

Chlöe Bailey put Future on "Cheatback" which is off her debut solo album In Pieces. The song details Chlöe being fed up about having to deal with her boyfriend cheating so she decides to do the same thing. In Pieces also features contributions from Chris Brown and Missy Elliott.