SZA Covers The Fader + ‘CTRL’ Album Goes Platinum

As we’re a couple of months shy of the one-year anniversary of SZA‘s debut album CTRL, the songstress appears on two covers for the upcoming Spring 2018 Earth Issue of The Fader.

In her cover story by Kara Brown, Solana Rowe talks about fixing her diet in 2018, her views on her debut album versus the public’s perception, Donald Glover giving her encouragement about the project, Solange shooting “The Weekend” visual, and more.

Purchase the Spring 2018 Earth Issue of The Fader here.

On CTRL:

“I didn’t even fuck with my own album, so I was so confused and almost, like, angry that everyone fucked with it so much,” she says. “It meant everything I felt about myself was wrong. And it was just like, If that’s not the truth, then what is the truth?”

“I think when ‘Love Galore’ went platinum, Donald [Glover] texted me like, ‘Do you still think it sucks?’ And I was like, ‘I dunno.’”

On Her Audience’s Response To “The Weekend” Video:

“I was upset at first, cause I was like, Ugh this is my character. How can people think this about me?” she starts. “I cared so little about that song. I made that song in two seconds. That was like a throwaway, and then it was like, What about that ‘Weekend’ thing?”

Though SZA may not fuck with her debut album, the album has officially gone platinum. Certified by the Recording Industry Association of America, SZA has also earned platinum plaques for her singles “The Weekend” and the Travis Scott-assisted “Love Galore” which have gone 2x platinum, while “Garden (Say It Like Dat)” and “Broken Clocks,”  certified gold.