Three weeks after the second Inglewood show, SZA announced 35 more shows for the SOS Tour due to high demand. At the same time, SOS is a clear document of how extensively SZA has sharpened her songwriting since the exquisite CTRL, how she’s become an even more exacting lyricist and imaginative musician.

Pre-sales were on April 12, 2023, starting 10 am local time, and an on-sale occurred two days later.At the same time, she revealed she would be touring North America in early 2023 in support of the album. Maturity looks good on her—who among us hasn’t scolded herself with a version of “damn bitch you so thirsty,” as she intones on the soundly quotable “Shirt”? This opening title track sets up a kind of thesis for most of the album: that even amid self-doubt, she’s gloved up, in the ring, a heavyweight champ looking for the belt. Julianne Escobedo Shepherd of Pitchfork named the album "Best New Music", stressing how it "solidifies her position as a generational talent, an artist who translates her innermost feelings into indelible moments". Kill Bill" became SZA's first song to top the Billboard Hot 100, while all singles except for "Shirt" peaked within the top 10.

SOSfeatures guest appearances from Travis Scott, Don Toliver, Phoebe Bridgers, and the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard. Recorded at Hive Mind Studios in Brooklyn, NY, with the help of producer/arrangers Mike Buckley and Vincent Chiarito (both members of Charles Bradley's Extraordinaires) and crack team of a-list musicians, his upcoming album blends heavy arrangements and introspective lyrics with sophistication, leaving the listener in a blissful wash of wonderment. We already know SZA’s dedication to her work is indefatigable—amid public woes with her longtime record label TDE and her major-label partner RCA, she wrote hundreds of songs for what became SOS, so culling it to just 23 is, in context, an exercise in restraint.During an album celebration event at Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York City, SZA confirmed the deluxe edition, titled Lana, was slated for release sometime in 2023. The New Yorker: " Ctrl opened a portal—one that represented not just a major leap for the artist but a breakthrough for the genre itself. She weaves in and out of pockets effortlessly, issuing barbs that land with tense, automatic-stop precision. During a Billboard cover story published in November, SZA revealed the title of her second studio album was SOS, scheduled for release sometime next month.