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SZA Releases New Video for “The Weekend” Directed By Solange

Photo Credit: Sharon Alagna

SZA and Solange released their collaborative music video in late December, 2017. Solange directed the curious video while SZA starred and provided smooth vocals for her song, “The Weekend.” The video shows SZA delivering each line of her new song from various, noticeably indiscreet locations. In the opening shot, SZA sways on the stone balcony of a big gray building; the camera only allows for the balcony and surrounding wall area to be seen. In another shot, she kneels in front of a wall with yellow plaster columns in medium relief. In another, perhaps the most distinguishable, SZA stands on a checkerboard marking in a parking garage. Any other information about the garage is hidden because the shot always focuses so closely on SZA.

Solange shared a video that praised SZA’s “Love Galore” earlier this year. The two have now applied their mutual admiration to their work. SZA is nominated for Best New Artist, Best R&B Performance at the 2018 Grammys. SZA shared a statement about her nominations. “This entire thing puts my wildest dreams to shame.” In another statement to Pitchfork, SZA admitted, “I’m literally still shook.” Watch the new video below.

Photography Credit: Sharon Alagna

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Conrad Brittenham: My name is Conrad. I am one year out of college and pursuing a career in writing and journalism. I studied literature at Bard College, in the Hudson Valley. My thesis focuses on the literal and figurative uses of disease in Herman Melville’s most famous works, including Moby-Dick, Benito Cereno, and Billy Budd. My literary research on the topic of disease carried over to more historical findings about how humans tend to deal with and think about the problem of virus and infectivity. I’ve worked at a newspaper and an ad agency, as well as for the past year at an after school program, called The Brooklyn Robot Foundry. All of these positions have influenced the way I approach my work, my writing, and the way I interact with others in a professional setting. I’ve lived in London and New York, and have always had a unique perspective on international cultural matters. I am an avid drawer and a guitarist, but I would like to eventually work for a major news publication as an investigative journalist.
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