SZA has decided to step back from her performances in order to focus on her well-being and mental health.
After her last tour stop in Montreal, the 34-year-old Grammy winner took to social media on Monday, August 5th to announce her decision. “Yesterday was my last show for a while,” the singer wrote to her fans. “Finally bout to get my life together thank u God.”
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Before her performance at Lollapalooza 2024 in Chicago on August 2nd, SZA, also known as Solána Imani Rowe, completed shows in London and Dublin. She has upcoming performances scheduled in the Middle East, including stops in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates in November.
Prior to her announcement, SZA has been openly discussing her relationship struggles on social media, sharing messages such as I wanna be loved so madly I can’t think I can’t breathe” and “I love embarrassing myself to the point of having to ghost someone.”
She also hinted at the idea of taking a break earlier on. On June 29th, she posted, “I need a beach n some rubs statt.”
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During October 2023, SZA shared her journey of seeking assistance for her mental well-being. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, she revealed that she had mistakenly visited a life coach believing they were a therapist, leading her to experience a mental health crisis.
“After I had box breathed myself for three months and didn’t get better, I called her in a f—ing frenzy like, ‘I’m about to commit myself to an institution today, I need help!’ I said, ‘What form of therapy do you do? DBT?’ ” SZA told the publication.
The singer continued, “She was like, ‘I don’t have a clinical form of therapy because I’m not a licensed therapist, honey. I thought you knew that.’ It turns out she was not a board-certified therapist. She was a f—ing life coach.”
