SZA

SZA's 'SOS' spent 10 weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200, making it the longest-charting R&B album by a woman in 2023. She outperforms #9 Mary J. Blige by generating 1.5 billion streams on Spotify, 45% faster than any of Blige's albums. Her 'Ctrl' earned 4 Grammy nominations, more than the average debut R&B album, and her 2023 hit 'Kill Bill' became the first R&B track to top the Global Spotify chart for 8 consecutive weeks. SZA's raw honesty about modern love's contradictions resonates with critics, scoring a 95 on Metacritic, higher than any of Blige's early albums. She is the defining voice of her generation, outselling 80% of peers in the 2020s.