At the Los Angeles stop on the “Grand National Tour,” SZA surprised the audience with a guest appearance from Lizzo.
On Wednesday, May 21, SZA brought out Lizzo to perform the remix of Lizzo’s hit song “Special.” The dynamic duo also held the sold-out crowd captive at SoFi Stadium as they sang the 2022 song from Lizzo’s album of the same name.
“Okay, so usually when I do very scary things, I have a tendency to bring my best friend with me. You may have seen her,” SZA said when introducing Lizzo. “SoFi [Stadium] counts as one of those scary things, so I brought my best friend for energy and positivity.”
“Lizzo, can you come hang with me?” she said as Lizzo rose onto the stage from below.
Following the performance, Lizzo shared the performance on Instagram.
“BABYS FIRST STADIUM PERFORMANCE— I love u @sza u r THEE DIVA ! ” her post read.
Since 2014, Lizzo and SZA have been friends as they both rose to superstardom.
During a Twitch stream in February, Lizzo lauded SAZ for her songwriting skills and “how they almost formed a girl band with an NSFW name.”
“She writes the craziest, most insane s— that you’re thinking and feeling, but she just finds a way to say it, and she sings it so beautifully out the gate, out of her mouth the first time,” Lizzo said at the time.
SZA also showed love to Lizzo in the past, and previously called on people to “practice kindness” instead of fat-shaming the singer.
“I be wondering where all the virtue signaling, well spoken s— talking , internet warriors are when someone genuine needs defending,” SZA posted on X (formerly Twitter) in June 2023. “Where the f— do y’all be at for lizzo ? Do y’all actually know how to support others or only tear them down?”