UPDATED 5/26, 11:55 a.m. ET:Â SZA has clarified her comments about âGood Dayâ exiting the Hot 100, urging fans to âbe niceâ to TDE president Terrence âPunchâ Henderson.
âPunch is my manager (not a machine or a label) lol also been like my stage dad the last 10 yrs,â SZA said on Wednesday. âBe nice to him pls. He really fights for me. Not angry w him. Or anybody really. Jus my own choices.â
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After 20 weeks of charting, SZAâs âGood Daysâ record has officially left the Billboard Hot 100. And itâs clear the songstress has some feelings about it.
News of âGood Daysââ drop-off was shared Tuesday by a SZA fan account that highlighted the trackâs accomplishments. It reminded followers that the song peaked a No. 9 and was her biggest solo hit to date. As pointed out by Hip-Hop-N-More, the Grammy-nominated artist caught wind of the post and responded with a comment that took aim at her label.
âI really hate my label. So much,â she wrote.
SZA, who is signed to both RCA and Top Dawg Entertainment, has yet to expand on her frustration, but itâs worth noting she has made similar comments in the past. After being bombarded with demands for new music last year, the singer instructed fans to ask TDE president Terrence âPunchâ Henderson, suggesting he was the one who was holding up the releases.
âAt this point yâall gotta ask Punch. Iâve done all I can do,â she wrote last August, after a fan who questioned when she would release a new material.
Another Twitter user then asked SZAÂ about her relationship with the imprint, and whether she would describe it as âadverse or hostileâ or simply a situation that was out of her hands.Â
âBEEN hostile,â SZA replied, before clarifying her comments shortly after. âDonât nobody need to free me. Lmao Iâm not held hostage n neither is my music!! me n punch be disagreeing ..hes never steered me wrong and I trust Gods timing I love yâall.â
SZA hasnât released a full-length project since her 2017 debut album Ctrl; but during a February appearance on CBS This Morning, the singer confirmed she had new material up her sleeve.
âNew music is literally on the way,â she said. âI havenât slept. Iâm coming directly from the studio right now. Itâs like, I think, 5 a.m. I left the studio at, like, 3:30. So music is on the way.â