{"id":24334,"date":"2021-05-25T20:05:08","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T20:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=24334"},"modified":"2021-05-25T21:29:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T21:29:55","slug":"sza-reveals-debilitating-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/sza-reveals-debilitating-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"SZA Reveals &#8216;Debilitating Anxiety&#8217; To Fans After Billboard Music Awards Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_24379\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24379\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24379\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/SZA-BODY.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/lizzo-sza-and-kehlani-enjoy-epic-girls-night-out-in-west-hollywood\/\">SZA<\/a> has bravely opened up on her &#8220;debilitating anxiety&#8221; after performing at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards.<\/p>\n<p>The singer, who rocked a black bodycon dress with some major cut-outs to the ceremony, shared pictures with fans and admitted that she hates &#8220;being outside more than I can explain.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I really have debilitating anxiety and I\u2019m only posting these cause Y\u2019all woulda found em anyway . Thank you to my team n my mama. Least I\u2019m alive,&#8221; SZA shared.<\/p>\n<p>In the behind the scenes pictures of the event, SZA shows off the Monot dress she wore, which featured some incredible detailing, from the string halterneck to the strategically placed cutouts that began under the chest and hit the hip. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CPO7LLUrfx8\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by SZA (@sza)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>SZA also performed on the night with Doja Cat, with the pair debuting their hit single \u201cKiss Me More.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe pop-hit currently holds the No. 5 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.<\/p>\n<p>SZA has scored nine top-10 hits on Billboard\u2019s Hot R&amp;B Songs chart, including her number-one hit, \u201cThe Weekend,\u201d as well as four top 10s on the Hot 100. Her album CTRL debuted on top of Billboard\u2019s Top R&amp;B Albums chart. Doja, meanwhile, has six top-40 hits, including the number-one single \u201cSay So,&#8221; and her sophomore album Hot Pink reached number nine.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24378\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24378\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24378\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/SZA-DOJA-CAT.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24378\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SZA, 30, however, has also been teasing new music with the release of singles \u201cGood Days\u201d and \u201cHit Different,&#8221; but fans are still waiting on a follow up to the critically acclaimed album CTRL.<\/p>\n<p>The BBMAs were hosted by Nick Jonas and aired Sunday night on NBC. Drake received the Artist of the Decade Award at the ceremony.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29176,"featured_media":24380,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[23,16],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>SZA Reveals &#039;Debilitating Anxiety&#039; To Fans After Billboard Music Awards Performance - GRAZIA USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SZA has bravely opened up on her &quot;debilitating anxiety&quot; after performing at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards. 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