SZA Dominates 2025: Vans Visionary, Billboard Boss & Beyond

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Just days ago SZA set the industry and social media ablaze when she was named the new artistic director for global footwear powerhouse Vans in what 7NEWS called a major fashion shake-up. As announced by Vans and widely covered by outlets like Black Enterprise and Hot 97 SZA will not just star in campaigns but will personally co-create exclusive product collections—starting with the launch of the new Knu Skool in black and white, a skate-inspired silhouette SZA has long championed. She appeared in a new campaign video styled by Alejandra Hernandez shot by Sophie Jones, with her signature self-expression and style front and center. SZA told Vogue that the partnership makes perfect sense, linking her own ethos of comfort and authenticity to the Vans brand and declaring that as artistic director her mission is to celebrate joy community creativity and fashion as intersecting forces. This cultural crossover had fans and fashion insiders flooding Instagram and TikTok with reactions, with many dubbing it the ultimate collab and propelling the chunky new sneaker toward must-have status.

Her momentum in fashion came at a record-breaking moment in music. Good Morning America and multiple outlets reported that SZA just made history as her blockbuster album SOS became the first by a female artist to spend one hundred consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200 chart—a feat underscoring her dominance and shaping the R and B scene in 2025. Meanwhile SZA has been steadily teasing new music, posting snippets of her unreleased tracks like the tentatively titled Let You Know on an alternate Instagram account to a chorus of speculation and excitement among fans according to Wikipedia and user-shared posts.

Live appearances have also kept SZA centerstage: she joined Kali Uchis onstage at a sold-out Los Angeles show just this week, bringing even more viral buzz as clips of the duet circulated across Instagram reels and fan pages. At the same time videos resurfaced from her Grand National Tour with Kendrick Lamar, including her bringing out Justin Bieber—each post racking up thousands of views and reinforcing her collaborative reputation.

Off the stage SZA is expanding her entrepreneurial streak, having launched her Not Beauty line of lip products sold at tour pop-ups. She also maintains a presence in entertainment, with critics praising her recent film debut alongside Keke Palmer in the comedy One of Them Days.

In sum the past few days have solidified SZA’s trajectory as not only a chart-topping artist but a fashion innovator, businesswoman, and multimedia force—with every headline from artistic director at Vans to historic Billboard milestones serving as yet another reminder that in 2025, SZA is setting the agenda.

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