SZA TIES WITH MICHAEL JACKSON

SZA is feeling speechless after her album SOS managed to tie Michael Jackson’s classic Thriller.

The two artists are officially tied at 79 total non-consecutive weeks spent in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200. According to Luminate, that’s the most for a Black artist. TMZ Hip-Hop caught up with SZA after her appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live to get her take on her latest accolade. She said, “My album tying MJ’s Thriller record…got me speechless.”

TDE president and SZA’s manager, Terrence “Punch” Henderson, also weighed in, calling the occasion “insane.”

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