SZA Releases Solange-Directed 'The Weekend' Video

SZA just dropped a video for her latest neo-soul single, "The Weekend."

Directed by Solange Knowles, who won the Best R&B Performance Grammy for "Cranes in the Sky" in 2017, the stunning clip for "The Weekend" finds SZA dancing sensually in a number of industrial locations, including on the balcony of an apartment complex and inside a deserted parking garage.

The meaning of the lyrics behind "The Weekend" has been a point of interest and dissection for fans, many of whom initially believed the song was about a "side chick" having an affair with a taken man on the weekends.

However, in July SZA revealed on Twitter that the lyric, "My man is my man is your man / Heard this her man, too" is actually about three women getting played by the same man. She also hinted that the subject of the song, the weekend lover, yearns for a monogamous relationship and more time with him:
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"The Weekend" is off SZA's debut studio album, Ctrl, and was preceded by singles "Drew Barrymore" and "Love Galore." Ctrl was released on June 9.
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SZA is nominated for five 2018 Grammy Awards: Herself for Best New Artist; Ctrl for Best Urban Contemporary Album; "The Weekend" for Best R&B Performance; "Supermodel" for Best R&B Song; and "Love Galore" (featuring Travis Scott) for Best Rap/Sung Performance.