SZA wins the Hal David Starlight Award at the 2024 Songwriters Gala

SZA added another major award to his collection.

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SZA was honored at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

On Thursday (June 13), the ‘Snooze’ singer was honored with the Hal David Starlight Award at the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Ceremony. The event was held at the Marquis Hotel in New York.

Based on EVERYBODYThe Grammy-winning singer declared in her acceptance speech that the honor has affirmed every aspect of her career.

“I’m so grateful. Thank you for seeing me. I swear, I’ll say, ‘Oh I wrote this and I wrote that. And people will say, ‘Okay,’ especially if you’re a woman, especially if you’re a Black woman. So to win this… It just means the world.”

The outlet also reported that after her speech, SZA performed an acoustic version of her hit song, ‘Snooze’. The event featured performances and presentations from other stars, including Miss Elliott, Carrie Underwood, Keith MunicipalityAnd Jason Isbell.

SZA joins past recipients of the esteemed Hal David Starlight Award, such as Lil Nas X, Taylor Swift, Malon postand Ed Sheeran.

The ‘Broken Clocks’ musician will have the chance to expand her trophy collection at the 2024 BET Awards on June 30, where she is nominated five times, including for her performance on by Drake ‘Dad is rich.’

Social media reacts to SZA’s award

SZA appeared Shade Room comments section to express gratitude for highlighting her important achievement. “Thank you so much for posting about this. This award means a lot to me in a different way,” she wrote.

Roomies also praised SZA for her musical catalog and songwriting skills.

Instagram user @terrick93_ wrote, “SZA wrote for a lot of you favorites before she broke out that she deserved.”

Instagram user @tessybeee wrote, “She’s so fiery. Her pen game is unbeatable in this new generation.”

While Instagram user @itgirlgwen wrote: “Loved her when she released her first EP. She has truly come a long way. Well deserved.”

Instagram user @dev_the_coolest then wrote: “She’s been that girl for over a decade!!! And I’ve been vibing with her since the mid-2010s. HELLA proud of her!!!”

Instagram user @chrisgivers wrote, “That’s exactly what sets SZA apart from the pen game of her female peers by 98%.”

Finally, Instagram user @fuel4thebody wrote: “SZA is a top artist because she writes songs and her voice is on point – a rare combination in music.”

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