TikTok has not only proven itself a great promotional tool for new music over the years but also a powerful mean to introduce younger generations of music lovers to the hits of yesteryear.

And while many acts can attest to the platform’s commercial potency, the most astounding recent example comes courtesy of ‘Sure Thing‘ – the 2011 breakout single of R&B crooner Miguel.

Catapulted to viral status on the app thanks to users incorporating clips of the Happy Perez-produced track on their videos, the awakened exposure has led to impressive sales and streaming gains of the 3x Platinum track.

So much so, ‘Sure’ appeared on the refreshed Hot 100 – leapfrogging over some of the day’s biggest hits from the likes of Taylor Swift, SZA, Drake, and other current-day hitmakers.

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SZA is scorching like never before with new album ‘S.O.S,’ which continues to reign on the Billboard 200 more than a month after its release.

One of the key drivers mobilizing its success is the set’s current single ‘Kill Bill.’

Omnipresence on the streaming scene, the smash hit continues to put up a fierce challenge for the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100.

While that battle rages on, the R&B star has gifted fans a behind-the-scenes look at how the track’s accompanying visual (which draws inspiration from the classic ‘Kill Bill’ movie) was pieced together.

Check out SZA and director Christian Breslauer in action below…

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Taylor Swift and SZA are proving that there is no bad blood between them.

For, they are now squashing any rumors of a feud.

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SZA reigns for another week on the Billboard 200 with her second studio album ‘S.O.S.’

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SZA has unlocked the video for her killer new single ‘Kill Bill.’

Housed on the GRAMMY winner’s sophomore album ‘S.O.S,’ the track became an instant fan-favorite upon the December release of the LP – which has reigned at #1 on the Billboard 200 for 4 weeks.

Having climbed to a peak of #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, ‘Bill’ looks poised to soar to higher heights with the arrival of its cinematic visual.

Directed by Christian Breslauer, the video draws inspiration from the blockbuster film and, in an awesome nod to the classic, features a cameo from none other than Vivica A. Fox.

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Just a week after watching the ‘SOS‘ cut ‘Kill Bill‘ become her first solo top 5 hit, SZA is looking to push the tune to even higher Hot 100 heights by unleashing its official music video.

Directed by Christian Breslauer, the cinematic visual – said to be “coming soon” – was teased by the GRAMMY winner on Twitter Thursday (December 29), much to the delight of fans.

In the 20-second teaser, SZA appears to be suiting up for some serious revenge before jetting off on a motorcycle – a clear ode to the early 2000s blockbuster film franchise after which the song is named.

Ahead of its arrival, hop inside to see the first official peek at SZA’s ‘Kill Bill’ video.

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For SZA fans, a five-year wait for a new album came to a close Friday (December 9) when the R&B diva finally dropped ‘SOS‘ – the follow-up to her 2017 debut album ‘Ctrl.’

Preceded by hit singles ‘Shirt,’ ‘I Hate U,’ and ‘Good Days,’ “good” comes a severe understatement when describing the critical and commercial acclaim the set’s already received.

And while ‘SOS’ has shown itself to be a monster on real-time sales tallies around the globe (as we reported here), it appears to be even more of one on streaming platforms.

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The critical acclaim that’s come flooding in for SZA‘s long-awaited sophomore album, ‘SOS,’ seems set to be outpaced only by the gargantuan commercial response it’s been afforded.

Preceded to Billboard 200 battle by its housed Hot 100 top 20 hits ‘Shirt‘ (#11 peak), ‘I Hate U‘ (#7 peak), and ‘Good Days‘ (#9 peak), anticipation for the project saw it soar to the top of pre-order lists on many major digital retailers ahead of its official unveiling.

Just a day after being released on December 9, the 23-track effort zoomed to the top of Apple Music tallies in over 50 countries while also dominating real-time iTunes sales charts in nearly a dozen (as we reported here).

Its performance on those outlets, in conjunction with a record-breaking run on Spotify, sees the LP poised to enter the Billboard 200 with the GRAMMY winner’s biggest first-week numbers yet.

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If the real-time sales tallies of Apple Music and iTunes are anything to judge by, SZA fans apparently couldn’t wait to get their hands on her sophomore album, ‘SOS.’

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SZA paired her appearance on Saturday Night Live this evening with the unleashing of the trailer for her sophomore album ‘S.O.S.’

The sizzling clip also brought with it the release date of the hotly anticipated LP – the singer’s first since her 2017 debut ‘CTRL.’

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Doja Cat has hit the jackpot with a major new milestone on the Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Vegas.’

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SZA‘s sophomore album is as notable for its ongoing absence as it is for the undoubtable excitement that surrounds it.

The appetite for the follow-up to 2017’s ‘CTRL’ has been palpable by way of the seismic success of preceding singles ‘Good Days’ and ‘I Hate U’ – both of which became SZA’s first and second solo top 10’s respectively on the Billboard Hot 100.

With the LP promised to be “coming soon,” the songbird poses it up in the latest issue of Complex Magazine and opened up about the process of crafting her long-awaited new project.

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