Artists and creators put a metric ton of time, effort, and money into their commercial works.

So, when they’re leaked ahead of time, it can be a huge blow. SZA had her song leaked in 2023, and she had some choice words to say to those who think it’s cute to ruin someone’s music.

“When people leak my songs, they ruin them”

SZA became Variety’s hitmaker of 2023 and, among other interview details, she discussed her songs being leaked and what it meant to her.

Suffice it to say, she is not happy about it. “When people leak my songs, they ruin them,” she told Variety.

“Then it’s not mine anymore; it’s actually yours. It’s something unfinished that you decided was ready to be shared. And it’s like, ‘Fuck you. Now I’m not releasing it.’ Play your leak, but you’re not gonna bully me into dropping music. “

In the Variety interview, SZA talked a lot about the process of music production, including how she feels that her biggest hits aren’t the ones sung from her heart, but the ones she just belts out of nowhere, which is also not something she is satisfied by.

“I hated it. Well, I didn’t hate it. But I was like, ‘Can I say this? Is it silly?’”

SZA cares a lot about her work, so having the surprise and the experience ruined by people who want an early headline ruins the entire thing for her.