SZA and Justin Bieber have finally given fans a live performance of “Snooze” — check out footage below.
On Friday (May 24), during night two of the Los Angeles leg of Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s Grand National Tour, the “Kill Bill” singer brought out Bieber, who had a cameo in the 2023 “Snooze” music video and appeared on an acoustic version of the Grammy-winning single.
In clips of the performance, SZA intimately held Bieber’s chin, before the “Sorry” vocalist kissed her hand.
It’s not the first time Bieber has performed the song live. Last February, he covered it during an invite-only NHL All Star party, which SZA attended.
Bieber’s recent performance comes two years after the cancellation of his Justice World Tour after being diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, which caused a paralyzation of his face. But the singer might be making a comeback after sending a request for features back in April.
In a 2023 interview with WSJ Magazine, SZA recalled Bieber and his wife, Hailey Bieber, being supportive of her sophomore album.
“Him and Hailey [Bieber] were randomly the first people to hit me on FaceTime after SOS dropped,” said the singer-songwriter. “[Bieber] showed up [at the ‘Snooze’ video shoot] and he was down as fuck for the whole day, and didn’t trip about nothing.”
On night one of the Los Angeles leg of the Grand National Tour dates, which took place on Wednesday (May 21), SZA brought out another special guest in the form of her “bestie” Lizzo.
The pair performed SZA’s remix of Lizzo’s single “Special,” off her 2022 album of the same name. Afterwards, Lizzo shared a video from the performance on Instagram, with the caption: “BABYS FIRST STADIUM PERFORMANCE — I love u @sza u r THEE DIVA !”
