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SZA, 34, has been recognized for her excellent songwriting. On Thursday, June 13, she was inducted into the prestigious 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards Gala held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Music legend Nile Rodgers presented her with the Hal David Starlight Award.

The “Snooze” singer shared some sincere words during her acceptance speech. SZA began, “As an artist, I’ve been a lot of different people. I’ve been 200 pounds. I’ve been 130 pounds.”

She continued to open up about some of the challenges and changes she went through during her music career.

“I’ve been someone who doesn’t dance at all onstage, someone that can only close their eyes and look down, someone that is dancing and trying their best,” SZA recalled.

“I’ve just been all these things, and I feel like, ‘Oh man, I struggle at the artist thing.’ Like writing was where I felt like a person …