The interview comes ahead of SZA’s highly anticipated third album Lana, which will follow her critically acclaimed sophomore record SOS. The 2022 LP ruled at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for 10 weeks, marking her first album to top the chart.

The singer arrived at the chicken wing talk show in prosthetics that transformed the top half of her face into that of an insect. Hot Ones typically elicits weird responses from guests, but SZA certainly ups the ante.

SZA explained it at about 12 minutes into the episode, saying, “This one brings me so much peace of mind. It just… in the realm of, like, being a person is so daunting, and like being your own skin and

SZA disguises herself wearing bug prosthetics on the latest episode of 'Hot Ones.' While eating spicy hot wings on the series, the singer goes rogue and takes over the interview from host Sean Evans.

SZA became the latest guest on the wildly popular interview series “Hot Ones,” which sees celebrities answering questions while struggling through a progressively spicy flight of hot wings. The singer immediately set herself apart from previous visitors by dressing up as a humanoid insect – a decision that she didn't bother to explain.