SZA has poured praise on Reneé Rapp after she covered ‘SOS‘ track ‘Good Days’.
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On Friday (October 17), Rapp stopped by BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge and performed ‘I Think I Like You Better When You’re Gone’, which is taken from her latest album ‘Bite Me’.
She also continued the long-held tradition of surprise covers by taking on SZA‘s ‘Good Days’ that saw her backed by acoustic guitars and a harp player. After SZA caught wind of the cover, she took to Instagram to praise Rapp.
“Renee is a HUGE inspiration, energy, voice [and] spirit,” SZA wrote on her story. While speaking to NME back in 2023, Rapp was equally complimentary, discussing her love of SZA’s sound and how it informed her production.
“I don’t think that I make the music that I listen to,” she told us. “I listen to artists like Frank Ocean and SZA, but I don’t really make R&B music like them. I take lyricism from them – and I take vocalisations and some phrasing [from them] – but I write pretty pop music at the moment.”
Rapp also shared clips of the cover over on her own Instagram alongside snippets of her visit to London, where she’s set to return with her UK and European tour next year.
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The dates kick off on March 11 with an opening night at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp, and continue the following night (12) with a show in Amsterdam.
Dates in Berlin, Cologne, and Paris continue on March 13, 15 and 16, respectively, before Rapp completes the leg of the tour with two back-to-back UK shows. These feature a stop at the AO Arena in Manchester on March 18 and a show at the OVO Arena Wembley on March 19.
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Reneé Rapp’s 2026 UK and European tour dates are:
MARCH
11 – Antwerp, Belgium – Lotto Arena
12 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – AFAS Live
13 – Berlin, Germany – Uber Eats Music Hall
15 – Cologne, Germany – Palladium
16 – Paris, France – Zenith Paris – La Villette
18 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena
19 – London, UK – OVO Arena Wembley
News of the new tour came just days after the singer and actor announced a string of US tour dates (as seen in the poster above) and began sharing a series of social media posts inspired by early 2000s tabloids that preceded the release of her latest album.
They appeared to call back to the arrest of Justin Timberlake for drunk driving, last year, and how it subsequently became a meme when the police officer who arrested him did not recognise the popstar, and Timberlake said the moment would “ruin” his tour.
Rapp previewed her newest record with blistering new singles ‘Why Is She Still Here’, ‘Leave Me Alone’, and ‘Mad’, teasing a bold new chapter in her discography.
Rapp had been steadily teasing ‘Bite Me’ in a similar fashion to the tour, unveiling a new website which urged fans to “sign NDAs” that then revealed hints about the album. Posts from the likes of Paris Hilton, Charlize Theron and Monica Lewinsky also teased the album.
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