Halloween is coming early to Hot Ones. The wing-slinging YouTube channel released a promo for their September 26 episode, starring SZA. At least we think that’s SZA. “I’m wondering if we should even acknowledge the prosthetics,†host Sean Evans said in the teaser. SZA said she was done up like Ify Nwadiwe on Very Important People “for no other reason than I’m just tired of not being a bug.†Fans, however, think there is another reason: new album promo.
SZA has been teasing Lana, the follow-up to the highly acclaimed SOS, all year. She floated a potential lead single, “Saturn,†in February. She also posted a different insect cosplay in June, soundtracked by the unreleased track “Storytime.†Lana isn’t named after Del Rey, btw. It’s a nickname of SZA, a.k.a. Solána Imani Rowe. You can watch Lana bug out on Hot Wings Thursday, September 26 at 11:00 a.m. EST.