Sombr fulfilled a childhood dream during his sold-out hometown show at New York’s Pier 17 on Thursday, Oct. 9. The 20-year-old musician welcomed special guest Sam Smith to the stage to perform the In the Lonely Hour single “I’m Not the Only One.” The duet brought Sombr together with an …
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Sam Smith appeared on The Late Show to showcase two songs, a cover Bill Withers 1971 classic, “Ain’t No Sunshine” and their own single “To Be Free.” Smith performed his rendition of “Ain’t No Sunshine” with the help of two guitarists, giving the iconic song a stripped down approach. For …
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The historic Castro Theatre in San Francisco is reopening next year —and they got a queer music icon to do the honors of inaugurating it. On Tuesday, Sam Smith announced that they will bring their To Be Free concert residency to San Francisco for a run of eight shows next …
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Five years ago, Sam Smith underwent an especially transformative period in their life. It was around the time that they were recording their fourth studio album, Gloria, an expansion of their creative vision that overlapped with an embrace of self-liberation. But the key to that transformation — an earnest ballad …
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The copyright infringement lawsuit claiming that Sam Smith and Normani‘s 2018 hit single “Dancing With a Stranger” stole from a 2015 song of the same name has been revived by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In 2023, a California federal judge dismissed the case, stating that …
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This Valentine’s Day, love is in the air and Sam Smith is breathing it deep into their lungs. In celebration of the holiday, the musician has shared the tender new ballad “Love Is a Stillness,” released alongside a grayscale video that finds pure romance on every corner in New York …
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R&B group Boyz II Men earned the golden mask trophy on The Masked Singer last night, winning the show’s 12th season. The trio performed as the Buffaloes in cowboy-themed buffalo costumes and were eventually crowned by the judging panel of Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy, Rita Ora, and Robin Thicke. During …
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Cyndi Lauper reunited with Sam Smith at Madison Square Garden in New York on Wednesday evening. As the “Stay With Me” singer took the stage, the historic arena glowed as thousands of fans turned on their cellphone lights for the occasion and the star duo performed her massive 1984 hit, …
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It’s a sunny day in July, and the scene inside Gary’s Electric, a Brooklyn recording studio, is just as bright. Half a dozen musicians who all contributed to the upcoming compilation album Transa — an expansive celebration of trans people put together by the longtime music and healthcare nonprofit Red …
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An ambitious new compilation, Transa, will collect music from Sade, Sam Smith, Jeff Tweedy, Laura Jane Grace, and more than 100 other artists to celebrate trans and nonbinary people. The album, which features nearly 50 tracks and runs nearly three-and-a-half hours, will come out Nov. 22 via the Red Hot …
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