Sam Smith has enlisted a slate of collaborators for their fourth studio album Gloria, set for release on Jan. 27. Ed Sheeran, Jessie Reyez, Koffee, and Kim Petras, are all set to make appearances on the album, the newly shared tracklist revealed Thursday. The 13-track record will highlight certain featured …
Read More »Sam Smith Announces Fourth Album 'Gloria': It 'Feels Like a Coming of Age'
Following the success of their single “Unholy” with Kim Petras, Sam Smith is ready for what’s next: their fourth studio album. On Monday, the British singer announced that their LP Gloria will be released on Jan. 27, 2023. “It feels like emotional, sexual, and spiritual liberation,” Smith said in a …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Gifted Sam Smith a 6-Foot 'Concrete' Penis Statue: 'I'm Not the First'
An “Unholy” gift for sure! Apparently, Ed Sheeran gifted his good friend Sam Smith a six-foot statue of a penis. (Not kidding.) On Tuesday, Smith joined the Kelly Clarkson Show and was asked about the unusual “trophy” that Sheeran gave him. “It’s actually wild. I thought it was a joke, …
Read More »Sam Smith and Kim Petras Just Put Themselves in the Running for Video of the Year With 'Unholy' Cabaret Visual
Girls, gays, theys: this one is for you. On Friday, Sam Smith and Kim Petras released the sexy, high-production, cinematic video for their song “Unholy,” and it features everything from strippers to burlesque dancers to drag queens. The Floria Sigismondi-directed visual opens with a woman saying goodbye to her partner …
Read More »Sam Smith, Normani Ask Judge to Dismiss 'Nonsensical' Claims in Amended Copyright Infringement Lawsuit
Lawyers for Sam Smith and Normani are asking a judge to reject the bulk of an amended copyright infringement lawsuit that alleges the superstar duo’s 2019 multiplatinum hit “Dancing With a Stranger” stole from a 2015 song by the same name. In a recently filed dismissal motion obtained by Rolling …
Read More »Sam Smith, Normani Lawyers Slam 'Rambling, Repetitive' Copyright Infringement Suit
Lawyers for Sam Smith and Normani have fired back at a copyright infringement suit that claims the pair’s 2019 hit, “Dancing With a Stranger,” ripped off a 2015 song of the same name. According to new court docs filed on Monday, July 25, Smith and Normani’s lawyers called the original …
Read More »Sam Smith, Normani Sued For 'Obvious' Infringement on 'Dancing With A Stranger'
A new copyright infringement lawsuit claims Sam Smith and Normani copied essential elements of a 2015 song titled “Dancing With a Stranger” to release their own sultry single by the same name four years later. In the complaint filed in federal court in Los Angeles on Friday, songwriters Jordan Vincent, …
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