Music
Before the Grammy nominations are revealed Friday, members of the Los Angeles Times music staff were polled for their picks in the big four categories (album of the year, record of the year, song of the year and best new artist).
Dec. 5, 2014
Similarities between British singer Sam Smith’s Grammy-nominated hit, “Stay with Me,” and Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne’s 1989 hit, “I Won’t Back Down,” are nothing more than a “musical accident,” Petty said in a statement Thursday.
Jan. 29, 2015
Sam Smith ended a Manchester show Wednesday just four songs into the concert. The ‘Unholy’ singer revealed that a vocal cord injury will cause a few more cancellations.
May 25, 2023
Twitter users are calling people out for making fatphobic and anti-LGBTQ remarks about the music video for Sam Smith’s ‘I’m Not Here to Make Friends.’
Jan. 31, 2023
Entertainment & Arts
Sam Smith has a new man, and he’s model Jay Camilleri.
March 31, 2016
‘Stay With Me’ singer Sam Smith alludes to a breakup with Jonathan Ziezel during a Toronto concert and in pouty Instagram posts.
Jan. 22, 2015
Singer Sam Smith calls for awards shows to be “reflective of the society we live in” after the Brit Awards reportedly opted to keep gendered categories.
March 12, 2021
Sam Smith declared Friday that “they” and “them” are the correct pronouns to use when referring to the singer.
Sept. 13, 2019
Sam Smith had a rout at this year’s Grammy nominations.
Dec. 12, 2014
‘I need this duet [tattooed] on my skin,’ one fan wrote after Kelly Clarkson and Sam Smith performed ‘Breakaway’ on Clarkson’s talk show.
Oct. 12, 2022