As they should, folks (and singer Stephanie Mills in particular) are giving Sam Smith the proverbial side eye. The white British “Soul” singer learned the hard way what happens when you disrespect for the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. He was seen, on a boat trip with Adam Lambert, another British singer, saying on camera: “I don’t like Michael Jackson, […]

The 2016 Oscars may be centered around a lack of diversity and hopefully Leonardo DiCaprio's first win, but we can't forget about the music.

Disclosure and Sam Smith fans rejoice! The British duo teamed up with Sam Smith for their second official single “Omen” from their forthcoming album “Caracal”.…

By BridgetEE He said “stay with me, because he is latching on to you and you are safe with me.”  So I said, “lay me down, and yes take me off life support!!”   Then you said say “WTH!!!” If you didn’t know Sam Smith has been out of commission: “Sam Smith underwent vocal cord […]

  The 2015 Grammy Awards are currently underway and some of your favorite artists are gearing up to set the stage on fire.  The coveted…

The 2015 Grammys wasn’t so much an awards show as it was a concert punctuated by award presentations, but it wasn’t short on amazing moments.…

  The dispute between Smith’s smash 2014 hit and Petty’s 1989 hit “I Won’t Back Down” was settled last year regarding the payments.   UPDATE: In a statement given to Rolling Stone, Sam Smith’s reps acknowledge the similarities between the songs and confirmed that “Stay With Me” is now co-credited to Tom Petty and Jeff […]

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NewsOne’s Smokey Fontaine recently interviewed musician, songwriter, record producer and music executive Antonio “L.A.” Reid to talk about the music industry, Black music and who…

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We are big fans of R&B crooner Luke James. He recently tackled the hit single from up and coming singer Sam Smith, “Stay”, only weeks…

  Every time we hear about a singer’s cover going viral online, we’re always a little hesitant. It can either be a great imitation (like Selah Marley covering her mom, Lauryn Hill’s hits) or it can be a terrifying experience that totally traumatizes us for life (we won’t name names). Fortunately, British singer Sam Smith’s cover […]