Sam Smith Opens Up About People Messing Up Their Pronouns

SAM Smith believes some listeners have turned off the star’s music due to “homophobia and transphobia” since coming out as non-binary in 2019. The Stay With Me singer now uses they/them pronouns and feels happier than ever, but concedes it has impacted the fan base. Sam explained: “In terms of music I definitely feel like there are some people that have turned away, I think purely down to homophobia and transphobia.

David Guetta & Bebe Rexha are seeking to snatch back Number 1 from Sam Smith & Kim Petras this week.

If you run in certain pop circles (Gay Twitter) you've likely been aware of Kim Petras for a long time. But to the average listener, pop's best kept secret over the last few years is finally making her big, commercial breakthrough with her collaboration with Sam Smith, Unholy.

This week, there’s a new No. 1 song in the U.K., and the musicians behind the tune make history as they conquer the competitive tally.Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ collaboration “Unholy” doesn’t just reach the top spot on the U.K. songs chart this frame, it actually debuts there.That’s a surefire sign that not only do the two artists have a real hit on their hands, but that interest in their duet was incredibly high and that their fan bases acted fast to support the tune.“Unholy” marks Smith’s eighth No.

Sam Smith and Kim Petras‘ “Unholy” is officially a chart topper!

Sam Smith and Kim Petras make a divine debut at the top of the Official Singles Chart with Unholy. 

Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor has spoken in a new interview about his relationship with his late former bandmate Joey Jordison.Jordison, who passed away in July 2021 at the age of 46, was one of Slipknot’s co-founding members, and served as the band’s original drummer until his departure in 2013.Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music, Taylor has now reflected on how “as you get older, you just start to appreciate what you do have and you lament the losses”.“You lament the fact that you never had to truly make peace with the people who you lost. Something that I’ve been doing just in my own life is reaching out to people who I haven’t talked to in a while and really burying hatchets, because that shit will just fucking weigh you down.”Addressing his relationship with Jordison, Taylor continued: “We had talked over the years every now and then — it would just be random — but we never said to each other what we needed to say to each other.

If you run in the right pop circles (Gay Twitter) you've likely been aware of Kim Petras for a long time. But to the average listener, pop's best kept secret over the last few years is finally making her big, commercial breakthrough with her collaboration with Sam Smith, Unholy.

Sam Smith and Kim Petras have performed an Unholy miracle with the UK's Official Number 1 Trending Song. 

Sam Smith and Kim Petras have performed an Unholy miracle with the UK's Official Number 1 Trending Song. 

Melinda Sheckells The iHeartRadio Music Festival, after 12 years as a staple event in Las Vegas’ datebook, took over the T-Mobile Arena Friday and Saturday with the top stars of music and podcasting, radio and streaming, canvassing both the audience, onstage and backstage. Known for its surprise collaborative performances and world premieres, the iHeartRadio Festival crosses genres and formats. This year belonged to country stars, legacy acts and viral sensations. Featuring performances from Black Eyed Peas, Lionel Richie, Morgan Wallen, Diplo, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, Pitbull, Sam Smith and the Black Keys, the action behind the scenes began to roll around 6 p.m. on night one, all leading into a 7:30 p.m. showtime.

Sam Smith has delivered a sweeping rendition of Sam Fender’s ‘Seventeen Going Under’.Performed for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge programme, Smith’s cover is a slick take on Fender’s gritty anthem. The cover replaces the original’s jangly guitars with an elegant piano, while a wash of rising guitar leads take the place of the original’s bombastic horns, as Smith glides above the support of a 17-piece choir.Watch Smith’s cover of Fender’s iconic anthem here:Both artists are admirers of one another’s work: on his appearance on the same BBC programme in 2019, Fender delivered an indie-rock flavoured cover of Smith’s ‘Dancing With A Stranger’.Earlier this March on this year’s BandLab NME Awards, Sam Fender took home Best Album In The World and Best Album By A UK Artist with his second record, ‘Seventeen Going Under’, beating out records by Halsey, Little Simz and Tyler, the Creator.The album, released last year, followed his 2019 debut effort, ‘Hypersonic Missiles’, and was named by NME as the best album of 2021.

Sam Smith and Kim Petras have entered the race for this week’s UK Number 1 single. Their new team-up Unholy currently looks set to be this week’s highest new entry (2) but has launched a very real challenge for Number 1.

New Music Friday! It's every audiophile's favorite day of the week, and some of our favorite artists from all different genres have blessed us with new tunes.Sam Smith released their TikTok-viral track, «Unholy,» with Kim Petras, Lil Nas X dropped «STAR WALKIN',» his new track in collaboration with League of Legends, and Giveon shared «Time,» his track from the upcoming David O.

Sam Smith and Kim Petras have teamed up on a new track, ‘Unholy’ – you can listen to it below.The throbbing, synth-heavy collaboration serves as the lead single from Smith’s upcoming fourth studio album. “Mummy don’t know daddy’s getting hot/ At the body shop/ Doing something Unholy,” its choral hook goes.“‘Unholy’ was made in Jamaica and was one of the most glorious creative moments I’ve ever had as an artist,” Smith explained of the song. “I’ve never had so much fun making a record.”They continued: “It was so cathartic and freeing to experiment like this and throw out the rule book.

APPOINTMENTSLeila Oliveira has been promoted to President of Warner Music Brazil. She will take up the role on 28 Oct, replacing Sérgio Affonso, who is leaving to set up his own independent label. “It’s an incredible honour to be asked to succeed Sergio as President of Warner Music Brazil”, she says.

Sam Smith and Kim Petras are joining forces.

Chris’ representatives had also addressed the claims circulating social media following the festival in a statement.Labelling the claims “ridiculous”, the representatives clarified that they were “a complete fabrication” and that the two men “respected” each other.They said: “This is a ridiculous story – a complete fabrication and the result of an odd online illusion that is clearly deceiving and allows for foolish speculation.“Just to be clear, Harry Styles did not spit on Chris Pine.“There is nothing but respect between these two men and any suggestion otherwise is a blatant attempt to create drama that simply does not exist.”A source close to Harry also told Express.co.uk that the rumours were “not true”.Earlier this year, Harry opened up about finding fame as part of boyband One Direction as a teenager and his current relationship with his former bandmates.He branded his time in One Direction "priceless" while looking back on their stellar rise to fame after forming back in 2010 on The X Factor.The band split up six years later in 2016, just a year after Zayn Malik left the band.Speaking to Zane Lowe for Apple Music 1, Harry explained how “lucky” he was that the band were a “unit”.He said: "I look at people who kind of went through some version of what we went through, but on their own.“I’m like...

Sam Smith is gearing up for a whole new chapter in life.The singer walked the red carpet at the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation's 2022 Pioneer Dinner — which honored Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson and celebrated 60 years of James Bond -- at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, and they spoke with ET's Matt Cohen about their upcoming single, «Unholy,» a part of which has already been used countless TikTok posts in recent weeks.«It's amazing. Its so exciting… [and] It's just the chorus that's out there, so I can't wait for you to hear the song. It's a wild song,» Smith shared.