Sam Smith to Perform Tracks from New Album ‘Gloria’ on SNL
Sam Smith Photographed by Michael Bailey-Gates
This weekend, multi-Platinum, GRAMMY®, BRIT, Golden Globe and Oscar winning artist/songwriter Sam Smith will make their third appearance as the musical guest on “Saturday Night Live” on January 21, performing some of the new songs from their album.
Smith recently shared the new track “Gimme” a clubby, dancehall-infused lover’s call featuring breakout Jamaican reggae/rap star Koffee and Colombian/Canadian R&B-pop maverick Jessie Reyez. The song, which received its first UK play on BBC Radio 1 as the Hottest Record In The World earlier this month, comes on the heels of Smith’s chart-topping global smash “Unholy.” Recorded in Jamaica, “Gimme” is from Gloria, Smith’s fourth studio album, which will be released on January 27 via Capitol Records.
Sam Smith Photographed by Michael Bailey-Gates
“I’m a sexual person, I like sex. It’s something I’m teaching myself to not be ashamed of.
Describing the track as “filth!,” Smith says, “I’m a sexual person, I like sex. It’s something I’m teaching myself to not be ashamed of. Me and Jessie were basically drunk, drinking whisky in Jamaica, two in the morning, running around absolutely wasted, like two girlfriends having a laugh.”
The official video for “Gimme” will premiere soon. Smith teased the “Gimme” original sound on TikTok and IG Reels, racking up millions of views and posts from fans using the sound.
Smith will kick off the North American leg of Gloria: The Tour on July 25. Jessie Reyez will be the special guest on all dates except August 4.
Photographed by Madison Phipps
Fans who pre-order the digital edition of Gloria will instantly receive “Gimme” plus the GRAMMY®-nominated, RIAA-certified Platinum single “Unholy” ft. Kim Petras, which spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and four weeks atop the UK Official Singles Chart. Amassing over one billion combined global streams to date, “Unholy” also took the #1 position on the Mediabase Top 40 Airplay chart, spent 50 days at #1 on the Global Spotify chart and topped the Apple and Shazam worldwide tallies. “Unholy” was hailed as one of the best songs of 2022 by critics at Rolling Stone, Associated Press, Billboard, Esquire and numerous other outlets. Check out the official video, which won the MTV EMA in the “Video For Good” category.
Smith has racked up over 37 million adjusted album sales, 276 million single sales and 50 billion career streams. A four-time GRAMMY® winner, Smith also holds two Guinness World Records: for the most consecutive weeks in the U.K. Top 10 Album Chart (for their 2014 debut, In The Lonely Hour) and for having the first James Bond Theme to reach No.1 on the U.K. charts (for the Oscar and Golden Globe winning “Writing’s on the Wall”).
Sam Smith Photographed by Michael Bailey-Gates
Sam Smith – 2023 North American Tour Dates
Jessie Reyez will support on all dates except 8/4
7/25 Miami, FL FTX Arena
7/26 Orlando, FL Amway Center
7/28 Duluth, GA Gas South Arena
7/29 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
8/1 Raleigh, NC PNC Arena
8/2 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
8/4 Washington, DC Capital One Arena
8/5 Boston, MA TD Garden
8/8 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
8/11 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
8/12 Montréal, QC Bell Centre
8/15 Chicago, IL United Center
8/16 Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
8/18 Denver, CO Ball Arena
8/19 Salt Lake City, UT Vivint Smart Home Arena
8/22 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
8/23 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena
8/25 Portland, OR Veterans Memorial Coliseum
8/27 Oakland, CA Oakland Arena
8/28 San Francisco, CA Chase Center
8/31 Inglewood, CA Kia Forum
9/3 Phoenix, AZ Footprint Center
9/5 Austin, TX Moody Center
9/7 Fort Worth, TX Dickies Arena
9/8 Houston, TX Toyota Center
9/12 Monterrey, MX Arena Monterrey
9/14 Cuidad de Mexico, MX Palacio de los Deportes
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