When two Grammy award-winning musicians get together to collaborate on a song, you know something special is going to happen. Sam Smith won four Grammys this past year thanks to his stellar debut album, In The Lonely Hour. One of the popular songs on the album is a heart-wrenching track titled “Lay Me Down.” Smith […]
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Sam Smith And John Legend Record New Version Of “Lay Me Down” For Charity
March 10th, 2015 
Kriston McConnell 
Sam Smith Announces US Summer Tour
February 23rd, 2015 Kyle Florence Despite having recently wrapped up an extensive North American run, rising pop sensation Sam Smith will return to the road this coming summer to visit 19 additional US venues, including Miami’s American Airlines Arena, and Denver’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre. The month-long jaunt is set to begin on July 17 in Louisville, Kentucky, with tickets going on […]
Ed Sheeran Makes Surprise Appearance At Sam Smith’s Manchester Show
October 30th, 2014 Dana Reandelar Earlier last night, pop sensation Sam Smith played the Manchester leg of his U.K. tour at the infamous Albert Hall. To his fans’ delight, Smith brought out a very special guest during his performance of “Stay With Me.” Smith whips out the one and only Ed Sheeran on stage and the audience, with all the […]
Sam Smith Announces North American Arena Tour
October 16th, 2014 Dana Reandelar Making his way to the top in a very short amount of time, English singer-songwriter Sam Smith recently appeared on The Tonight Show in support of his new record, In The Lonely Hour, released late last spring. Smith has garnered a very good amount of attention from both the United Kingdom and the United States, and […]
Watch Sam Smith’s Rise to Fame in “Restart” Video
September 30th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Sam Smith has had one hell of a year. The breakout artist has seen his singles rocket on the charts, been performing at festivals around the world, and found himself seated in the cushions of countless award shows. Throughout that rise in fame, Smith and his pals had been filming the moments happen — and […]
Charli XCX Goes Modern With Latest Cover, Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me”
September 8th, 2014 Tyler Hanan “Boom Clip” singer Charli XCX has released a live cover of Sam Smith’s smash hit “Stay With Me.”
Sam Smith Releases “I’m Not the Only One” Video
August 3rd, 2014 Meaghan O'Brien Sam Smith continues his chart takeover with this new video for “I’m Not the Only One,” the newest single off of his debut album In The Lonely Hour. Earlier in the summer, Smith made history by selling more copies in his first week than any other male British artist ever. Smith has made it well […]
White Girl Dance Corner featuring Ásgeir, Wild Cub, Say Lou Lou, and Sam Smith
January 16th, 2014 Tarynn Law Hello! I’m Tarynn Law, and this is a weekly column I’ll be writing that spotlights some up and coming indie pop/alternative/hipster/hype/buzz bands/you-get-the-idea groups that you should be checking out before they become massive. I mean, we all want to be that person that says “I knew them way back when,” don’t we? I thought so. Here […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Lady In The Van’ Pulls Out Of First Gear, Thanks To Maggie Smith
January 28th, 2016 Sam Cohen Film: The Lady In The Van Directed By: Nicholas Hytner Starring: Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings Saccharine messages like “sometimes in life, you need a helping hand” litter the feel-good true stories we see gracing the cinema every so often. What those “feel-good” stories tend to do is err to the side of dramatic sop or […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Samuel Claiborne Discusses ‘Love, Lust And Genocide’
November 18th, 2015 Brian Leak New York alt-rock veteran Samuel Claiborne is a Renaissance man when it comes to the arts; divvying up his time and effort between poetry, music, photography, visual art and more. This is an impressive feat for anyone, but being a former quadriplegic, it’s downright inspiring. Teaming up with the True Groove All Stars, Claiborne’s newest […]
UTG TRACK-BY-TRACK: The Smith Street Band – ‘Throw Me In The River’
October 29th, 2014 Brenton Harris Of recent years, Melbourne, Australia’s The Smith Street Band have evolved from beloved local act, plying their craft in dive bars around Melbourne, to full-fledged international touring folk-punk tour-de-force. One of the key components of this evolution has been vocalist and principle songwriter Will Wagner’s ability to forge a deeply emotional connection with the fan […]
The Smith Street Band Stream “Surrender”
August 29th, 2014 Brenton Harris Australian folk-punk heroes The Smith Street Band are streaming a new track titled “Surrender” via Noisey. “Surrender” is the first single to be lifted off of their highly anticipated third full-length, Throw Me In The River, which will be released in the USA via SideOneDummy Records on October 28. “Surrender” is an absolute corker of […]