

Quote: "I had to lie through my teeth, which isn't much fun. I decided to not acknowledge (the speculation), which I thought was OK considering I didn't place the rumour in the first place." Ellie Goulding has known for a while that Sam Smith would be singing the latest James Bond movie theme. He kind of let it drop because he is not good at lying. I've written with Jimmy Napes and he was not supposed to tell me but he did. This album of there's, is still flying high at number one and tonight showed exactly why." Feel very honoured to have been on stage with two of my favourite people to kick off the first show of there (sic) tour. The gig marked Disclosure's first-ever arena show, and Sam praised them on following the appearance, writing, "SUPRISE LA xx what a night. The award will be handed out at the London ceremony on 24 February (16).įact: Soul singer Sam Smith surprised fans at electronic dance duo Disclosure's concert in Los Angeles on Tuesday night (29Sep15) by taking to the stage to sing their hit collaboration Latch and new track Omen. The winner will be announced on 27 November (15), and the chosen artist will follow in the footsteps of previous recipients Adele, Sam Smith and Jessie J. Previous winners include Adele, Sam Smith and James Bay.įact: Izzy Bizu, Jack Garratt and Frances have been named as the finalists for the BRIT Awards' prestigious Critics' Choice prize. He beat out competition from soul singer Izzy Bizu and songwriter Frances to land the honour, which he will receive at the London ceremony in February (16). The tea perhaps gave the Brits a little extra luck on the night - Smith and Napes claimed gold for their James Bond theme Writing's on the Wall.įact: Multi-instrumentalist Jack Garrett has been named the recipient of the Critics' Choice prize at the 2016 BRIT Awards. The duo was handed the soothing brew by E! host Ryan Seacrest during the Academy Awards pre-show, and then made their way down the red carpet with tea in hand. The songwriting partners also recently claimed gold at the Oscars for their James Bond theme Writing's On The Wall.įact: Singer Sam Smith and songwriter Jimmy Napes calmed their Oscars nerves by sipping on tea made for them by Governors Ball chef Wolfgang Puck. Napier earned the same two prizes from officials at the Society of European Stage Authors and Composers (SESAC) last year (15) for Smith's Stay With Me.


Smith won the award for Music Artist of the Year, while MCKellen was given the Global Icon Award for his activism on behalf of the LGBTQ community.įact: Sam Smith's hitmaking partner Jimmy 'Napes' Napier was the toast of the SESAC Pop Awards in New York City on Monday night (18Apr16), winning Songwriter and Song of the Year honours for the soul singer's I'm Not the Only One.

Fact: Sam Smith and Sir Ian McKellen were among those honoured at the British Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Awards in London on Friday (13May16).
