Sam Smith‘s new album may be titled ‘In The Lonely Hour’, yet the Soul-filled crooner won’t be at a loss for fans following his haunting rendition of Whitney Houston‘s ‘How Will I Know’.

Smith’s re-working of the iconic cut took place during a live session at SiriusXM radio over the weekend and always has the industry buzzing.

Famed for its high-octane dance-floor attributes, the Houston hit is deconstructed and re-pieced as  spine-tingling ballad.

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Brit-bred crooner Sam Smith is riding the wave of success with his critically hailed debut ‘In The Lonely Hour’.

Blazing the charts on both sides of the Atlantic, the LP has already topped the Album tally in the UK (with blockbuster sales to boot) and is in fierce contention to do the same in the US – where it was released this week.

So as to give the set a boost, the 22-year-old took to the stage on the Late Show With David Letterman last night to perform hit single ‘Stay With Me’.

Backed by a mini orchestra and soul-filled background vocalists, the young wonder’s performance awaits below…

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Sam Smith and Mary J.Blige wowed Harlem’s ‘Apollo‘ with a rousing serving of ‘Stay With Me’ yesterday evening, performing the song at the album release show for Smith’s ‘In the Lonely Hour.’

Currently in a chart battle with Lana Del Rey‘s ‘Ultraviolence’, the album’s US unveiling was celebrated by attendees of the show who saw last night what you can now see, and no doubt enjoy, below!

‘Stay’, after the jump…

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Paris’ ‘NRJ’ welcomed Sam Smith to its shores hours ago, inviting the ‘Latch‘ maker to perform his Gold cut ‘Stay With Me’ on the French radio station!

Doing so in front of a live studio audience, his latest rendition of the song came after the release of Mary J.Blige’s take on the number, set to push US sales of his ‘In the Lonely Hour’ debut when it drops on June 17th!

Peep him play below…

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‘In the Lonely Hour’ maesto Sam Smith called on Mary J.Blige to join him on emotional single ‘Stay With Me’, produced by Rodney Jerkins and lifted from the singer’s recording breaking debut.

Moving, powerful and undeniably one of Mary’s strongest releases thus far, ‘Stay’ makes its way to the world before Blige rocks ‘Think Like a Man‘ fans with its official soundtrack, featuring fourteen original songs from the ‘Be With You’ icon.

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The Hollywood Reporter‘s Actor Roundtable welcomed Will Smith, Samuel L. Jackson and Michael Cain to the mix recently to bare all on their careers, their industry as it is today and why they turned roles picked up by the other.

It makes for an extremely interesting watch especially as it arrives as talk of racial discrimination against actors of colour by the Academy Awards heats up after Smith’s role in ‘Concussion’ was overlooked by its committee.

Hit the play button for uncensored and extremely honest conversation between gifted peers below…

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The Hollywood Reporter’s annual Actors Roundtable welcomed Will Smith and Samuel L. Jackson to its mix recently to discuss and promote their latest projects.

There, in the company of Mark Ruffalo and Michael Keaton, Smith bared all on the controversy surrounding his latest movie ‘Concussion’ and, in front of Jackson, revealed why he turned down the leading role in ‘Django Unchained’ in which the ‘Pulp Fiction’ player starred.

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Amazon’s Prime Video is doubling down on its commitment to ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ starring Donald Glover.

A refreshed take on the movie of the same name, the show follows a faux couple who are paired by a spy agency and enter an undercover marriage. A high-octane combination of romance and drama followed suit.

Having launched in January, the streamer has announced that the series has been picked up for season 2.

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Willow Smith is back with a new album and some confessionals about how she grew up.

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“For better or worse” gets put to the test like never before as seen in Prime Video’s ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith.‘

A reimagining of the 2005 film of the same name starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, the new ‘Smith’ – adapted into an eight-episode television show – tells the tale of a faux couple (portrayed by Donald Glover and Maya Erskine) paired by a spy agency to enter an undercover marriage.

In what morphs into an action-packed combination of romance and drama, the two find the mission/charade gets complicated when they develop real feelings for each other.

Ahead of the series premiere on February 2, slide inside to peep the official trailer.

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For reasons good, bad, ugly, and everything in between, 2023 was one for the books!

As the year draws to a close, That Grape Juice is reflecting on the occasions that rocked – and to some degree – maybe even reshaped the Urban and Pop cultural landscape as we know it.

From Mariah Carey and Bryan Tanaka to Cardi B and Offset, Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez, Jeannie Mai and Jeezy, and many more, next we’re looking at the celebrity couples that called it quits in 2023.

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J Hus is back and he’s brought a colossal cavalry with him.

The Afroswing pioneer has unleashed his third studio album ‘Beautiful and Brutal Yard,’ with features the likes of Drake, Burna Boy, Jorja Smith, and Popcaan.

Towering tall at 19-tracks, the eclectic set – which is home to summer smash ‘Who Told You’ – follows 2020 chart-topping sophomore offering ‘Big Conspiracy.’

‘Beautiful and Brutal Yard’ arrives ahead of Hus’ forthcoming arena tour, which includes stops at Dublin’s 3Arena (October 28) and concludes with two dates at London’s O2  Arena (November 5-6).

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