NEW SAM SMITH!: sam smith - to die for

WONGIE SONG OF THE WEEK: brandi carlile & sam smith - party of one

brandi carlile & sam smith - party of one
with proceeds going to the children in conflict charity, which both brandi & sam are spokespersons for, this is a re-recording of the last track from her excellent album 'by the way i forgive you', now reimagined as a duet between a couple. not that the original wasn't heartbreaking enough, this will bring out emo's off the charts (unless you're cold inside). just the most beautiful thing you should hear this week. 

LIVE PERFORMANCE: sam smith - baby, you make me crazy (acoustic)

sam smith - baby you make me crazy (acoustic)
sometimes you should just perform a song with nothing but a guitar and your lovely backup vocalists. i haven't really been listening much to sam smith's album, but this version is a nice one for the summer (and it's so nice to see him smiling and just chill).

NEW SAM SMITH: sam smith - one last song

sam smith - one last song
ah sam smith offers up "one last song" as his latest single which seems to fit perfectly in the winter days with a hint of retro soul in the process. it's a perfectly fine tune, not pushing any boundaries and in the wheelhouse of previous hits. i'll probably be singing along to this incessantly then...

want more? sam smith's much better song, "palace" is the official theme song for the holiday iphone x ads:

AUDIO PREMIERE: sam smith - pray

sam smith - pray
giving his fans the closing song of his upcoming album 'the thrill of it all', the lyrics to 'pray' seem to channel the current state of mind culminating with the rousing lyrics of 'everyone prays in the end'. it's a admirable sentiment helped by the producing skills of timbaland (who knew he could do a gospel ballad like this?)

VIDEO PREMIERE: sam smith - too good at goodbyes

sam smith - too good at goodbyes
already #1 in 4 countries, the return single of sam smith is definitely a bonafide hit. though the crooner may have stayed in his lane for this moment, hopefully other material from his new album will showcase some exciting choices. for now we hum along to this one...

WONGIE COVER OF THE WEEK: sam smith - love is a losing game (amy winehouse cover)

sam smith - love is a losing game (amy winehouse cover)
taken off his just released 'in the lonely hour : drowning shadows edition', sam covers the amy winehouse classic with a bit of lush strings and smith-ian phrasings thrown in. it's a different kind of heartbreak, but kind of perfect for a friday.

AUDIO PREMIERE: sam smith - drowning shadows (apple music world premiere)

sam smith - drowning shadows (apple music world record)
sam smith went on zane lowe's beats 1 radio show to world premiere a never released track that was re-recorded for the upcoming repackage of 'in the lonely hour'. it's a pretty song, but definitely still in the vein of his previous saddo themes. bless.

VIDEO PREMIERE: sam smith - writing's on the wall (james bond 007 spectre theme song)

sam smith - writing's on the wall (james bond 007 spectre theme song)
just a few weeks shy of it's highly anticipated release, sam smith offers up his theme song (co-produced by jimmy napes and disclosure) for james bond spectre. instantly #1 in the UK charts, this is a surprisingly subtle (even with those strings) single for 007's long standing tradition of drama theme songs. can't wait to see the film!!!

WONGIE COVER OF THE WEEK: disclosure & sam smith - hotline bling (drake cover - live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge) / jaded / hour glass feat lion babe

disclosure & sam smith - hotline bling (drake cover - live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)
holy shizz is this cover of the current drake single good! disclosure and sam smith ventured into the live lounge studios and surprised everyone with this excellent reggae soul rendition of an already buzzy single. can someone release this please!

want more? check out more tracks from their upcoming album caracal:

disclosure - jaded


disclosure feat lion babe - hourglass

VIDEO PREMIERE: disclosure feat sam smith - omen

disclosure feat sam smith - omen
part 2 of the upcoming album 'caracal' video series by director ryan hope, this time the soundtrack is supplied with the vocal return of sam smith. will it have the same worldwide effect of their previous collab 'latch' ?

WONGIE DUET OF THE WEEK: sam smith feat john legend - lay me down / (live @ red nose day 2015)

sam smith feat john legend - lay me down (red nose day 2015)
as the official single for this years UK comic relief charity fund red nose day, sam smith got john legend in on his latest track and well... the vocal gods converged and made some beautiful stuff together! the duo will be performing live this rendition on friday at the face the funny all day comic relief telethon so be prepared to come back for updates.


[UPDATE] as promised, here is the live version recorded on friday for the comic relief telethon which raised over 1 million pounds for the event!

sam smith feat john legend - lay me down (live @ red nose day)
just what is red nose day? check out the promo for this years show below:

BRIT AWARDS 2015 PERFORMANCES: taylor swift / sam smith / paloma faith / royal blood / george ezra / ed sheeran / madonna

TOTALLY proving that the kids are alright, this years BRIT awards performers were predominantly in their 20's and giving the current state of music a nice taste of something different and original. plus we throw in THAT madonna performance and well... it was a pretty darn good show if you ask me!


taylor swift - blank space


sam smith - lay me down


paloma faith - only love can hurt like this


royal blood - figure it out


george ezra - budapest


ed sheeran - bloodstream


madonna - living for love

WONGIE HOUSE SONG OF THE WEEK: jimmy napes - making of me

jimmy napes - making of me
having just won multiple grammy's for his work with sam smith, jimmy napes is ready to let the world discover this producer/writer/performer in his own right. with his debut EP 'the making of me' coming out next month, jimmy releases his current track produced by none other than the legendary house meastro mj cole. it's a jam so turn it up!

VIDEO PREMIERE: sam smith - lay me down

sam smith - lay me down
could it be TWO years already? holy crap how time flies! the song that won me over with this talent finally gets a proper release (re-recorded and slowed down to be more of a ballad) and will hopefully allow a new group of people to swoon over.

NEW SAM SMITH: sam smith - like i can / have yourself a merry little !christmas

sam smith - like i can
now that sam smith's year long transition from UK export to grammy nominee (and possibly winner) has come to fruition, the label folks have FINALLY decided to put out this popular album track as an official release!


sam smith - have yourself a merry little christmas
you know you're in the big leagues when your christmas performance for the grammy nominations show gets released as a proper single. somehow the wistful longing of sam's voice perfectly fits with one of the most sentimental sad xmas songs of all time. shoe gazing christmas poses for all!

MASHUP 2014: dj earworm mashup - united state of pop 2014 (do what you wanna do)

dj earworm mashup - united state of pop 2014 (do what you wanna do)
it's that time of the year again where the biggest hits of the US charts gets a crazy mashup by dj earworm. he's got 25 songs in this years collection (including hozier!). check out the full list below:

A Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilera - Say Something
Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea - Problem
Bastille - Pompeii
Dj Snake & Lil Jon - Turn Down For What
Hozier - Take Me to Church
Idina Menzel - Let It Go
Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX - Fancy
Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora - Black Widow
Jason Derulo feat. 2 Chainz - Talk Dirty
Jeremih feat. YG - Don't Tell 'Em
Jessie J feat. Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj - Bang Bang 
John Legend - All Of Me
Katy Perry feat. Juicy J - Dark Horse
Lorde - Team
Magic! - Rude
Maroon 5 - Animals
Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass
Nico & Vinz - Am I Wrong
One Direction - Story of My Life
Passenger - Let Her Go
Pharrell Williams - Happy
Pitbull feat. Ke$ha - Timber
Sam Smith - stay with me
Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
Tove Lo - Habits

VIDEO PREMIERE: sam smith - restart

sam smith - restart
topping off a grand year, our boy sam smith offers up a fun on the road video for his fun 90's soul jam anthem. easily one of our fave numbers from the album, press play, smile a bit, restart.

AUDIO PREMIERE: mary j blige - therapy

mary j blige - therapy
co-written by jimmy napes and sam smith, this jazzy gospel number is by far the best thing i've heard from mjb's upcoming 'the london sessions' so far (call me blasphemous, but every song just lacks a certain oomph). working with the creme of the current uk soul scene, you would have thought that the disclosure, naughty boy, emeli sande touches would bring something kick ass to this diva. maybe the other tracks will surprise me...

VIDEO PREMIERE: sam smith - i'm not the only one

sam smith - i'm not the only one
working with his usual video collaborator luke monaghan, sam now has the clout to bring in dianna agron (glee) and chris messina (the mindy project) to act out his songs of woe and sadness!