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Sam Smith is “heartbroken” after being forced to cancel two more tour stops.
The singer is on vocal rest “due to a vocal cord injury,” they announced via an Instagram Story on Thursday.
The bad news comes after Smith cancelled Wednesday night’s show in Manchester, England mid-performance after noticing “something was really wrong” with their voice.
“I don’t know what to say honestly. In soundcheck I felt fine and was so excited to give Manchester an amazing show tonight,” Smith wrote on their Story Wednesday while fans waited for the singer to return to the stage.
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“During my third song, I noticed something wrong with my voice. I prayed it was just my voice waking up for the show but into the fourth song I could feel something was really wrong,” they continued. “I came off stage and have tried everything to get my voice back in gear but it won’t.”
“I am honestly heartbroken,” they added, apologizing that they “couldn’t finish the show tonight for you all.”
While updating fans on Thursday, Smith “regrettably” announced that “we will be cancelling the Birmingham and Glasgow shows” — the next two city stops where Smith was scheduled to perform on his U.K. leg of “Gloria The Tour”.
Smith added, via the updated Instagram statement, that “they have been told by doctors that if they keep singing, they will do permanent damage to their voice” and that after some rest, “they will be able to perform again!”
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Sam Smith‘s vocal cords are now seemingly on the mend after the singer revealed that they had injured their voice.The ‘Unholy’ singer took to their now-expired Instagram Stories over the weekend to share an update on their vocal condition after they were forced to cancel a number of shows over “vocal issues”.Posting on their Instagram, Smith said, per Music News: “My vocal cords are healing, and after a week of vocal rest, it’s looking good. It’s looking like I’m going to be OK for the rest of the shows, that’s really amazing news.”Sam Smith also apologised to fans who bought tickets to the cancelled shows in Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow.
My word, that was a hell of a month for Mancunian gigs, wasn't it?
Sam Smith and Madonna have shared details about their new collaboration. Sam Smith and Madonna have confirmed the release of their new song, Vulgar. Madonna posted a picture to Instagram on Wednesday featuring both artists' initials, S&M, accompanied by the caption, “VULGAR………….
Sam Smith has teamed up with Madonna on their upcoming single ‘Vulgar’ which is set for release on June 9.The singer took to their social media to post a 15-second teaser of the track that features a black background with the words “SXM, ‘Vulgar’, June 9th, Sam and Madonna” flashing on the screen. It also features a snippet of the song’s funky dance beat with both singers singing their names.Madonna took to her social media to post what could potentially be the track’s cover art.
Thania Garcia Madonna and Sam Smith’s first collaboration, a fresh new single titled “Vulgar,” will be available on June 9. On Wednesday morning, Madonna confirmed the release by posting the single’s artwork across social media. The image shows a side-by-side, black-and-white shot of two cinched corsets with both Smith’s and Madonna’s initials — appropriately: “S&M” — emblazoned over the photo. “VULGAR…………. new song out Friday June 9th @samsmith,” Madonna wrote in the caption of her post. A post shared by Madonna (@madonna) Smith first teased the collaboration last week on Twitter using an audio clip that saw the duo repeating their names: “Sam and Madonna.” In the days that followed, Smith had also tweeted that fans were going to be treated to a surprise during his Manchester show on May 24, which many assumed would be a first taste of the collaboration since the Twitter announcement was in the same font as the first teaser.
Madonna has confirmed that new music from her and Sam Smith is on the way.
the post read. “Johnny has sustained a painful injury to his ankle following his recent appearances and has been advised by his doctor not to travel.”“He is devastated by this turn of events but looks forward to resting up so all four vampires can bring their absolute best to the tour in Europe.” The band clarified that all tickets will be transferred for the new dates.
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Sam Smith is explaining why they had to abruptly end their latest show.
Sam Smith has cancelled a number of UK shows due to a vocal injury. This follows the abrupt end to their Manchester show on Wednesday, just four songs into the set.The singer left the stage suddenly at the show on Wednesday and the venue was plunged into darkness, leaving fans in confusion.
Sam Smith teased a mysterious collaboration with Madonna yesterday (May 24), just hours before the singer was forced to cancel their Manchester gig only four songs in.A video clip posted to social media at 5pm featured audio of Smith and Madonna saying “Sam and Madonna”, while corresponding text flashed on a black screen.In a tweet posted shortly after, Smith wrote: “Manchester, we’ve got a surprise for you this evening. ‘Unholy’ won’t be the last song….”pic.twitter.com/sNcfEetuQO— SAM SMITH (@samsmith) May 24, 2023pic.twitter.com/uKGWErIONS— SAM SMITH (@samsmith) May 24, 2023It’s unknown if the two teasers were linked in any way, and Smith was forced to put a stop to the gig at Manchester’s AO Arena in the evening after suffering vocal issues.The singer later issued an apology to fans for cancelling the gig four songs in, also confirming that two more of their shows will not go ahead as planned.The pop singer kicked off the show with ‘Stay With Me’, followed by ‘I’m Not The Only One’, ‘Like I Can’ and ‘Too Good At Goodbyes’.From there, however, Smith left the stage for an extended period and the lights were temporarily dimmed.“Dearest sailors, I don’t know what to say honestly,” Smith began the statement posted to social media.
Sam Smith is being slammed after abruptly exiting a concert stage and leaving fans "in the dark" for 20 minutes without any kind of announcement. Only adding to the anger was that fans felt Sam was particularly insensitive about the blackout, given that that particular show took place at the Manchester Arena, which was the site of a bombing during an Ariana Grande concert six years earlier.
Sam Smith is "heartbroken" after having to cancel their concert at Manchester's AO Arena due to voice issues, which left some fans on edge. The popular 31-year-old singer has embarked on a multiple-stop tour in support of their fourth studio album, Gloria. After the fourth song during Wednesday's show, they stopped and the lights in the arena went off, plunging the audience into darkness.