WHEN the world first got to know Sam Smith it was all multi-octave melancholy and heartbreaking ballads. Tearjerkers like Stay With Me and Lay Me Down cemented the singer as a fresh-faced talent to pay attention to.
Much has changed for Sam since then, but not the fact that people are paying attention. At the recent Grammy Awards, Sam, who uses the pronouns they/them, put on a headline-grabbing performance with transgender German artist Kim Petras for their track Unholy. It signaled a marked difference from the soulful crooner who once had many a brokenhearted
