Sam Smith's Debut Album, In The Lonely Hour, Certified Platinum By RIAA

Sam Smith's Debut Album, In The Lonely Hour, Certified Platinum By RIAA

Certification Follows Artist's Six Grammy Nominations And Platinum Certifications Of Singles "Stay With Me" (4X Platinum) And Current Hit "I'm Not The Only One"

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Dec. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Sam Smith's debut album In The Lonely Hour has been certified Platinum by the RIAA, following Multi-Platinum (4X) certification for his debut single, "Stay With Me," and his current Platinum smash, "I'm Not The Only One." In addition to In The Lonely Hour selling more than one million copies by the traditional measures of physical and download album sales, it has sold an additional one million when factoring in the newer metrics of track- and stream-equivalent albums (as computed by Nielsen SoundScan).

Smith is the recent recipient of six Grammy Award nominations, including Album Of The Year for In The Lonely Hour, Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year for "Stay With Me," and Best New Artist. He also received nominations in the categories of Best Pop Vocal Album (In The Lonely Hour) and Best Pop Solo Performance ("Stay With Me"). Smith is the first male artist in 34 years, and the first male artist ever - to earn nominations in the "Big Four" General Field Grammy categories following the release of a debut album.

Other recent accolades for Smith include his being named iTunes Best New Artist of 2014, MTV selecting him as its number one artist of the year (Best Artist on its year-end "Best Of 2014" Top 10 lists), and "Stay With Me" earning the #1 slot on Amazon's Best 50 Songs of 2014.

The 22-year-old artist paid tribute to Frank Sinatra with a stunning performance of the legendary singer's Capitol Records classic "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" on "A Very GRAMMY Christmas," a one-hour entertainment special that aired earlier this month on CBS. Smith's rendition, which was delivered on the rooftop of Capitol Records' historic Hollywood tower, is available now at all digital partners.

Smith made chart history in the U.S. with In The Lonely Hour, which sold more copies in its first week of release than any other U.K. male artist debut in the 23-year history of SoundScan. It entered the Billboard 200 at No. 2 and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. The Associated Press hailed it as "a passionate, heart-wrenching album" and The Washington Post observed, "'In The Lonely Hour' shows off every facet of Smith's voice to goose pimple-raising effect."

Over the course of 2014, Smith has won the BRIT Critics' Choice award, the BBC Sound of 2014 prize, Favorite Male Artist - Pop/Rock honors at the American Music Awards, a Q award, four MOBOs and the VH1 2014 You Oughta Know Artist Of The Year award. He will return to the U.S. in January 2015 for his third North American headline tour in less than a year. The arena and theatre run includes a concert at Madison Square Garden and a two-night stand The Forum in Los Angeles.

SAM SMITH ARENA/THEATRE TOUR 2015


January 9 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre

January 10 Nashville, TN Grand Ole Opry House

January 12 Fairfax, VA Patriot Center

January 13 Philadelphia, PA The Liacouras Center

January 15 New York, NY Madison Square Garden

January 17 Boston, MA Agganis Arena

January 19 Montreal, QC Bell Centre

January 20 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre

January 22 Detroit, MI Masonic Temple Theatre

January 23 Chicago, IL UIC Pavilion

January 24 St. Paul, MN Roy Wilkins Auditorium

January 26 Broomfield, CO 1st Bank Center

January 29 Los Angeles, CA The Forum

January 30 Los Angeles, CA The Forum

January 31 San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic
Auditorium

February 2 Seattle, WA Key Arena

February 4 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena




SOURCE Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group

CONTACT: Universal Music Group, Annie Imamura, 310.865.6157, annie.imamura@umusic.com

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