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Sam Smith Feels Light as a Feather on New Single ‘To Be Free'
Five years ago, Sam Smith underwent an especially transformative period in their life. It was around the time that they were recording their fourth studio album, Gloria, an expansion of their creative vision that overlapped with an embrace of self-liberation. But the key to that transformation — an earnest ballad they wrote during those sessions titled 'To Be Free' — was shelved for the time being. Smith didn't believe it was a fit for the record. Now, after living with it for so long, they're sharing it in hopes that it will unlock the same freedoms for others. 'It was created during a time in my life where I became free within myself,' Smith shared in a statement about 'To Be Free,' which is backed by the TwoCity Chorus, a 22-piece choir helmed by Ant Clemons and Brandon Pain. 'I've never had a recording experience like I did making this song. It's one vocal and guitar take from start to finish – one live performance of me and my friend Simon Aldred in a pure state of music and expression.' More from Rolling Stone Kaytranada and Justice Will Embark on Co-Headlining North America Tour Finneas and Ashe Announce 'An Evening With the Favors' Tour Blackpink's Deadline World Tour Is a High-Voltage Homecoming Smith added: 'Over the last five years, Simon and I started to create music that fit into this world of 'To Be Free' and during this time, I've continued to turn to this song in happy moments, sad moments, lonely moments and angry moments. It's become my sister, my family member and ultimately calms me. Now, I'm ready to let it go and hopefully it can do the same for someone else.' The single arrives alongside an expressive music video directed by (La)Horde. 'With this song, the visual of rivers kept coming into my mind and into my heart,' Smith said. They were reminded of the river near their childhood home in the English countryside, the Thames in London, and New York's Hudson River, near their current residence. 'Rivers have been in my life a lot. So I found it interesting to think of my music and my expression as an artist as a river.' In the video, dancers give in to the flow. 'To Be Free' was filmed at Warsaw, one of Brooklyn's oldest venues. In October, Smith will spend 12 nights performing in the same space for the To Be Free: New York City residency. The run of live shows kicks off on Oct. 8 and extends through Oct. 31. General sale begins Friday, Aug. 1, at 10 a.m. local time following presale, which begins Tuesday, July 29, at 10 a.m. local time. 'I've been waiting for the right time to release this song,' Smith shared, 'and I couldn't be happier that it's finally yours.' Sam Smith To Be Free: New York City 2025 Residency DatesOct. 8 — Brooklyn, NY @ WarsawOct. 10 — Brooklyn, NY @ WarsawOct. 11 — Brooklyn, NY @ WarsawOct. 15 — Brooklyn, NY @ WarsawOct. 17 — Brooklyn, NY @ WarsawOct. 18 — Brooklyn, NY @ WarsawOct. 21 — Brooklyn, NY @ WarsawOct. 22 — Brooklyn, NY @ WarsawOct. 24 — Brooklyn, NY @ WarsawOct. 29 — Brooklyn, NY @ WarsawOct. 30 — Brooklyn, NY @ WarsawOct. 31 — Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw Best of Rolling Stone Sly and the Family Stone: 20 Essential Songs The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked Solve the daily Crossword
New York Post
2 days ago
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- New York Post
Sam Smith announced a 12-concert Brooklyn residency. Get tickets today
Vivid Seats is the New York Post's official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. You just might see Sam Smith on the G train this fall. Starting Wednesday, Oct. 8, the five-time Grammy winner will launch their 12-show 'To Be Free' residency at Brooklyn's Warsaw. These concerts come in support of Smith's recently-released single 'To Be Free,' which hit streaming services on July 24. Advertisement 'I've never had a recording experience like I did making this song. It's one vocal and guitar take from start to finish — one live performance of me and my friend Simon Aldred in a pure state of music and expression,' Smith shared. 'I wrote it five years ago while writing my last album 'Gloria' and then parked it because I knew it was not a song for that album. It was created during a time in my life where I became free within myself.' In regards to the residency, Smith claimed 'This residency is something I've been thinking about and planning in my head for a long time. It's such a different experience to play intimate shows, and I'm so excited to host this in a city that I adore' via Instagram. When the 32-year-old says 'intimate,' they mean it. Based on our findings, Warsaw holds just 1,100 audience members in a general admission setting. When they last toured, Smith's NY concerts took place at Madison Square Garden, which can fit around 20,000 fans. Advertisement So, if you've always dreamt of hearing Smith's powerhouse vocals up close and personal, now's your opportunity. Fans can purchase tickets for all upcoming Sam Smith shows on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale for the 'To Be Free' Warsaw residency is Wednesday, Aug. 1. Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand. They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event. Sam Smith Brooklyn residency dates 2025 A complete calendar including all Warsaw concert dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below. Advertisement Sam Smith set list Although we're not exactly sure what Smith will perform at these upcoming BK gigs, here are all the songs he took to the stage at their most recent concert in Mexico, which went down on Jan. 25, 2025. 01.) 'Stay With Me' 02.) 'I'm Not the Only One' 03.) 'Like I Can' 04.) 'Too Good at Goodbyes' 05.) 'Diamonds' 06.) 'How Do You Sleep?' 07.) 'Dancing With a Stranger' 08.) 'I've Told You Now' 09.) 'Lay Me Down' 10.) 'Gimme' 11.) 'Lose You' 12.) 'Promises' (Calvin Harris & Sam Smith song) 13.) 'I'm Not Here to Make Friends' 14.) 'Desire' (Calvin Harris & Sam Smith song) 15.) 'Latch' (Disclosure cover) 16.) 'I Feel Love' (Donna Summer cover) 17.) 'Unholy' Advertisement The above comes courtesy of Set List FM. Sam Smith new music On July 24, Smith released the sensitive, big-hearted single 'To Be Free.' Over simple guitar chords, the one-of-a-kind singer does all the heavy lifting letting the song start small before building to a stirring, larger-than-life climax complete with a gifted backup choir. It's emotional, uplifting, raw and endlessly listenable. We can't get enough. To hear for yourself, you can find 'To Be Free' here. Huge artists on tour in 2025 Can't make it to Brooklyn to see Smith belt IRL? No need to worry. Here are just five more of our favorite powerhouse vocalists you won't want to miss live in the near future. Advertisement • Lady Gaga • Teddy Swims • John Legend • Maroon 5 Advertisement • Benson Boone Who else is out and about this year? Take a look at this list of all the biggest pop stars on tour in 2025 to find the show for you. This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Sam Smith's 'To Be Free' Brooklyn residency: Dates, where to buy tickets, prices and more
Five-time Grammy Award-winning singer Sam Smith has made New York City their adopted hometown, and this fall, they'll perform a twelve-night residency close to home in Brooklyn. Smith's run of shows will begin Oct. 8 and run through Oct. 31. Ahead of the run of shows, Smith will also release their new single, "To Be Free," from which the residency gets its name. Smith says of the new song, "I wrote it five years ago while writing my last album, Gloria, and then parked it because I knew it was not a song for that album. It was created during a time in my life where I became free within myself.' The To Be Free: New York City run of shows will be held at the Warsaw in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, a performance space that holds just 1,000 people, ensuring that Smith's performances will be as intimate as possible. Tickets for Smith's Brooklyn residency will go on presale this Tuesday; here's everything you need to know about how to buy tickets for Sam Smith's To Be Free: New York City shows. When is Sam Smith's Brooklyn residency? Sam Smith will perform a limited twelve-night residency at the Warsaw in Brooklyn, New York, from Oct. 8-31, 2025. When do tickets for Sam Smith's shows go on sale? Tickets for Sam Smith's Brooklyn concert series will go on presale Tuesday, July 29 at 10 a.m. ET. (Sign up to be notified of presale details here.) The general onsale will begin on Friday, August 1, at 10 a.m. ET. Check Ticketmaster Sam Smith To Be Free: New York City ticket cost: Official Ticketmaster ticket prices for the 2025 Sam Smith Brooklyn residency have not yet become available, but tickets on StubHub are already on sale and start at $276 for general admission. Find tickets on StubHub Sam Smith To Be Free: New York City dates Sam Smith will perform twelve shows in Brooklyn on the following dates; all shows are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. ET. Wednesday, October 8 Friday, October 10 Saturday, October 11 Wednesday, October 15 Friday, October 17 Saturday, October 18 Tuesday, October 21 Wednesday, October 22 Friday, October 24 Wednesday, October 29 Thursday, October 30 Friday, October 31
Scotsman
2 days ago
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- Scotsman
Early Music Festival, Glasgow reviews: Hepburn IV
Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Hepburn IV, Govan Old Parish Church, Glasgow ***** iuchair, Govan Old Parish Church, Glasgow ***** Whisper it, but there's something quietly visionary going on in Govan. You hear a lot about social change through the power of music, but it's far rarer to see it actually happening. Head to Govan and you will, however, courtesy of the hyper-local and community-focused activities led by the Glasgow Barons and its seemingly indefatigable leader and conductor Paul MacAlinden. The orchestra puts on concerts of its own, but the organisation is deeply embedded in the local community in supporting and showcasing the skills of refugee musicians, celebrating Scottish talent, nurturing a hip-hop underground, training local youngsters in early strings – the list goes on. The Hepburn IV perform at Govan Parish Church Which goes some way to explaining the sizeable audiences for what were somewhat esoteric, if not downright challenging programmes of choral music from as far back as the 13th century at the opening night of the Glasgow Barons' second annual Early Music Festival. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad And what they got were two contrasting concerts from two very different Scottish singing quartets. The youthful Hepburn IV met as choral scholars at St Andrews University, and their velvety, assured performance belied their somewhat tender years – as did their clever choice of repertoire. The concert's first half was deeply devotional, and delivered with a fluid gracefulness and remarkable sense of balance and ensemble that made for exquisite sonic beauty. Their Josquin Missa Pange lingua, for example, stressed meaning over immaculate sound, with a rhythmic swing to the Gloria and real joy to its peal of closing Osannas. After two intricately florid Palestina motets, which the Hepburns attacked with vigour and conviction, they moved to an anonymous Scottish 'Descendi in hortum meum' from the Biblical 'Song of Solomon', austere, monumental and granitic, but still sensuous in the group's shapely account. The iuchair ensemble The mood shifted entirely after the interval, however, with a set of witty madrigals from France, England and Italy. Certon's 'La, la, la, je ne l'ose dire' is virtually a 16th-century pop song, and a lot of fun in the Hepburns' dancing, prancing account. If you put a beat behind Passereau's 'Il est bon et bon' it wouldn't be out of place in Eurovision. It's testament to the group's enthusiasm that they retained their earlier poise and precision while clearly conveying so much enjoyment. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Where there was sweetness and buoyancy in the Hepburn IV's accounts, Glasgow-based all-male quartet iuchair revelled in vocal rawness and austerity in their late-night concert, to hugely powerful effect. The main meat of their hour was a collision between Machaut's hard-edged, sometimes ear-tweaking 14th-century Messe de Notre Dame and the rich, sensuous and sophisticated Quatre petites prières de Saint François d'Assise by Poulenc. There were more similarities than you might imagine, from Machaut's arcane harmonies finding parallels in Poulenc's passing dissonances, and winding melodic melismas decorating both. The singers might have made more of those surprisingly connections by running the movements more closely together, but it was a revelation nonetheless – as was iuchair's reedy, sinewy vocal timbre, a world away from the richness and opulence of earlier in the evening, and seemingly a reminder of just how challenging and alien music from centuries past can be to modern listeners.
Forbes
22-07-2025
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- Forbes
How Leaders' Family Matters Impact Employee Trust, Engagement And Performance
MODERN FAMILY - Gloria (Sofia Vergara) and Phil (Ty Burrell) shown on a kiss cam at a Lakers game. ... More (Photo by Michael Desmond) Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images The world watched and rewatched how the personal lives of two Astronomer leaders were shattered on the jumbotron of a Coldplay concert in just a few seconds. Social media seized the opportunity to publicly chastise the two, speculating how the CEO and Chief People Officer ruined their marriages. But beyond their family lives, leaders' actions outside of work have implications for their work. They have an impact on critical employee performance indicators. Leaders are often looked up to, and in their role, they can inspire others to show their best selves at work. That is, if they set the right example. Exemplary behavior does not stop at the office door. Social media, remote work, holiday parties (and for some, jumbotrons) allow employees a peek into the personal lives of their supervisors. All these cues together determine the image they have of their leader. Leaders can use this to their advantage if they consistently portray a positive image. Here is why that image matters, along with additional ways in which leaders' family lives impact followers. Earlier this year, Development Dimensions International released the Global Leadership Forecast 2025. The data comprise responses from over 12,000 HR professionals and leaders from 2,014 organizations worldwide. The first issue they bring to the reader's attention is a global leadership credibility crisis – trust in immediate managers declined from 46 percent in 2022 to a low of 29 percent in 2024. Trust in senior management is not much higher, with only a third of employees finding their senior management credible. Trust is a willingness to be vulnerable toward someone else because you expect that the other person has positive intentions. Trust in the workplace implies, for instance, that you share critical information with your boss because you believe they will honor confidentiality. It could also mean that you are willing to stay late to fix a problem, because you trust that your boss will pay you back with recognition or a promotion. If trust is lacking, employees are not willing to do their part – they are reluctant to share vital information, work late, or volunteer their expertise. And without that effort, performance falters. Professors Jixia Yang from the City University of Hong Kong and Kevin Mossholder from Auburn University surveyed 210 employees and their supervisors. Their study found that employees who trusted their supervisor more not only performed better but also helped others at work. Those who had more confidence in senior leaders showed a greater commitment to the organization. Trust thus pays off, as employees deliver better jobs, go the extra mile, and remain loyal to the company. Whereas trust at work is partly built on how leaders behave on the work floor, their behaviors off the job have become more visible in recent decades. A study led by Professor Nancy Rothbard of the University of Pennsylvania, using data from approximately 2,000 American adults provided by the Pew Research Center, found found that 66 percent of Facebook users are friends with colleagues. What supervisors post on social media, including political views and family activities, influences their reputation at work. Remote work offers another window into our personal lives. A video that went viral six years ago showed a mom scrambling to get her children out of dad's office, while dad tries to keep a straight face during a BBC interview. Since the pandemic, children walking into a video call is hardly newsworthy anymore. But glimpses into family life and how they are handled all matter in how we evaluate colleagues. These bits and pieces of information together determine how trustworthy we find a leader. In the case of Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot, integrity was at (dis)play. Mockery quickly flooded social media channels as the irony of an HR manager setting an example of dishonesty did not escape many. Employees expect that their leaders behave ethically. Ethical leader behavior can switch on the moral compass of followers. Addison Maerz, Assistant Professor at California Polytechnic State University, and Madelynn Stackhouse, Associate Professor at University of North Carolina at Greensboro, investigated how ethical leadership can deter or encourage employees to engage in deviant behavior such as pilfering company materials and concealing errors. Employees' natural tendency to act with fairness and honesty was activated when they worked for more ethical leaders. Employees with ethical leaders were more aware of what behavior was, versus what was not, morally acceptable, and they were less likely to deviate from that norm. The public outcry against leaders who cross a moral boundary serves as a poignant reminder that leaders are judged both on and off the job. As research illustrates, the moral example leaders set is telling others at work how seriously the company takes its ethical standards. If you want honest employees, you need honest leaders. Leaders' Family Lives Can Motivate Employees Whereas the kiss cam scandal offers a catchy story for leadership mishaps when work and family get tangled, most days, family seeps into leadership in less dramatic ways. It can be as simple as arriving at the office in the same mood we left our home. Although some leaders try to separate work and family actively, we don't always have control over our mood. Together with Professors Jarrod Haar and Maree Roche, I examined if leaders' family lives influenced how they led at work. In this study, published in Personnel Psychology, we surveyed 199 leaders and 456 followers across multiple weeks. We found that leaders who frequently experienced conflicts between work and family exhibited negative moods at work and were less available to employees. Followers were sensitive to a less approachable leadership style and reported more burnout symptoms. The reverse was true as well. Leaders with rewarding family lives reported better moods at work. Followers caught on to these positive vibes and felt more engaged at work. What happens in the homes of leaders can thus significantly impact how inspired employees feel at work. Being mindful of how you arrive at work and investing in a happy family life can therefore pay off in double – both at home and at work. If anything, the kiss cam video offers valuable lessons for leaders. Employees thrive under leaders they trust, leaders who behave ethically, and leaders who bring positive energy to the workplace. As family lives become more visible in the digital era, leaders will need to be aware of how their personal lives impact their credibility as leaders.
