Sam Smith Becomes First Male in 34 Years to Earn all "Big Four" Grammy Nominations; Kicks Off Tour, 1/03

Sam Smith is the first male artist in 34 years - and the first U.K. male artist ever - to receive nominations in the "big four" GRAMMY Awards categories following the release of a debut album. As announced today, Smith's In The Lonely Hour (Capitol Records) was nominated for Album Of The Year while his 4x multi-Platinum single "Stay With Me" was nominated for Record and Song Of The Year. Smith also received a nod for Best New Artist. These four categories constitute the General Field of the GRAMMY nominations. In addition, he was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album (In The Lonely Hour) and Best Pop Solo Performance ("Stay With Me"), bringing his total nominations to six. The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast will take place live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 8, 2015.

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 tonight 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."

"I'm Not the Only One," Smith's new single, was recently certified Platinum. It marks his third Top 10 hit on Billboard's Hot 100 this year, a feat unrivaled by any other male artist in 2014. It follows his 4x multi-Platinum breakthrough hit, "Stay With Me," which was played across eight radio formats and climbed to No. 1 at five formats.

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

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