Sam Smith

The single is off of the singer's fourth studio album, 'Gloria,' which is set to be released Jan. 27.

[Sam Smith](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/sam-smith/)’s third stint as [Saturday Night Live](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/saturday-night-live/)’s musical guest saw the singer perform “Unholy” off of Gloria, their upcoming fourth studio album which is [set to be released Jan. [Loyal Lobos Is In the Driver's Seat on Dreamy Track ‘Sleeper’](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/loyal-lobos-song-sleeper-1234665424/) 27](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sam-smith-announces-album-gloria-1234612540/). [Kim Petras](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/kim-petras/), garnered a nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the upcoming [Grammy Awards](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/grammy-awards/). [27-date North American tour](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sam-smith-gloria-north-american-tour-1234656243/) this summer, when they will return to New York with shows Aug. [music video for which](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/smith-smith-kim-petras-unholy-1234597969/) came out last September, followed the release of “Love Me More” from the same album and preceded the title track, which [Smith unveiled Friday](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sam-smith-new-song-gloria-1234664233/) and also performed on [SNL](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/snl/).

Sam Smith debuted the title track of their upcoming album "Gloria" on Saturday Night Live. There was a special guest for the occasion, Sharon Stone.

There was a special guest for the occasion, [Sharon Stone](https://deadline.com/tag/sharon-stone/). In some sort of surreal performance art, Stone was lying on a bed for most of the song, then dramatically got up toward the end. Watch “Gloria” above.

One could assume Sharon Stone followed her basic instincts when appearing on "Saturday Night Live" this weekend.

Stone played Plaza's mother, who donned a form-fitting dress and fishnet stockings. [hosted "SNL" in 1992](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeZWcW2lvGI), the year the thriller " [Basic Instinct](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2022/03/20/sharon-stone-michael-douglas-basic-instinct-30th-anniversary/7114930001/)" hit theatres. She added: "I like the way their kisses taste like a cough, how they can't find their glasses..." "When I meet a man with cataract glasses and pants up to his chest, I go head over heels," Plaza told investigator Jack Raughley. Stone, 64, laid down for part of the performance and then sat up and dramatically stared out into the distance. [Aubrey Plaza](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2022/08/13/aubrey-plaza-emily-the-criminal-spin-me-round/10304863002/).

Ahead of their upcoming fourth studio album, Gloria, Sam Smith took to the Saturday Night Live stage. In their first performance of the night, ...

1 hit single, “ [Unholy.](https://uproxx.com/pop/sam-smith-kim-petras-unholy-music-video/)” Back in October, “Unholy” played during a sketch where Jack Harlow and Bowen Yang played bartenders [Gloria](https://uproxx.com/pop/sam-smith-gloria-album-release-info/), Sam Smith took to the Saturday Night Live stage.

Sharon Stone Joins Sam Smith for 'Saturday Night Live' Performance of 'Gloria,' Links Up with Aubrey Plaza in Skit.

[Aubrey Plaza](https://www.justjared.com/tags/aubrey-plaza/), [Music](https://www.justjared.com/tags/music/), [Sam Smith](https://www.justjared.com/tags/sam-smith/), [Saturday Night Live](https://www.justjared.com/tags/saturday-night-live/), [Sharon Stone](https://www.justjared.com/tags/sharon-stone/), [Television](https://www.justjared.com/tags/television/) [Amy Poehler](https://www.justjared.com/tags/amy-poehler/) joined Aubrey [for the opening monologue](https://www.justjared.com/2023/01/21/amy-poehler-joins-aubrey-plaza-for-parks-rec-reunion-during-saturday-night-live-opening-monologue/), [Kim Petras](https://www.justjared.com/tags/kim-petras/) linked up with Sam [for a performance of “Unholy”](https://www.justjared.com/2023/01/22/sam-smith-hides-kim-petras-under-their-dress-during-saturday-night-live-performance-of-unholy/) and [a very unlikely trio judged a Miss Universe skit](https://www.justjared.com/2023/01/22/tony-hawk-property-brothers-jonathan-drew-scott-make-surprise-cameos-on-saturday-night-live-during-miss-universe-sketch/). [the unexpected reason she was dumped](https://www.justjared.com/2022/08/30/sharon-stone-reveals-the-surprising-reason-a-younger-man-recently-dumped-her/). [Aubrey Plaza](https://www.justjared.com/tags/aubrey-plaza/) during a noir-themed skit. [Sharon Stone](https://www.justjared.com/tags/sharon-stone/) made two unexpected appearances in the latest episode of [Saturday Night Live](https://www.justjared.com/tags/saturday-night-live/) on January 21. [Sam Smith](https://www.justjared.com/tags/sam-smith/) onstage in a very casual way during their performance of “Gloria.” Sharon reclined on a chaise draped in gold while the hitmaker crooned the song with the support of a choir.

We are just days away from their upcoming fourth studio album.

/ The world revolves around me / As I lay in my bed / Dreaming of more, more,” sing Smith and the choir on the song’s opening verse. During the performance, Smith was joined by a choir, who delivered beautiful harmonies throughout the song. [Sam Smith](https://uproxx.com/pop/sam-smith-skip-school-gaga/) delivered a performance of “Gloria” on the [Saturday Night Live](https://uproxx.com/pop/sam-smith-lil-baby-snl-january-2023/) stage.

Sam Smith is strutting the promotional pavement in support of their brand new album 'Gloria.' With the LP just one week away from its January 27 release,

[North America](https://thatgrapejuice.net/2023/01/sam-smith-reveals-north-american-arena-dates-for-gloria-the-tour/), the [UK, Europe](https://thatgrapejuice.net/2022/10/sam-smith-announces-gloria-the-tour/), and Australia. [‘Unholy’](https://thatgrapejuice.net/2022/09/sam-smith-kim-petras-score-1-single-with-unholy-premiere-music-video/) with Kim Petras and a moving rendition of the ‘Gloria’ title track. As is custom for SNL guests, Smith delivered two showings – the first being a high-octane performance of #1 hit

The singer also enlisted Sharon Stone during their performance of “Gloria” on the Aubrey Plaza-hosted episode.

For “Gloria,” Smith was joined by choir of hooded singers. Smith released their last album The episode was hosted by Aubrey Plaza.

Sam Smith was the musical guest on the first new episode of Saturday Night Live in 2023. Smith brought along one surprise guest and one expected one.

The guest host for the night was Aubrey Plaza, fresh off her run in The White Lotus. Sharon Stone popped up in their performance for the recently-released single “Gloria,” laying down for most of the time while Smith sang amidst a crew of sparkly hooded figures. Sam Smith was the musical guest on the first new episode of Saturday Night Live in 2023.

Sam and Kim came to the show to perform "Unholy," and they turned in a truly unforgettable performance, too.

Kim wasn't the only trick Sam had under their sleeve (or, specifically, dress). 1 song on the Billboard charts! At one point last year, it was the No.

Sam Smith helped usher "Saturday Night Live" into 2023 with a pair of dramatic performances from their upcoming album, "Gloria."

Donning an extravagant fluffy pink dress, Smith belted out the opening lines of the song before sneaking in [Kim Petras](https://www.billboard.com/artist/kim-petras/), who is featured on the track, to assist with her verse. Petras wasn’t the only unexpected guest during Smith’s SNL appearance. For their third appearance as musical guest on the iconic NBC sketch comedy show, the U.K. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100](https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sam-smith-kim-petras-unholy-number-one-hot-100-1235160237/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CUnholy%E2%80%9D%20debuted%20at%20No.,becomes%20the%201%2C143rd%20No.) in October 2022. singer-songwriter unleashed unforgettable live performances of chart-topper “Unholy” and the title track from their soon-to-be-released fourth album, Gloria, which is scheduled to arrive on Jan. [Sam Smith](https://www.billboard.com/artist/sam-smith/) helped usher [Saturday Night Live](https://www.billboard.com/t/saturday-night-live/) into 2023 with a pair of dramatic performances from their upcoming album.

During the Jan. 21 episode of "Saturday Night Live," Sharon Stone surprised viewers with her appearance during Sam Smith's "Gloria"

[noir sketch with Plaza](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yushXLcMalE) in which they played a mother and daughter fighting over a (much) older man. "My album 'Gloria,' I've called it Gloria because I've called that voice inside me Gloria, it's like a voice in my head that just says, 'You can do it.' And kids have just got to access that voice and feed it." ](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0017ksp) "There's a fighter voice in all of us and you've just got to look after that," they said. In 1999, the Golden Globe winner starred in the Sidney Lumet–directed "Gloria," which was a remake of the 1988 John Cassavetes's film of the same name. 21 episode](https://www.popsugar.co.uk/entertainment/aubrey-plaza-saturday-night-live-skit-videos-49068176) of ["Saturday Night Live"](https://www.popsugar.co.uk/Saturday-Night-Live) — [Amy Poehler](https://www.popsugar.co.uk/Amy-Poehler), Allison Williams, [Joe Biden](https://www.popsugar.co.uk/Joe-Biden), the Property Brothers, and [Tony Hawk](https://www.popsugar.co.uk/Tony-Hawk) appeared over the course of the show — but the award for most surprising guest appearance of them all goes to [Sharon Stone](https://www.popsugar.co.uk/Sharon-Stone). Midway through the episode, Stone appeared lounging on a golden bed in front of Sam Smith and a choir as they performed the title song from Smith's new album, "Gloria."

Sam Smith made a stunning return to 'SNL' last night (January 21) to perform two tracks from their imminent new album, 'Gloria'

[in the running for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance](https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/kendrick-lamar-beyonce-grammy-awards-nominees/) at the ceremony. [“Unholy,”](https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/sam-smith-kim-petras-unholy-certified-platinum/) which saw them appear on stage wearing a giant pink feathered coat. Me and Jessie were basically drunk, drinking whisky in Jamaica, two in the morning, running around absolutely wasted, like two girlfriends having a laugh.” “Gloria” was written during lockdown and later completed with the help of folk and blues musician Jimmy Napes. [Jessie Reyez ](https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/jessie-reyez-yessie-uk-tour-2023/)featuring [“Gimme”](https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/sam-smith-koffee-jessie-reyez-gimme-video/) from their new album, which will be released on Friday (January 27). [“Gloria,”](https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/sam-smith-album-title-track-gloria/) which was shared last week.

It was the third time Sam Smith has been SNL's music guest and comes ahead of their new album, out January 27.

1 placements on both The Billboard Global 200 and the U.K. The four-time Grammy winner also recently announced a global tour, kicking off in April in the U.K. and heading to the States in July. 21) with White Lotus star Aubrey Plaza hosting for the first time and [Sam Smith](http://spin.com/tags/sam-smith) serving as the musical guest. [Saturday Night Live](http://spin.com/tags/saturday-night-live) returned for its first episode of 2023 last night (Jan. It follows previous singles “Love Me More” and “Unholy,” the latter becoming a huge hit with 300 million global streams and No.

Sam Smith thinks it is "a shame" there are no women nominated for Best Artist at the BRIT Awards and thinks there ceremony still has a "long way to go".

After a move to non-gendered categories at the music awards, no women have been nominated for Best Artist at this year's Brits.

The Unholy hitmaker, 30, was one of the first musicians to call for the ceremony to be 'reflective' resulting in organisers making the event gender-neutral.

[Artist Of The Year award](/tvshowbiz/article-11628059/Brit-nominations-2023-list-awards.html) [ while female stars were snubbed. It's even more of a disgrace that George Ezra is.' Women: Asked which women should have been shortlisted, they said: 'Cat Burns (left) . There's so much incredible female talent in the UK — they should be on that list.' [Sam Smith](/tvshowbiz/sam-smith/index.html) thinks it is 'a shame' there are no women nominated for [ Best Artist at the BRIT Awards. From seeing that [best artist] list, there is still a long way to go'.