Sam Smith is pressing pause on plans to release a new album this summer (20) because the chosen title and timing of its launch “doesn’t feel right”.
The Stay with Me hitmaker has been gearing up to unveil To Die For, the follow-up to 2017’s The Thrill of It All, and initially told fans it was set to drop in May, before pushing it back to June.
However, on Monday (30Mar20), Smith revealed the project was being reworked and renamed, suggesting the decision was in response to the global coronavirus pandemic.
The singer shared a note addressing the change of plans on Instagram, although it did not directly reference the COVID-19 outbreak, which has forced people worldwide into self-isolation to try and slow the spread of the illness. “To my