{"id":45825,"date":"2024-08-02T10:59:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T08:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bc381e77-be3a-4699-855c-ac2557db47c0"},"modified":"2024-08-02T11:07:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T09:07:17","slug":"today-at-the-bbc-proms-its-sam-smith","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/today-at-the-bbc-proms-its-sam-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Today at the BBC Proms: it’s Sam Smith!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Published: Friday, 02 August 2024 at 08:59 AM<\/p>

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Here’s all you need to known about today’s BBC Proms concert, which takes place at the Royal Albert Hall<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>

Need more Proms? Head to our packed 2024 BBC Proms guide<\/a><\/strong> to find information on all the 2024 Proms concerts taking place at the Royal Albert Hall and at other venues across the UK. You’ll find details on performers, times, ticket prices and all you need to know. <\/p>

What’s on at the BBC Proms today?<\/h2>
Today’s Prom, Prom 18, features English singer and songwriter Sam Smith performing In the Lonely Hour,<\/em> their breakthrough debut album from 2014. They will be accompanied by the brilliant and versatile BBC Concert Orchestra<\/a><\/strong>, conducted by Simon Hale.<\/p>
Who is Sam Smith?<\/h2>
Sam Smith is a singer-songwriter from London who shot to fame in 2012 when they featured on ‘Latch’, the breakthrough single from electronic music duo\u00a0 Disclosure<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>
<\/div><\/figure><p>Previous to this, Sam had studied singing and songwriting and performed in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/jazz\/jazz-music-what-it-is-and-how-it-evolved\">jazz<\/a><\/strong> bands.<\/p><p>Sam\u2019s debut album \u2018In the Lonely Hour\u2019 (2014) entered the UK Albums Chart at number one. It also picked up four Grammy Awards including Song and Record of the Year.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-on-sam-smith-star-of-the-bbc-proms-today\">More on Sam Smith, star of the BBC Proms today<\/h2><p>To date, Sam has eight number one singles to their name. These include \u2018Writing\u2019s on the Wall\u2019, which became the first song composed for a James Bond film (<em>Spectre<\/em>, in this case) to reach number one in the UK Singles Chart. Sam also won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for \u2018Writing\u2019s on the Wall\u2019.<\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/tv-and-film-music\/best-bond-film-theme-tune\">Best James Bond themes, ranked<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>In 2023, Sam Smith\u00a0was in the headlines after a ‘satanic’-themed\u00a0performance\u00a0at the 65th Grammy Awards. Sam was joined by German transgender singer Kim Petras to perform their joint number one hit ‘Unholy’. The song won Best Pop Duo at the awards, and Kim also became the award’s first transgender winner. to win the award. Much of the attention, however, focused on the duo’s apparently \u2018demonic\u2019 performance.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sam Smith, Kim Petras - Unholy (Official Music Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uq9gPaIzbe8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-time-does-the-bbc-proms-concert-start-today\">What time does the BBC Proms concert start today? <\/h2><p>Prom 18, <strong>Sam Smith: In the Lonely Hour<\/strong>, gets going at 8pm.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-is-the-sam-smith-prom-on-tv\">Is the Sam Smith Prom on TV?<\/h2><p>Yes. Prom 18 will be broadcast on BBC Two at a later date to be confirmed.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-and-how-much-are-tickets-for-the-bbc-proms-today\">And how much are tickets for the BBC Proms today?<\/h2><p>Tickets range from \u00a326 to \u00a380. Or, if you can spare the time, why not join the Proms’s iconic\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/musical-terms\/what-prommer\">Prommers<\/a>,<\/strong> who queue on the day for the chance of an \u00a38 ticket?<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Published: Friday, 02 August 2024 at 08:59 AM Here’s all you need to known about today’s BBC Proms concert, which takes place at the Royal Albert Hall. Need more Proms? 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