Sam Smith Opens Up: Why They Stepped Back — And How Love Shaped Their New Album

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Sam Smith Opens Up: Why They Stepped Back — And How Love Shaped Their New Album

News (2 / 1) 17.08.2026 23:05 / Angela


Hazel Eyes: an intimate record

Their fifth studio album, Hazel Eyes, is due Aug. 21. Smith calls the project a love letter to fiancé Christian Cowan and admits the record wrestles with how much of their private life to reveal.

Fame, pronouns and pressure

Speaking in interviews — including a Guardian piece published Aug. 14 and appearances on The New Yorker Radio Hour and BBC Radio 2 — Smith reflected that early fame and coming out publicly, plus adopting they/them pronouns in 2019, made navigating life harder in their twenties.