Sam Smith cut a casual figure as they stepped out for a stroll with a friend during an outing in New York City on Friday.
The singer, 31, didn’t let the dreary weather affect their outfit choices as they sported a pair of denim shorts for the day.
The Unoly hitmaker also sported a blue and yellow rain jacket along with a pair of white trainers.
Sam, who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, wore their tresses in a cropped style as they grabbed a cup of coffee.
The Stay With Me star is currently busy promoting their latest single Vulgar, a duet with Madonna.
Sam’s alliance with Madonna appears to be a match made in heaven or hell, depending on who’s listening, since the British hitmaker has been roiling some fans with religious imagery.
The new song Vulgar comes nearly four months after Sam sparked a ‘satanic’ panic with their jaw-dropping performance at the Grammys in February.
Singing alongside collaborator Kim Petras, the Grammy-winning artist donned devil headgear in the horror movie-inspired performance, outraging conservatives like Ted Cruz with their ‘demonic’ themes.
Many viewers vented their frustrations on Twitter after Sam’s controversial Grammys performance, with one person tweeting: ‘I know we on the right probably use the word satanic too often but this performance from Sam Smith is literally a tribute to Satan.’
Another added: ‘You don’t have to be super religious to be disturbed by that Sam Smith devil-worshiping performance.’
‘That devil worshipping performance was trash,’ wrote a third critic. ‘And it’s been done so many times. I’m disappointed af.’
The backlash didn’t hold back Sam in the slightest, as they have continued to use religious imagery throughout their Gloria Tour.
But the collaboration with Madonna is a much-needed bright spot for the Stay With Me hitmaker, as they were recently forced to cancel the rest of their UK shows due to vocal cord issues.
Fans were left in the dark after Sam suddenly cancelled their concert at the AO Arena in Manchester after just a few songs last Wednesday.
The singer soon issued a statement, insisting they could not go on after noticing ‘something was really wrong’ with their voice.
Sam has now revealed they could suffer permanent damage to their voice if they don’t go on complete vocal rest.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
