Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige is a huge fan of Sam Smith and revealed she loves the "honesty" in his songs, following a recording session with him on her latest album 'The London Sessions'.
Asked what she's listening to at the moment, Mary told the Independent's Radar magazine: "Sam Smith's 'In The Lonely Hour'. I love his vocals, his stories and his music.
"There's so much honesty and his voice is so soothing, it just covers you."
Meanwhile Sam recently admitted that the track he co-wrote for Mary - 'Therapy' - was one he wanted for himself, but he gave it to her because she instantly "fell in love" with it.
Previously chatting about the track he said: "Obviously Mary J. Blige is a huge influence to me, and I adore her. And I would have jumped at the opportunity of course at any time, but the way it happened was so amazing. I almost got to know her before I even began.
"The song 'Therapy', which she sang at the AMAs, I wrote for my record. But then she heard it and fell in love with it and she sang it. And I actually only took two days off, actually, to go in the studio and write.
"But I feel so emotionally invested in it, and it's so weird for me to say that Mary has now become my friend. Seeing her perform that at the AMAs, I was so proud. It was a raw performance, and everyone was playing live, and it just showed the type of artist she is."
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