{"id":705859,"date":"2026-07-22T20:41:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T20:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/705859\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T20:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T20:41:12","slug":"sam-smith-announces-on-radio-1-search-for-artists-radiotoday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/705859\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Smith announces on Radio 1 search for artists \u2013 RadioToday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/todayl.ink\/aiirjune\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"RTUKPackageDeal1webp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RTUKPackageDeal1webp.webp\" alt=\"\"   width=\"800\" height=\"160\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sam Smith has announced on Radio 1\u2019s New Music Show with Jack Saunders a partnership with BBC Introducing to find ten emerging artists. <\/p>\n<p>Those chosen will open for Sam\u2019s UK residency shows in Manchester and London this September.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/todayl.ink\/WiseBuddah\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RadioToday-Small-Image-150x150-1.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Artists can submit their music via the BBC Introducing Uploader from 29 July to 5 August, using the \u2018Sam Smith\u2019 tag for consideration.<\/p>\n<p>A BBC Introducing panel will shortlist entries, with Sam selecting the final ten artists who will be announced later this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Winners will perform at one of Sam\u2019s residency shows and also be featured across BBC Introducing platforms.<\/p>\n<p>The Manchester and London residencies follow the release of Sam\u2019s new album, Hazel Eyes, in August, with two nights at Manchester\u2019s Albert Hall and eight nights at London\u2019s Coliseum.<\/p>\n<p>Sam said being part of the initiative is exciting and highlighted the importance of the discovery process for both artists and audiences.<\/p>\n<p>Lorna Clarke, Director of BBC Music, said the partnership reflects BBC Music\u2019s commitment to supporting emerging artists and connecting audiences with established stars.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly Betts, Editor of BBC Introducing, said the collaboration will give ten new artists a chance to open for Sam\u2019s September shows and showcase the next generation of UK music.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative is part of the BBC\u2019s Summer of Music 2026, which will also feature exclusive performances and festival coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sam Smith has announced on Radio 1\u2019s New Music Show with Jack Saunders a partnership with BBC Introducing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":645378,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[96,128,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-705859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=705859"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705859\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/645378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=705859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=705859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=705859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}