In June 2014 , Smith first appeared on the cover of '' The Fader '' in its 92nd issue . In August 2014 , Smith 's single " Stay with Me " was named Variance Magazine 's Song of Summer . Smith performed " Stay With Me " live at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards on 24 August at The Forum in Inglewood , California . On 15 November 2014 , Smith joined the charity group Band Aid 30 along with other British and Irish pop acts , recording the latest version of the track " Do They Know It 's Christmas ? " at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill , London , to raise money for the 2014 Ebola crisis in Western Africa
2014 MTV Video Music Awards
2014 MTV Video Music Awards
Sam Smith (singer)