John Legend teams up with Sam Smith for Stand By Me duet during star-studded One World streaming concert
John Legend and Sam Smith were just a few of the big names to perform Saturday for the star-studded One World Together at Home.
And the highly-acclaimed pair showed off their many awards as they teamed up for a remote duet from their respective homes.
They gave a beautiful cover of Ben E King’s classic 1961 song Stand By Me toward the end of the two-hour special, a result of a collaboration between Lady Gaga, Global Citizen and the World Health Organization.
Beautiful duet: John Legend and Sam Smith gave a beautiful cover of Ben E King’s classic 1961 song Stand By Me during Saturday’s One World Together at Home
Legend, 41, started as he played the track’s instantly recognizable intro on piano from his lavish mansion.
Smith, 27, was the perfect match for the All of Me artist’s masterful vocals, joining in the first verse from their own home.
They teased a glimpse of their Oscar and four Grammy Awards, which were visible in the mirror over their shoulder as they sang.
Legend also revealed his awards collection on the shelf next to him, which included a full EGOT and then some.
Piano man: Legend, 41, started as he played the track’s instantly recognizable intro from his lavish mansion
Perfect harmony: Smith, 27, was the perfect match for the All of Me artist’s masterful vocals, joining in the first verse from their own home
Going for gold: They teased a glimpse of their Oscar and four Grammy Awards, which were visible in the mirror over their shoulder as they sang
EGOT display: Legend also revealed his awards collection on the shelf next to him, which included a full EGOT and then some
Power couple: He also performed his new track Bigger Love earlier in the show, shortly after appearing with wife Chrissy Teigen, 34
He also performed his new track Bigger Love earlier in the show, shortly after appearing with wife Chrissy Teigen, 34.
They recently dropped $5.1million on a new West Hollywood home, less than a month after buying a Manhattan triplex for $7.7million in the building where they already own a penthouse.
Smith recently took heat for showing off their own $13million mansion in North London, as many celebs are facing backlash for flaunting their privilege during quarantine.
It came after the Stay with Me artist shared some photos of themselves pretending to cry in a now-deleted post, captioned: ‘Stages of a quarantine meltdown.’
New pad: They recently dropped $5.1million on a new West Hollywood home, less than a month after buying a Manhattan triplex for $7.7million
Quarantine goals: Smith recently took heat for showing off their own $13million mansion in North London during quarantine
They later said on the Heart Breakfast radio show: ‘It was probably bad timing of me, but I use my social media as if it’s just my friends on it.
‘I posted with my humor and stuff, but it just didn’t get picked up very well, but I didn’t mean any malice by it at all.’
Smith has since announced that out of respect for the current situation, they’re postponing and renaming their new album, which was originally titled To Die For.
They said on BBC Radio 2: ‘This has been a really sad and awful time for us, so I’ve changed the album title, I’m going to change the album cover.’
Out of respect: Smith has since announced that out of respect for the current situation, they’re postponing and renaming their new album, which was originally titled To Die For