Openly gay crooner Sam Smith has been on a tear this summer with his wildly popular unrequited-love-themed-album In the Lonely Hour. Now he has teamed with A$AP Rocky for a new version of single “I’m Not the Only One.”

The rapper, who also enjoyed a successful debut after receiving a Grammy nomination this year, has spoken openly about his support for LGBT equality. He also had the misfortune of engaging in an extremely awkward, homophobic-seeming award show introduction with out NBA player Jason Collins (for which he later apologized).

These two make a wonderful odd couple pairing, then–and we think to great effect! 

Take a listen, AFTER THE JUMP…

“Mom:

I received the note that you slipped under my bedroom door last night. I was very excited to read it, thinking that it would contain amazing, loving advice that you wanted to share with me. Imagine my surprise when I opened it and saw that it began with the salutation, ‘Dear Landlord.’ I have reviewed your complaints and address them below:

1. While I appreciate your desire to ‘upgrade’ your accommodations to a larger space, I cannot, in good conscience, move [my 13-year-old son] Cooper into the laundry room. I do agree that it will teach him a life lesson about fluffing and folding, but since I don’t foresee him having a future in dry cleaning, I must say no.

Also, I know you are a true creative genius (and I am in awe of the depth of your instincts), but breaking down a wall without my permission is not an appropriate way to express that creativity. It is not only a boundary violation but a building-code violation as well. Additionally, the repairman can’t get here until next week, so your expansion plan will have to be put on hold.

2. Re: Your fellow ‘tenant’ (your word), Cooper. While I trust you with him, it is not OK for you to undermine my rules. It is not OK that you let him have chips and ice cream for dinner. It is not OK that you let him skip school to go to the movies. And it is really not OK that the movie was Last Tango in Paris.

As for your taking his friends to a ‘gentlemen’s club,’ I accepted your rationale that it was an educational experience for the boys — and you are right, he is the most popular kid in school right now — but I’d prefer he not learn biology from those “gentlemen” and their ladies, Bambi, Trixie and Kitten. And just because I yelled at you, I do not appreciate your claim that I have created a hostile living environment.

3. While I’m glad to see you’re socializing, you must refill the hot tub after your parties. In fact, you need to tone down the parties altogether. Imagine my surprise when I saw the photos you posted on Facebook of your friends frolicking topless in the hot tub.

I think it’s great that you’re entertaining more often, but I can’t keep fielding complaints from the neighbors about your noisy party games like Ring Around the Walker or naked Duck, Duck Caregiver.

I’m more than happy to have you use the house for social gatherings, but you cannot rent it out, advertise as ‘party central’ or hand out T-shirts that say ‘F— Jimmy Buffett.’

In closing, I hope I have satisfactorily answered your complaints and queries. I love having you live with me, and I am grateful for every minute Cooper and I have with you. You are an inspiration. You are also 30 days late with the rent.

Much love,

Melissa”

New images of the Batmobile from Zack Snyder’s Batman vs. Superman leak.

Director Morten Tyldum talks sexuality and casting, in particular why cast Benedict Cumberbatch to play gay WWII era code-breaker Alan Turing in The Imitation Game and not a gay actor: “So, you mean, a gay actor cannot play a straight man? I actually find that question really ludicrous. I think a person’s sexuality is completely irrelevant in how they can perform and how they can act, how they can be. To me, that’s not — Benedict is not Alan Turing. He’s playing Alan Turing. Alan Turing was a gay man, and him being a gay icon was very important to us. His relationship to Christopher Morcom, who defined his life, was very important to us. And his crucifixion at the end was very important to us. I don’t see it helped the movie at all to have a gay actor play a gay man. It would be the same way to say that a gay actor cannot play a straight man. I think it’s … yeah. That’s all I want to say about that.”

Would this devilish (and work unfriendly) statue have you saying, “Satan is my master”?

Funnyman Mel Brooks leaves 6-finger hand-print at Hollywood’s Chinese Theatre. 

Sara Gilbert is pregnant. 

Mark Wahlberg is bringing the beefcake to Ted 2. 

Commonly used anti-anxiety drugs could raise risk for Alzheimer’s: “The study found that beyond three months on the drug, the longer people took it, the higher their risk for dementia. Additionally, the study indicated that long-acting or extended release forms of the drugs were associated with higher risk for Alzheimer’s than shorter acting forms of the same medication.”

Chris Pratt to host SNL season opener with Ariana Grande performing as musical guest.

It looks like Alexis Arquette was right.

Sam Smith clears the air on not wanting to be a spokesperson for the gay community: “Of course I want to be a spokesman for the gay community,” the 22-year-old clarified. “I want to be a spokesman for everyone. What I meant was I don’t want to limit to just one community, I want to reach everyone, gay people, lesbians, transsexuals, straight people, Catholics, anyone. I want my music to hit everyone.”

Panic! At The Disco raises $35,000 for HRC.

Did you notice a slowdown in your internet today? #NetNeutrality

Chris Kluwe weighs in on the controversy surrounding the NFL, Ray Rice and that tape: “Of course, I believe, the NFL, and by extension, Roger Goodell, watched that video. The tape never lies; that’s the mantra of the League, at every level. The NFL employs many people, who are very good at their jobs, to make sure they have access to that information, to get that tape, and the truly chilling part of all of this, is that the people in charge, almost exclusively men, saw that video and made a conscious decision to do nothing about it until their hand was forced by public opinion.”

Did Joan Rivers die because of a “medical mishap”?

NY Times provides interactive map looking at portions of Iraq and Syria controlled by ISIS.

Speaking of, President Obama will address the nation tonight at 9PM EST.

Florida Governor Rick Scott trying to distance himself from gay marriage debate. 

Shia LaBeouf pleads guilty to disorderly conduct. 

Broadway has its first black Cinderella. 

The wedding of Brian Davidson, the British consul-general to Shanghai, to his American partner stirs controversy: “Many Chinese commentators took to Weibo and other social media websites to attack the couple. One said, ‘That country [Britain] is sick. It’s like the last days of Rome’. Another said that same-sex marriage is ‘not Chinese culture’, while others made reference to “mental illness” in their posts or suggested the couple would have children with ‘personality issues’. However the majority of the posts online were positive and praised the couple, who met eight years ago, reflecting the fact that China’s younger tech-savvy citizens are increasingly accepting of same-sex relations.”