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"Mary J Blige has praised Sam Smith following their recent collaboration. The US star compared the &amp;#039;Money on My Mind&amp;#039; singer to the likes of Luther Vandross and Freddie Jackson.   Earlier this week, the pair debuted a live music video, featuring a reworked version of Smith&amp;#039;s recent chart-topping single &amp;#039;Stay With Me&amp;#039;. Blige told the Daily Star: &amp;quot;Sam&amp;#039;s true soulful voice is the first of this kind I have heard since Luther Vandross, Freddie Jackson and all great soul male voices.&amp;quot; Smith&amp;#039;s debut album In the Lonely Hour landed at number one in the UK last weekend, selling over 101,000 copies in its first week on sale. Earlier this year, Blige added her vocals to Disclosure&amp;#039;s single &amp;#039;F For You&amp;#039;, while Smith previously collaborated with the duo on breakout hit &amp;#039;Latch&amp;#039;. Watch Mary J Blige perform with Sam Smith below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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