Nearly 30 years after Whitney Houston released “How Will I Know,” British singer-songwriter Sam Smith covered the 1985 classic and gave it a soulful, stripped-down makeover for SiriusXM on Friday, June 20. Accompanied by a pianist and a guitarist, the 22-year-old singer breathed new life into the iconic jam. In a separate interview with People, Smith said, “I love legends like Whitney Houston. I love female voices and female divas. I find Amy Winehouse so iconic. Everything about her, just the way she looks.”
