Will Sam Smith sing the 'James Bond 24' title song?

Despite earlier reports of that the 'Summertime Sadness' songstress Lana Del Ray had already nabbed the honor a couple of months ago, the New York Post's Page Six gossip section claimed otherwise.

Page Six announced last Tuesday that the 'Stay With Me' crooner beat out Del Ray for the coveted position. Screen Rant pointed out, however, that this new information should be taken with a huge grain of salt.

"[Considering] Page Six's spotty relationship with accuracy, though, this could very well be much ado about nothing," the site points out.

Nevertheless, choosing Sam Smith for the 'James Bond 24' title song would also be a logical choice, according to Screen Rant. Smith's emotional jazzy tone has similar qualities to Adele, who held the honor for the last Bond film.

Adele's 'Skyfall' for the 2012 instalment earned the British superstar an Oscar for original theme song. On the other hand, Smith's debut solo single, 'Stay With Me,' made the rising star a worldwide sensation. Will he be able to match Adele's success two years ago?

Neither Sam Smith nor Lana Del Ray has come forward to confirm or deny the rumors.

Meanwhile, The New Yorker recently reported that Jez Butterworth, co-writer for 'Edge Of Tomorrow,' has been hired to rewrite the final draft for 'James Bond 24.' The screenwriter said he was brought in to add some scenes for more diversity.

The script polishing ended up delaying the film's shoot schedule, along with 'Skyfall' director Sam Mendes' decision to not come back for '24.' He reportedly wanted to helm the next two instalments instead. He retracted that decision, later on. However, he will only be back to direct '24' and not the next two films.

Along with the rumor mill exploding about Sam Smith's 'James Bond 24' title song involvement; it looks like the newest 007 movie has a lot of things to straighten out.

Who do you prefer as the next James Bond theme song singer? Sam Smith or Lana Del Ray?