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There was one person on Sam Fender's mind as he won the Mercury Prize 2025 on Thursday night, with him taking time in his acceptance speech to mention the person who inspired the title track of People ...

Sam Fender received a standing ovation as he accepted the 2025 Mercury Prize for People Watching. The Geordie - from North Shields - faced stiff competition from the likes of CMAT's EURO-COUNTRY, plus ...

Singer-songwriter Sam Fender has won the 2025 Mercury Prize for his third album People Watching. The announcement was made at the award ceremony in Newcastle on Thursday night, marking the first time ...

From the streets of South Shields to selling out arenas around the world: Sam Fender has come a long way. The Geordie artist burst onto the music scene in 2018 with his first single Dead Boys – which ...

Sam Fender has won the 2025 Mercury Prize. The 31-year-old musician has received the £25,000 prize for the best British or Irish album of the year for People Watching, and Sam subsequently admitted to ...

Sam Fender has been crowned the winner of the 2025 Mercury Prize for his third studio album, People Watching. The singer-songwriter won the prestigious music award just a stone’s throw from where he ...

KISS vocalist Gene Simmons was involved in a car accident after he reportedly passed out at the wheel in Los Angeles on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Simmons took to X to inform fans that he is "completely ...

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