Sam Fender will perform live after his album of the year nomination [BBC] Artist Sam Fender will be one of the performers at this year's Mercury Prize ceremony after being shortlisted. It is the first ...

The love Sam Fender has for Newcastle was once again in the air on Saturday night, as the North Shields music icon ended his second of three gigs at St James' Park this week with a message of pure ...

A canny piece of marketing that, and pity any Sunderland fans in attendance, hearing terrace chants belted out disparaging their club as people queued for entry. The party atmosphere continued inside ...

Sam Fender was cheered by his local fans as he arrived on stage to collect his Mercury Prize [PA Media] Sam Fender has said the north-east of England is the "best region in the country" after ...

Sam Fender has won the 2025 Mercury Prize for his third album, People Watching, a steely-eyed dissection of working-class life in the north of England. The singer looked stunned when his name was ...

CMAT, Sam Fender and Fontaines D.C. are among the artists nominated for the 2025 Mercury Prize. The 12 Albums of the Year were unveiled on BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Sounds by Lauren Laverne on ...

A very famous Tyneside pub has been name checked by Sam Fender in new single Talk to Me, which features Elton John ...

Artist Sam Fender will be one of the performers at this year's Mercury Prize ceremony after being shortlisted. It is the first time the prestigious music industry awards, which are taking place at the ...

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 ...

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 ...