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Sam Fender provides new album update and admits he “rushed” to get ‘Seventeen Going Under’ out

Sam Fender has given an update on his new album, admitting he “rushed” to release ‘Seventeen Going Under‘.Fender gave the update in an upcoming appearance on Sky Arts’ Johnson and Knopfler’s Music Legends, which sees Brian Johnson and Mark Knopfler interview musicians including Fender, Tom Jones, Cyndi Lauper, Nile Rodgers, Carlos Santana and Emmylou Harris.In the forthcoming interview (as per Music News), the Geordie musician said of his next record: “We have been recording and recording and making loads of stuff but it got to the point where I thought, ‘We don’t need to get this out yet. We need to get it right’.“For the second one [‘Seventeen Going Under’], we rushed to get that out and the third one we started rushing and I thought, ‘No, we have got to take the time’.“I want to do the best I possibly can.
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The Voice UK judge Anne Marie shares a glimpse of new tattoo courtesy of Sir Tom Jones
The Voice UK star Anne Marie has had a tattoo etched on her body in Sir Tom Jones' handwriting - and she says the inking is a symbol of her fondness for her fellow judge.The talent show star has a grand total of 28 tattoos and they represent the people who have "taught her" during her life.The words "We'll be okay" are written across her hand, courtesy of veteran performer Tom Jones.Anne Marie shared the anecdote about how her tattoo came to exist to a TV audience of millions, holding up her hand and declaring: "All my tattoos are written by friends – and I got Tom's!"She displayed the message of positivity, written in the legendary singer's handwriting, with pride.Her admission about her co-judge comes after the emotional star was reduced to tears by Tom during the show and was forced to flee.The track that inspired such an intense reaction was I Won't Crumble With You If You Fall, from his album Surrounded By Time.It was delivered on the show alongside a poignant tribute to Tom's ex-wife Melinda, who'd died of lung cancer just six years earlier.The Mama Told Me Not To Come crooner explained that she'd pleaded with him to stay strong in the final stages of her illness - and he'd promised he would."My wife was dying of lung cancer, so I said, you know, I was always able to fix stuff, to do things - if she needed me I was always there," he told the audience."She said: 'Don't crumble with me, don't fall now, you've done everything you can, you must carry on and do what you do."Tom added that when he'd first heard the song, it had seemed as though "it was written for this situation".Anne Marie became so emotional when she heard the explanation of what the track meant to him that she fled in tears, albeit
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The Voice judge Will.i.am in a rare admission on dating life 'That's what I want to do!'
The Voice since it started in the UK in 2012.The Black Eyed Peas frontman has always kept his dating life under wraps, with the singer making a rare admission about it in an unearthed interview.Will.i.am has never married and is currently single, with his last known relationship dating back to 2014 with glamour model, Casey Batchelor.Speaking about his love life, Will once said: "I don’t have time for girlfriends, and that’s why I just keep busy."I keep going because that’s what I want to do," he told The Mirror.Will hasn't stopped since he was 17 when he bagged his first record deal, and is the founder of the one of the biggest hip hop groups of all time, The Black Eyed Peas.He’s also released tracks as a solo artist and collaborated with the likes of Britney Spears, Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus.Will’s successful solo career has earned him a collaborative 10 UK number ones and a whopping 26 top 10 singles.Meanwhile, he’s also launched the career of many other artists, especially on The Voice UK.Will judges on the show alongside Olly Murs, Sir Tom Jones and Anne Marie, while Emma Willis presents.The current series of The Voice has scrapped a major feature of the show, in favour of a brand new format.The battle phase of the competition has been discarded with the show now introducing the callbacks.The new format will see contestants who've made it through the Blind Auditions sing the same song with the hopes of standing out and making it through to the next round.In other news, Will has shown his support to friend Britney since she was famously freed from her 13 year conservatorship.He told iNews: "I’m so happy for Britney on multiple levels.She fought and fought to have control of her life."And she’s married and happy –
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'You can't fall with me' Tom Jones recalls wife's final words as feared end of career
Sir Tom Jones has opened up about his wife Linda's inspiring final words to him that has kept him singing.The 82-year-old recalled how beforeher death aged 75, she urged him to carry on performing during an emotional exchange between them as she laid in hospital.In an interview on BBC Radio 2 in 2020, Tom was asked what attracted him to his wife when they first met.The Voice UK star said: "The whole package, she looked fantastic."He went on to explain that the pair bonded over their love of dance and she went on to teach him how to Jive.After meeting at just aged 12, they went on to marry four years later.In 2016, Tom received the heartbreaking call that she had terminal cancer.He recalled how he immediately rushed to her bedside in Los Angeles with their only son Mark."Mark and myself, our son, we spent the last 10 days with her at the hospital," he spilled."She said, 'What do you think you'll do now?' And I said, 'I don't know, I don't know whether I'll be able to b****y sing'."Tom added he went on to tell Linda that the words to his songs could potentially get "stuck" in his throat.Refusing to let him quit, she told him: "You've got to! You can't fall with me, I've got to leave but you don't have to, so don't crumble."It was Linda's words that inspired Tom to sing his hit I Won't Crumble If You Fall.The singer belted out the emotional track on The Voice earlier this month, which left viewers in tears.He explained: "When I heard the song, I thought that's it, I'll do anything for you."She said, 'You can't fall with me,' so that's really for her."Tom went on to say that during his early days of grief, he didn't think he could sing ever again.After a meeting with his therapist, he was advised to sing his "hardest" songs
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