Sam Fender gives new single ‘Alright’ live debut at Finsbury Park gig

READ MORE Giant 14-legged armoured sea creature found in waters 2,500ft deep She joked to her dog, "stay away, it will eat you alive" before she let it out of the plastic container last week."I can't even tell you what it is it's like a shark with wings or like the fattest butterfly you've ever seen in your life," she said in the footage.She added: "It's like a bird, you can still see it over there" as it flew off into the sky.Shortly after her dramatic rescue, the presenter said she carried out some research and realised it was a Poplar Hawk - which is known for its mating rituals.Wildlife experts have reassured that the creepy crawlies can't bite and die as soon as they have had sex.Speaking to the Daily Star, Jemma said: "It looked like a fish with wings. I’ve never seen anything like it.

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BBC Breakfast fans have seen a whole host of different presenters in recent weeks, as permanent hosts Jon Kay and Sally Nugent took some time off to coincide with the summer holidays.Even Charlie Stayt has been absent from some programmes, with Ben Thompson standing in for him alongside Naga Munchetty.But presenter Victoria Fritz particularly caught fans’ attention as she branded herself the “luckiest woman alive” while standing in for Sally alongside Ben.READ MORE: BBC Breakfast Ben Thompson’s life - hunky boyfriend, shirtless snaps and ‘bullying’ rowWhat about the star’s life when the cameras aren’t rolling, though? From her waters breaking just after a live broadcast to her struggles giving birth to a premature baby, Daily Star takes a look.Victoria knew that, while pregnant, she’d need to be prepared with a job that took her all over the country.The star made notes of good hospitals in various UK cities as a worst case scenario - and found she needed them when her waters broke just after she discussed the business news of the day live on BBC Breakfast.She was hundreds of miles away from her home in London while at the Media City studios in Salford, and unable to contact her husband Dan.Sally Nugent was forced to step in for Victoria as she travelled to the nearby St Mary’s Hospital in Manchester, and she gave birth to her son William five weeks early.Speaking of the incident, Victoria admitted to MailOnline: “It feels surreal. Everything happened so quickly.

Royal Family. Amid rumours that Prince William is hoping to plant the Cambridge flag across the pond, one royal expert believes they are hoping to appear more relevant to the US market.Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have spent considerable time in the United States and are set for a "learning curve" amid their "very creative" brand, royal expert Eric Schiffer claimed.

sex-mad bigamist with eight wives and an intercouse schedule says his weekends with his partners are "a lot of fun," but joked the worst thing about having several spouses is the bills.OnlyFans star Arthur O Urso, from Brazil, hit headlines last year after he married his nine wives in a joint ceremony.He aimed to "celebrate free love" and "protest against monogamy" – but the nuptials weren't legally binding as polygamy is illegal in Brazil.READ MORE: Man with nine wives makes sex rota to schedule in lovers – but it backfiresEven still, he lives with eight of the women, after one of them left the love fest.Like any marriage, multiple partners or not, there are ups and downs. Telling the Daily Star what the best thing about his set up is, Arthur said: "The best thing is the sexual freedom and companionship we have together.

Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney has donated a small fortune to the cause of four-year-old Aria Hodgkiss who was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour in May of 2021.The Hollywood actor and director, who became co-owner of Wrexham AFC alongside fellow superstar Ryan Reynolds back in 2020, has donated £10,000 to the £60,000 target.Aria's Wrexham supporting family have now received 1400 donations and reached over £52,000 towards their goal in a bid to buy a new cancer drug called ONC201 that has been used in clinical trial.READ MORE: Why did Ryan Reynolds buy Wrexham FC? All you need to knowWrexham podcast and fanzine Fearless in Devotion wrote on Twitter: "He's only gone and showed his wonderful generosity once again to a Wrexham fan."This time it's Aria, 3, from Rhostyllen, who has DIPG - a form of brain tumour. "Mr McElhenney, you are simply a marvellous human being."DIPG, or diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, is a form of brain tumour that is found in the brainstem, which is treated by radiation therapy and experimental chemotherapy.In the latest update to Aria's page earlier this week, it was explained that she has finished her radiotherapy but is sadly unable to use the left side of her body.It reads: "It's been about 6 weeks since Aria finished her radiotherapy.

Nova Twins have spoken to NME about representing rock on this year’s Mercury Prize shortlist – as well as their recent praise from Elton John and what the future might hold. Watch our interview with the band aboveThe rock duo were speaking to NME from the London launch event for the prize yesterday (Wednesday July 27), where their acclaimed second album ‘Supernova’ was named as one of the Albums Of The Year alongside records by the likes of Sam Fender, Yard Act, Harry Styles, Little Simz, Self Esteem and more – an honour they described as “crazy!”“We are so happy,” said singer and guitarist Amy Love. “It’s a bucket list moment, for us.

Yard Act have spoken to NME about what this year’s shortlist for the Mercury Prize 2022 says about guitar music – as well as plans for their next album and working with Elton John.The Yorkshire band were speaking to NME from the London launch event for the prize yesterday (Wednesday July 27), where their acclaimed debut album ‘The Overload‘ was named as one of the Albums Of The Year alongside albums by the likes of Sam Fender, Nova Twins, Harry Styles, Little Simz, Self Esteem and more.They were in attendance without frontman James Smith, “because of the trains,” said guitarist Sam Shjipstone, adding: “support the strikes.”Asked what the Mercury Prize shortlist says about music in 2022, Shjipstone replied: “There’s quite a lot of guitar music on it, which is quite weird. People are finally realising that the guitar is the greatest instrument ever made!”Bassist Ryan Needham added: “There’s quite a lot of rage and unrest lyrically across the whole thing, which is nice to see.

Mercury Prize have been sharing their excitement over being shortlisted for the prestigious award.This morning (July 26), the Mercury Prize – in partnership with mobility app FREE NOW – confirmed that Harry Styles‘ ‘Harry’s House’, Little Simz‘ ‘Sometimes I Might be Introvert’, Sam Fender‘s ‘Seventeen Going Under’, Wet Leg‘s self-titled LP and Yard Act‘s ‘The Overload’ are among the 12 records in the running for the annual Album Of The Year statue.The rest of the list is made up of Self Esteem (‘Prioritise Pleasure’), Joy Crookes (‘Skin’), Kojey Radical (‘Reason To Smile’), Nova Twins (‘Supernova’), Fergus McCreadie (‘Forest Floor’), Gwenno (‘Tresor’) and Jessie Buckley & Bernard Butler (‘For All Our Days That Tear The Heart’).The winner will be announced during an event at London’s Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith on September 8.Reacting to the nod on Twitter, Wet Leg – aka Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers – wrote: “We’re so freakin lucky that we got to make the album that we made. These past couple of years have been full of surprises and unexpected adventures.“Here’s perhaps one of our fave surprises so far…Our debut album has been shortlisted for a @MercuryPrize!?”Elsewhere, Sam Fender said he was “so chuffed” that ‘Seventeen Going Under’ (NME‘s album of the year 2021) had made the Mercurys list.

Mercury Prize shortlist for 2022 Album Of The Year has been revealed.At 11am today (July 26), the Mercury Prize – in partnership with mobility app FREE NOW – confirmed that the 12 albums that have been shortlisted for the Album Of The Year award include Harry Styles’ ‘Harry’s House’, Little Simz’s ‘Sometimes I Might be Introvert’, Sam Fender’s ‘Seventeen Going Under’, Wet Leg’s self-titled album and Yard Act’s ‘The Overload’.You can find the entire list of albums shortlisted for the coveted award below.The awards show for the event will take place on September 8 at London’s Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith. Tickets for the event are now available for purchase here.It was announced yesterday (July 25) that a handful of musicians including Anna Calvi, Lanterns On The Lake’s Hazel Wilde, Loyle Carner and Jamie Cullum helped judge this year’s prize, alongside a range of broadcasters and critics.The Mercury’s official website has also noted that the 12 nominated artists will “receive a specially commissioned ‘Album Of The Year’ trophy, with the overall winner also receiving a winner trophy and a cash prize of £25,000”.This year’s Mercury Prize has also announced that it’s new headline sponsor is the FREE NOW mobility app as part of a “multi-year commitment from FREE NOW to support British music”.Last year, Arlo Parks walked away with the 2021 Mercury Prize for her album ‘Collapsed In Sunbeams’.

This year’s Mercury Prize shortlist has been announced, rounding up the twelve absolute best British and Irish albums of the last year. No question. Actually, before you get all annoyed, it is a very strong list this year.

Sam Fender, 28, unexpectedly bought EastEnders star Shaun Williamson, 56, on stage at a music festival on Saturday. The unlikely duo performed Sam's smash hit Getting Started, with the singer even planting a kiss on the soap legend.It's not known if the pair knew each other or if Sam was aware that the actor was going to be at the festival.

Sam Fender has announced a headline Australian tour for November 2022, in support of his second studio album ‘Seventeen Going Under’.The tour, announced today (July 26), is Fender’s first to the continent in over three years. He was last in Australia as part of the Splendour In The Grass festival, performing there as well as at select headlining dates.

Festival with revellers flocking down to Hillsborough Park to enjoy three days of live music and entertainment.Despite a few spells of rain, music lovers and those wanting a good time certainly didn't let the weather get them down as the South Yorkshire city was packed with bucket hats, raincoats and ponchos.While doors opened at midday on Friday, July 22, acts such as Shed Seven, Harri Larkin and Jade Bird took to the Sarah Nulty main stage to get fans warmed up.READ MORE: 'K-Pop festival took brightest stars to London and the crowd was near deafening'But it was headline act Sam Fender who quickly whipped the packed crowd of 35,000 into a frenzy."Yes, Sheffield! How ya doin', alreet?" he asked as he walked onto the stage before belting out his hit Will We Talk? as revellers instantly started singing along.Famed for his rock anthems such as Howdon Aldi Death Queue and Seventeen Going Under, Sam quickly invited fans to start a mosh pit.But the Geordie star quickly halted his set after noticing fans were getting too crowded at the front before asking everybody to take a step back to ensure everybody was safe – with the audience offering a loud applause.Despite being on the music scene since 2013 and performing at festivals such as Glastonbury, it was Tramlines who offered Fender his first headline set of his career at this year's event.He certainly cemented his status as headline act worthy with pyrotechnics and fireworks illuminating the Sheffield skyline.Local businesses appeared to enjoy the thousands of punters descending on Owlerton as fans flocked into nearby bars and eateries before and after the event.While they may have faced uncertainty when former frontman Tom Meighan was axed, Kasabian proved they're a force to

Sam Fender was last night (July 23) joined on stage by Shaun Williamson – who played Barry in Eastenders – at Truck Festival. Check out footage of the moment below.The musician headlined Truck Festival in Oxfordshire on Saturday night and surprised fans by being joined on stage by Williamson to sing ‘Getting Started’ early in his set.Fender described the moment as “one of the highlights of our career” for him and his band.Williamson is best known for playing the character of Barry in Eastenders as well as a satirical version of himself in Ricky Gervais’ Extras.

Sam Fender has opened up about who might play him in a biopic of his life.Speaking to The Sun, Fender said he would like to see Evan Peters from American Horror Story play him if a film was ever made of his life.He told the publication: “Who would I want, compared to who would actually play us, is probably very different.“I’d want that kid who stars in American Horror Story, Evan Peters. That’s who I would want to play me, but I’m not that cool or sexy.

Elton John has opened up about the resurgence of legacy arts on the Official Charts over the past year, and admitted he would like to see some new blood re-enter the charts. 

Elton John has claimed that women are making the best music with the exception of a few names including Sam Fender.The pop legend was speaking in a new interview when he praised the work of Nova Twins, Wet Leg, Let’s Eat Grandma, The Linda Lindas and Haim for producing “the best music” in the current climate.He told Music Week: “It’s so great to see Nova Twins, Wet Leg, Let’s Eat Grandma, The Linda Lindas, Haim and all these girls rocking out and making the best music. Apart from Sam Fender, none of the boys are doing it, the girls are.

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Sam Fender has shared his B-side ‘Alright’ on streaming platforms for the first time – you can listen to it below.The track was recorded as part of the sessions for the North Shields singer-songwriter’s second studio album, ‘Seventeen Going Under’, and served as the B-side to the single ‘Long Way Off’.‘Alright’ was also previously released as a special edition 7 inch vinyl for Record Store Day 2022.Last night (July 14), Fender posted the official artwork for the song on social media. “Something special coming tonight,” he wrote.He later shared a link to the digital version of ‘Alright’, which is now available to stream and download.

Sam Fender has announced the set times for his Finsbury Park show tomorrow (July 15).The singer-songwriter has nine acts supporting his biggest headline event to date at the London park. Fontaines D.C., Declan McKenna, Beabadoobee, Goat Girl, Nilüfer Yanya, Rachel Chinouriri, Stone, Heidi Curtis and Kay Greyson are all scheduled to perform.In addition to sharing the stage times, Fender also posted an update to fans advising them on rule changes in light of the current heatwave.Suncream bottles of any size will now be permitted and fans can also bring in sealed plastic water bottles of up to 750ml.