The singer, 31, toom home the presitigous award at the ceremony in Newcastle on Thursday, the first time the ceremony has been held outside London. The Mercury Prize is an annnual prize given to the ...

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Sam Fender has donated his Mercury Prize winnings, a significant £25,000, to the Music Venue Trust (MVT), a charity dedicated to safeguarding UK grassroots music venues. The North Shields singer, 31, ...

Lindsey Buckingham is a huge fan of Sam Fender, praising the star's use of emotive tone, lyricism, and the Fleetwood Mac influence in his sound.

The 2025 Mercury Prize was awarded to Sam Fender for his album People Watching Newcastle is to host the Mercury Prize for the second year in a row, following the success of the 2025 ceremony.