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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A shocked Fender picks up the prize before an adoring local crowd at the Utilita Arena - Getty Images Through floods of tears, ...

Sam Fender's merchandise pop-up store opened outside St James' Park on Wednesday ahead of his three Newcastle gigs ...

Sunderland leaned into their Tyne-Wear derby victory, using viral posts to poke fun at Newcastle United and Sam Fender. Sunderland Echo reports that the club moved quickly on social media to lean into ...

Oasis are big in Manchester, but even bigger in Scotland. Newcastle is wild for homegrown guitar hero Sam Fender, and Liverpool can't get enough of female pop stars. These are some of the revelations ...

The 31-year-old is, like his beloved club, now playing at the highest level. It is a transition he has managed with ease, given the North Shields native has always possessed a large sound and adapting ...

Sam Fender‘s People Watching won the Mercury Prize on Thursday (Oct. 16) in a ceremony held in his hometown of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Launched in 1992, The Mercury Prize is an esteemed annual ...

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‘s People Watching has won the 2025 Mercury Prize. The award, which honors the best British album of the year, was given out at a gala ceremony on Thursday night at Utilita Arena in ...

Sam Fender has been in the Big Apple recently and paid a visit to New York's famous Newcastle supporters bar ...

Sam Fender has won the 2025 Mercury Prize for his album People Watching. The annual award is given to best album released by a musical act from the UK or Ireland, as determined by a panel of music ...