Sam Fender
English singer-songwriter
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| 2025 | Wins Brit Award for British Rock/Alternative Act for the second time. |
| February 21 2025 | Released his third studio album 'People Watching', which charted at number 1 on the UK Albums chart with 107,100 units sold in the opening week. |
| February 21 2025 | Scheduled release of third studio album 'People Watching' through Polydor Records, to be available in multiple formats including digital download, streaming, CD, LP, and cassette. |
| 2025 | Sam Fender released the single 'Remember My Name' from the album People Watching |
| February 14 2025 | Released the single 'Remember My Name' with an accompanying music video starring Dave Johns. |
| 2025 | Sam Fender is set to release the music video 'People Watching' |
| January 24 2025 | Released the single 'Arm's Length'. |
| 2024 | Sam Fender was nominated for Northern Music Awards Artist of the Year |
| 2024 | Sam Fender released the single 'Wild Long Lie' from the album People Watching, which charted at number 94 |
| 2024 | Sam Fender releases singles 'People Watching' and 'Arm's Length' |
| 2024 | Sam Fender released singles 'People Watching' and 'Wild Long Lie' |
| 2024 | Sam Fender releases his album 'Jackdaw', featuring the single 'Iris' |
| 2024 | Sam Fender collaborated with Mark Knopfler on 'Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)', which charted at number 18 |
| 2024 | Released collaboration 'Homesick' with Noah Kahan, which reached #5 on the charts and received BPI Gold and MC Platinum certification. Also released singles 'People Watching' and 'Wild Long Lie'. |
| November 15 2024 | Sam Fender released the single 'People Watching', sharing its artwork and inspiration on social media. |
| October 18 2024 | Sam Fender announced his People Watching Tour, with dates across the UK and Europe, beginning in December 2024 in Ireland and continuing with UK shows and European performances in March 2025. |
| August 3 2024 | Sam Fender played two unreleased songs, 'People Watching' and 'Nostalgia's Lie', at an intimate show in Plymouth, serving as a warm-up for his Boardmasters headline set and marking the live debut of tracks from his third studio album. |
| January 19 2024 | Fender was featured on the song 'Homesick' from Noah Kahan's album Stick Season (Forever). |
| 2023 | Sam Fender was nominated for multiple Global Awards including Best Indie Act, Best British Act, and Best Male |
| November 2023 | Signed an open letter calling for a ceasefire in Gaza |
| June 9 2023 | Fender headlined the first of two shows at Newcastle's St James' Park stadium, with both shows attracting a total of 100,000 people and injecting millions into the local economy. |
| 2022 | First appearance on the Sunday Times Rich List, ranking 12th among Young music millionaires in the UK with £10 million in wealth |
| 2022 | Sam Fender's lyrics were incorporated into the English teaching curriculum for Year 9 pupils at Whitley Bay High School, recognized for their quality and resonance with young people. |
| 2022 | Sam Fender releases the music video 'Getting Started' |
| 2022 | Continued promoting 'Seventeen Going Under' with singles 'Getting Started', 'Alright', and 'Wild Grey Ocean'. |
| December 9 2022 | Released live album 'Live from Finsbury Park' through Polydor Records, available as an LP. The album charted at number 17 in the UK, number 21 in Netherlands Vinyl charts, and number 8 in Scotland. |
| October 18 2022 | Fender secured his first Mercury Prize nomination with 'Seventeen Going Under'. |
| September 12 2022 | Announced cancellation of remaining US tour dates to focus on mental health, acknowledging he had neglected himself for over a year |
| July 15 2022 | Fender headlined a show to 45,000 people at Finsbury Park, marking his largest headline show at that point. |
| June 24 2022 | Fender performed on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival. |
| May 24 2022 | Performed at Newcastle City Hall to raise money for North East Homeless centre, using a ballot ticketing system. The event raised £133,725 for centre renovation. |
| May 19 2022 | Fender won an Ivor Novello Award in the category of Best Song Musically and Lyrically for 'Seventeen Going Under'. |
| March 2022 | Signed a limited edition Rega Research turntable for Record Store Day, with proceeds donated to War Child UK to help children during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Also became patron of the North East Homeless charity. |
| March 20 2022 | Fender began his UK-headline arena tour to support 'Seventeen Going Under', which included shows at Wembley Arena, OVO Hydro Arena, and 3Arena in Dublin. |
| February 2022 | Fender won the Brit Award for British Rock/Alternative Act, dedicating the win in part to the North East Homeless centre. |
| January 28 2022 | Released Apple Music Home Session: Sam Fender EP, distributed by Polydor Records through streaming platforms. |
| January 21 2022 | Released Deezer Sessions EP, distributed by Polydor Records through streaming platforms. |
| 2021 | Fender expressed interest in potentially pursuing future acting roles. |
| 2021 | Sam Fender won the Scottish Music Awards Best UK Award |
| 2021 | Single 'Seventeen Going Under' peaks at number 3 in charts and receives BPI 3× Platinum certification |
| 2021 | Sam Fender releases several music videos including 'Seventeen Going Under', 'Howdon Aldi Death Queue', 'Spit of You', 'Get You Down' |
| 2021 | Released multiple singles including 'Sad but True' for The Metallica Blacklist, 'Aye' from Seventeen Going Under album, and non-album promotional single 'Howdon Aldi Death Queue' |
| December 19 2021 | Helped at the Newcastle West End Foodbank after being invited by The Big Issue. |
| November 26 2021 | Fender presented a documentary on Alan Hull called 'Lindisfarne's Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story', broadcast by BBC Four. |
| October 8 2021 | Released second studio album 'Seventeen Going Under' through Polydor Records, available in multiple formats including digital download, streaming, CD, LP, and cassette. The album reached number 1 in Scotland and achieved Platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). |
| September 8 2021 | Fender released the single 'Get You Down', which was later featured on the FIFA 22 video game soundtrack. |
| July 7 2021 | Sam Fender released 'Seventeen Going Under' as the lead single from his second studio album, focusing on his experiences at age 17 and his struggles to help his mother financially. |
| April 2021 | Created and launched his signature clothing line in partnership with Barbour International via Scotts Menswear, accompanied by a short film 'On the Record' filmed at Newcastle's Vinyl Guruh record store. |
| 2020 | Sam Fender was nominated for Brit Awards Best New Artist and his song 'Dead Boys' was nominated for Ivor Novello Awards Best Song Musically and Lyrically |
| 2020 | Releases 'Hold Out' and 'Winter Song' singles. |
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