Sunday, December 20, 2015
Saturday, December 19, 2015
19/12/15 - Samantha Jade performing on Seven's "Carols In The Domain" in Sydney
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Backstage:
"O Holy Night" (Christmas carol cover):
"All I Want For Christmas Is You" with Nathaniel (Mariah Carey cover):
Thursday, December 17, 2015
17/12/15 - Samantha Jade at "Chiswick" restaurant in Woollhara
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17/12/15 - Samantha Jade at the "Absinthe By Spiegelworld" opening night at "Hyde" park in Sydney
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Wednesday, December 16, 2015
16/12/15 - Samantha Jade posing during a photoshoot in Sydney to promote Seven's "Carols In The Domain"
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16/12/15 - Samantha Jade rehearsing for Seven's "Carols In The Domain" in Sydney
Monday, December 14, 2015
"Australia Day In The City" promotional ad
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Samantha Jade will be performing at the "Australia Day In The City" concert at "Elder" park in Adelaide, on tuesday january 26th 2016.
14/12/15 - "New Idea" magazine's "Carols" songbook scans
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Sunday, December 13, 2015
13/12/15 - Samantha Jade on "Woolworths' Carols By Candlelight" at "Elder" park in Adelaide
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Saturday, December 12, 2015
12/12/15 - Samantha Jade being interviewed for the website "TheWest.com.au"
Sam Jade not fazed by lacklustre album sales.
Perth’s Samantha Jade isn’t fazed that her debut album has failed to top the charts in the weeks since its release. Three years after winning "The X Factor Australia", the pop starlet admitted she was relieved and overjoyed to finally be able to share the long-awaited opus with her army of passionate fans:
“For me personally, i’m happy with it, my fans are happy with it, the people i love are happy with and that’s how you have to measure success”, she told "TheWest.com.au" of the record, which initially placed at number 11 on the "ARIA" albums chart, before dropping out of the top 50 in its second week:
“It’s been such a long time coming and it’s such an important record to me so it feels so good that it’s finally out. There were a few roadblocks along the way and a lot of personal experiences that happened, so this is the best time to put it out, i’m ready.”
Drawing inspiration from dark moments that rocked the vocalist and her family to their core, including the death of her mother, Jacqueline Gibbs, who lost her battle with cancer mid last year, key tracks on the release are deeply personal for Jade.
While she’s looking forward to touring the country with a new show next year, the petite performer admitted she would be reticent to sing the album’s namesake song, "Nine", in front of a live audience because of the emotions it stirs:
“Nine is my favourite because it means so much to me — it’s about my family and about my mum”, Jade said of the tune, which she composed in the wake of her mother’s death, “That one was the hardest one to write, it took a long time to finish. I don’t think i’ll be performing that one much. If i do perform it, it will have to be a very special occasion because that’s a tough one to get through.”
Amid receiving messages from fans on social media praising her new material, the 28-year-old has been inundated with queries about whether she will be following in Guy Sebastian’s footsteps to represent Australia at next year’s "Eurovision" song contest.
Though she’s yet to receive a formal invitation to participate in the larger- than-life event, which will be in Stockholm in may, the entertainer said she would be thrilled to sing for her country on a world stage if the opportunity presented itself:
“I would just be absolutely honoured to go on behalf of Australia, i would just love it”, she enthused, "Fingers crossed for that — it would be really amazing. It was so amazing what Guy did this year and we’re all so proud of him. If i went it would be like going to the "Olympics".”
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Friday, December 11, 2015
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
09/12/15 - Samantha Jade leaving a grocery store in Pyrmont
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Sunday, December 6, 2015
Friday, December 4, 2015
05/12/15 - Samantha Jade performing at "Snowy Hydro SouthCare Christmas" gala in Canberra
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015
03/12/15 - Samantha Jade at "Summer Hits At The Star" launch party at "The Star" casino in Sydney
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Samantha Jade announcing a collaboration with Nathaniel Willemse
Samantha Jade and Nathaniel Willemse recorded a cover of "All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey, set to be released on december 11th 2015.
02/12/15 - Samantha Jade at the "Youth Cancer" summit in Sydney
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Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Monday, November 30, 2015
30/11/15 - Samantha Jade leaving a restaurant in Sydney
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Sunday, November 29, 2015
30/11/15 - Samantha Jade being interviewed for the website "SpotlightReport.net"
Interview: Samantha Jade talks new album "Nine".
Australia’s favourite pop star Samantha Jade has had an incredible journey since winning "The X Factor Australia" over three years ago. The songstress has released her highly anticipated new album "Nine", an awe-inspiring album that tells the messages of encouragement and empowerment. "SpotlightReport.net" spoke to Samantha Jade about her creative process, her rollercoaster journey in the music industry and how to deal with social media trolls.
So your album "Nine" comes out tomorrow – can you tell us about it?
Basically, this album is very personal to me. You know, i kind of went through a very tough year with my family and i started rewriting the whole album after that experience. So it is very close to my heart and it is dedicated to my mum and it’s very very personal to me.
Why did you choose your song "Nine" to be the title track of the record?
Well nine is a really special number to my family and i and weirdly keeps coming up in my family. My brother was born on the 09th of november and my other brother was born on the 19th of the 09th month of the year and i was born on the 18th and 1 and 8 together make nine. So its kind of like all these weird things coming together. So that is kind of why it’s called "Nine".
Obviously, this is an incredibly pop album but what are some of the not so obvious influences of the album, that we might not think of immediately hearing your tracks?
Well "Nine" in itself is a little bit more organic musically, it’s very simple. It’s not your usual pop track at all, it’s actually very different and so is "Wait For It". That track is a bit urban, i think there are a lot of urban influences on this record, especially with the 90s sound that i love and i was kind of really inspired by that when i was writing this album.
Yes, that’s right about "Nine" and tracks like "Castle" that are a bit more organic and simple and that carry messages of empowerment and are quite encouraging. How do you get a good balance through the album of super catchy pop and than tracks like "Castle"?
Well basically, my whole idea for this record was a positive spin on negativity and i learnt that lesson in a very big way last year. I learnt how to wake up every morning and either chose the positive or the negative path and which one was the right one to go down. So for me that is where "Castle" comes from and it could have been a very very bitter record, but instead its intense thing written in a very positive way and how to see the light in it and that what the lyrics are. It’s about turning hate and any kind of criticism that you get into being constructive and being positive.
The press release sent out by "Sony Music Australia" wrote “She isn’t a just a pretty young popstar on the rise, Samantha Jade is a woman of experience, determination” – do you think that really changed the way you approach music and the creative process of your album?
Yes, i think for me i have been in the industry for a really long time and a lot people from shows like me obviously do shows, but they have come a different background, you know they might come from a normal job or whatever, but i have come from the industry and i have been knocked down before so i really understood it and it left a big scare and music was my life when i went on the show. I think it is a really great way to be spoken about and i really am grateful for that because i do feel like i am respected and that’s kind of the only thing you can ask for in the world of music, is to be respected.
So you have collaborated with some amazing artists recently like Stan Walker and Pitbull, what is it like to collaborate with such people?
That’s probably the most fun experience ever because when you collaborate with other artists that are as passionate as you, it’s just so exciting. And it’s very rewarding, you learn from each other and it’s you know if they are nice, which most of them are, it becomes really nice to hear their story and their journey and someone like Stan is just such a lovely person. He has been in the industry for years, he won one of those first shows around so he is a great person and he is one of my favourite people to collaborate with.
What is one piece of advice that you have been give by some of these collaborators that you could take on to your own music?
Guy gave me a really good piece of advice. He is a good friend of mine and was my mentor on "The X Factor Australia" and he once replied to a comment that was a hate comment and all his fans that have written nice things always say that all they want from him is just a reply and he ended up replying to a hate comment and all those nice fans were saying that it was so disappointing because he has just written back to that person and given them the time of day and so that really changed how i look at social media and how i react.
What a great piece of advice? I suppose social media can really be a negative place sometimes.
Absolutely. I think that social media is hard to understand at times too. People in the social media world can turn on you as quick as they love you. It’s very hard to understand where it is going and how to post at certain times. There is so much that goes into thinking about it, but i just think that at the end of the day, there is a lot of keyboard warriors out there and they are behind their computer just saying something and unfortunately, that was happening forever, but we weren’t able to read when social media wasn’t around and now it is just in our faces a lot more. But that’s why you’ve got to be best friends with your "block" button and that’s all i do – just go around and just block.
Through all the negativity online and the rollercoaster journey that you have had in the music industry, and you often said that "The X Factor Australia" was sort of your last chance – what keeps to motivated to continue to create music?
Well i am motivated by so many different things, but i think it’s mostly my family and "The X Factor Australia" was kind of my last chance personally because i felt that i didn’t have anything else. You know, i have been in the industry and i worked with the biggest names, i was signed to the biggest pop label in the States and it still just didn’t happen for me. So for me, it was about getting to the people and that is something that i didn’t get to do when i was signed to "Jive Records", you know that really properly came out. So "The X Factor Australia" was a chance to be in people’s lounge rooms and get people to understand and know me as an artist and who i am and that is how australian’s work, they like to know that. We are quite a personable culture and so you just have to keep good people around you and not just "yes" people, but honest people and just work hard and understand that hard work is the base of all of it.
If you could give any advice to up and coming musicians to achieve longevity in their music careers – what would it be?
Hard work pays off. A lot of the time you work so hard and you just think: "Oh, i’m not going to get anywhere and i’ve done all this work" but it does pay off, it always does in one way or another. It may not in the perfect way, but it will pay off and you will have the moment of: "Oh, thank God, i did all that for a reason". That moment will come around.
Not sure if you heard the amazing news that Australia gets to participate in "Eurovision" again next year, we absolutely think you would make the perfect entry for Australia – if you were asked to participate would you?
Of course, i would and thank you. I would love to do "Eurovision", i think it would make an incredible experience and what an honor to go represent Australia in another part of the world but of course, if they asked me, i would be packing my bags right away.
Lastly, where has been the strangest place you heard your song being played and what was your reaction to it?
Oh wow, i’m trying to think of it. I have heard it in so many random places. Probably the weirdest place was when i was getting a spray tan and one of my songs came on and you know you are pretty much just in your underwear and that was pretty awkward (Laughs).
Samantha Jade’s latest album "Nine" is out now via "Sony Music Australia".
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30/11/15 - Samantha Jade being interviewed for the website "BuzzFeed.com"
We made Samantha Jade answer the hardest australian questions.
From her amazing vocals to her busy acting schedule, there's no denying Samantha Jade is an incredibly talented lady.
Her latest album "Nine" was just released and she's due to appear on Seven's "Home And Away" in early 2016.
Samantha visited "BuzzFeed.com.au" and we put her to the test by making her answer the toughest aussie questions.
1. Lamingtons or fairy bread?
"Oh come on! My parties when i was little would not be the same if i didn't have fairy bread. That was my favourite thing to do. My brother and i got the weirdest craving for fairy bread about a month ago and tried to find hundreds and thousands and they're actually really hard to find if "Woolies" isn't open that is!"
2. "Macca"'s run or a "Bunnings" sausage sizzle?
"I love a good sausage sizzle, but who doesn't love a Macca's run? Especially when you're hungover, i want myself a little sausage "McMuffin" and two hash browns."
3. Chris or Liam Hemsworth?
"I like Liam Hemsworth - he's a bit more my age and Chris has a wife and kids. So i'll go with Liam!"
4. "Goon" or "Passion Pop"?
"Oh that's hard. I'm going to show my age here! "Passion Pop" just sounds nicer."
5. "Neighbours" or "Home And Away"?
"I've spent some time in Summer Bay now and i love it and Alf lives there!"
6. Meat pie or sausage roll?
"They were always like 02.80$ at the servo and when i was hungry and coming home from the studio, that was my choice!"
7. NRL or AFL?
"I have to choose AFL. I'm from Perth and my dad's an Eagles supporter and so am i."
8. A day at the beach or a winery tour?
"The beach i'd go to is Cottesloe beach in Perth. It's just so special and something about it is so beautiful. I find it so replenishing."
9. "Real Housewives Of Melbourne" or "The Bachelorette Australia"?
"I think those shows are so cool. I met Sam and she is so nice. Loved the show."
10. A kangaroo or a quokka?
"Kangaroos are like our homies! They're our national animal!"
11. Thongs or ugg boots?
"Uggs! I love my uggs. Obviously not in summer, but they're unlike any other shoe comfort wise."
12. "Big Day Out" or "Splendour In The Grass"?
"I've been to "Splendour In The Grass" and i loved it. I love being in those little gum boots and walking around. And in winter, you can rug up and not be so sweaty. "Big Day Out" was such the thing to do in high school though, it's sad it's ended."
13. Melbourne or Sydney?
"It's my home now! I do love Melbourne though."
14. "ANZAC" biscuit or a "Tim Tam"?
"Tim Tams" are just my favourite thing! I was watching "Rove" one night and he was teaching someone to do the slam and i've never been able to achieve it, so i keep eating "Tim Tams", so one day, i can achieve it!"
15. Potato cake or potato scallop?
(Laughs) "Oh my Gosh. Potato cake? I like the word cake better than scallop, so i'm going to go with cake!"
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29/11/15 - Samantha Jade at the Leichhardt marketplace
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Signing:
Saturday, November 28, 2015
Friday, November 27, 2015
Flyer of a performance at "Woolworths Carols By Candlelight" at "Elder" park in Adelaide
Samantha Jade will perform at "Woolworths Carols By Candlelight" at "Elder" park in Adelaide, on december 13th 2015.
Thursday, November 26, 2015
26/11/15 - Samantha Jade at the "ARIA Music Awards" at "The Star" casino in Sydney
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Interview:
"Celebrity TV Down Under" YouTube channel:
Hightlights:
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
25/11/15 - Samantha Jade performing at the "P&O" cruises’ "Five Ship Spectacular" concert in Sydney
"What You've Done To Me":
"Always":
25/11/15 - Samantha Jade on Channel [V]'s "[V] Music"
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Monday, November 23, 2015
23/11/15 - Samantha Jade performing at the "Sony's Aria Awards" showcase in Sydney
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"Always":
"What You Want":
"Only Just Begun":
"Shake That" featuring Pitbull:
"Let The Good Time Roll":
"Nine":
23/11/15 - Samantha Jade being interviewed for the website "News.com.au"
Samantha Jade rises above crushing grief and industry knockdowns to realise her debut pop record dream
It has taken "The X Factor Australia" darling Samantha Jade nine long years to make her record. And not even Adele releasing "25" on the same day can trump her triumph against all the odds.
The tears welled as Samantha Jade ran through a vocal take of "Nine".
The title track of her debut artist album, a record she has waited nine years to make, was inspired by her mother Jacqui:
“I got you here, i got you here with me”, she sings.
The melody popped into Jade’s head one day as she was driving back to see her mum in hospital, armed with decorations for the “little parties” she would throw for her as she underwent treatment for cancer.
She finished the song in Los Angeles about a year after Jacqui died.
The beautiful piano ballad closes the album and features her brothers Alex and T.J singing backing vocals and she will perform it for the first time tomorrow night at an "ARIA Week" showcase to launch her record. It’s going to be a tough sing:
“When i started getting teary, i could just imagine mum saying: "Excuse me. I want this song to be good". She went through so much and still had a smile on her face”, Jade says, “Nine" is not just a song for me and my mum, it’s for my family, for all of us. That’s why it says: "I close my eyes and i count to five" because it was always the five of us. All we need is each other and that’s the place i will go back to in my head when i sing it. My dad will be there too, so i will be looking at him.”
Even in the grips of heart-wrenching grief last year, Jade always had a smile on her face.
When she returned to work, the sweetly-natured pop star somehow managed to always keep her composure and put a positive spin on her anguish as she was asked time and again about how she was coping.
Jade has had almost too much experience at dragging herself back up after getting smacked down.
The talented teenager who wrote songs for other pop stars and then got signed to a major american deal had it all end in nothing when she was dropped after releasing a few singles.
She came home and found no one was interested in giving her another chance and got to work in her father’s factory.
Her family encouraged her to give her music dreams another shot, so Jade auditioned for "The X Factor Australia" in 2012 and mentored by her old friend Guy Sebastian, she won.
While she released the obligatory winner’s album of covers she performed during the series and her single "What You’ve Done To Me" smashed to number one on the "ARIA" singles chart, selling more than 200 000 copies.
She kept the singles coming — "Firestarter", "Soldier", "Up!" and "Sweet Talk" — with each expected to build to the eventual release of an album.
But when her mum died, everything was put on hold. Other opportunities such as her scene-stealing performance as Kylie Minogue in the "INXS: Never Tear Us Apart" miniseries kept Jade’s stocks high with fans and the industry.
And this year, she finally finished "Nine", titled for the number of years between that aborted american recording deal and the release of her debut album last friday:
“We had this planned for months and then Adele announces her album and i’m thinking: "Really? The same day?", Jade says, laughing, "I’m really happy with the record and for me, that’s enough. That and having the fans love it.”
Those fans have stayed loyal during the three years between winning "The X Factor Australia" and "Nine"’s release, the kind of wait that can kill the momentum of a career.
But this survivor somehow manages to defy conventional pop wisdom. She didn’t chase the trends for "Nine", preferring to write and record with producers she knew and trusted:
“I am a pop artist. Obviously, there is the political side of the business, trying to get radio airplay, finding a song that’s right for the time, but you can’t chase radio. Guy told me that if you chase radio, by the time you have written and recorded something in that vein, they are onto something else and that phase is over”, she says, “You can only do what is inspiring you at the moment. When i was putting this record together, i knew it would be coming out for summer so i just thought about what i love listening to in summer. I still listen to "Fantasy" by Mariah Carey, i still listen to "Survivor" by Destiny’s Child, so i went back to those influences. I kept thinking about the songs you sing when you are in the car with your girlfriends going to the beach.”
Now she can finally cross “debut album” off her to-do list, Jade hopes to explore more acting opportunities with her guest role in "Home And Away" finished shooting and scheduled to air early next year.
She is keenly aware that television is an essential medium for australian pop artists who compete for precious radio airplay in their own country against international superstars:
“It’s really hard for us because "The X Factor Australia" is one of the only big platforms for us where you can go on and sing your song”, she says, “Australia is a loungeroom culture, we watch you on television to get to know you. People feel like they know me. They will come up to you and say: "I’m one of the reasons you are famous" and they are, they are part of it. That’s why television moments work so well. The few moments we get are being given to international acts and that makes it even harder for us. Those people are already big in their own country, in the UK or Germany and radio is already playing you. A show like "Rove" or a late night entertainment show is a huge thing missing in Australia.”
Her other priority will be herself. Listen to "Nine" and even in the most upbeat pop songs on the album, there is a sense of yearning.
Jade wants to find love and she knows, she has to put herself back out there.
She jokes, she is a “great girlfriend” and there is someone out there who deserves that kind of treatment:
“The song Always was the last one i wrote for the record and it is about finding that person, your one, the one you keep falling in love with”, she says, “Last year was family year and it was hard core and this year was work year and for me, next year is love and life year. I’m not looking, because i believe if you do, you won’t find them, but i just want that time to put myself out there.”
Sunday, November 22, 2015
23/11/15 - Samantha Jade being interviewed for the website "AuspOp.com.au"
Aussie pop starlet Samantha Jade has kept her fans waiting an awfully long time for this new album of hers and even scrapped its previous incarnation to steer things in a slightly different direction.
To celebrate its release on friday, we pop chatted with Ms "Shake That" and talk about ditching "Always", the creation of the new album and the unenviable task of coming up against Adele in release week.
Last time we spoke – late july – you’d just released "Shake That". It’s been a bloody hard slog with that single.
Yeah. It’s always a little bit – not hard, that’s not the word – but a challenge to get your music across the line. Especially in Australia. It’s tough. There are not many performance-based shows anymore. There’s no "Rove" or any of those talk type shows – and so i do feel it’s hard for australian artists to be known unless you go on "The X Factor Australia". You know what i mean? Even then though, you can go on it and you get a: "Hi, bye". So it’s really hard to connect with an audience after that kind of a show. So i do think that’s something we look into in Australia – to get those back.
Someone was chatting to us recently and said that Julia Morris would be the perfect person to have one of those type of shows.
She’d be brilliant. That would be brilliant.
Like a Graham Norton-esque type thing.
Yes. I think that’s what we need. Because that way you get to know the person, you get to know the artist and you fall in love with them again. I think that’s really missing.
Well maybe Graham Norton should be on your radar. You know, you’re going to be on "Home And Away", so you’ll be in the UK market. Is that all part of the cunning plan?
Do you know what? That’s my plan in my head. The UK is my dream – always has been. And that’s what i would like to do. "Home And Away" came up and it just added to it. It wasn’t at all because we looked for it or wanted to do it. It just sort of came up and i thought it was great. The role was what made me take it. I’d been offered a role on "Home And Away" before and i’d said no because it was similar to a singer type role. But this one came up and i thought: "That’s perfect". It’s very different than anything i’ve played, so it really is acting, which i really wanted to do.
So when do your scenes start screening?
February. Guest role though.
So let’s talk "Always". You announced it as your new single and all of a sudden, then "Shake That" came back.
Then "Shake That" came back. The thing with that is that we kind of wanted to wait because from "Shake That" to album to then "Alway". "Always" still going to come out, it’s just going to be a little later. It’s a great summer song. We wanted to give the album its moment as well. So by going on "The X Factor Australia" and promoting a single – which one do you want to promote, the single or the album? And it kind of felt right to promote the album because it’s a bit of a 360. I left that show saying that i wanted to make a record and i came back to the show saying: "Here’s my record". So it was kind of like that. So "Always" is still coming out, it’s just been pushed.
Fans have spoken to us and questioned what the hell was happening.
I know. Yeah, yeah. It’s not my decision. Those calls aren’t mine. So you have to choose your battles. But you know, i do love "Shake That" and i don’t think it had its own television moment. I know it was on "Dancing With The Stars Australia", but not like that. So i think that moment was a great one. It was real performance moment. That song is a performance song. "Always" is a bit more of a radio / car driving song.
You performed it spectacularly, it has to be said.
Thank you.
It needed to be a big moment. And it was.
It was missing that. And "The X Factor Australia", of course, you’ve got that stage, those lights, the fans, you’ve got it all. And "Shake That" needed that. It was really cool.
So let’s talk about "Always"? It’s fun, bright, almost a bit retro – even a bit of a Stock Aitken Waterman vibe – so much fun. A perfect intro to pop album "Nine".
Definitely. I think so too. And that’s why i made it the first track. When i was doing the album tracklisting, i made it number one because i think "Always" was the last song we wrote for the record. I’d written all those emotional songs – the tragedy turned to positive. I’d written the "Shake That"'s, which are a bit more sexy and tongue in cheek. I just thought: "I need to write a fun song! There’s no fun song on this record". I listened back and thought we were missing that moment. That "Let the windows down, let your hair out, driving" song. And that’s "Always". It’s that perfect summer song. That’s the song for me. I just love it. It’s a feel good song. It’s not too deep. It’s not dark. It’s just fun. It’s about fun and dancing and getting ready to go out.
The album, obviously, is incredibly diverse. From the fun and froth of that through to the sexiness of "Shake That" and to the gorgeous title track, which strips away all the big pop production and actually showcases your voice.
Yeah. Thank you. That song is obviously the heart of the record. This record does have those vibes, like you said. "Always" and "Born To Be Alive" are the fun party songs, "Castle" is from the heart. "Castle" is what i’ve been through, like writing a diary entry. And "Nine" is the heart and soul. The record’s about family. It’s about choosing the positive road and the high road, which is what we had to do last year. "Nine" sums that up. It’s about love. My mum, when she was going through everything, she was always saying that we’ve got the gift of love. We’ve got each other. Some people don’t even get that. And so "Nine" is about being lucky.
The title’s quite personal to you as well, we’ve read the number nine keeps coming up in birthdays and the like…?
Yeah! It’s a weird number for us. I’ve got that tattoo of it. We all have tattoos. My brothers and i all have "nine" tattoos. TJ is born on the 09th of november. Alex, my other brother, is born on the 19th of september, which is the ninth month. I’m nine years older than him and i’m born on the 18th, two nines equals eighteen, eight plus one equals nine. It’s just all around our family. When i wrote this record, i lived in an apartment which was number nine. It was just weird. It just kept coming up. And i love the number nine because it means universal love.
What’s your favourite tune on it? Or which means the most?
Do you know what? "What You Want" is one of my favourites. It’s very urban, but that’s what i love. I love that. I wanted to write a record like Destiny’s Child’s "Cater 2 U" and i felt like those songs were missing on the album. That "jamming in the car" type thing. I wanted that song, because i’ve felt that way when i listen to that song. That’s one of my favourites. "Nine", obviously. And "Always" is my favourite uptempo song.
You mentioned during our last chat that there was meant to be a duet on the LP?
There was going to be. It didn’t happen. To be honest, that is completely out of my hands. And that was really upsetting.
Can you tell us who it was now?
No. If i was a naughty artist, i would, but i’m not. It was rally upsetting. It was a great song and it was a great moment and it just…"
So you’ve said: "Not your choice."
Not at all. I think it was just getting, we’re opposite labels too, opposite management and opposite publishers and i think it was more of a political decision, which is so upsetting when you’re in it for the love of music. Not many people know who it is. But my A&R and i were extremely disappointed.
What are your hopes for this album commercially? Wouldn’t it be ironic if it debuted at No.9?
Yeah, i’d be happy with top ten. The thing is that everyone wants a number one. Unfortunately, we chose a day and then we heard that Adele’s album was coming out the same day. So you kind of say goodbye to a number one when you hear that. It’s not going to happen.
She’s blasting everything before her at the moment, isn’t she?
Uh-huh. And she’s Adele. I’ve pre-ordered it already as well, i get it.
You’re working against yourself. Maybe you should tweet her: "I’ve preordered yours, now the least you can do is preorder mine."
She’s amazing and i get it, but to be honest, i don’t measure success in numbers on the charts. If i did that, i’d go crazy. If i kept refreshing iTunes and checking it, i think that basically for me, this album makes me happy. I love the songs on it, i’ve been involved down to the font, you know. I’ve been very hands-on about it, my brothers are singing back up vocals, my family have all been involved in everything. So that for me is good enough in itself. And as long as my fans like it, that’s what matters to me.
So where to from here? Obviously "Always" will come out for summertime and then do you start work on the next one?
We’ve got so many songs left over, so i think we may do a deluxe record with some more songs on it. And maybe even because there were all those singles from "Firestarter" to "Sweet Talk" that didn’t make the record.
Why didn’t you include those on the LP?
I didn’t want to put them on there because it was a new chapter for me and i had so many new things to say. I’ve actually had five singles out since the show, so that would have been half the record. And i couldn’t put out an album with four new songs – my fans would’ve killed me. They’d be all: "Are you kidding me? We’ve waited three years for four new songs?". No. So i needed to put all new material on there. But i do think that maybe on the deluxe we could put them at the very end or something like that.
What’s been the most challenging thing about putting the album together?
It’s always hard coming up with a tracklisting. Obviously, you guys are only hearing eleven songs. We had a billion songs, but it’s about what’s right for the record, what fits, what tells the story, all of those kinds of things. So for me, it was just deciding on those songs.
And what have you learned in the past 12 months?
You know, i am a new person since everything happened with my mum. I have learned so much. And that’s why this album is a different album and why i needed to re-write it. Because i feel like when i was writing the album before this, i feel like i’d gone through a lot. I thought i’d gone through a lot in the industry. And i had gone through lots in the industry. And it is really hard. Nothing to take away from that. But when you go through something like losing your mother, it’s a totally different thing and it just humbles you. The wind is just taken out of you and you completely go: "Now that’s heartache". You know what i mean? And so i felt like i didn’t want to write from a bitter standpoint anymore. I wanted to write from a positive standpoint about appreciating what we do have. Because once we lose something, you appreciate what else you have. So my whole idea on everything, on life, has changed completely.
Samantha Jade’s brand new album "Nine" is available now.
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22/11/15 - Samantha Jade at Westfield Knox in Wantirna
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"Shake That" featuring Pitbull:
Saturday, November 21, 2015
21/11/15 - Samantha Jade at the "Runway Weekend" launch at the "Cruise" bar in Sydney
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Backstage:
"Shake That" featuring Pitbull:
21/11/15 - Samantha Jade at the "Community Fun Day" at the "Playford Alive" town park in Adelaide
"Soldier":
"Up!":
"Sweet Talk":
"Always":
"Only Just Begun":
"Castle":
Dance battle:
Flyer of a performance at the "Community Fun Day" at the "Playford Alive" town park in Adelaide
Samantha Jade will perform at the "Community Fun Day" at the "Playford Alive" town park in Adelaide, on november 21rst 2015.
Friday, November 20, 2015
20/11/15 - Samantha Jade being interviewed on Seven's "The Morning Show" in Sydney
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20/11/15 - Samantha Jade on Seven's "Sunrise" in Sydney
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"Shake That" featuring Pitbull - Interview:
20/11/15 - Samantha Jade being interviewed on Joy 94.9's "Sound Museum" in Melbourne
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"Nine" album cover art, scans and tracklist
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