Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Flyer of a performance at ''Doltone House Jones Bay Wharf'' in Pyrmont
Samantha Jade will be performing at Benji Marshall's one-off event ''The Testimonial'' at ''Doltone House Jones Bay Wharf'' in Pyrmont, on thursday june 08th 2022.
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31/05/22 - Nine's ''The Celebrity Apprentice Australia'' - Season 6 - Episode 7 - Boardroom look 7
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Monday, May 30, 2022
30/05/22 - Samantha Jade being interviewed for the website ''Yahoo!Lifestyle''
"The Celebrity Apprentice Australia's" Samantha Jade on the scenes she "hated" filming.
"The Celebrity Apprentice Australia's" Samantha Jade has revealed the scenes she "hated" shooting while filming the show last year, with the singer revealing it felt "very foreign" to her.
The 35-year-old singer spoke to "Yahoo!Lifestyle" about her time on the show, revealing the toughest part about filming:
"It is hard being produced", she told us, "That i found tough because whenever i do appear on television, i am, you know, either performing my music or talking about my songs or something i'm really passionate about it, whether it's a brand partnership or, you know, a charity that I'm working with. It's always something i'm really passionate about and love. And it's just like, whatever comes out of my mouth is from the heart", she continued, "This was so different because you're kind of being asked to like relive the day and like, you know, always answer the question with the question, like just little things like that, I was like: "Oh God! And the producers have to do it for the confessionals, they have to be like: "And who do you think should be fired this week?". And that stuff I'm like: "Oh my God, i'm so not that person to throw people under the bus. And it's just not in my nature. That was very foreign to me", Samantha added,"i hated doing stuff like that."
She also laughed while comparing the boardroom scenes to "being called into the principal's office when you've done something really wrong and you're in big trouble".
When asked if she'd ever consider trying another reality show like "I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!", the singer was quick to shut that idea down:
"I don't think so, no", she said, "Like, this was intense, i had no idea what to expect and it was hard, it was really hard. It's like nothing i've ever done before and i don't know if i'm the right person for reality television, i don't think i have it in me to do another show", then added with a laugh.
Samantha did add that she received some tips from her co-star Beck Zemeck:
"She really understands reality television, which is a whole other beast", she explained, "She really understood it more than any of us did, even Gamble [Breaux]. I think Beck understood it on another level – what it entails and what it's like and how hard it is. She was even giving me pointers that were really helpful."
Samantha also shared that the feedback she's been receiving since being on the show was "mind-blowing":
"When i see some people comment or, you know, people write to you – because that's the one thing when you're on reality television – the people that come out of the woodwork to tell you their opinion is mind-blowing! And so many people are just like: "I would never do this, i would never do that" and i'm like: "No, you probably would!". You have no idea like you're in a pressure cooker!"
However, the singer shared that she was happy to do it all to support her chosen charity the "Cancer Council" after losing her mother to the disease, adding:
"They really are an incredible charity to get behind."
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30/05/22 - Nine's ''The Celebrity Apprentice Australia'' - Season 6 - Episode 6 - Boardroom look 6.
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Sunday, May 29, 2022
29/05/22 - Nine's ''The Celebrity Apprentice Australia'' - Season 6 - Episode 5 - Boardroom look 5
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New promotional photo for Nine's ''The Celebrity Apprentice Australia''
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Saturday, May 28, 2022
Friday, May 27, 2022
27/05/22 - Samantha Jade being interviewed for the website ''NowToLove.com.au''
Exclusive: From crippling anxiety to leaving "The Celebrity Apprentice Australia" "in tears", Samantha Jade isn't afraid to talk about it:
''I was bawling my face off and shaking backstage cause i was like, i can't leave this room.''
Australia first met Samantha Jade when she won "The X Factor Australia" and it wasn't long before she captured the nation's hearts.
Now, she has returned to reality television on a vastly different show, "The Celebrity Apprentice Australia".
The 35-year-old admits to "NowToLove.com.au" that she prefers the singing contest to the "craziness" of Lord Sugar's boardroom:
"I think "The X Factor Australia" is a bit safer for me because singing is my comfort zone", she says.
Luckily, throughout the drama, she had her fiancé Patrick Handlin to support her through filming:
"I would come home in tears or just exhausted and i feel for all the partners when we were filming because it's very long days and it becomes a bubble. You forget there is a world outside the show. Pat would sit and listen to me for the millions of times that i would talk about what is going on. He would say: "There is a world outside of this. We're going to take Banks [the couple's Cavoodle] for a walk tomorrow" or "We're going to go and have dinner just so you can remember there is a world outside of the show", remembers Sam.
Besides the emotional rollercoaster that comes with filming the show, the singer was thrilled the "Cancer Council", her "dream charity," was happy for her to represent them on "The Celebrity Apprentice Australia":
"I was so grateful when they were like: "Yeah, we'd love to be a part of this", because of my story and how it connects with my mum. I lost my person to cancer", says Sam, whose mum Jacqui Gibbs lost her battle to cancer six months after she was diagnosed in 2014.
The mother and daughter were close and when they found out about her cancer, it had already spread around her body, so they couldn't find the primary source, which is why the "Cancer Council" was close to her heart:
"This particular charity doesn't focus on one kind of cancer. It focuses on cancer as a whole and i think that is really important for the people like mum, who didn't know what the main cancer was", she shares.
Sam doesn't go a day without thinking about her mum and she tells "NowToLove.com.au" that she still yearns to call her to get her opinion and support:
"Obviously, it's so hard losing your mum like mum's the rock! She's the person who holds everything. She's the glue, you know? There is literally something every day that i think: "Oh, i wish i could call my mum and tell her about this or get her opinion on this, you know? That that never goes away. And that I don't reckon that ever gets easier."
The "Sweet Talk" crooner reveals she always had some anxiety, but "it came on very strong" when her mum passed.
It was so crippling that she went through periods where she couldn't leave her house and her chest pains would stop her from being able to do anything.
For a time, she suffered in silence, but when she didn't want to go on medication, Sam found talking about her experience liberating:
"I found for me; it was really helpful to speak about it. At first, i was kind of embarrassed because i was like; "What is happening with me? And i don't know how to deal with this. When i became a bit more open about it, that was when i learned to deal with it because pretty much every single person said; "Oh yeah, i've had a panic attack" or "I've had anxiety. And that actually makes you so selfishly feel so much better because you just don't feel alone", she shares.
Sam recalls a story from her first tour when a panic attack struck before going on stage:
"I couldn't get out of it. It was my tour. I had to do it. I was bawling my face off and shaking backstage because i was like: "I can't leave this room", she tells "NowToLove.com.au".
However, in a moment of solidarity, her band surrounded her with support and shared their own mental health stories:
"My whole band came in and they were really amazing. We all said a prayer, and they came in, and they were talking about their experiences", she says, "I was able to go out and do the show. I truly think that i became a robot. Like, i don't remember it. I don't even know how that happened, but i think, you know, due to second nature."
Sam's fiancé was also a massive support for the star and she fondly remembers Pat coming back from the store with lavender oil, tea, and anything else he could find to help ease her anxiety.
After having to delay their wedding multiple times throughout the pandemic due to Sam's family living in Perth, the couple is finally making it down the aisle very soon:
"At one point, we were like: "Do we just go down to the courthouse?", she jokes.
But after planning a few weddings, Sam says it made them more relaxed about the "little details":
"I think at the beginning you have this idea of it and how perfect it's going to be and all these little things. And then i think at time goes on, you're like: "You know what? That'll be fine."
Wedding bells aren't the only tunes shaking up Sam's year.
She is releasing a new song in a few weeks about finding "silver linings" after the "crazy time we've been through" since 2020 and a double EP is on the way too:
"It's a bit different. It's just packaged a little bit differently. I've kind of split it up into two, i think, at this moment, because i've got one that sounds a little different than the other. And i think i want to separate the two kinds of narratives onto two different ones", she hints.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
25/05/22 - Nine's ''The Celebrity Apprentice Australia'' - Season 6 - Episode 4 - Boardroom look 4
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Tuesday, May 24, 2022
25/05/22 - Samantha Jade on KIIS 106.5's "Kyle And Jackie O" in Sydney
Sneak peek video inteview:
Audio interview and acoustic performance of "Fingers Crossed" (Lauren Spencer Smith):
24/05/22 - Nine's ''The Celebrity Apprentice Australia'' - Season 6 - Episode 3 - Boardroom look 3
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Monday, May 23, 2022
Samantha Jade to leave "Sony Music Australia" and to sign to Pat Handlin's new record label?
Multiple artists split from "Sony Music Australia", Pat Handlin plots next move with Kyle Sandilands? (Exclusive)
Multiple chart-busting acts have vanished from "Sony Music Australia’s" roster as one of its former executives, Pat Handlin, readies to make a comeback after leaving the label, "The Music Network" can reveal.
Among the high-profile names that will no longer release new recordings with the major are hitmakers Samantha Jade, The Veronicas, Illy and LDRU, according to multiple sources. "The Music Network" understands that Illy and LDRU, who both enjoyed a string of hits during their respective stints at "Sony Music Australia", have already signed to a rival label ahead of new music releases this year.
The latest roster shake-up follows the defection of Dami Im to "ABC Music" in august 2020 and Jessica Mauboy to "Warner Music Australia" four months later. The latter ended a 14-year association that began after the singer appeared on season 4 of "Australian Idol". When announcing her new deal with "Warner Music Australia", Mauboy said she will be “forever grateful” for her time with "Sony Music Australia".
There is also industry speculation that Jade could be among the first signings of a new pact between "Sony Music Australia’s" former vice president of A&R, Pat Handlin, and radio shock jock, Kyle Sandilands. Sandilands’ reps told "The Music Network" that an announcement will be made soon.
Multiple sources also told "The Music Network" that Handlin is eagerly courting global chart-topper The Kid Laroi in a bid to become the wunderkind’s fourth manager. Laroi made headlines this month when it was revealed that he had cut ties with Adam Leber, his third manager since becoming hot property. The pair worked together for less than a year.
He is currently in Australia for his first national headline tour which begins in Sydney on thursday.
Laroi signed a development deal with "Sony Music Australia", aged 12, and worked closely with Handlin and the label’s former vice president of cultural marketing & artist development, Petrina Convey. "The First Nations" rapper went on to sign a global deal with "Columbia Records" and in February last year became the youngest australian solo artist to hit number #1 on the "ARIA" albums chart.
Handlin’s exit from "Sony Music Australia" was confirmed by reps from the record company last august. It followed the departure of Handlin’s father, Denis, from the same company in june 2021, after a very public investigation into "Sony Music Australia’s" workplace culture.
"The Music Network" is not suggesting any wrongdoing by either Pat Handlin or Denis Handlin and the results of "Sony’s" investigation have not been made public.
Sandilands was among a very small cohort of media personalities to openly downplay some of the claims that were included in an explosive "Four Corners" exposé that aired on ABC TV about the ex-"Sony Music Australia" boss, the company’s culture and some of its former executives.
Denis and other ousted executives, have denied the accusations levied against them.
The program delved into the rise and fall of Denis, as well as the toxic culture within the major record label under his leadership. It included claims of bullying, harassment, intimidation and abuse, as well a story about a sexual assault survivor leaving the organisation with an 80 000 dollars payout while the alleged perpetrator continued with the company for years:
“Oh, so the guy [Handlin] was a bit of a grog monster and yelled in the 80s. Big deal.”
Sandilands said on his breakfast show after the ABC TV program aired:
“[People said he was horrible] and i was like: "Okay, what’s he done? I’m waiting? Where is it?". He would belittle people. So what? Big deal. Like some angry boss screamed and belittled people. Get over it.”
"Sony Music Australia" is yet to hire a new CEO to lead its australian operations.
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23/05/22 - Nine's ''The Celebrity Apprentice Australia'' - Season 6 - Episode 2 - Boardroom look 2
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Sunday, May 22, 2022
Saturday, May 21, 2022
Friday, May 20, 2022
Thursday, May 19, 2022
19/05/22 - Samantha Jade performing on her Instagram page
''Case Of The Ex (Whatcha Gonna Do)'' (Mya cover):
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
18/05/22 - Samantha Jade being interviewed for the website "NowToLove.com"
How Samantha Jade makes sure to honour her late mum who lost her battle with breast cancer:
''Will always remember the many pearls of wisdom she gave me 💜.''
In 2014, Samantha Jade and her family tragically lost her mum, Jacqueline "Jacqui" Gibbs.
It was only four months earlier that they found out about her breast cancer and when she lost her short battle, the singer announced the news on Instagram:
"Our beautiful mother Jacqueline Deans Gibbs passed away peacefully with family by her side", she wrote, "She fought till the very end with the strength and grace by which she lived her life and will be deeply missed. We appreciate your kind words, prayers, and respect for our family during this very difficult time."
When she was diagnosed, Sam took solace in her music and she kept writing to fulfil her mum's wishes:
"I'm writing from a different place. I have been focusing on making sure i've been working hard because my mum would not want it any other way", she told "NowToLove.com".
Sam recalled her mum had said:
"Don't stop doing your music."
This year, the former "The X Factor Australia" contestant is competing on "The Celebrity Apprentice Australia" and she has chosen "Cancer Council" for her charity.
It's one of the many ways she has paid tribute to her mum.
During another chat with "NowToLove,.com", she shared how her family keep Jacqui in their hearts at Christmas time:
"We always have a moment", she said, "And i think every big event, especially Christmas, is the time of family and love and especially your Mum, so it's tough every year and it's something that always is very...it's the big moment of the day, realising she's not there."
Even though it's endlessly difficult facing loss, the 35-year-old explained they like to keep "tears to a minimum.":
"We always take a second and then we can hear mum going: "Enjoy your day, get on with it, enjoy it", so we try and keep it to a minimum", said the reality star.
In the years since her passing, Sam has been planning a wedding after getting engaged in 2019 to Pat Handlin. Although it's faced multiple cancellations over the years due to Perth's strict Covid-19 restrictions, she has already planned a touching tribute for her mum.
She told "NowToLove.com" about her heartwarming plans:
"I actually asked my dad the other day if he has her wedding dress, i thought that could be something special. I definitely want to pay tribute to my mum in some way…i think that will be important", she added.
On june 08th 2021, Sam penned an emotional story about her mum after coming across a photo she had taken of her while studying photography.
Alongside the picture, she shared on Instagram:
"It's only fitting she is holding a coffee cup because that was one of our favourite things to do together, go for a coffee. So simple yet we would laugh, cry, plan and solve all the problems of the world within a few hours of having coffee together and anyone that knew my mum would say after having a coffee with her you would feel like you could conquer the world. She was special that way.
Samantha said her mother had a "gift" for building up the confidence of others:
"It's been 7 years since i've had one of those coffees with my mumma, something i miss everyday, but i am so grateful for all the ones we did have and will always remember the many pearls of wisdom she gave me 💜", she wrote.
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Friday, May 13, 2022
13/05/22 - Samantha Jade performing at the "Look Good Feel Better's BeautyCares DreamBall" gala at "The Star" hotel in Sydney.
"Shake That" - "Never Tear Us Apart" (INXS cover) - "We Are Family" (Sister Sledge cover) - "Sealed, Signed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" (Stevie Wonder cover):
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
10/05/22 - Samantha Jade at the Erik-Ivon runway show at the "Afterpay Australian Fashion Week" at the "Carriageworks" in Sydney
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Sunday, May 8, 2022
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
03/05/22 - Samantha Jade performing at "The Salvation Army's Red Shield Appeal" launch in Maroubra
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