Amy MacDonald reveals TRNSMT crowd inspired song for her new album
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AMY MacDonald revealed a song on her new album was inspired by the crowd at TRNSMT.
The Glasgow-born star spoke ahead of her pop-up gig at Princes Square in her home city.
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Amy MacDonald performed at Princes Square
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The pop-up set saw hundreds of fans attend
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She performed her new song and some fan favourites
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Her new single was released today
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The singer will soon be touring the UK and Europe
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Amy MacDonald's new album will be released in July
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She gave the electric performance in front of hundreds of fans who packed into the shopping centre to see her show.
It came as the star released her new single 'Is This What You've Been Waiting For' today and it will be part of her album of the same name will be released on July 11.
Amy promised her bumper sixth album will feature a song for everyone and were inspired by 'the treadmill of life' and will pay homage to live music.
In a sit down chat with The Scottish Sun, she said: 'The opening single, Is This What You've Been Waiting For, was just initially inspired by live music.
'I saw amazing videos of U2 performing at the Sphere venue in Las Vegas and it just got me so incredibly excited just thinking how nothing can replicate a gig.
'I think with all the advancements in AI and stuff like that a lot of people worry about music and all of that. but I don't think anything will ever be able to replace that feeling of being at a live show and that's kind of where that inspiration came from.
'It was then just more so about the kind of treadmill of life and working and all of that.'
One song on the new album came from one live music experience, when she was shocked by the great reception she received at the TRNSMT festival.
Despite being nervous about performing at the major event, she said the atmosphere generated by the young fans was so energetic she dedicated the song to them,
Amy added: 'Another song on my record called Can You Hear Me was actually inspired by the audience at the TRNSMT Festival.
'I played that a few years ago and I was a bit nervous going out because the crowd were really young and I thought to myself, gosh, some of these kids wouldn't even have been born when these songs were coming out. They're not going to enjoy this. They're not going to know anything.
'I was so taken aback by how they just knew every word and they were just having the time of their life and I was just so moved by it that I went back and I wrote the song Can You Hear Me?
'It's basically an anthem for the young people of today. I just thought they were really inspiring and it was just great to see so much happiness in a world of doom and gloom. I just felt really enthused by the younger generation and they inspired that song.'
Amy will be embarking on a huge tour of the UK and Europe - where she has sold out shows across Switzerland and Germany.
Amy's hails Glasgow's music scene
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Amy MacDonald told how growing up in the city where live music is the lifeblood saw great opportunities for her to break onto the music scene.
She said: "I think a lot of people will be quite inspired by that. I would too.
"We have so many venues and it was really great for me growing up here because there were so many venues that I could play.
"I was able to get out and play gigs constantly and there's just always been that accessibility here and it's really great.
"I remember playing the King Tut's for the first time and I was just a support act for another artist.
"I think it was an American artist and I was just on there to play at the start. But obviously all my friends and family came and for me that was like, oh my god I'm playing the King Tut's.
"Even now when I go back and I see my name on the stairs I just think that's amazing. I think we're really lucky to have a venue like that that has so much history behind it.
"Then obviously you've got the Barrowlands which I've just loved from day one. They put me in their hall of fame because I played there so many times and I wrote a song about the place as well.
"So we are just kind of spoiled for choice here in Glasgow."
But it will see her come back to her hometown and perform at the OVO Hydro on December 12 - which is set to be a special experience for the Bishopbriggs-born singer.
She said: 'My concert agent had been asking me to play the Hydro for years previously and I would always say no because I just thought I'm not going to be able to sell all of those tickets.
'So when we put it on sale the last time and sold it out I was completely blown away by that.
'I was like gosh, after all this time people still want to come to these gigs and it just means so much to me.
'So to be able to do that a second time is really exciting and we had the best time doing it previously and it was just one of those nights that felt really special and felt like there was a real incredible atmosphere.
'I'm looking forward to that again. It's something you can't replicate anywhere other than where you are and I'm lucky that I'm from Glasgow.
Amy's gesture to superfan
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AMY MacDonald superfan Maree Cameron travelled through from Edinburgh with mum Carolyn, 46, to see Amy perform.
The youngster, 11, recalled how she send a personally-made card to the singer to tell her she was her favourite artist and she got a special response.
Maree said: "I really enjoyed the show. I've been a fan for as long as I can remember.
"I sent her a card once to tell her she was my favourite artist and I really liked her songs.
"She actually wrote back to say thank you and gave us a free CD."
Mum Carolyn added: "We would love to see her at the Hydro, we're already signed up to get tickets.
"It was lovely to see her live today and we really like the new song."
'We've got the added bonus that everybody knows that Glasgow crowds are the best.
'So when you add that to it being your hometown as well. It's like a double whammy of specialness.'
Amy delivered an electric performance for the hundreds of fans who had gathered to see her perform.
She performed new tune Is This What You've Been Waiting For' alongside classic hits The Hudson and Statues.
But the crowds erupted into applause as they clapped and danced along to her iconic tunes Mr Rock and Roll and This Is The Life.
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