Aussie Singer Seeks Freebies for New Home Furnishings

Australian singer Amy Sheppard has made a surprising grab for free household items and appliances as she prepares to move into a new apartment in Brisbane.

The Sheppard lead singer, 34, moved to Nashville in the US in 2023 with her bandmates and siblings George and Emma. 

Now it seems she is making a return home, as her talent management team put a call-out to ‘homewares, appliance and furniture brands’ for a ‘collaboration’.  

‘Amy Sheppard is moving into a new apartment! Amy is the lead singer for 10x Platinum band Sheppard,’ the call-out on an industry site read.

‘She is planning a house move to a new apartment in Brisbane and is looking to collaborate with homewares, appliance and furniture brands, either paid or contra.’

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Australian singer Amy Sheppard, 34, has made a surprising grab for free household items and appliances as she prepares to move into a new apartment in Brisbane

A contra brand deal is an unpaid collaboration that involves a brand providing a free gift or service to an influencer in exchange for an authentic online review.

The call-out went on to say, ‘Amy has 90K followers on Instagram and 13K on TikTok’, indicating her wide online reach and engagement. 

Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Amy’s representatives for further comment. 

The singer, who is currently married to her long-time partner Lachlan Stuart, made a big move to the US with her siblings almost two years ago. 

Amy, George and Emma of the Aussie band Sheppard, known best for their 2014 hit single Geronimo, jetted off to Nashville in 2023 in search of fame. 

The band was eager to embrace their largest fan base, which is in the US after their 2021 album Kaleidoscope Eyes failed to attract a large audience Down Under.

At the time, Amy revealed the trio were all living in one-room apartments next to each other following the international move.  

‘The exchange rate is difficult so we’re just doing the best we can, saving as much money as we can ahead of touring next year,’ Amy told The Courier Mail.

The Sheppard lead singer moved to Nashville in the US in 2023 with her band-mates and siblings George and Emma

‘It might have been cheaper to get a house, but it’s nice to have our own space,’ she continued.

‘And also it snows in Nashville in winter, so we didn’t we want to have to shovel any driveways.’

Amy also expressed excitement over the opportunity to brush shoulders with some of the world’s biggest country stars.

However, it would seem Amy is now making the trip back home after Sheppard was forced to cancel their latest US tour due to ‘high touring costs’. 

The band shared a sad statement to social media in May, confirming the scheduled concerts would not be going ahead due to the challenging reality of touring.

‘To our beautiful fans, I’m afraid we have some rather upsetting news. We’ve had to make the incredibly difficult decision to cancel our upcoming US tour,’ they began.

The Geronimo hitmakers had been performing across Europe earlier this year and were set to bring their shows to the States in June.

They revealed a combination of high touring costs and challenging concert logistics meant it was no longer feasible for them to perform in America.

Now it seems she is making a return home, as her talent management team puts a call-out to ‘homewares, appliance and furniture brands’ for a ‘collaboration’

They reassured those who had already bought a ticket that they would be refunded.

‘A combination of sky-high touring costs, ambitious production standards so that we can give you the show you deserve and complex logistics have made this tour impossible,’ they wrote.

‘We’re heartbroken. Being on stage in front of our fans – watching you not just sing but feel every word in our words – is always the greatest experience of our lives.

‘Please know this isn’t the end. It’s just a pause. We’re taking time to reset, to rebuild a more sustainable path forward.’

It was a stark change from their decision to go ahead with a show in Poland after selling only 59 tickets to the show. 

The Brisbane-based band were performing across Europe and had a scheduled performance in Warsaw on April 12 which sold below expectations.

However, the band decided the show must go on and played their hearts out to a small yet passionate crowd.

They later shared a clip to social media revealing why they made the decision to continue with the performance.

’59 people showed up to our show in Poland. We knew we had only sold minimal tickets but also knew the people that would show up would be our biggest fans,’ they began.

‘We knew that no matter what we had to show up for them. So we got on stage and gave it 100 per cent.’

Sheppard formed in 2009 and the current line-up comprises siblings Amy, Emma and George Sheppard and Jon Butterworth.