{"id":947071,"date":"2026-10-31T02:26:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T02:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/947071\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T02:26:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T02:26:22","slug":"amy-shark-confronts-man-on-his-phone-while-she-sings-in-awkward-footage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/947071\/","title":{"rendered":"Amy Shark confronts man on his phone while she sings in awkward footage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amy Shark<\/a> has confronted a man in the middle of her live performance after spotting him on his phone instead of paying attention to her music.<\/p>\n

The Australian singer, real name Amy Louise Billings<\/a>, shared footage of the awkward interaction to TikTok on Friday with the caption: \u201cI take my job very seriously thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Amy<\/p>\n

Amy Shark confronted a man who didn\u2019t seem to be paying attention to her performance at a recent event.\u00a0Getty Images for TV WEEK Logie A<\/p>\n

In the clip, Billings can be seen performing her hit I Said Hi at what appears to be a corporate event with guests seated at large round tables.<\/p>\n

As she moves through the crowd, she spots one man who seems to be distracted by his phone.<\/p>\n

She immediately zeroes in on the guy and creeps closer before plopping down in his lap and belting out a few lyrics.<\/p>\n

\"Amy<\/p>\n

The man seemed a bit perplexed when the singer took a seat in his lap.\u00a0TikTok\/@amyshark<\/p>\n

It certainly got his attention, the man shrugging and looking bashful as the camera zoomed in on him.<\/p>\n

Billings then stood up and walked away, but not before shooting the man a shrug of her own and stealing a glass of champagne from his table.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the best event of my life,\u201d she said between verses, prompting a few chuckles. She wrote over the footage, \u201cThis guy wasn\u2019t watching me enough\u201d.<\/p>\n

Many of Billings\u2019 fans cheered her on in the comments, praising her for calling the man out but still having a sense of humour about it.<\/p>\n

\"Amy<\/p>\n

Billings looked unrepentant as she walked away.\u00a0TikTok\/@amyshark<\/p>\n

Others weren\u2019t so kind, with one writing: \u201cNot everyone likes your music, and that\u2019s OK.\u201d<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t the first time Shark has courted controversy at a corporate event.<\/p>\n

Scathing remarks she made about the NRL underpaying music artists<\/a> at an AFL event in 2025 resurfaced earlier this month, just hours after she was announced as one of the NRL Grand Final pre-game entertainment acts.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m from Queensland, so unfortunately I\u2019ve had NRL pushed in front of me, which kind of sucks,\u201d she told a crowd of VIP guests at the AFL\u2019s Gather Round in April last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not just saying that because I\u2019m playing tonight. You guys [at the AFL], you know what\u2019s up. We don\u2019t need to totally drill the NRL into the ground but you guys know what\u2019s up.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn case someone is filming this \u2026 actually you know what, screw them. Honestly, they just screw around artists, you guys actually understand artists, thank you for doing that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Billings had previously been the headline performer at the 2020 NRL grand final.<\/p>\n

Within hours of the comments resurfacing, she took to social media to clear things up<\/a>, writing: \u201c11 months ago. I love the game\u2026 don\u2019t believe the noise.\u201d<\/p>\n

Billings went on to perform at the 2026 grand final<\/a> with Dave Gleeson, lead singer of legendary Newcastle rockers The Screaming Jets, members of Grinspoon and Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, and Reuben Styles from Peking Duk.<\/p>\n

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