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SHAWN MENDES
new album
SHAWN
out now

LISTEN HERE

“HEART OF GOLD”
performed at MTV EMAs

WATCH HERE

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Today, multi-platinum, GRAMMY-nominated singer/songwriter Shawn Mendes released his highly anticipated new self-titled album, Shawn. Listen HERE. The album has already been praised as a “triumph” and a “highlight of the 26-year-old’s career” by USA Today. Ahead of the album, Shawn previously released tracks including “Heart of Gold”, “Nobody Knows”, “Why Why Why” and “Isn’t That Enough”. Of “Heart of Gold”, Billboard heralded the track “as touching as it is personal”, while The New York Times claimed “Why Why Why” “represents a new level of candor and pathos”. Most recently, Shawn performed his single, “Heart of Gold”, at the MTV EMAs. Watch the  performance below.

Shawn draws deeply from Mendes’ travels and experiences over the last few years, following the cancellation of his 2022 tour. It represents his most musically intimate and lyrically honest work to date, guiding listeners through a profound self-dialogue with each song. Written and recorded over the course of two years, the project was crafted in diverse locations including Nosara, Costa Rica; Clubhouse Studio in Rhinebeck, NY; Bear Creek Studio in Washington State; Darkhorse Recordings in Nashville; and Electric Lady in New York City.

“This album feels like medicine to me,” said Mendes. “It helped me reconnect with myself—allowing me to work through emotions, find clarity, and feel stronger. Each song captures a moment from that journey, and I hope it brings a sense of peace and joy to everyone who listens.”

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The album was written & co-produced by Mendes, alongside collaborators Scott Harris, Mike Sabath (Raye’s “My 21st Century Blues”), Nate Mercereau  (Andre 3000 “New Blue Sun”), and Eddie Benjamin, with additional songs co-written  by GRAMMY award winning writer Amy Allen and Ethan Gruska (Bon Iver and Phoebe Bridgers). The record also features instrumentation from the Punch Brothers’ Chris Thile.

In celebration of the new album, Shawn provided fans with a first look of the new music with a limited run of intimate shows, performing the album in its entirety in August in Woodstock, followed by London, Nashville, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Seattle, as well as a special show last month at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Shawn will wrap the run later this month in his hometown of Toronto. Click here for more information.

Ahead of album release tonight, fans around the world attended a one night only cinema screening of Shawn Mendes: For Friends and Family Only (A Live Concert Film). Captured at the historic Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, NY, the film featured Mendes with a heartfelt performance of the album in its entirety – for the very first time.

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About SHAWN MENDES:

GRAMMY-nominated & multi-platinum singer/songwriter Shawn Mendes has released 4 acclaimed studio albums, with his 5th studio album Shawn out today. The new album, Shawn, draws deeply from his travels and experiences over the last few years, following the cancellation of his 2022 tour. Representing his most musically intimate and lyrically honest work to date, Shawn guides listeners through a profound self-dialogue with each song. The album has already been heralded it as a “triumph” and a “highlight of the 26-year-old’s career” (USA Today).

In 2018 Shawn released his self-titled platinum album, which was also nominated in two categories for the 61st annual GRAMMY® Awards, including “Song of the Year” for “In My Blood” and “Best Pop Vocal Album” for SHAWN MENDES. The same year Shawn debuted his 3x platinum single, “If I Can’t Have You,” at #1 on iTunes and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Following the GRAMMY nominated album, Shawn’s 2020 album, Wonder, debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, becoming Shawn’s fourth consecutive US number-one album. It also made Shawn the youngest male artist to top the Billboard 200 with four regular studio albums. In 2019, Shawn was nominated for a GRAMMY for “Best Pop Duo/Group Performance” for “Señorita,” his hit single with Camila Cabello. With “Señorita” at #1 and “If I Can’t Have You” at #2, Shawn is the first male solo artist ever to simultaneously hold the #1 and #2 places on the Top 40 chart. Shawn broke onto the scene in April of 2017 with his 6x platinum hit “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back.” The track scored Shawn his second #1 single at Top 40 radio and on Billboard’s Pop Songs chart, joining his 8x platinum single “Stitches.”  Shawn has amassed 60 billion global song streams and 20 billion video views over his chart-topping career.

Outside of music, in 2019 Shawn launched The Shawn Mendes Foundation, which seeks to amplify, empower, and uplift youth changemakers, their organizations and their work. SMF works to provide a learning platform for today’s youth, and give direct support to causes they are passionate about.  As part of its ongoing mission, the Foundation provides resources and support to amplify the voices, messages, and platforms of young leaders driving positive change.

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