Shawn Mendes releases his new self-titled album, SHAWN today

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 HERE.

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.”

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.

Official Album Trailer

Clip: 'Why Why Why'

'Heart Of Gold' - EMA's 2024

About Shawn Mendes:

GRAMMY-nominated & multi-platinum singer/songwriter Shawn Mendes was born in Toronto, ON and has released 4 acclaimed studio albums, with his 5th studio album Shawn due out in the Fall of 2024. His most recent album Wonder debuted as #1 on the Billboard 200 Chart and in multiple worldwide markets, marking Shawn's fourth straight #1 album. In 2019 Shawn was nominated for a GRAMMY for “Best Pop Duo/Group Performance” for “Señorita,” his hit single with Camila Cabello.

In 2018 he released his self-titled platinum album, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 Chart as well as multiple worldwide markets. The album became one of the top best-selling album debuts of 2018 and made Shawn the third youngest solo artist to ever have three consecutive #1 albums. Shawn was also nominated in two categories for the 61st annual GRAMMY Awards for his tracks from the album, 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. 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 place on the Top 40 chart. On his last world tour, he sold out his first ever stadium show in minutes at Rogers Centre in his hometown of Toronto.

In April 2017, Shawn released 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 over 62 billion global streams and 13 billion video views. He topped Billboard’s “21 Under 21” in 2017 and 2018 and has been featured on Forbes “30 Under 30,” Spotify’s “25 Under 25,” and Time Magazine’s “Time 100 Most Influential”. In 2018, ROI Influencer Media recognized Shawn as the #1 Most Influential Artist and #1 Most Influential Teen across all social media platforms.

In 2019 Shawn launched The Shawn Mendes Foundation, which seeks to inspire Shawn’s audience, the youth generation of today—to learn about those causes that they are passionate about and help empower them to use the voice they have to bring change to the world by taking action & giving back. 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.