What has set Shawn Mendes apart from other rising pop stars is his ability to pump up traditional singer-songwriter dynamics with steroids, making grand anthems out of interior thoughts and moods. “In ...

Hear tracks by Leon Bridges, Ravyn Lenae, Kelsea Ballerini and others. By Jon Pareles and Lindsay Zoladz Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks ...

Shawn Mendes canceled his 2022 world tour to take a mental health break. He wanted time to find himself, an understandable need for a sensitive guy who found worldwide fame early in life. On his fifth ...

Shawn Mendes returned to the VMAs stage to perform “Nobody Knows” off his upcoming album, Shawn. In the smoky (literally, so there was much smoke), stripped-down set, Mendes played an acoustic guitar ...

First gaining attention by posting covers of his songs on YouTube and other social media platforms when he was 14 years old, Canadian singer and songwriter Shawn Mendes already had a following well ...