Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Social media star turned singer Shawn Mendes' sophomore album debuted at the top of the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 chart on Monday, ousting Canadian R&B star Drake and holding off new entries from country singer Luke Bryan and ... more info

New York Times — The 18-year-old singer, whose debut album topped the Billboard chart a year ago, has returned to No. 1 with his new album, “Illuminate.” more info

Idolator — The Canadian singer is now two for two. more info

Time — Better then, or better now? more info

PopSugar — Since the third Pitch Perfect movie is still more than a year away, James Corden and Shawn Mendes graciously stepped in to ease our a cappella withdrawal with a riff-off for the ages on The Late Late Show on Wednesday night. James and the "Treat... more info

Idolator — He also played a game of ‘Better Then/Better Now’ with James Corden. more info

Gigwise — Beyonce, Adele, and Justin Bieber are up for five nominations each at this years MTV European Music Awards. Coldplay are also up for four awards and Kanye West is up for two. The ceremony will take place in Ahoy in Rotterdam on 6 November with al... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — David Bowie was whoever he wanted to be. more info

MSN Music — Adele, Coldplay, Shawn Mendes and Lukas Graham each nabbed four noms, and Rihanna and Drake earned three each. more info

PopSugar — They will meet to discuss an important issue - Lainey Gossip So that's where Taylor Swift gets all her leggings from! - Us Weekly Why Isaiah Washington is calling for a massive boycott - HuffPost Celebrity No, Adele will not perform at Pippa Middl... more info