USA Today Music — Charlie Puth and Shawn Mendes may seem to be the same person to the casual listener. But you'll hear the difference when you play Mendes' lonely, lovelorn self-titled new album, out Friday.             more info

New York Times — On the 19-year-old singer and guitarist’s third album, his own instincts take a back seat to others’ influences. more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Mendes has a knack for pop hooks, but "Shawn Mendes" has a quieter, funkier and more soulful vibe. more info

MTV.co.uk News — There's nothing holding him back now! more info

MTV.co.uk News — “I’ve never experienced goosebumps like that on stage before – it was really really special...” more info

Stereogum — The 2018 Billboard Music Awards opened with a speech from Kelly Clarkson calling for moments of action instead of moments of silence in the wake of last week's Texas school shooting. (Though she noticeably avoided the word "gun.") Later in the ni... more info

Perez Hilton — Shawn Mendes' pre-Billboard Music Awards performance talk was all about his partnering with the school choir from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for a powerful performance of Youth, and boy, did they ever deliver! Equally alongside on stage wit... more info

TMZ — Shawn Mendes just paid tribute to victims of gun violence with an emotional tribute at the Billboard Music Awards ... and with the help of students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas. Shawn took the stage Sunday to perform his song "Youth," and was… ... more info

Perez Hilton — We already knew Shawn Mendes had been planning to perform his song Youth at the Billboard Music Awards tonight — apparently alongside Khalid, who is on the original track (and pictured above, left, alongside Mendes) — but now we're learning more ... more info

TMZ — Shawn Mendes will perform his song "Youth" at the Billboard Music Awards as a tribute to those affected by gun violence, and he'll be joined on stage by the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Choir. Sources close to production tell TMZ Mendes and�... more info