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 ...

This summer, Shawn Mendes announced Shawn, an eagerly awaited new album that follows Mendes canceling his tour for mental health reasons in 2022. The album was supposed to release next week, on ...

The 2024 MTV VMAs are airing live from New York’s UBS Arena on Wednesday, Sept. 11 Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared ...