It’s not just Katy Perry who is experiencing a complicated return. After “Wonder” and the cancellation of his world tour for mental health reasons, Shawn Mendes is making a timid comeback. The Canadian popstar is preparing to unveil what seems to be his own “Folklore” since his new album, simply titled “Shawn”, seems one of introspection, all on folk melodies. “ 2 years ago, I felt like I had no idea who I was. A year ago, I couldn’t walk into a studio without going into total panic. So to be here now with 12 beautiful songs completed is such a gift » he attests in a press release: “ Life can be brutal, but having a small group of people you trust deeply to guide you makes it so much better. I have no idea how I would have gotten through the last two years let alone made an album without you ».
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“We need a little more time”
To present his record, Shawn Mendes published three extracts: “Why Why Why”, “Isn’t That Enough” and “Nobody Knows”, three titles between acoustic guitar around the campfire and tambourines. Except that these songs did not shine in the charts. Considered the lead single, “Why Why Why”, evoking his anxiety, only reached the top 10 in one country (New Zealand) and settled for 59th and 84th places on British and American soils. , while it has 53 million plays on Spotify. “Isn’t That Enough” and “Nobody Knows” went unnoticed in the rankings and totaled 8.3 and 6.7 million streams respectively.
Mixed scores for the Canadian star who, at the same time, has four hits above 2 billion streams on the platform. Was it this little setback that pushed Shawn Mendes to rethink his record? Indeed, on “ My team and I have decided to push back the release date of the album. We need a little more time to give birth to new inspirations and new ideas. Thank you for being so patient, I look forward to seeing you at the next concerts » writes the 26-year-old singer who has, for the moment, not announced a real tour. Everything suggests that he will therefore change the tracklist of his album, physical CD and vinyl copies of which are already available for pre-order. To be continued…
