Shawn Mendes drops TWO songs to celebrate his birthday 🎂
He turned 26 on Thursday 8th August
Not only has Shawn Mendes announced he will be releasing his fifth studio album 'Shawn' in the coming months, he's also released two songs from the album to celebrate his 26th birthday.
The singer shared his songs 'Why Why Why' and 'Isn't That Enough' late on Thursday (8th August) night. Sharing a short clip of the music video for 'Why Why Why', he told his fans on social media: 'Why Why Why & Isn’t That Enough are both out now. go listen 🤍'.
Shawn also released the full music video for 'Why Why Why' on YouTube, which is Number 5 on Trending at the time of writing. The video sees Shawn in various rural locations, including a jetty on the edge of a lake, and taking a dog for a walk along a gravel path. At one point, Shawn can be seen sitting next to an open campfire, while playing his guitar and singing.
The video ends with footage of glowworms in a dark forest.
WARNING: THIS MUSIC VIDEO CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE
At the end of July, Shawn shared an album trailer, which featured the other song he released called 'Isn't That Enough'. Watch the black and white video below.
These latest releases come just days before Shawn is set to perform songs from his upcoming album in London. The singer will be performing at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on Tuesday 13th August.
When is Shawn Mendes' album out?
Shawn's next album will be out on 18th October 2024, it is available to pre-order now.
You can hear songs by Shawn Mendes on MFR.
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