SHAWN MENDES PREMIERES VIDEO FOR “STITCHES”!

SHAWN MENDES PREMIERES VIDEO FOR “STITCHES” BELOW!       

 

 

“STITCHES” FOLLOWS UP RIAA GOLD “SOMETHING BIG,” BOTH FROM #1 HANDWRITTEN DEBUT ALBUM ON ISLAND RECORDS !

 ON TOUR WITH TAYLOR SWIFT ON THE 1989 WORLD TOUR THROUGH OCTOBER!

 SET TO PERFORM “STITCHES” ON LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL JULY 15TH!

  

(June 25, 2015 – New York, NY)  Fresh from his show-stopping performance at this past weekend’s MMVAs (Much Music Video Awards), where he won the Fan Fave Video award for his RIAA gold single “Something Big,” Island Records star Shawn Mendes premiered the video yesterday on Buzzfeed for his new single “Stitches,” which has now bulleted inside the Top 40 Airplay chart at radio. Watch the video HERE! Both hits are from Shawn's debut album HANDWRITTEN, which entered Soundscan at #1 in April, with first week sales of over 119,000 copies, making Shawn the youngest artist in nearly five years to have a No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart.

            Shawn is currently on the road as special guest on Taylor Swift’s sold-out The 1989 World Tour, which opened in May and continues through October 2015.  Throughout the Taylor Swift tour, Shawn is headlining his own shows in between her dates, including the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, his biggest headlining show yet!  ShawnAccessLive, as the Greek Theater date is billed, will not only be his biggest solo show, but will also be filmed for later release with special guests to be announced.  (See upcoming tour dates below.) In addition to his upcoming performance of “Stitches” on Live! With Kelly and Michael on July 15th, Shawn is nominated for two Teen Choice Awards this year, for Music Choice Male Artist and Choice Song: Male Artist for “Stitches.”

 Shawn, picked by Time Magazine as one of the most influential teens of 2014, was also crowned“The real deal” by Teen Vogue.  Shawn transitioned from teen viral online sensation to full-fledged industry best-seller when his videos were discovered online by manager Andrew Gertler & he was introduced and signed to Island Records. He has since performed live on the The Late Show With David Letterman, ABC’s Good Morning AmericaLive with Kelly & MichaelNBC's Today Show, and Jimmy Kimmel Live!  He has also performed on & was interviewed by Ellen twice, and toured last summer across the U.S. and Canada on Austin Mahone’s Secret Tour. Shawn is one of MTV's 2015 Artists To Watch in addition to being selected to be a part of Vevo’s emerging artists program, LIFT

 

Shawn Mendes socials:

VEVO Views: over 111.5 million

Vine Followers: over 4 million

Twitter Followers: over 3.38 million

Instagram Followers: over 3.4 million

Facebook Likes: over 1.7 million

 

 SHAWN MENDES @ TAYLOR SWIFT THE 1989 WORLD TOUR

 Date                      City                                   Venue            

July      10-11         East Rutherford, NJ          Metlife Stadium

            13-14         Washington, DC               National Stadium

            17-18         Chicago, IL                       Soldier Field

            24-26         Foxboro, MA                    Gillette Stadium

Aug.    1                Vancouver, B.C.               BC Place Stadium

            8                Seattle, WA                      CenturyLink Field

            15              San Francisco, CA            Levi's Stadium

            29              San Diego, CA                  Petco Park

Oct.     1-3             Toronto, Ont.                    Rogers Centre

            17              Dallas, TX                         AT&T Stadium

            24              Atlanta, GA                      GeorgiaDome

            31              Tampa, FL                         Raymond James Stadium

 

 SHAWN MENDES HEADLINING U.S. TOUR DATES

 Date                      City                                   Venue                      

July      16              Columbus, OH                  The LC Pavilion

            21              Cleveland, OH                  Jacob's Pavilion

            22              Indianapolis, IN                Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn

                                                                       @ White River State Park

Aug.    4                Edmonton, Alb.                Francis Winspear Centre for Music

            5                Calgary, Alb.                     Jack Singer Hall

            7                Portland, OR                     Crystal Ballroom

            16              Los Angeles, CA              The Greek

 

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About Island Records: Island Records, which celebrates its 56th anniversary in 2015, maintains its position as one of the world’s legendary record labels, a coveted destination for new and established artists of every description. Island staked its claim at the beginning of the musical revolution that shook the 1960s and ’70s, and continues that trend-spotting spirit of adventure. Today’s Island is home to a varied roster that ranges from Bon Jovi, Avicii, Fall Out Boy, Nick Jonas, and The Killers, to Shawn Mendes, The Gaslight Anthem, American Authors, Incubus, Jake Bugg, Tove Lo, Kiesza, and many more. Island Records is a division of Universal Music Group, the undisputed global music leader, with wholly owned operations in 60 territories.  Universal Music Group is a fully owned subsidiary of Vivendi.

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