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Shawn Mendes Invites 'Friends and Family Only' To a Concert Film Premiering His New Album: Watch The Trailer

For one night only on November 14, the Canadian singer will be screening a live concert of his new album, 'Shawn,' at select theatres worldwide, providing a sneak peek of the album as well as insight into its creation. Today (Oct. 24), he released the trailer.

Shawn Mendes

Shawn Mendes

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Shawn Mendes is giving his friends and family a special invite ahead of releasing his new album, Shawn.

On November 14, the day before Shawn is set to drop, a live concert film of the record will screen at select theatres worldwide. Titled Shawn Mendes: For Friends And Family Only (A Live Concert Film) the movie will capture Mendes performing the album in entirety, as well as revealing the inspiration behind each song.


Filmed at Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, New York, the concert movie provides a unique way for fans to engage with Mendes' new record. The album marks a return to music for Mendes, his first record since 2020's Wonder and following his cancellation of the 2022 Wonder tour to focus on his mental health.

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"Music really can be medicine. Two years ago I felt like I had absolutely no idea who I was. A year ago I couldn’t step into a studio without falling into complete panic. So to be here right now with 12 beautiful finished songs feels like such a gift," Mendes said upon announcing the album.

Shawn was originally expected October 18 but was recently pushed back to November 15 — possibly to allow for the concert film screenings. Singles "Why Why Why" and "Isn't That Enough" have provided a glimpse into the vulnerable, intimate mode of the album. For Friends and Family is sure to deepen that vulnerability, allowing fans to hear about Mendes' process straight from the source.

"I want tonight to just feel like light," he says in the trailer. "And effortless and fun and free."

Tickets for the screenings are on sale now.

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Billboard France Announces the Launch of Billboard Paris
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Billboard France Announces the Launch of Billboard Paris

The French edition of the world's leading music media outlet is creating a local vertical to cover music news in the Greater Paris region.

Billboard France, the French edition of the world’s leading music media outlet, today announced the official launch of Billboard Paris.

This new vertical, which has already reached 10 million views on social media, will focus exclusively on music news from across the Paris region, covering local events — from small-scale concerts and club nights to music exhibitions — as well as major celebrations such as Fête de la Musique, Nuit Blanche, Techno Parade, and Pride Month.

Billboard Paris will be operated by Billboard France under the leadership of Nicolas Baudoin and Ulysse Hennessy. Yanis Si Youcef has been appointed editor-in-chief, with support from Julien Zeidan.

“In the space of a year, Billboard France has established itself as both a leading outlet for French and international music news and a reference point for industry professionals," Nicolas Baudoin and Ulysse Hennessy, president and managing Director of Billboard France and Billboard Paris, said in a joint statement. "This new Paris-focused event vertical allows us to build a highly localized audience while simultaneously expanding both our editorial and commercial offering. We are pleased to entrust it to Yanis Si Youcef, whose expertise closely aligns with our editorial ambitions.”

“Paris deserved its own benchmark music platform. Billboard Paris will tell the story of the city through its music, its scenes, and its nightlife, with the standards that have defined the Billboard brand for more than a century," added Yanis Si Youcef, editor-in-chief of Billboard Paris.

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