Island Records star Shawn Mendes prepares to wrap up an amazing year with more than just a bang, as his RIAA platinum worldwide hit “Stitches” edges its way up the Billboard Hot 100 to #5-bullet (and goes Top 5 at Pop Radio), his highest chart single to date. This special re-release of his Handwritten album includes live versions of five tracks from the original album, and four brand new songs.

Shawn’s debut album Handwritten, featuring his consecutive hit singles “Life of The Party” (RIAA platinum), “Something Big” (RIAA gold), and “Stitches” (RIAA platinum) entered the Soundscan album chart at #1 earlier this year, making him the youngest artist in nearly five years to have a #1 album on the Billboard 200 chart.

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