Can you feel the love?
“It was the summer of love / A delicate daydream,” Mendes sang. “And for a couple of months / It felt like we were 18, yeah.”
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At the show, Mendes was nominated in the best pop category for “Wonder” alongsideAriana Grande, Billie Eilish, BTS, Harry Styles, Olivia Rodrigo,Taylor SwiftandJustin Bieber. Ultimately, Bieber took home the prize.
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At the 2019 VMAs, Mendes delivered asteamy performanceof “Señorita” with Cabello, 24, as well as asolo performanceof his track “If I Can’t Have You” from his third albumShawn Mendes.
Mendes and Cabello — who made theirfirst public appearanceas a couple at the award show in 2019 — ended up winning best collaboration for “Señorita.”
In 2018, Mendes took the VMAs stage and performed his single “In My Blood” after making his debut as a performer at the award show the year prior.
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Mendesreleased “Summer of Love,“along with its accompanying music video, in August. It recently scored the singer his seventh global chart hit.
“I hope this song makes people feel free, free from the weight of life, even if just for a moment,” Mendes previously said in a statement.
In July, the “Treat You Better” singer released “KESI (Remix),” his first collaboration with Tainy.
The pop starreleased his fourth studio albumWonderin December 2020. Ahead of the album’s release, he toldEntertainment Tonightthat it was his “favorite art” that he’d ever created.
“I really feel like I created an album that feels like freedom,” he said. “I felt very free just making it. I felt like this is music that I love to listen to, this is music I want to hear, this is music I want to make, and it’s gorgeous for that reason.”
Mendes' performance on Sunday was one of many in a star-studded line-up of artists, includingCabello, Kacey Musgraves,Chlöe,Doja Cat,Lil Nas X,Machine Gun Kelly,Bieber,RodrigoandTwenty One Pilots.
source: people.com
