This summer, Shawn Mendes announced Shawn, an eagerly awaited new album that follows Mendes canceling his tour for mental health reasons in 2022. The album was supposed to release next week, on October 18, but now fans will have to wait just a little bit longer: Mendes just announced he is delaying the album.

Mendes announced his fifth studio album on July 31 and has since released multiple singles, including "Nobody Knows," "Why Why Why" and "Isn’t That Enough." According to a press release, the album marks Mendes' "most musically intimate and lyrically honest work to date."

Shawn Mendes announced Wednesday (Oct. 9) on X that his upcoming fifth studio album Shawn will now be released Nov. 15 instead of its original Oct. 18 release date. “Hey guys,” Mendes wrote alongside a heart emoji.

Hey guys,” Mendes wrote on X. “My team and i have decided to push the album release date to November 15th. We just need a little bit more time to bring some new inspiration and ideas to life. I love you guys thank you for being so patient,

Shawn Mendes announced a last-minute change to his upcoming album, Shawn. "Hey guys My team and i have decided to push the album release date to November 15th. We just need a little bit more time to bring some new inspiration and ideas to life ,

It seems Shawn Mendes isn’t ready for us to hear his next album, ‘Shawn,’ quite yet, announcing that he’s decided to “push back it’s release date” to next month.

Shawn Mendes fans are going to have to wait just a little bit longer to hear his new album as the singer/songwriter has postponed the release date of Shawn back a few weeks. On his X account, Mendes explained that he needs a little more time after being newly inspired.