Meet Shawn Mendes’ friends who took the stage at Rock in Rio

The singer Shawn Mendes 26, closed the presentations of Rock in Rio 2024 this Sunday (22) and during a part of his show, he received his friends on stage. The music producer Mike Sabath and the Australian musician Eddie Benjamin are part of the production of “Shawn” the singer’s new album.

At a certain point during his performance, the Canadian called his colleagues to the stage, introducing them as brothers. They were present during a more acoustic act, where they performed their three most recent singles – “Why Why Why”, “Nobody Knows” and “Isn’t That Enough” – which have already been released and are part of the new album.

It was during this time that they also sang an unreleased song, entitled “Heart of Gold”, which according to Shawn, is made in honor of a childhood friend he lost. “It’s a letter to you, wherever you are, with all the things I could never tell you,” he said.

Meet Shawn Mendes’ Friends Mike Sabath and Eddie Benjamin

Mike Sabath, 26, is an American music producer, songwriter, and musician. In addition to Mendes, he has worked with artists such as Lizzo, Meghan Trainor, Raye, Liam Payne, Little Mix, Selena Gomez, among others. Last year, he released his first album, titled “Being Human”.

On his social media, where he has more than 57 thousand followers, the producer shared a photo with Shawn and Eddie at Christ the Redeemer and said: “Rio… my eyes are shining for you. I’m excited to share this moment with you tonight.”

Eddie Benjamin, 22, is an Australian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. In addition to playing bass, he has worked with artists such as Sia, Meghan Trainor, Alessia Cara and the band Earth, Wind and Fire.

In 2021, he released the EP “Emotional” and the following year, his single “Weatherman” hit the Spotify Viral chart (US), becoming one of the 10 most used songs on TikTok and being dubbed “one of the best songs of the year so far” by American magazine Time.

At 20 years old, he also opened for Justin Bieber on the first North American leg of the Justice World Tour. In Brazil, in addition to sharing a carousel of photos from his first visit to the country, the artist posted photos on stage, alongside Shawn and Mike.

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This content was originally published in Meet Shawn Mendes’ friends who took the stage at Rock in Rio on the CNN Brasil website.



Source: CNN Brasil

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