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Thursday 24 May 2018

Review: Shawn Mendes fragile and soulful on self-titled CD

By MARK KENNEDY,
AP Entertainment Writer
Shawn Mendes, "Shawn
Mendes" (Island Records)
The month of May is turning
into a banner one for al-
bum releases from young,
good-looking, sensitive
singer-songwriters blessed
with awesome falsettos.
First came Charlie Puth and
now comes his tour mate
Shawn Mendes.
Mendes' self-titled third al-
bum follows the successes
of "Handwritten" and "Illumi-
nate," which both topped
the Billboard 200 albums
chart. The new one should
do that as well, with ease.
He deserves it.
Like Puth, Mendes has a Shawn Mendes performs "In My Blood" at the Billboard Music This cover image released by Virgin EMI shows the self-titled re-
knack for pop hooks, but Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, May 20, lease for Shawn Mendes.
"Shawn Mendes" has a qui- 2018, in Las Vegas.
eter, funkier and more soul-
ful vibe. On the sensitive "In My Blood" ("Laying on lar Taste" shows a Mendes since you might be on the If "Fallin' All In You" sounds
scale, Mendes might actu- the bathroom floor/Feeling ready to experiment with receiving end of a spikey very much like an Ed Sheer-
ally beat Puth: The 19-year- nothing/I'm overwhelmed song form — and romantic song like "Queen." an jam that's because
old is more introspective, and insecure"). partners. Mendes gets songwriting Mendes co-wrote it with
fragile and yearning here Mendes gets in a welcome He's unsure of a lover's help from frequent collab- Sheeran and Johnny Mc-
than the more cocky Puth's R&B groove for the love- commitment on "Mutual" orators Teddy Geiger, Scott Daid of Snow Patrol. The
first-rate "Voicenotes." ly, aching "Lost in Japan" and asks "Why can't we Harris and Geoff Warbur- ballad even has Sheeran's
The album opens uncon- and goes on to admit self- just get over ourselves?" in ton and perhaps their best distinct cadences, but yet,
ventionally for a pop col- consciousness in "Nervous" the spare "Why." It might song together is the aching stubbornly, doesn't really
lection with Mendes fight- and vulnerability in "Where be wise not to irk Mendes, "Because I Had You." stand out. q
ing depression in the Kings Were You in the Morning?"
of Leon-sounding rocker The quirky song "Particu-
Fox corrects mistake on

Jemele Hill, but not on the air

By DAVID BAUDER, AP Me- feated. potentially look up to Hill.
dia Writer Fox guest Lawrence Jones, "Well, there is no Jemele
NEW YORK (AP) — The morn- editor-in-chief of Cam- anymore," he said.
ing show "Fox & Friends" pusreform.org, used the Three hours later, the show's
corrected by tweet a seg- phrase "unemployed" Twitter feed posted a cor-
ment that described for- three times in criticizing the rection, saying Hill is cur-
mer ESPN anchor Jemele NABJ's selection on "Fox & rently employed by ESPN.
Hill as unemployed, but has Friends. He said if he had There's no common prac-
not set the record straight a daughter interested in tice for correcting mistakes
on the air. sports journalism, she could on television. q
The Fox News Channel seg-
ment on Tuesday featured
another journalist criticizing
the National Association of
Black Journalists for honor-
ing Hill as its 2018 journalist
of the year.
Hill received attention, and
was briefly suspended from
her role as "SportsCenter"
host, for social media posts
critical of President Donald
Trump.
Hill left the low-rated
"SportsCenter" in January,
but not ESPN. The veteran FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2018 file photo, "Fox & Friends" co-hosts,
print journalist writes for the from left, Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt and Brian Kilmeade ap-
ESPN web site, The Unde- pear on their set in New York.