Shawn Mendes responded to gay rumors about him in a preview of his upcoming song The Mountain.
Although the official song has not yet been released, the 26-year-old performed the song for her fans at a recent concert.
'Minds change in a few days. Let's say what needs to be said,” one fan posted on TikTok.
'You could say I'm too small. You can, I'm old. You can say that I like girls or boys,' he continued to applause. “Whatever fits your mold.”
Although he has been the subject of widespread speculation about his sexuality, Shawn has only publicly dated women such as Camila Cabello.
Shawn Mendes Responds to Gay Rumors About Him in Preview of His Upcoming Song The Mountain; Filmed in Rio de Janeiro last month.
Shawn previously categorically denied being gay in a Snapchat message to his fans in 2016, while urging them to focus on their work.
“I don't usually do this and cause trouble, but I was watching some of my interviews on YouTube and scrolling through the comments and I noticed a lot of people were saying it gave them a 'gay vibe,'” he said.
'First of all, I'm not gay. Secondly, it shouldn't make any difference whether it was or not. I want to focus on the music, not my sexuality.'
Recently, Sabrina Carpenter made headlines for her single Taste, a song in acidic language. Shawn and Camilla were rumored to be the target.
Sabrina was briefly linked to Shawn in 2023, during a breakup in his long-term relationship with Camilla.
Shawn and Camila reunited publicly shortly after Sabrina was rumored to be dating, but then broke up again.
The lyrics of Sabrina's Taste refer to a woman who is in love with her ex, and her message to her love rival is touching.
“I heard you guys are back together, if it's true you'll want to taste me when he kisses you,” the other girl in the chorus teases.
Although the official song has not yet been released, the 26-year-old performed the song for her fans at a recent concert; In the photo from his music video Why, Why, Why.
Although he has been the subject of wild speculation about his sexuality, Shawn has only publicly dated women such as Camila Cabello; The couple is pictured at the 2021 Met Gala
Sabrina Carpenter (pictured on stage in New York last month) was briefly linked to Shawn in 2023, during a breakup in his long-term relationship with Camilla.
Sabrina reveals that she ransacked her ex's closet before they broke up, so half of his clothes are gone and now “my body is where it belongs.”
She screams witheringly at her returning lover: “Now I'm gone, but you're still by my side,” she pulled away a little.
Sabrina praises her former boyfriend for his sense of humor: “He's funny and now all his jokes strike a chord. Who did he learn it from?”
Shawn and Camilla went public as a couple in the summer of 2019 and split in 2021, then briefly reunited last year only to split six weeks later.
This summer, Shaun released his song Why, Why, Why about pregnancy scares, which “shook me to my core,” although he declined to name the woman involved.
'I thought I was going to be a father, that shook me to the core. I'm still a child,' he sings in the bridge. “Sometimes I still cry for mom.”
In an earlier song, he's still grieving the end of a relationship with a woman he never recognized by name.
'Sweating' through the sheets, shaking the bed, visions of her naked in my head, but I went and chose me. Why, why, why? Calm me down,' he shouted.