Shawn Mendes Is the Youngest Artist Since Bieber to Score No. 1 Album
In 2015 there are many ways to become famous, most of which involve the Internet. Sixteen-year-old teen dream Shawn Mendes' platform of choice was Vine, where the cutie-patootie covered hits from Justin Bieber and Ed Sheeran, winning the hearts—and eventually, allowances—of teen girls from coast to coast and beyond. A couple years have passed and Mendes' popularity has grown exponentially, building to the release of his debut full-length, Handwritten, last week.
Today Billboard reports that the album has launched at No. 1, making Mendes the youngest artist to do so since the Biebs did it five years ago.
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