Sure, Shawn Mendes is a heartthrob-superstar but the real star of his new music video for "Why, Why, Why" is a dog from Kingston, New York.

Shawn Mendes Records New Album in Rhinebeck, New York

In 2022, Shawn Mendes embarked on a world tour. The COVID lockdown had just lightened up and people were starting to enjoy live music once again. However, the post-pandemic world proved even more stressful for some.

Shawn Mendez included. Halfway through the tour, Mendes canceled the rest of the tour dates and took a step back from the spotlight to focus on his mental health. Since then, it has been pretty quiet on the music front.

However, more recently, Mendes has been sharing clips and glimpses of new music. In July 2024, the singer-songwriter shared that at the beginning of this year, he started to record a new album in Rhinebeck, New York.

These early 2024 studio sessions led to his 5th studio album called "Shawn" The Album coming out on October 18th.

Pop Star Spends Time With Local Hudson Valley Rescue Pups

Before Mendes announced his new album, he teased that he was spending some time in the Hudson Valley. The singer shared 3 photos on Instagram of himself and an adorable pup. From the caption we learn the dog's name is Bear and he's a rescue looking for his forever home at Ulster County SPCA.

Mendes also shared that Bears sister Mya was also hanging with the celeb and his friends.

While it's super cool that Shawn Mendes was hanging out with Bear and Mya, we've now learned that one of the dogs played a part in Shawn's latest music video.

Ulster County SPCA Rescue Pup Stars in Shawn Mendes Music Video

On August 8th, 2024, Shawn Mendes released the video for his first single off his new album. It also happened to be the singer's birthday. The song as we mentioned earlier is called "Why, Why, Why" and was filmed somewhere in the Hudson Valley.

We say that because Bear from the Ulster County SPCA stars in the music video! Okay, stars may be a stretch, but we're excited to see a local rescue pup hit the big time.

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The Ulster County SPCA confirmed the news on social media writing "We want to wish a very #HappyBirthday to Shawn Mendes today!! Be sure to catch the premiere of his new video for Why, Why, Why. You'll see our #goodboy Bear in his own video debut!"

Adding:

Bear had a blast, and we're pretty sure Shawn did too! I mean, who could resist him?? (OK, we meant Bear, but...😉).

With that, the UCSPCA shared even more amazing news...Bear and his sister Mya have been adopted!

You can watch the Why Why Why music video below to check out Bear's big music video debut:

 

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