Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes unveil moody new artwork for their latest collaboration Monster
Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes have teamed up for a song of epic proportions.
On Wednesday, Bieber, 26, and Mendes, 22, revealed the new artwork for their collaboration, Monster, which debuts on Friday.
The Canadian hitmakers took to social media to unveil the news as they teased the newest single off Mendes’ upcoming album Wonder.
Monster: Justin Bieber, 26, and Shawn Mendes, 22, announce their new collaboration Monster debuting on November 20th, as they unveil the song’s album artwork ahead of its drop
Sitting side by side on a raised platform, the pair are stylistically pixelated against an ominous outdoor backdrop.
With a 13 second instrumental clip to accompany the post, the duo gave fans a small taste of the new song and music video’s vibe.
Friends and fans were quick to marvel at the exciting news with one colleague commenting, ‘a proud Canadian moment,’ with another writing, ‘this song is gonna break the internet.’
On a roll: Having recently released new hit songs Lonely and Holy off his upcoming album, Bieber continues to keep the hits coming; pictured January 2020
Wonder: Shawn has been teasing his new album Wonder which arrives December 4th, recently releasing his lead single of the same name; pictured January 2020
Coming soon: With a 13 second instrumental clip to accompany the singers’ artwork drop, the duo gave fans a small taste of the new song and music video’s vibe; Monster debuts Friday
Bieber called Mendes ‘another Canadian treasure,’ during a listening party for his 2020 album Changes back in January, with fans practically demanding a collaboration.
The singers who take their music very seriously also showed a glimpse into their playful side in a recent Twitter exchange.
Posting on Tuesday, the Senorita singer took a playful jab at Justin as he posted a photo of him next to Jacob Tremblay – who stars in Bieber’s Lonely video – as he wrote, ‘You don’t remember us taking this pic together?’
Who?: In a recent Twitter exchange Justin responded to Mendes with a clip from an interview where Bieber asks ‘Who’s Shawn Mendes?’ as they engaged in a playful tort
Justin retorted by posting a clip of himself in a radio interview where he was asked, ‘Do you look at a kid like Shawn Mendes, and think man ‘I wish I was going through what he’s going through, with what I know now,’ to which a bewildered Bieber responds ‘Who’s Shawn Mendes?’
The duo share more than their Canadian nationality, as Mendes was famously linked to Hailey Baldwin before she and Justin rekindled their romance.
Hailey and Mendes appeared together at the Met Gala in May 2018, before she and Justin got hot and heavy a month later, with him popping the question in July.
Former flame: Shawn and Hailey attend the 2018 Met Gala together as an item, a month before she and Justin rekindled their romance in June; pictured May 2018
Best friend: The Biebers have become the ultimate power couple with Justin popping the question in 2018 just two months after she was linked to Mendes
With any bad blood or jealousy seeming to have dissipated since that time, the pair have both respectively moved on as Mendes has been dating Camila Cabello since summer of 2019.
Recently Mendes has been teasing his upcoming Netflix documentary titled In Wonder, which will give fans a behind the scenes look at his stardom and relationships during a world tour.
The film will be released on Netflix on November 23rd, a week ahead of his Wonder album drop on December 4th.
Loved up: Mendes and his Senorita collaborator Cabello have been dating since summer of 2019; pictured this week