In Canada: Go Inside Shawn Desman’s Drake-Propelled Comeback

Shawn Desman is not back. He’s still here. “It’s not a comeback, it’s a continuation,” he tells Billboard Canada. In the past year, the Canadian pop singer has played sold-out shows across the country, signed a lucrative songwriting deal with Anthem Entertainment and popped up all over NXNE with exclusive performances for his most dedicated fans. “Body,” his collaborative track with Jamie Fine, is climbing the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 chart, sitting at No. 87 after five weeks on the chart. It’s a hit on radio too, now in the top 10 of the Canada Hot AC Airplay chart. Not bad for a singer who’s been performing for well over 20 years. Desman was the soundtrack to the childhood and adolescent years of many Millennial and Gen Z-aged Canadians. With bona fide hits like “Shook” and “Electric,” he was a pop radio and MuchMusic mainstay in the early 2000s with the total package — catchy, upbeat songs, hypnotic dance moves and good looks. He’s had multiple hits, but has been dropped by labels twice, most recently in 2015.  Trending on Billboard “It was hard and devastating, and made me hate the business,” he recalls. “Success has many parents, but failure
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