NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Never say never! Justin Bieber surprised fans Friday by releasing 鈥淪wag,鈥 his seventh studio album, hours after he teased it on billboards and social media posts.
It is his first album since 2021鈥檚 鈥淛ustice鈥 and his first since becoming a father last year.
鈥淚nspired by his devotion as a husband and father, this new era of music has fueled a deeper perspective and more reflective sound, resulting in some of his most personal music yet,鈥 Def Jam Recordings said of the 21-track album.
Billboards depicting Bieber were found by fans Thursday in Reykjavik, Iceland, and Los Angeles. The singer also shared images of billboards account along with a tracklist that included song names like 鈥淎ll I Can Take,鈥 鈥淲alking Away,鈥 鈥淒adz Love鈥 and 鈥淔orgiveness.鈥
the two-time Grammy Award winning singer and Canadian pop idol who revolutionized teen pop and social media fame, is best known for his silky R&B pop lyric tenor, demonstrated on the diamond-selling 鈥淏aby,鈥 鈥淪orry,鈥 and 鈥淪tay鈥 with the Kid Laroi. At the beginning of his career, and as a tween, Bieber began working with Usher and the .
In 2023, Bieber 鈥 all six of his albums, including hits like 鈥淪orry鈥 and 鈥淏aby鈥 鈥 to Hipgnosis, a U.K-based music investment company. The deal鈥檚 financial details were not disclosed, but Billboard Magazine that the sale was worth an estimated $200 million.
In August 2024, Bieber and his wife, the model (nee Baldwin), announced the Jack Blues Bieber.