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16-07-2025
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Justin Bieber His ‘Authentic Self' in New Album After Scooter Braun Split, ‘Source' Claims
is reportedly his 'authentic self' in his new album, 'Swag,' following his split from Scooter Braun. The singer made his surprise comeback on July 11 and dropped his latest project, which is already making waves on the internet. Beliebers have been basking in the Canadian musician's fresh music, and the early reactions are full of praise. A new report has now suggested the reason behind this album sounding 'so honest and vulnerable.' Justin Bieber's latest album, 'Swag,' is already a hit among fans, as the internet is full of positive reviews. According to new claims, the music sounds especially different because it comes after the 31-year-old singer's split from his longtime manager, Scooter Braun, in 2023. Rolling Stone exclusively learned from a source that 'Swag' is 'the most pure version' of Bieber that 'we've ever seen musically.' They stated the pop star was 'able to be his true, authentic self.' The source explained that he 'didn't have any additional voices trying to steer him in a certain direction' while working on his latest project. Bieber's new music reportedly is 'so honest and vulnerable' because it is the 'first time' in his career that he was 'able to have 100% creative freedom.' The Rolling Stone source also claimed that Bieber wanted to part ways from Braun and his team for 'so long.' After becoming 'fully free,' the 'Baby' hitmaker reportedly was able to 'create the best body of music he's ever made.' According to the source, this is because Bieber did not have to 'stress about creating the perfect single, or perfect album.' Meanwhile, Braun, too, praised Bieber's new musical work. Following the album's release, the 44-year-old businessman took to his Instagram Story to gush over the project. Billboard reported that Braun wrote, 'This is without a doubt, the most authentically Justin Bieber album to date.' He added, 'It's beautiful, raw, and truly him.' Braun continued to recall working with Bieber and 'witnessing his growth for almost two decades.' The investor wrote, 'He's poured his soul into this project, and you can feel it in every single run.' The post Justin Bieber His 'Authentic Self' in New Album After Scooter Braun Split, 'Source' Claims appeared first on Reality Tea.
Yahoo
14-07-2025
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Fans Choose Justin Bieber's ‘Swag' as This Week's Favorite New Music
Swag, the new album from Justin Bieber, tops this week's fan-voted music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (July 11) on Billboard, choosing Bieber's 21-track surprise summer drop as their favorite new music release of the past week. More from Billboard Friday Music Guide: New Music From Justin Bieber, Clipse, BLACKPINK & More 'Been Busy': Tame Impala Teases New Music With Social Media Update Doja Cat, Tems, J Balvin & Coldplay Join Forces for Unifying FIFA Club World Cup Final Halftime Show Performance With several new tunes hitting streaming services just in time for the weekend, Beliebers swooped in to show their support for Swag, selecting the pop star's studio return over new music from BLACKPINK, TWICE, Tyla, Clipse, Deftones and more. Swag brought in 40% of the vote. Swag is the follow-up to Bieber's last full-length release, his 2021 No. 1 album Justice, which rose to the top of the Billboard 200 chart for two weeks. The new set from Bieber arrived with little warning, a day after teaser billboards first popped up in New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Reykjavík — one of which featured an image of the singer and his family, wife Hailey and son Jack, and others that previewed the album title and its songs. Among the enthusiasts of Bieber's latest is his former manager, Scooter Braun, whose Instagram Story-shared opinion is that the body of work is 'the most authentically Justin Bieber album to date. It's beautiful, raw, and truly him.' See Billboard's ranking of all 21 album tracks here. The new releases trailing behind Swag on this week's poll include BLACKPINK's 'Jump,' with 37% of the vote — followed by TWICE's THIS IS FOR, with 16% of the vote, and Tyla's 'Is It,' nearing 2% of the vote. See the final results of this week's poll below. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
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12-07-2025
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Justin Bieber's Surprise Album 'Swag': Inside Personal Lyrics About Hailey Bieber Marriage & More
It's literally music to Beliebers' ears. Justin Bieber dropped his seventh studio album "Swag" on July 11, but will it help quiet the concerns that he's been struggling? The LP features 21 tracks with some very personal lyrics in which the music superstar confronts ongoing speculation about both his well-being and his marriage to wife Hailey Bieber.
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12-07-2025
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Justin Bieber's 'Standing on Business': The biggest takeaways from 'Swag'
Is it finally clocking to you? Justin Bieber is back. The 31-year-old singer surprise-released a new album, 'Swag,' Friday after teasing fans the previous morning with a series of billboards and social media posts. Bieber's first album since 2021's 'Justice,' the new music prompted an online frenzy and revived a devoted community of Beliebers. From his marriage to his paparazzi encounters, Bieber has faced incredible scrutiny over the last few months, which he addresses head-on in "Swag." After listening to all 21 tracks, here are our biggest takeaways. Bieber has incorporated R&B elements in his music since early in his career and embraced the genre fully on the 2013 compilation album 'Journals.' But even after coining R&Bieber in 2019, he's struggled to be taken seriously. When 2020's 'Changes' received a Grammy nomination for pop vocal album, Bieber expressed his confusion at not being nominated in the R&B category. 'To the Grammys I am flattered to be acknowledged and appreciated for my artistry. I am very meticulous and intentional about my music. With that being said I set out to make an R&B album. 'Changes' was and is an R&B album,' he wrote on Instagram. 'It is not being acknowledged as an R&B album which is very strange to me. I grew up admiring R&B music and wished to make a project that would embody that sound.' Read more: On 'Changes,' Justin Bieber finds salvation through hot married sex and chilled-out R&B 'To be clear I absolutely love Pop music," he added. "It just wasn't what I set out to make this time around. My gratitude for feeling respected for my work remains and I am honored to be nominated either way.' On 'Swag,' Bieber shows off his R&B chops. From opening track 'All I Can Take' and the seemingly SZA-inspired 'Yukon' to 'Daisies' (which reportedly features on the guitar), he takes a more intimate approach than on previous albums. But still, longtime fans will hear hints of 'Journals' and 'Changes' throughout the project. In one of the album's unconventional moments, comedian Druski comments on Bieber's more 'soulful,' R&B-infused sound. 'I said this album kinda sound, you got some soul on this album too, bro,' he says on the interlude track 'Soulful.' 'Your skin white but your soul Black, Justin. I promise you, man.' Since Justin and Hailey Bieber wed in 2018, their marriage has been under a microscope. Divorce rumors circulated within months of them tying the knot, and it didn't help that many fans were still rooting for the singer to get back with ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez. Bieber's love for his wife is evident throughout his catalog — from 2020's 'All Around Me' to 2021's 'Hailey.' But in case anyone is still skeptical (they are), Bieber sets the record straight on 'Swag.' Read more: Justin Bieber samples Martin Luther King Jr. — and other missteps with his new album On album standout 'Walking Away,' Bieber gets candid about his relationship troubles but also reaffirms that he's committed to his marriage. 'You were my diamond / Gave you a ring / I made you a promise / I told you I'd change / It's just human nature / These growing pains / And baby, I ain't walking away,' he sings. Elsewhere on the album, he cheers on his wife. On 'Go Baby' (which lyrically echoes 2021's 'There She Go'), he sings, 'That's my baby, she's iconic, iPhone case, lip gloss on it' — a reference to the Rhode founder's famous lip gloss-holder phone case. Recently, Hailey sold her skin-care company, which she launched in 2022, to e.l.f Beauty for $1 billion. There she goes indeed. The Biebers' pregnancy announcement in May 2024 was accompanied by an unknown instrumental track. Now, fans have identified it as 'Devotion' featuring Dijon. On the heartwarming track, Bieber sings, 'When your lips and fingernails are all mine / I promise to take my time givin' you devotion.' The singer also celebrates being a father to Jack Blues Bieber, born Aug. 23, 2024, on 'Dadz Love.' As rapper Lil B declares we need "less hatin'" and "more love," Bieber repeats the track title (which sounds like "that's love") over and over. Soon after the singer announced the surprise album, fans flocked to social media to express their excitement. 'New album - bieber fever hitting like it's 2010,' TikTok user @jennyboba posted to the collab '#thatPOWER.' 'Justin Bieber is back… I used to pray for times like this,' singer d4vd posted on X. Read more: How Justin Bieber's new song, 'Intentions,' helps women in L.A. Others reactivated their old X fan accounts and created group chats to celebrate the release. 'We're creating a SWAG group chat to keep up with all the updates! Like or reply so I can add you,' @statsonbieber announced in a post that's since received almost 6,000 likes and more than 600 comments. Bieber fever may have been latent for years, but it's making the rounds once again. Bieber's had his fair share of viral paparazzi moments over the past year. Most notable was his encounter with photographers while leaving Malibu's SoHo House, when he declared, 'It's not clocking to you that I'm standing on business.' The singer's misuse of African American Vernacular English has turned into an internet meme, but Bieber's in on the joke. He's shared several fan edits of the encounter on his Instagram, including one that riffs off the hilarious 'I'm a mommy' moment on 'Love Island USA.' And on 'Swag,' Bieber includes an interlude aptly titled 'Standing on Business.' 'I like that you pronounce business. Usually, when I say, 'Standin' on business,' I say, 'Standin' on bih' 'ness,' ' Druski says after the now-famous audio plays. 'I think that's why he ain't leave right there. You were pronunciatin' every word — you can't pronunciate every word when you doin' that.' Bieber samples another paparazzi moment on 'Butterflies': 'You just want money. Money, money, money, money, money, money, money. Get out of here, bro. Money, that's all you want, you don't care about human beings. All you want is money.' Read more: Review: How Justin Bieber turned Staples Center into a megachurch The song then transitions into an honest reflection on money and fame: 'When the money comes and the money goes / Only thing that's left, uh, is the love we hold,' he sings. To be clear, Bieber's contentious exchanges with the paparazzi are nothing new. '[What] do your parents think about what you do?' he asked one in 2012. 'You tell them, 'Yeah, I stalk people for a living'?' But recently, these encounters — coupled with his sometimes outlandish social media activity — have led to increased scrutiny and speculation about Bieber's mental health. Many have even drawn comparisons to Britney Spears. 'People are always askin' if I'm OK, and that starts to really weigh on me,' Bieber tells Druski on the track 'Therapy Session.' 'It starts to make me feel like I'm the one with issues and everyone else is perfect.' Following her husband's surprise album announcement, Hailey reposted the tracklist on her Instagram story with the caption, 'Is it finally clocking to you f— losers?' Perhaps it finally is. Get notified when the biggest stories in Hollywood, culture and entertainment go live. Sign up for L.A. Times entertainment alerts. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Justin Bieber's ‘Standing on Business': The biggest takeaways from ‘Swag'
Is it finally clocking to you? Justin Bieber is back. The 31-year-old singer surprise-released a new album, 'Swag,' Friday after teasing fans the previous morning with a series of billboards and social media posts. Bieber's first album since 2021's 'Justice,' the new music prompted an online frenzy and revived a devoted community of Beliebers. From his marriage to his paparazzi encounters, Bieber has faced incredible scrutiny over the last few months, which he addresses head-on in 'Swag.' After listening to all 21 tracks, here are our biggest takeaways. Bieber has incorporated R&B elements in his music since early in his career and embraced the genre fully on the 2013 compilation album 'Journals.' But even after coining R&Bieber in 2019, he's struggled to be taken seriously. When 2020's 'Changes' received a Grammy nomination for pop vocal album, Bieber expressed his confusion at not being nominated in the R&B category. 'To the Grammys I am flattered to be acknowledged and appreciated for my artistry. I am very meticulous and intentional about my music. With that being said I set out to make an R&B album. 'Changes' was and is an R&B album,' he wrote on Instagram. 'It is not being acknowledged as an R&B album which is very strange to me. I grew up admiring R&B music and wished to make a project that would embody that sound.' 'To be clear I absolutely love Pop music,' he added. 'It just wasn't what I set out to make this time around. My gratitude for feeling respected for my work remains and I am honored to be nominated either way.' On 'Swag,' Bieber shows off his R&B chops. From opening track 'All I Can Take' and the seemingly SZA-inspired 'Yukon' to 'Daisies' (which reportedly features on the guitar), he takes a more intimate approach than on previous albums. But still, longtime fans will hear hints of 'Journals' and 'Changes' throughout the project. In one of the album's unconventional moments, comedian Druski comments on Bieber's more 'soulful,' R&B-infused sound. 'I said this album kinda sound, you got some soul on this album too, bro,' he says on the interlude track 'Soulful.' 'Your skin white but your soul Black, Justin. I promise you, man.' Since Justin and Hailey Bieber wed in 2018, their marriage has been under a microscope. Divorce rumors circulated within months of them tying the knot, and it didn't help that many fans were still rooting for the singer to get back with ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez. Bieber's love for his wife is evident throughout his catalog — from 2020's 'All Around Me' to 2021's 'Hailey.' But in case anyone is still skeptical (they are), Bieber sets the record straight on 'Swag.' On album standout 'Walking Away,' Bieber gets candid about his relationship troubles but also reaffirms that he's committed to his marriage. 'You were my diamond / Gave you a ring / I made you a promise / I told you I'd change / It's just human nature / These growing pains / And baby, I ain't walking away,' he sings. Elsewhere on the album, he cheers on his wife. On 'Go Baby' (which lyrically echoes 2021's 'There She Go'), he sings, 'That's my baby, she's iconic, iPhone case, lip gloss on it' — a reference to the Rhode founder's famous lip gloss-holder phone case. Recently, Hailey sold her skin-care company, which she launched in 2022, to e.l.f Beauty for $1 billion. There she goes indeed. The Biebers' pregnancy announcement in May 2024 was accompanied by an unknown instrumental track. Now, fans have identified it as 'Devotion' featuring Dijon. On the heartwarming track, Bieber sings, 'When your lips and fingernails are all mine / I promise to take my time givin' you devotion.' The singer also celebrates being a father to Jack Blues Bieber, born Aug. 23, 2024, on 'Dadz Love.' As rapper Lil B declares we need 'less hatin'' and 'more love,' Bieber repeats the track title (which sounds like 'that's love') over and over. Soon after the singer announced the surprise album, fans flocked to social media to express their excitement. 'New album - bieber fever hitting like it's 2010,' TikTok user @jennyboba posted to the collab '#thatPOWER.' 'Justin Bieber is back… I used to pray for times like this,' singer d4vd posted on X. Others reactivated their old X fan accounts and created group chats to celebrate the release. 'We're creating a SWAG group chat to keep up with all the updates! Like or reply so I can add you,' @statsonbieber announced in a post that's since received almost 6,000 likes and more than 600 comments. Bieber fever may have been latent for years, but it's making the rounds once again. Bieber's had his fair share of viral paparazzi moments over the past year. Most notable was his encounter with photographers while leaving Malibu's SoHo House, when he declared, 'It's not clocking to you that I'm standing on business.' The singer's misuse of African American Vernacular English has turned into an internet meme, but Bieber's in on the joke. He's shared several fan edits of the encounter on his Instagram, including one that riffs off the hilarious 'I'm a mommy' moment on 'Love Island USA.' And on 'Swag,' Bieber includes an interlude aptly titled 'Standing on Business.' 'I like that you pronounce business. Usually, when I say, 'Standin' on business,' I say, 'Standin' on bih' 'ness,' ' Druski says after the now-famous audio plays. 'I think that's why he ain't leave right there. You were pronunciatin' every word — you can't pronunciate every word when you doin' that.' Bieber samples another paparazzi moment on 'Butterflies': 'You just want money. Money, money, money, money, money, money, money. Get out of here, bro. Money, that's all you want, you don't care about human beings. All you want is money.' The song then transitions into an honest reflection on money and fame: 'When the money comes and the money goes / Only thing that's left, uh, is the love we hold,' he sings. To be clear, Bieber's contentious exchanges with the paparazzi are nothing new. '[What] do your parents think about what you do?' he asked one in 2012. 'You tell them, 'Yeah, I stalk people for a living'?' But recently, these encounters — coupled with his sometimes outlandish social media activity — have led to increased scrutiny and speculation about Bieber's mental health. Many have even drawn comparisons to Britney Spears. 'People are always askin' if I'm OK, and that starts to really weigh on me,' Bieber tells Druski on the track 'Therapy Session.' 'It starts to make me feel like I'm the one with issues and everyone else is perfect.' Following her husband's surprise album announcement, Hailey reposted the tracklist on her Instagram story with the caption, 'Is it finally clocking to you f— losers?' Perhaps it finally is.
