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Justin Bieber releases new album inspired by ‘devotion as a husband’

Justin Bieber teases surprise album with huge billboard in Times Square
  • Justin Bieber has surprise-released his seventh studio album, Swag, just a day after first teasing the project.
  • The 21-track LP is his first full-length studio album since 2021's Justice.
  • The album is inspired by Bieber's “devotion as a husband and father” and contains “some of his most personal music yet”, a press release said.
  • New artwork accompanying the release shows Bieber holding his young son, Jack, who was born in August 2024.
  • The album's arrival follows recent personal developments for Bieber, including splitting with his long-term manager, Scooter Braun.
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