Justin Bieber has released one of his most personal albums to-date.<\/p>\n
Def Jam dropped the 31-year-old singer\u2019s seventh studio album, titled \u201cSWAG,\u201d on Friday, which addressed everything from his recent marriage struggles<\/a> to his bouts with mental health<\/a>.<\/p>\n The 21-track project features vocals from Sexyy Red, Dijon, Lil B, Gunna, Cash Cobain, 2 Chainz, comedian Druski and others.<\/p>\n The 21-track project features vocals from Sexyy Red, Dijon, Lil B, Gunna, Cash Cobain, 2 Chainz, comedian Druski and others. lilbieber\/Instagram<\/p>\n This album comes four years after Bieber\u2019s \u201cJustice,\u201d which dropped in 2021.<\/p>\n The album\u2019s tracklist includes: \u201cAll I Can Take,\u201d \u201cDaisies,\u201d \u201cYukon,\u201d \u201cGo Baby,\u201d \u201cThings You Do,\u201d \u201cButterflies,\u201d \u201cWay It Is,\u201d \u201cFirst Place,\u201d \u201cSoulful,\u201d \u201cWalking Away,\u201d \u201cGlory Voice Memo,\u201d \u201cDevotion,\u201d \u201cDadz Love,\u201d \u201cTherapy Session,\u201d \u201cSweet Spot,\u201d \u201cStanding on Business,\u201d \u201c405,\u201d \u201cSwag,\u201d \u201cZuma House,\u201d \u201cToo Long\u201d and \u201cForgiveness.\u201d<\/p>\n On one track, titled \u201cWalking Away,\u201d the singer appears to allude to his marriage to the Rhode Skin founder.<\/p>\n \u201cDays go by so fast, don\u2019t wanna spend them with you \/ So tell me why you\u2019re throwing stones at my back \/ You know I\u2019m defenseless,\u201d Bieber sings in the first verse.<\/p>\n Justin Bieber shared family photos ahead of the album\u2019s release. lilbieber\/Instagram<\/p>\n \u201cGirl, we better stop before we say some s\u2013t \/ We\u2019ve been testing our patience \/ I think we better off if we just take a break.\u201d<\/p>\n Still, Bieber\u2019s lyrics prove that the pair are very much in love, despite recent rumored marriage woes<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cBaby, I ain\u2019t walking away \/ You were my diamond \/ Gave you a ring \/ I made you a promise \/ I told you, \u2018I\u2019d change\u2019 \/ It\u2019s just human nature \/ These growing pains \/ And baby, I ain\u2019t walking away,\u201d he sings.<\/p>\n The singer teased the album\u2019s tracklist on global billboards. Justin Bieber\/Instagram<\/p>\n Bieber also referenced his viral showdown with paparazzi<\/a> last month, in which he yelled at a snapper, \u201cI\u2019m a dad. I\u2019m a husband. You\u2019re not getting it. It\u2019s not clocking to you. I\u2019m standing on business.\u201d<\/p>\n The heated exchange found a home on track 16, aptly named, \u201cStanding on Business.\u201d Comedian Druski appears in the conversational 50-second track.<\/p>\n In April, The Hollywood Reporter <\/a>revealed that Bieber was headed to Iceland to complete the project. According to an insider, he reportedly visited the Nordic country to \u201cvibe out.\u201d<\/p>\n On Thursday, a black-and-white billboard of Bieber<\/a> with the word \u201cSWAG\u201d on it surfaced in Iceland. That same day, the artist took to his Instagram<\/a> to share the tracklist.<\/p>\n On his Instagram Story, Bieber also shared a slew of photos of himself, wife Hailey Bieber and son Jack.<\/p>\n Bieber became a dad for the first time in August 2024. lilbieber\/Instagram<\/p>\n Bieber teased his album\u2019s release on a billboard in Iceland. Justin Bieber\/Instagram<\/p>\n Def Jam released the 31-year-old singer\u2019s seventh studio album, titled \u201cSWAG,\u201d on Friday July 11. lilbieber\/Instagram<\/p>\n In one shot, Bieber stood shirtless while his model wife, 28, held their son, 10 months, in the background.<\/p>\n A second photo showed a close-up of the Grammy winner and Hailey with his arm around her waist.\u00a0<\/p>\n Rounding out the sweet shots was a snapshot of Jack in a diaper standing on Bieber\u2019s lap with Hailey on her husband\u2019s chest.<\/p>\n Bieber also reposted a shout-out from his friend and fellow artist Kid Laroi.\u00a0<\/p>\n Bieber and his 10-month-old son, Jack Blues. lilbieber\/Instagram<\/p>\n \u201cIf you don\u2019t listen to this album when it drops, we can\u2019t be friends,\u201d the singer, 21, wrote. \u201cSorry, I don\u2019t make the rules.\u201d<\/p>\n Bieber responded, \u201cLove you broski.\u201d<\/p>\n The pop star released his first album, \u201cMy World 2.0,\u201d in 2010. In 2015, Bieber dropped his hit\u00a0EDM\u00a0song, \u201cWhere Are \u00dc Now.\u201d<\/p>\n The 2-time Grammy winner also shared some loved-up snaps with his wife. lilbieber\/Instagram<\/p>\n The pair embraced in several sweet photos ahead of the album\u2019s release. lilbieber\/Instagram<\/p>\n The Rhode founder was even mentioned in several songs on the project. lilbieber\/Instagram<\/p>\n The track earned Bieber his first Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording.<\/p>\n Two years later, in 2017, his \u201cDespacito\u201d remix with\u00a0Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee won him a\u00a0Latin Grammy Award<\/a>.<\/p>\n Throughout his music career, Bieber has won 26\u00a0Billboard\u00a0Music Awards, 18\u00a0American Music Awards and 22\u00a0MTV Europe Music Awards.<\/p>\n In 2023, the superstar severed ties with his longtime manager, Scooter Braun<\/a>. The pair had worked together since the Canadian musician\u2019s career took off in 2007.<\/p>\n Bieber was only 13 years old when Braun, 44, discovered his YouTube videos and became his manager. <\/p>\n Puck News<\/a> reported at the time that the two hadn\u2019t spoken in months. Insiders told the outlet that the \u201cSorry\u201d vocalist was looking for new management as he attempted to \u201cclean house.\u201d<\/p>\n However, representatives for both shut down the rumors<\/a>\u00a0to Page Six. Neither Bieber nor Braun commented publicly on the matter.<\/p>\n In May, a new documentary shed light onto why Bieber sold his music catalog<\/a> for $200 million in December 2022.<\/p>\n The doc, \u201cTMZ Investigates: What Happened to Justin Bieber,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0revealed that the social media star was facing financial troubles. The episode alleged that he was in debt due to pulling out of his\u00a0\u201cJustice\u201d World Tour<\/a>\u00a0in 2022.<\/p>\n TMZ executive producer Harvey Levin claimed that Bieber \u201chad to sell his music catalog because he was broke.\u201d<\/p>\n Although it has been reported that Bieber raked in between $500 million and $1 billion throughout his career.<\/p>\n \u201cI was on a call with multiple people \u2014 Justin\u2019s side acknowledges that in 2022, he was on the verge of \u2026 the words were \u2018financial collapse.\u2019 And that\u2019s why he had to sell his catalog,\u201d Levin, 74, alleged in the doc.<\/p>\n Another photo showed a close-up of the Grammy winner and Hailey with his arm around her waist.\u00a0 lilbieber\/Instagram<\/p>\n Levin also claimed that Braun got wind of the sale and encouraged the singer to wait until January 2023 to take advantage of a tax break.<\/p>\n \u201cJustin said, \u2018I gotta sell it now,’\u201d Levin alleged. \u201cAnd he sold it in December. That\u2019s how broke he was.\u201d<\/p>\n In May, an independent audit conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) revealed that Bieber owed Braun more than $8,806,000. <\/p>\n In 2023, the superstar severed ties with his longtime manager, Scooter Braun. scooterbraun\/Instagram<\/p>\n At the time, a source told Page Six<\/a> that Bieber owed Braun money after the former manager covered Bieber\u2019s \u201cJustice\u201d tour debt.<\/p>\n \u201cHe stepped in to help him,\u201d the insider stated.<\/p>\n Bieber had previously accepted a $40 million advance from AEG, the company backing the tour, before he dropped out.<\/p>\n The duo tied the knot in 2018. Instagram\/@haileybieber<\/p>\n The company then asked Bieber to repay them $26 million of the money that was already loaned to him.<\/p>\n Braun stepped in and paid the money through his Hybe company.<\/p>\n On Thursday, Bieber settled his debt with Braun. <\/p>\n Per the settlement, according to TMZ,<\/a> Bieber was asked to pay back the $26 million. Braun will also be repaid half of the $11 million that he alleged Bieber owed for various unpaid commissions.<\/p>\n Over the past year, rumors have also swirled that Bieber was having marital issues with Hailey.<\/p>\n The pair kickstarted their romance in 2016. lilbieber\/Instagram<\/p>\n Bieber and Hailey first tied the knot in September 2018 in a NYC courthouse. The couple announced they were expecting their first child<\/a>\u00a0together when they\u00a0renewed their vows in Hawaii in May 2024.<\/p>\n Their son, Jack Blues, was born in August of that year.<\/p>\n Speculation ensued after months of cryptic social media posts<\/a> and bizarre rants from Bieber.<\/p>\n Braun and Bieber worked together since the Canadian musician\u2019s career took off in 2007. Getty Images for YouTube Originals<\/p>\n On his first Father\u2019s Day<\/a>, Bieber shared almost 20 posts, writing, \u201cI\u2019m a dad that\u2019s not to be f\u2013ked with,\u201d beneath a photo of his face and the middle finger emoji.<\/p>\n A second shot showed his Audemars Piguet watch, with the caption: \u201cHappy daddy day to me u lil ho.\u201d<\/p>\n Hailey, meanwhile, has been focused on her booming career, gracing the cover of Vogue<\/a> for their summer issue and selling her beauty brand, Rhode, for\u00a0$1 billion<\/a> in May.<\/p>\n Sources told US Weekly<\/a> that it was hard for her to celebrate with personal issues going on.<\/p>\n Bieber\u2019s new album comes four years after \u201cJustice,\u201d which dropped in 2021. Def Jam<\/p>\n \u201cFamily issues have clouded her success,\u201d the insider stated, with a second source explaining: \u201cJustin\u2019s going through a difficult time, and Hailey is giving him room to get himself back on track. He\u2019s doing his best, but it\u2019s tough.\u201d<\/p>\n They noted, \u201cJustin\u2019s been a hard person to deal with recently because of what he\u2019s going through. Hailey is the stable parent and the one keeping their family together. It\u2019s been really hard on her.\u201d<\/p>\n However, in their\u00a0Vogue interview<\/a>, the duo praised each other.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve done a lot of dumb things in my life, but the smartest thing I\u2019ve ever done was marry Hailey,\u201d Bieber said.<\/p>\n Bieber released his album \u201cChanges\u201d in 2020. Def Jam<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s in the spotlight, and has the attention because of her effortless knack for style, business, art and fashion,\u201d he gushed. \u201cAnd the way she makes being a mom and wife look easy.\u201d<\/p>\n Hailey explained to the magazine how her husband has helped her care less about the headlines and rumors over the years.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve learned so much from Justin, really,\u201d the model admitted. \u201cHe\u2019s been doing this literally since he was a child and he has had to face the most scrutiny of any person that I know. He was like, \u2018Baby, trust me, I\u2019ve been here before many, many times. You\u2019re not going to win. There is no winning.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Justin Bieber performs onstage during Takeoff\u2019s Celebration of Life gig in 2022. Getty Images for TVG<\/p>\n Just four days before his album dropped, Bieber solidified their bond on Instagram. <\/p>\n He captioned a shot of himself hugging Hailey<\/a>: \u201cMy forever n always.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t