Never say it, as Justin Bieber surprised fans once again with the release of his eighth studio album Swag II on Friday.
It's a follow-up to his July release after the Canadian musician teased him with Billboard and social media posts when he released his seventh studio album Swag. Beaver did the same development for SWAG II.
The 31-year-old pop star began teasing his new album on Instagram on Thursday and artwork from around the world with a baby pink background and text “Swag II.”
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Bieber also shared images of himself, his wife Haley Bieber and his young son Jack Bruce Bieber.
The new album has two discs. Disc 1, Speed Demon, Better Man, I think you're special. There are 23 new songs, including guest appearances by Tems, Hurricane Chris, Lil B, Eddie Benjamin and Bakar.
The two-time Grammy-winning singer was made by Dijon, Carter Lang and Mike, and produced SWAG II along with Buddy Ross, Daniel Cetritt, Mk.gee and Dylan Wiggins.
Disc 2 explored the themes of love, life and paternity over 21 tracks on his previously released album Swag. Some of the most powerful songs include Daisies, Bieber's slow burn Alt-R&B being played on Lo-Fi guitars. Baby, his wife's celebration. Devotion features an uptick in R&B Voice Dijon.
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Bieber's Swag features 21 songs and guest appearances from artists such as Gunna, Sexxy Red, Cash Cobain, Druski, Dijon, Lil B, Eddie Benjamin and Marvin Winans.
Before SWAG II and SWAG, Bieber had not released any new albums since Justice in 2021.
Bieber is best known for his R&B pop lyric tenor and stays with Diamond Seller Baby, Sorry, Kid La Roy. At the beginning of his career, and as a tween, Bieber began working with Usher and music manager Scooter Brown.
In 2023, Bieber sold his music rights to “all six albums including hits like Inconvenient and Baby” to UK-based music investment company Hipgnosis. Financial details for the transaction have not been made public, but Billboard Magazine reported that the sale was worth an estimated US$200 million.
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