Justin Bieber Reveals Details of His Seventh Album in Surprise Instagram Post.
Key Facts:
- Justin Bieber is set to release his 7th album on July 11, featuring artists like Gunna, Sexyy Red, and Cash Cobain.
- He recently visited Iceland to finish the album, with billboards and social media teasers hinting at the title Swag.
- The album includes collaborations with both major names and lesser-known artists Bieber discovered online.
- Bieber’s life has changed significantly since his last album — he became a father and split from longtime manager Scooter Braun.
- Bieber settled a $20M tour debt through Braun’s company and closed a $200M song catalog deal with Hipgnosis.
MORE DETAILS ABOUT JUSTIN BIEBER UPCOMING ALBUM:
Unexpected revelation! According to sources, the highly anticipated project incorporates contributions from Gunna, Sexyy Red, and Cash Cobain.The Hollywood Reporter was the first to report the news.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Justin Bieber is set to release a new album. Def Jam is set to release his highly anticipated seventh album on Friday, July 11, according to insiders.
According to THR, Bieber traveled to Iceland in late April to finalize the project, his first since the 2021 album Justice. An eyewitness says that the pop star’s trip to the Nordic countries included jam sessions and time to “vibe out” with other musicians. His Nordic retreat featured jam sessions and enabled the pop singer to “vibe out” with other musical partners, according to an insider.
As of Thursday, a billboard in Iceland featuring Bieber alongside the slogan “Swag” is gaining viral traction online. It seems likely that this could be the album’s title, although it remains ambiguous at the time of publication. A similar billboard was up in Los Angeles on Thursday.
Bieber shared multiple photographs and videos on Thursday that appear to reveal the album’s tracklist. tracklist. Recent Instagram images, including one dated June 30, exhibit what seems to be a final mix in ProTools.
Additional studio photographs indicate that the music being played for Bieber has progressed beyond the tracking process, suggesting that the stereo files observed represent a completed mix of some kind.
According to sources disclosed to THR in April, Bieber has been conducting “jam sessions” at his residence in Los Angeles, featuring participants such as his longtime DJ Tay James, musical director HARV, SZA collaborator Carter Lang, and Australian artist Eddie Benjamin.
The album features Gunna, Sexyy Red, and Cash Cobain, all of whom Bieber has acknowledged on social media in recent months.
Bieber also engaged talents such as U.K. singer-songwriter Sekou and producer Dylan Wiggins (known for Kali Uchis’ “I Wish You Roses” and The Weeknd’s “Die For You”), along with other relatively obscure music creators he identified on social media and contacted through direct messages.
Bieber’s highly anticipated album arrives four years after his previous release, during which his life has undergone considerable transformation. He fathered a child with his wife, Hailey Bieber, last year. Braun just announced his resignation as CEO of Hybe America.
According to THR, the two have just settled their outstanding financial matters, including a debt arising from the cancellation of Bieber’s Justice tour in 2022. A spokesperson for Bieber refrained from commenting on the settlement at that time.
Bieber’s failure to fulfill his contractual duty to AEG, the tour’s promoter, by not completing the concert dates for which he got a $40 million advance, resulted in an outstanding debt of over $20 million to AEG.
Subsequently, manager Braun, via his company, settled the outstanding amount through a loan. The two collaborated on several ventures, including a record label and film projects.
Braun participated in a $200 million catalog agreement with Hipgnosis Songs (now Recognition Music) concerning Bieber’s songwriting rights, potentially the greatest financial reserve in music history for an artist under 30.
