Justin Bieber Surprise Drops New Album 'SWAG'
On Thursday, July 10, a source confirmed to PEOPLE that the pop megastar would be dropping SWAG — his first album since 2021's Justice
The Hollywood Reporter was the first to report the newsJustin Bieber's new album has arrived!
On Friday, July 11, the pop megastar released his seventh studio album SWAG via Def Jam after a source confirmed to PEOPLE that his first project since 2021's Justice was on the way a day prior.
The 21-song release features guest spots from Gunna, Sexxy Red, Cash Cobain, Lil B, Eddie Benjamin and more, and includes songs with titles such as "ALL I CAN TAKE," "STANDING ON BUSINESS," and "FORGIVENESS." The album is available to stream now on Spotify and Apple Music.
Sources told The Hollywood Reporter in April that Bieber had been holding "jam sessions" at his Los Angeles house with DJ Tay James, musical director HARV, SZA collaborator Carter Lang and Australian artist Eddie Benjamin.
A source told PEOPLE on Thursday, July 10, that the album was supposed to be "darker, more vulnerable and less polished" than his previous work.
"It's in no way depressing though," they said at the time.
The source also noted that the music would be "much deeper" and that fans would be in for a "genre shift."
They also added that Justin's "most precious" 10-month-old son Jack Blues — whom he shares with wife Hailey Baldwin Bieber — "shaped the heart" of SWAG.
A billboard spotted in Iceland featuring Bieber and the word 'Swag' on it also began going viral on Thursday. An identical billboard appeared in Los Angeles on Thursday. That same day, TMZ reported the title of Justin's new album was Swag, which the singer hadn't yet confirmed or denied.
Justin also shared an Instagram Reel of a large screen in New York City, featuring what appeared to be a track list, not long after the billboards appeared.
The song titles appeared to include "DAISIES, "DADZ LOVE," "THERAPY SESSION" and "ZUMA HOUSE."
is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more!
Prior to the release of SWAG, Bieber shared photos of his son joining him in the music studio.
In May, a source confirmed to PEOPLE that Bieber was working on music at Eleven Deplar Farm hotel in Ólafsfjörður, Iceland, which features a detached studio.
Read the original article on People
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
44 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Tyler, the Creator releases new album, 'Don't Tap the Glass'
Tyler, the Creator has been busy. The Los Angeles rapper early Monday released 'Don't Tap the Glass,' his second LP to drop in less than nine months. The new 10-track project closely follows 'Chromakopia,' which came out in October, just before Tyler's annual Camp Flog Gnaw festival at Dodger Stadium, where he performed songs from the album including 'Noid' and 'Sticky' and welcomed cameos by Sexyy Red, Doechii and ScHoolboy Q. In February, Tyler set out on a world tour behind 'Chromakopia' that touched down for a six-night stay at Arena and stopped last week in New York for shows at Madison Square Garden and the Barclays Center. According to album credits on Apple Music, 'Don't Tap the Glass' — which features no officially billed guest appearances — was produced by Tyler himself; the album has a funky, club-geared sound full of old-school stylistic touches. In a post on X, Tyler said the LP grew out of a conversation he had with friends about why they don't dance in public. His friends, he said, blamed 'the fear of being filmed.' He added: 'I thought damn, a natural form of expression and a certain connection they have with music is now a ghost. It made me wonder how much of our human spirit got killed because of the fear of being a meme.' 'This album was not made for sitting still,' Tyler wrote. 'Dancing driving running any type of movement is recommended to maybe understand the spirit of it.' 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.
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Cosby Show Star, Dead at 54
The actor's tragic death was first reported by TMZ. Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for playing Theodore "Theo" Huxtable on The Cosby Show, has died in an apparent drowning. He was 54. TMZ first broke the news, no other details were immediately made available. Notoriously private about his personal life, Warner is seemingly survived by his wife and daughter, the latter who was born in 2017. While he has shared photos of them both on social media, their identities have remained private. Warner was just 14 when The Cosby Show premiered in 1984, with the actor starring as Bill Cosby's only on-screen son until the show wrapped in 1992. In that time, he also hosted Saturday Night Live, appeared on Sesame Street and played his Cosby character on spinoff A Different World for a couple episodes. He also voiced The Producer from 1994-1997 on The Magic School Bus, before costarring on Malcolm & Eddie opposite Eddie Griffin from 1996-2000. Later work included Jeremiah on Showtime, Sherri Shepherd's sitcom Sherri, BET's Reed between the Lines, and, most recently, The Resident and 9-1-1. Warner was also a Grammy winner, picking up the Best Traditional R&B Performance trophy alongside Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Lala Hathaway for the song Jesus Children in 2015. Story developing ... Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Who Played Son Theo on 'The Cosby Show', Dies at 54
NEED TO KNOW Malcolm-Jamal Warner has died, PEOPLE confirms He was 54 He was best known for playing Bill Cosby's son on The Cosby Warner has died, a source confirms to PEOPLE. He was 54. A rep for Warner did not immediately to a request for comment. Warner's career began with his role as Theo Huxtable on . The actor played the only son of Bill Cosby's character, Heathcliff Huxtable, in the sitcom from 1984 to 1992. In 2023, Warner told PEOPLE of the show, "I know I can speak for all the cast when I say The Cosby Show is something that we are all still very proud of." "We share a unique experience that keeps us lovingly bonded no matter how much time goes between seeing or hearing from each other." Warner did, of course, acknowledge how the show's legacy had changed given the allegations made against Cosby, 88, who was convicted of sexual assault in 2018 but later had the charge overturned in 2021, only for five more women to accuse him of sexual assault. "Regardless of how some people may feel about the show now, I'm still proud of the legacy and having been a part of such an iconic show that had such a profound impact on — first and foremost, Black culture — but also American culture," Warner said. Following , Warner went on to star in several other successful TV shows and movies. He and Eddie Griffin led the sitcom Malcolm & Eddie from 1996 to 2000, and Warner was also well known for his role as Alex Reed on Reed Between the Lines, which he starred in alongside Tracee Ellis Ross from 2011 to 2015. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. More recently, Warner had starred in Major Crimes as Chuck Cooper, as Julius Rowe in Suits and as AJ Austin in The Resident. 9-1-1 and Alert: Missing Persons Unit were his most recent credits. Read the original article on People
