- STAY - Single · 2021
- My World 2.0 (Bonus Track Version) · 2010
- Believe (Deluxe Edition) · 2012
- Purpose (Deluxe) · 2015
- Changes · 2020
- Justice · 2021
- Purpose (Deluxe) · 2015
- No.6 Collaborations Project · 2019
- VIDA · 2017
- Encore · 2016
- Believe (Deluxe Edition) · 2012
- Purpose (Deluxe) · 2015
Essential Albums
- After taking some time to, as he put it in a 2013 email to USA Today, “find my sound as an adult,” Justin Bieber reemerged in 2015 with Purpose, a collection as notable for the way his now-matured voice nestled into the spare, giddy beats of tropical house as it was for the spiritual searching outlined in its lyrics. Introduced by the pulsing “What Do You Mean?,” which frames his silky croon within synth flutes and keyboard stabs, Purpose depicts Bieber on a quest not merely for the next generation of his sound but for a sense of what is most important in life. Purpose, which includes writing and producing credits from a slew of 2010s heavy hitters like EDM wizard Skrillex, electro-pop architect BloodPop, hit machine Benny Blanco, and busker-turned-arena-headliner Ed Sheeran, hit chart gold with “What Do You Mean?” as well as the soaring “Sorry,” a loping synth-pop track that contrasts Bieber’s frustrated crooning against heaven-sent, looped cries. “Love Yourself,” a rancorous cut that updates the guy-and-guitar setup Bieber had in his online-sensation days, was another smash, showing how he could hark back musically to his youth while singing about grownup relationship complexities. There are also moments when Bieber turns inward, indicating what’s been going on in his head during his meteoric rise to pop’s upper echelons. “Children” is a club-ready call to “make a difference,” the singer calling on his listeners to “be a visionary for a change” amid crisp synths and an urgent beat; the title track is a piano-accompanied prayer, Bieber asking for forgiveness and, at the song’s end, delivering a short, heartfelt speech in which he tells the Lord that he’s “giving it all I’ve got.” After breaking through in the late 2000s, Justin Bieber had to navigate the path to adulthood with a spotlight shining brightly on his every move; Purpose shows how he did that with assistance from his pop peers and his faith.
Albums
Artist Playlists
- From doe-eyed cuddle bunny to rebellious playboy to reflective married man.
- The teen heartthrob transforms into a man of alluring complexity.
- His crushed-velvet voice imbues R&B-inspired songs with heart and soul.
- These supple, sensitive gems set the stage for a chart-clobbering career.
- Lean back and relax with some of their mellowest cuts.
- Grab the mic and sing along with some of their biggest hits.
- Bad Child, Tyler Shaw, Command Sisters, Desiire, Fefe Dobson, Jules Halpern, Scott Helman, Shawn Hook, Ryland James, Dan Kanter, Olivia Lunny, Marie-Mai, Donovan Woods, Johnny Orlando, Josh Ramsay, Serena Ryder, The Tenors, TIKA & Walk Off the Earth
More To Hear
- This song helped Justin make history back in 2016.
- The artist talks about working with Don Toliver on “Honest.”
- The hit “Boyfriend” kick-started a new sound for Justin Bieber.
- The artist talks about working with Don Toliver on "Honest."
- Zane shares a teaser of Ebro's chat with Justin Bieber.
- Zane Lowe talks with Justin Bieber about new album ‘Changes.’
- Featuring Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber and Lil Nas X.
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About Justin Bieber
"There’s a moment in a 2020 interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe where Justin Bieber begins—quietly, hesitantly—to cry. “It was hard for me being that young and being in the industry, and not knowing where to turn, and everyone telling me they love me, and just turning their back on you in a second,” Bieber says, each clause kicking up memories like dust. The point isn’t to weep with or for him—he had more dreams come true in his first 25 years than most people manage in a lifetime. But he’s also one of the few pop stars of his generation to have truly grown up in public, weathering the cable newsification of celebrity culture in the internet era while still trying to develop as both an artist and a person. Even early on, you could tell he had his eye on the future, balancing a doe-eyed wholesomeness with earnest attempts at hip-hop and R&B, material that suited him as a kid with material that reflected his growth into adolescence and adulthood. Some teen-pop singers end up trapped in amber; Justin Bieber has, knocks and all, kept swimming. Born in London, Ontario, in 1994, Bieber was famously discovered when his future manager, Scooter Braun, stumbled on some performance videos that Bieber’s mom had uploaded to YouTube to share with family and friends. Braun, who understood not only Bieber’s appeal but the potential of the internet, encouraged him to keep making videos and keep the equipment cheap—an approach that not only helped Bieber’s growing fanbase to understand that he was still just a kid like them, but drafted a new blueprint for how artists could reach audiences in the digital era. With the exception of a voice change around 2011, 2009’s My World, 2010’s My World 2.0, and 2012’s Believe are more or less of a piece: the sound of a boy trying to stick the landing into puberty. Released in 2015, Purpose showed Bieber developing a more thoughtful connection to his material, including collaborations with vanguard pop producers like Diplo, Skrillex, and benny blanco. After a five-year break during which Bieber underwent significant personal changes—including a detox from touring life, a diagnosis of Lyme disease, and a epiphanic marriage to Hailey Baldwin—he came back with 2020’s Changes. “People have been putting me on a pedestal,” Bieber told Apple Music. ""I didn’t ask for that. Obviously I love making music, but there are a lot of people that love making music and they’re not in the position that I’m in. I’m just trying to steward that wisely, steward my relationship wisely. I want people to take a look at my story—hopefully, my words can make a difference.”
- HOMETOWN
- London, Ontario, Canada
- BORN
- March 1, 1994
- GENRE
- Pop