{"id":54951,"date":"2025-07-10T19:58:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T19:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/54951\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T19:58:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T19:58:09","slug":"justin-bieber-to-surprise-release-long-awaited-7th-album-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/54951\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Bieber to Surprise Release Long-Awaited 7th Album (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tJustin Bieber<\/a> is about to drop a new album, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Def Jam<\/a> will release his long-awaited seventh album on Friday, July 11, sources reveal.<\/p>\n

\n\tA representative for Bieber didn\u2019t reply to request for comment. Def Jam declined to comment. <\/p>\n

\n\tAs THR reported, Bieber headed to Iceland <\/a>in late April to put finishing touches on the project, his first since 2021\u2019s Justice. His Nordic getaway hosted jam sessions and allowed the pop superstar to \u201dvibe out\u201d with a number of musical collaborators, an insider reveals.<\/p>\n

\n\tAs of Thursday, a billboard in Iceland that depicts Bieber with the word \u201cSwag\u201d is starting to go viral online. Presumably, that could be the name of the album though it\u2019s unclear at press time. The same billboard went up in Los Angeles on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\n\tBieber posted several photos and videos of his own Thursday as well that show what seems to be the album\u2019s tracklist. <\/p>\n

\n\tRecent posts on Instagram, such as this one<\/a> from June 30, also show what appears to be a final mix in ProTools. Other studio images suggest that music<\/a> being played for Bieber is past its tracking phase and that the stereo files seen are a finished mix of some sort.<\/p>\n

\n\tAs sources shared with THR in April<\/a>, Bieber had been hosting \u201cjam sessions\u201d at his Los Angeles house where attendees have included his longtime DJ Tay James, musical director HARV, SZA collaborator Carter Lang and Australian artist Eddie Benjamin. Features on the album include Gunna and Sexyy Red as well as Cash Cobain, each of whom Bieber has shouted out on social media in recent months.<\/p>\n

\n\tBieber had also tapped talents like U.K. singer-songwriter Sekou and producer Dylan Wiggins (Kali Uchis\u2019 \u201cI Wish You Roses,\u201d The Weeknd\u2019s \u201cDie For You\u201d), among other lesser-known music-makers that he discovered on social media and enlisted via DMs.<\/p>\n

\n\tBieber\u2019s long awaited album comes four years after his last album, and his life has changed significantly since then. For one, he had a child with wife Hailey Bieber last year. On the music side, he split from his longtime manager Scooter Braun<\/a> in 2023. Braun just announced earlier this month that he\u2019s stepping down as CEO of Hybe America. <\/p>\n

\n\tAs THR reported, the two recently resolved their remaining financial issues<\/a> \u2014 specifically, a debt triggered by the cancellation of Bieber\u2019s Justice tour in 2022. (A representative for Bieber declined to comment on the settlement at the time.) In not fulfilling his contractual obligation to AEG (the tour\u2019s promoter) to complete the concert dates, for which he received a $40 million advance, Bieber was left owing more than $20 million to AEG. Then-manager Braun, through his company, covered what was owed through a loan. The two were partnered in a number of other businesses including a record label and film projects. <\/p>\n

\n\tBraun was also involved in a $200 million catalog deal to Hipgnosis Songs (now Recognition Music) for Bieber\u2019s songwriting interests, possibly the largest nest egg in music history for an artist under 30. (Worth noting: Hailey Bieber, who married Justin in 2018, recently sold her Rhode Beauty skin care brand to e.l.f. Beauty for $1 billion; Braun was a seed investor.)<\/p>\n