Every half-decade or so, Justin Bieber sloughs off the callused skin of the pop superstar he became at age 15 to reveal the tender and quirky R&B singer he’s always been at heart. He did it in 2013 with his album “Journals,” then in 2020 with “Changes.”

"Swag" is Justin Bieber's first album since becoming a father last year, and his first since "Justice," which was released in 2021.

H ours after surprising fans with the announcement of his seventh studio album on Thursday, Justin Bieber officially dropped Swag. The album comes nearly four years after his last