In the course of Justin Bieber’s nearly twenty-year career, his music has come to be somewhat immaterial to his celebrity.

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The discussion notes that Bieber stepped off the pop treadmill after the endless work of his younger years — Swag is only his third album of the past 10 years. It’s also a welcome throwback to an era ...

Swag,” a new album of dreamy beats and unexpected collaborations, eschews formulaic pop to lean into the singer’s R&B ...

Justin Bieber's new album SWAG is an overburdened identity crisis about mainstream vs. indie, and white and Black.