JUSTIN Bieber has released his surprise seventh album – and it features young son, Jack Blues, on the cover.
The troubled pop star, 31, delighted fans when, out of the blue, he announced that new music was imminent earlier in the week.
Justin Bieber’s son Jack features in his new album cover art[/caption]
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It is his first album since 2001’s Justice.
Titled Swag, the record has been getting a lot of love from fans, who have already listened to all 21 of the tracks.
A deeply personal LP, the album’s song titles and lyrics lay bare his personal struggles over the years.
While the artwork sees a shirtless and heavily tattooed Justin sitting on a sofa while holding Jack by his legs above his head.
Among the tracks is the confessional interlude, Therapy Session, Forgiveness and Go Baby.
The latter is a tribute to wife Hailey and sees Justin croon, “That’s my baby, she’s iconic, iPhone case, lip gloss on it.
“When sunlight turns to shadows and it gets hard to face… nothing needs to work out and nothing needs to break, don’t need to pretend you’re ok.”
The couple have faced split rumors in recent months but look in a good place in new snaps of them holidaying in Ibiza.
A number of loved-up pics show them cosying up by the water’s edge, having seemingly smoothed out any differences.
In Therapy Sessions, Justin tackles speculation over his wellbeing head on, saying, “That’s been a tough thing for me recently, is feeling like I’ve had to go through a lot of my struggles as a human really publicly, so people are always asking if I’m ok, and that starts to really weigh on me.
“It starts to make me feels like I’m the only one with issues and everyone else is perfect.”
Justin has admitted he’s a flawed person and has made moves to straighten himself out, cutting ties with friends, an assistant and bodyguards.
However, there was concern about the public nature of one of the fallings out, with Justin sharing text messages online.
In one, an unnamed person said: “I’m not used to someone lashing out at me. It’s not that I don’t see and feel your anger.”
Justin replied “Ouch. This friendship is officially over.
“I will never accept a man calling my anger lashing out. I enjoyed our short lived relationship. I wasn’t kidding when I told u I didn’t need u as a friend.
“I have good friends. Who will respect these boundaries.”
The U.S. Sun revealed how Justin’s team has changed dramatically in recent months.
He worked with assistant Mateo Caldas, who was also an estate manager, since 2018 – but Mateo has moved on.
The singer is trying to work through his issues[/caption]
The pop star’s last album came out four years ago[/caption]
The star’s rep hit back at worrying rumors Justin’s health has declined, telling TMZ he’s in “one of the best places in his life.”
They said that the past year has been “very transformative for him as he ended several close friendships and business relationships that no longer served him.”
However, Justin has long been open about his struggles.
He’s credited his Christian faith and his wife, Hailey Bieber, for helping him through dark times.
The couple married in 2018 and have been under public scrutiny ever since.
While they’ve often posted about their love, recent cryptic posts — including a plea for prayers from Hailey’s father last year— have fueled speculation about tension behind the scenes.
