Overview

• Bieber and Braun finalized a settlement on July 10 requiring the singer to pay $26 million in owed funds plus half of $11 million in unpaid commissions, resolving their long-standing financial dispute.
• On July 11, Bieber surprise-released his seventh studio album, Swag, his first full-length project since splitting from Braun, featuring 21 tracks and collaborations with Gunna, Sexyy Red, Druski and others.
• In an Instagram Story, Braun described Swag as “beautiful, raw, and truly him,” labeling it Bieber’s most authentic work and highlighting the track “Daisies” as a standout.
• Hailey Bieber played a central role in the album’s creation by encouraging her husband’s artistic instincts and promoted the release through bold social-media posts, including a side-eye selfie set to Mariah Carey’s “Obsessed.”
• With a stripped-down production style, Swag delves into introspective themes of family, faith and identity, marking Bieber’s full embrace of creative autonomy.