Justin Bieber is giving fans a sweet treat. The pop singer dropped his sixth studio album, Justice , on Thursday evening, and released a new music video for his single "Peaches."
The stylish video -- which combines retro '90s vibes with super-modern color palettes -- features Giveon and Daniel Caesar alongside Bieber rocking an incredibly chic peach-colored suit.
"There's nothing like your touch / It’s the way you lift me up / And I'll be right here with you 'til the end," Bieber croons in the laidback ballad.
As for his long-awaited album, Justice , the new album contains Bieber's megahit singles "Holy," featuring Chance the Rapper, and "Lonely" with Benny Blanco.
Justice -- which also includes Bieber's singles "Anyone" and "Hold On" -- features a number of other big collaborations with artists including The Kid LAROI, Dominic Fike, Khalid, Beam, and Burna Boy.
Back in February, Bieber took to Instagram to share his upcoming album's cover art and reflected on the album title.
He added that he knows that he "cannot simply solve injustice by making music but I do know that if we all do our part by using our gifts to serve this planet and each other that we are that much closer to being united."
The new album release comes shortly after his wife opened up to Elle about their relationship . The 24-year-old model covers the publication's April 2021 issue and reflected on the two marrying young and the issues they've had to work through.
Hailey married Justin in September 2018 in a private courthouse ceremony in New York City. She acknowledged that while they chose to tie the knot very young, it was the right decision for them given how they both grew up.
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Justin Bieber Performs at 2021 Kids' Choice Awards | PEOPLE.com
On Saturday, the pop star, 27, put on a show-stopping performance of his hit song "Intentions" after being presented by his wife Hailey Baldwin .
For his performance of "Intentions," Bieber was joined by Migos rapper Quavo and the pop star later performed a medley of his latest singles "Hold On" and "Anyone."
During the show, Bieber won awards in the favorite male artist and favorite music collaboration categories, the latter of which was for "Stuck with U," his duet with Ariana Grande benefitting COVID relief efforts.
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On Friday, Baldwin shared with PEOPLE that she was really looking forward to presenting her husband .
"I'm excited! It feels good to get out and get dressed up and be back in this kind of environment, to be presenting. It's exciting," she said. "It's cool. Obviously, we're both grown up, we've grown up watching the Kids' Choice Awards and I think to be here and be married and do it together is really fun."
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Bieber announced he would be performing at the Kids' Choice Awards last month, telling PEOPLE he was looking forward to the "full-circle moment."
"The Kids' Choice Awards was my first awards show and returning to share my new music is a full-circle moment," Bieber told PEOPLE exclusively. "Although the show may look different this year, the KCAs are always a ton of fun and there will definitely be no shortage of slime!"
Justin Bieber Shares the Story Behind His Favorite Tattoos | Vogue
And while Bieber's appreciation for tattoo art is well-known, less noted, perhaps, is the important role they have played in his evolution as both an artist and a person, whether reflecting his spiritual journey or the ongoing sonic shifts in his musical output. There's the title of his fourth album, Purpose, tattooed on his torso; there's also the treble clef and Japanese Kanji character for music found on his neck and right arm, respectively. Bieber's love for music has always informed the way in which he's decorated his body.
Yet while his tattoos may act as markers of his ever-evolving career as a musician, it's the more sentimental designs that resonate most strongly for Bieber. "The bear, which I got in New Zealand, represents rest," Bieber tells Vogue of the tattoo which sits under his right shoulder. "As tough and resilient as a bear is, it always hibernates, which is so important. We as humans go, go, and go without resting and it can leave us exhausted and drained." It's a relentless pace that Bieber is all too familiar with given his typically packed schedule, even if its one he's been able to press pause on over the last year.
"The lion I got done by the tattoo artist Bang Bang, and it represents having a heart of a lion," Bieber adds of the tattoo on the top-left of his chest. "Being bold, courageous, strong!'" It's one of several animal-inspired designs on Bieber's body—a fact probably unsurprising to true Beliebers, given the singer is a famous animal-lover with a menagerie of pets, from three rescue dogs to monkeys and Savannah cats. "I also love the bird on my neck that I got from Dr. Woo," Bieber continues. "It's a reminder to use the gifts God has given me and give it all I have—to fly above all of the bullshit."
Music Notes: Justin Bieber to Sting, new albums arrive for spring
While some current releases were recorded and wrapped pre-pandemic, others were crafted during the quietude of quarantine. (Mr. Harry Connick and Evanescence, take a bow.)
The rest of 2021 will undoubtedly serve a continued stream of fresh material, but here is what we're listening to now.
Loretta Lynn, "Still Woman Enough": It's rarefied air to reach your 50th album, but Lynn is the kind of national treasure who deserves every accolade. On this celebration of women in country music, the maven of the genre — who turns 89 in April — fits among the fiddles on the title track with Reba McEntire and Carrie Underwood, two-steps with Margo Price on "One's on the Way" and sassily meshes with Tanya Tucker's whiskey-hued vocals for "You Ain't Woman Enough." She revisits "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl," "My Love" and "I Wanna Be Free" and, backed by a banjo, recites the lyrics to "Coal Miner's Daughter." It's a moving, folksy inclusion to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the release of the song and punctuate the career of this legend.
Justin Bieber, "Justice": The sixth studio album from the pop prince rankled some with his inclusion of snippets of Martin Luther King Jr. speeches. (The family expressed support of the usage). But getting mad at Bieber for expressing an interest in social justice is like screaming at a kitten — why? Sure, "Peaches" (with Daniel Caesar and Giveon) is Auto-Tuned into oblivion with eye-rolling lyrics that attempt to color Bieber as a tough guy. But when he embraces his strengths — that downy voice that swoons over the gentle pulse of "2 Much" and "Deserve You," the gliding "Off My Voice" and introspective "Lonely" — Bieber's continued appeal is evident.
Cheap Trick, "In Another World" (April 9): The opening blast of harmonies on "The Summer Looks Good On You" is an apt indicator of what the veteran rockers crafted for their 20th studio album. Robin Zander's voice, still a distinctive blend of velvet and grit, soars on "Quit Waking Me Up," its chorus soaked in horn-infused sunshine. "Boys & Girls & Rock N Roll" and "Light Up the Fire" re-establish the band's credibility with anthems powered by Rick Nielsen's guitar, while "Another World" serves as the lyrical backbone of the album.
Kings of Leon, "When You See Yourself": The band's eighth album and first since 2016. Trivia note –the first gig KOL played as a band was at Smith's Olde Bar.
The Fratellis, "Half Drunk Under a Full Moon" (April 9): Postponed since last year, the sixth album from the Scottish trio is a melodic rush of soulful pop.
Harry Connick Jr., "Alone With My Faith": The genre-hopping musician used COVID-19 downtime to huddle in his studio and record new songs as well as Christian hymns; he played every instrument and sang every note on all songs.
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Justin Bieber's bid for song of the summer, and 4 other songs you need to hear this week |
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We got an early taste of "Peaches'' last week when Justin Bieber sang it for NPR's Tiny Desk series just days ahead of the release of Justice , his sixth studio album. While that Tiny Desk performance had Bieber singing solo, accompanying himself on keys and clad in a baggy T-shirt surely pulled from the bottom of his laundry bin, the version on the album and video is a polished amalgam of crisp production, well-cast collaborators and on-point fashion — Giveon's powder-blue moto jacket is a huge fit — that's destined for song-of-the-summer status.
This mid-tempo jam's chorus, which you hear seven times, is a sort of summer-fun checklist that includes the titular peaches, weed, a "chick" and light (or is it Light, as in God?). Bieber applies his bright, pliable timbre to it as well as the first verse, leaving room for Daniel Caesar and Giveon to each take a verse of their own with their warm, yet distinctive baritones. Caesar pulls pleasing new melodies from the chord changes, while Giveon's voice brims with urgency as he sings, "Done being distracted/ the one I need is right in my arms." — RR
With the sun shining bright and spring in full bloom, you need music that'll give you an extra bounce in your step. Enter Toronto rapper DijahSB's latest single, "Overtime" featuring fellow Torontonian artist Chris Castello. Much like the uptempo gems on their 2020 album, DijahSB is at their best when they bring an energy and flow that goes toe-to-toe with the track's vibrant beats. Here, warm synths set the scene accompanied by an airy riff, finger snaps and a drum beat that coalesce into something akin to the dancefloor stylings of Kaytranada. (Sidenote: a DijahSB and Kaytranada collaboration would be a dream and I would like to manifest this.) "Overtime" will be featured on DijahSB's upcoming release, Head Above the Waters , out April 23. — Melody Lau
Montreal's Sultan + Shepard's latest release, Something, Everything , is an uplifting safe room for your ears and spirit, a full-length place to get lost — and an impressive feat for a duo that has sonically shifted to melodic house after moving over to the label This Never Happened last year. Sultan + Shepard's second single, "Assassin," is a flex, showing how well they've made that transition. Opening with simple keys and a kick drum, the song builds to the 90-second mark, where the swelling resolves on the first lines: "Less a lover, more a fighter/ but I'm tired of fighting to hold on/ got too many scars to hide them/ so it's easier being on my own." That tone is no accident, as that's how the duo sees itself — and us — right now. From there, the track's melancholic feeling gives way, as many songs do, to love. It's a feeling that permeates the entire album and reminds us, like a warm embrace, that it's all going to be OK. — Ben Aylsworth
Justin Bieber Gets It | Vanity Fair
"I am committed to being better and more aware of the struggles women face that men never will!!" he continued. "Women you are superhero's [sic] and deserve to be celebrated today and everyday."
Justin Bieber Performs 'Justice' on 'GMA': WATCH
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Justin Bieber's 'Peaches' Debuts Atop Hot 100 | Billboard
Among all acts, Bieber joins only BTS and Taylor Swift in having started at No. 1 on both the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 simultaneously, with Swift having accomplished the feat twice.
The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data. All charts (dated April 3) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (March 30). For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.
Here's a look at the coronation of "Peaches," released on Raymond Braun/Def Jam and the 1,119th No. 1 in the Hot 100's 62-year history. The song is the 50th single to debut at No. 1.
The track opens at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart, where it's Bieber's fifth leader and Caesar and Giveon's first each, and No. 3 on Digital Song Sales .
Bieber, BTS & Taylor Swift: Bieber blasts in atop the Billboard 200 with Justice , his eighth No. 1 set on the survey.
Title, Weeks at No. 1, Date Reached No. 1
"What Do You Mean?," one, Sept. 19, 2015
"Sorry," three, Jan. 23, 2016
"Love Yourself," two, Feb. 13, 2016
"I'm the One," DJ Khaled feat. Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne, one, May 20, 2017
"Despacito," Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Bieber, 16, May 23, 2017
"Stuck With U," with Ariana Grande, one, May 23, 2020
"Peaches," feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon, one to-date, April 3, 2021
Dating to his first week at No. 1 on the Hot 100, Bieber ties Drake for the most leaders in the span since.
4th No. 1 debut: "Peaches" is Bieber's fourth song to debut at No. 1 on the Hot 100, tying him with Drake for the most among male artists. Overall, only Ariana Grande boasts more No. 1 starts, with five. Prior to "Peaches," Bieber began at the summit with "What Do You Mean?," "I'm the One" and "Stuck With U."
23rd top 10: "Peaches" also arrives as Bieber's 23rd Hot 100 top 10, making him the 16th artist with at least that many top 10s. The updated leaderboard: Drake, 45 top 10s; Madonna, 38; The Beatles, 34; Rihanna, 31; Michael Jackson, 30; Taylor Swift, 29; Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder, 28 each; Janet Jackson, Elton John, 27 each; Lil Wayne, Elvis Presley, 25 each (with Presley's career having predated the Hot 100's inception); Bieber, Whitney Houston, Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stones, 23 each.
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