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Justin Bieber annonce «Swag II», un album-surprise

La popstar avait fait paraître le premier volume de «Swag» en juillet dernier.

Justin Bieber annonce «Swag II», un album-surprise
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Ceci est la traduction adaptée d’un article de Nancy Dillon, originalement publié par Rolling Stone le 4 septembre 2025. Nous republions l'article originalement intitulé Justin Bieber Surprise Announces ‘Swag II’ avec la permission de son autrice. Notez que certaines subtilités et nuances peuvent différer de la version originale.

Justin Bieber a annoncé la sortie d’un nouvel album, Swag II, qui paraîtra ce soir à minuit.


Le chanteur a dévoilé la nouvelle jeudi sur Instagram, reprenant la stratégie employée pour Swag. Il a publié une série de photos montrant des bâtiments et des panneaux publicitaires où le titre Swag II est projeté, avant de révéler une pochette entièrement rose, sans autre élément que le nom de l’album. Certains panneaux numériques affichent aussi une image de Bieber avec sa femme, Hailey, et leur fils.

Pour l’instant, il n’a ni partagé la liste des pièces ni confirmé d’éventuelles collaborations. Si l’annonce suit le même modèle que celle de Swag, plus de détails devraient être révélés progressivement sur Instagram au cours de la journée.

Sorti en juillet, Swag était son premier album en quatre ans et avait été dévoilé par surprise. Réalisé avec des producteurs comme Dijon, Mk.gee et Carter Lang, il réunissait des invités tels que Sexyy Red, Cash Cobain, Gunna, Lil B, Druski et d’autres. L’album abordait la vie familiale de Bieber et ses hauts et bas. Il est entré en deuxième position au Billboard 200, mettant fin à une série de six albums numéro un, mais a connu la plus grosse semaine de streaming de la carrière du chanteur avec près de 200 millions d’écoutes à la demande. Son extrait principal, Daisies, avait également débuté au deuxième rang du Hot 100.

Depuis Justice en 2021, Bieber avait traversé une période difficile marquée par un diagnostic du syndrome de Ramsay Hunt qui avait forcé l’arrêt puis l’annulation de sa tournée, ainsi que par sa séparation d’avec Scooter Braun, son manager de longue date.

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