Changes (Justin Bieber album)

Changes
Studio album by
Justin Bieber
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2020
Recorded2018–2019
Studio
Genre
Length47:56
Label
Producer
Justin Bieber chronology
Purpose
(2015) 		Changes
(2020) 		Justice
(2021)
Singles from Changes
  1. "Yummy"
    Released: January 3, 2020
  2. "Intentions"
    Released: February 7, 2020

Changes is the fifth studio album by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was released through Def Jam Recordings and RBMG on February 14, 2020. The album features guest appearances from Quavo, Post Malone, Clever, Lil Dicky, Travis Scott, Kehlani, and Summer Walker. The production was handled by Poo Bear on every track, Sasha Sirota, Tainy, Josh Gudwin, the Audibles, Kid Culture, Harv, Pierre, Laxcity, Boi-1da, Vinylz, CVRE, Jahaan Sweet, Philip Beaudreau, Tom Strahle, the Messengers, Sons of Sonix, and Joshua Williams. It was released on Valentine's Day and serves as the follow-up to Bieber's previous album, Purpose (2015).[2] Changes is a pop, R&B, electro-R&B, and trap album.[3][4][1][5]

Changes was supported by two US Billboard Hot 100 top-five singles: "Yummy" and "Intentions". "Get Me", which features Kehlani, was released as the sole promotional single. On January 28, 2020. For additional promotion of the album, Bieber's 10-episode docu-series, Justin Bieber: Seasons premiered on January 27, 2020. The series was described as an in-depth look on his musical creation process.[6] On February 8, 2020, Bieber performed his first Saturday Night Live performance in seven years.

The album debuted atop the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 231,000 album-equivalent units within its first week, which was considerably less than the first-week sales of Purpose (2015), which moved 649,000 units.[7] Bieber released a series of dance videos for each of the tracks on the album, titled "Changes: The Movement". The singer's 2021 Changes album tour was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bieber later embarked on the Justice World Tour to promote Changes and its successor, Justice (2021). The album received mixed reviews from music critics, many of whom favored Bieber's vocal performance and certain production elements, but criticized the album's lyricism and the lack of variation between tracks. At the 63rd Grammy Awards, Changes was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album, while "Yummy" was nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance.[8] It has since been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[9]

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  8. ^ "Justin Bieber is unhappy with the Grammys' pop classification of his album 'Changes' | NME". NME. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  9. ^ "Platinum 'Changes'". RIAA. Retrieved October 13, 2020.