Generally well-received, Swag has been praised by listeners as “ mature ” and “ authentic ,” with one fan account calling the album his “declaration of independence.” Bieber’s label, Def Jam, announced on Saturday that the album had reached the top spot on both the global and U.S. Apple Music and Spotify album charts.

Justin Bieber had wanted to split from former manager Scooter Braun 'for so long,' a source told 'Rolling Stone' in a story p. The source also said Bieber was able to be 'his true, authentic self' on his new album,

Scooter Braun thinks Justin Bieber hit the sweet spot with his new album. Days after the "Baby" singer agreed to pay his former manager $31.5 million for show cancellations and unpaid commissions following the end of their business relationship in 2023,