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’s review of Justin Bieber ‘s Swag is in. The surprise album that dropped Friday (July 11) is the pop star’s most genuine work to date, says Bieber’s former longtime manager — who noted he’s been watching the singer’s growth as an artist for nearly 20 years.