Changes
by Justin Bieber
  • Record Label: Def Jam
  • Release Date: Feb 14, 2020
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  1. SkylerMan
    Dec 9, 2020
    1
    I used to be a fan of Justin Bieber back in 2016. His works were amazing, Love Yourself is still one of my favorite songs. Changes is not Justin Bieber. He used the same sample over and over again. He used to be a great lyricist, I hope he makes another record that contains songs like Love Yourself, Sorry (briefly whole Purpose album).
  2. Pedrosilve
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Pobre justin haciendo un album horrible con letras pateticas! Ya esta acabado
  3. Elizaaa
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Not good flop also yummy is awful and who r there so many writers in each song but it’s still not good like jeez
  4. Bourgui
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    I still don't understand if it's an R&B or another trap. Dont have good songs.
  5. Wowze
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Could've been a lot better. Usually Justin has amazing people to write his songs and make them good but these weren't it
  6. harrypottah
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This album... Just didn't work out. Justin's music style and lyrics sounds not good at all.
  7. Gon_Oli
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    It all sound the same, you can't come back after years with a mediocre album and be completely desperate to get a number 1 with this **** do something that has quality and it will make success.
  8. 13SWIFFERS
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    One of the top 3 worst album released this year. A year album in the making and yet it sounds like ringtones
  9. Mert8
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    hi dustbin stans! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox
  10. stream134340
    Sep 14, 2020
    0
    worst album of the year, everything here is bad and every time i hear “changes” i just wanna vomit. this album is an embarrassment
  11. sohamjit_dey
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Didn't really like the concept. Seemed unappealing. No reinvention and not upto the mark.
  12. JakeG22
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    justin, this is REALLY bad. like one of the worst albums of all time. i don’t know what you were thinking with this album and i am no longer a fan.
  13. EvaCobo
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Plain, simple and poor quality album. Expected a lot more from a big super star like him. Very disappointed
  14. dem22
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    nice ringtone collection.. I'm glad he still has bucks to pay playlisting and buy streams..
    real human beings don't listen to this twice
  15. GagaVenger
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Did justin just fart at the microphone? 'cause this is all i listen at every track on this sh!!tty album. i'm sorry for all of those who listened tho this crap
  16. BrieLYNN
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    So when people started calling this the ringtone album, I had to finally give every track a listen. They had a point. Not only are the beats basic and unoriginal, Justin hasn't changed his sound in a decade. I used to love his old music, but times change and he doesn't want to seem to change with them. So ironic he named this album changes. We are only the first year in, but thisSo when people started calling this the ringtone album, I had to finally give every track a listen. They had a point. Not only are the beats basic and unoriginal, Justin hasn't changed his sound in a decade. I used to love his old music, but times change and he doesn't want to seem to change with them. So ironic he named this album changes. We are only the first year in, but this might be the worst album of the decade. Intentions is the only okay song, and it's just that.... okay. He needs to grow up and try something new… Expand
  17. chromatikKKo
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    how can someone listen to this crap?????????????????????????? worst album of Justin's carreer and worst album of 2020. Katy Perry's smiles (horrible album) kills this piece of sh!!!t
  18. Gutti14
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    A generic trap, found in artists who want to invest in the pace that is most evident, honestly only shows how nothing has evolved with their history in music.
  19. SheeshRecords
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This album is tragic. Totally reductive. After the scandals with fans, he keeps being THE WORST in everything he do. Every single song is a bad cliche that looks like it was written by a 9 years old passionate girl. He could dedicate this stupid songs to a fridge, or to a table, because they simply have NO CONTENT. His career keeps going down and down album per album. We won't wait atThis album is tragic. Totally reductive. After the scandals with fans, he keeps being THE WORST in everything he do. Every single song is a bad cliche that looks like it was written by a 9 years old passionate girl. He could dedicate this stupid songs to a fridge, or to a table, because they simply have NO CONTENT. His career keeps going down and down album per album. We won't wait at least 3 years and this man's career will be six feet under. We can see all this stupidity even in THE FIRST TRACK. Man. This is a boring Looperman loop, with boring vocals and terrible lyrics. And what about the lead single? Looks like a childish song. I think i can finish the review of this clownery just here. Thanks for reading.… Expand
  20. Liuzhiyuan
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. **** bad I cannot see any progress He just keeping **** about his sexual.life sick and boring… Expand
  21. itskarlnotcarl3
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Horrible album. Somehow his albums keep getting worse and worse. All the songs sound like ringtones and the best song on the album, Intentions, is a catchy fad at best. This album will not be remembered, except for maybe being a flop.
  22. TrMeinh
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    trash i promise, don't waste your time on this ringtones loop!!! it's not worth
  23. thehonesty
    Aug 28, 2020
    0
    Can Justin Bieber stop making music? He can retire... his music is trash i can't even stand his music anymore.
  24. Ashrep
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    It has the same kinda beat and the lyrics are so childish. If I was Hailey I would have been embarrassed and so cringed.
  25. houndura
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    I am lost for words, wondering how it took four years to make this. Terrible lyrics, over a similar beat throughout the whole album. Overall very boring in my opinion.
  26. lauren4566
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    All the songs sound the same, the lyrics are really boring. I didn't like it at all, I used to love his music but this album is just the worst album I've ever heard.
  27. youthxpride
    Nov 24, 2020
    0
    Changes did NOT deserve an AOTY nomination at the grammys over “After Hours” by The Weeknd it’s just not cool .
  28. Domindip
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    I expected a lot more, the songs are not good and there is none that looks like a hit.
  29. anapopescu
    Sep 13, 2020
    0
    What is this cathastrophic project that Justin has released? Somehow it made 2020 even worse.
  30. Blz_Tamamonomae
    Sep 13, 2020
    0
    Just a basic pop album, like every song is the same song. Its so boring and your fans called this album is a masterpiece? I feel like like you still stuck in 2016
  31. ssantirobert
    Nov 27, 2020
    0
    this album is so BAD, literally is trash. also i hate mustin, bad job justino
  32. mimimili
    Nov 27, 2020
    0
    Absolute trash. Most of the songs have the ugliest production ever. I don't know who told Justin Bieber that R&B was a bunch of random, annoying sounds in a trap-ish base but this ain't it. The vocals are badly produced -and very boring, if you ask me- and the lyrics are wack. There's not a single good thing about this album. Should've stayed in the drafts.
    Now this is even worse    Absolute trash. Most of the songs have the ugliest production ever. I don't know who told Justin Bieber that R&B was a bunch of random, annoying sounds in a trap-ish base but this ain't it. The vocals are badly produced -and very boring, if you ask me- and the lyrics are wack. There's not a single good thing about this album. Should've stayed in the drafts.
    Now this is even worse considering his **** reaction to being, undeservedly, nominated to the Grammys in pop categories. Poor soul really thinks he made R&B.    … Expand
  33. fokloar
    Oct 15, 2020
    0
    This dude just can't make a good album. He's absolutely trash. Take the L my guy.
  34. choccyseven
    Nov 24, 2020
    0
    Why tf did he get so many Grammy nominations....folklore by Taylor swift for the win init
  35. Sreemathi
    Oct 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Changes has nothing new. It is not even capable of winning ringtones of the year award.… Expand
  36. connordalzin
    Dec 1, 2020
    0
    Worst album I've heard this year. The production is so boring and the songs feel like a little boy who just found out about sex wrote them. It is so immature and honestly gross. Hate everything about it.
  37. Hala88
    Oct 30, 2020
    0
    What the hell is this !!! Sooooooo bad I thought yummy was the worst but I guess not
  38. TheGreatWhite
    Nov 28, 2020
    1
    I'm not a fan and not a hater either but I'm not gonna lie this is on par with tekashi's album. worst of the worst!
  39. arianafad
    Oct 30, 2020
    0
    Just listen to the ringtone options on your iPhone, or a video game from the 90s.
  40. Gloria7
    Apr 7, 2021
    0
    Ringtones album for a reason , this album started the pandemic .. was the worst thing that could happened in 2020 , I don’t get how was possible that the Grammys could nominate yummy lmao the most funny thing I saw on the Grammys a joke
  41. Jamestown
    Oct 30, 2020
    0
    it's not nice I just h**e it, all the songs are the same His voice sucks and Rhythm only for an alarm clock
  42. JanPrazak
    Nov 12, 2020
    0
    After five years come with this? Shame on him and his team for not telling him that is is absolute trash.
  43. emilygonzalez
    Nov 12, 2020
    0
    *yawns* this was unfortunately not his best album. I am very very #disappointed
  44. Mikaiaswerneck1
    Nov 12, 2020
    0
    Horrível, podre, ruim, bomba uma bomba. Horrível quem ouve isso tá morto por dentro
  45. ReyDavid1
    Nov 14, 2020
    0
    The album is well put together and he lack in the tracks. It not an album I would listen to over and over again.
  46. seydelkolja1901
    Nov 15, 2020
    0
    One of the worst albums ever...............................................
  47. Socialspoon
    Nov 24, 2020
    0
    Absolute garbage the worst album to come out this year. It’s completely devoid of any greater meaning. It’s worse offence is however the song yummy it’s trash
  48. joaquin111
    Nov 27, 2020
    0
    this is the worst album of 2020, the lyrics are annoying. the songs seems like are a copypaste. no feelings.
  49. mariana140
    Nov 30, 2020
    0
    The entire album is very messy and underwhelming, feels like something is missing and nowhere to be found.
  50. qwerty1999
    Dec 2, 2020
    0
    Um dos piores álbuns de todos os tempos, esse álbum é tão ruim que dá vontade de vomitar.
  51. yaspellerano
    Dec 4, 2020
    1
    this album is the absolute proof that a male white artist can do whatever the f##k he wants and will still get praised. this album is so average even though Bieber's voice is good, it doesn't cover that fact that this production is basic af.
  52. angiereyes
    Dec 10, 2020
    0
    Un vago y mísero intento de hacer R&B y descubrir en el proceso que tampoco hace buena música pop. Pero fue muy tarde para él empezar de cero y le dio a su fan base este producto que terminó siendo escupido.
  53. GabrielMonteiro
    Dec 7, 2020
    0
    This disgusting piece of music just got nominated over After Hours in the pop field at the Grammys and Justin HAS THE NERVE to complain about the categories he was nominated in... This is not R&B, this is generic **** I didn't even care enough to write a review, but after this Grammy mess I came here just to make sure people know how I feel about this crap!
  54. Yollanda
    Dec 11, 2020
    2
    Very boring album, cmon justin you can do better. You just need an inspiration, go find your inspiration and then you can make a good album.
  55. SimonXCX
    Oct 23, 2021
    0
    This album is a joke !!! no i mean i literally laughed while listening to it it’s just ringtones
  56. joehonkers
    Mar 21, 2021
    0
    worst album i have ever heard this has ruined me emotionally and physically. DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS GOD AWFUL ALBUM!!! absolute trash
  57. SamyI
    Mar 23, 2021
    0
    You know when something is so bad that it becomes good? This is not the case, this is just a really bad album.
  58. harriezinho
    Mar 22, 2021
    0
    ele se superou aqui, purpose nem é tão ruim, mas esse aqui se superou, nem charts, nem aclamação e nem demanda, acabou a carreira aqui
  59. Aneesha
    Mar 25, 2021
    0
    The music is so bad, totally trash, and what the hell is yummy, its an utterly annoying song
  60. isabelaraffo
    Mar 22, 2021
    0
    justin’s worst album and we all know that but his fans can’t just accept this fact
  61. samanthaty
    Mar 21, 2021
    0
    Esse álbum trouxe a pandemia. Ele consegue fazer até o r&b (que segundo ele o changes é desse genero) parecer algo horrível, ainda usar esse conceito de "mudança" quando ainda está ligado a uma pessoa (o empresario) que sabota outros artistas é de uma hipocrisia tamanha que só funciona por ser justin bieber. Changes longe de representar uma mudança de justin bieber, demonstra uma mudançaEsse álbum trouxe a pandemia. Ele consegue fazer até o r&b (que segundo ele o changes é desse genero) parecer algo horrível, ainda usar esse conceito de "mudança" quando ainda está ligado a uma pessoa (o empresario) que sabota outros artistas é de uma hipocrisia tamanha que só funciona por ser justin bieber. Changes longe de representar uma mudança de justin bieber, demonstra uma mudança na indústria da musica ocidental, que a partir desse álbum decai muito no nível.… Expand
  62. roogeerioo
    Nov 17, 2021
    0
    this album is a real crap, it is boring, monotonous, repetitive, basic and predictable, one of the worst I have heard in my entire life, a total waste of my time.
  63. ariario
    Mar 24, 2021
    0
    worst album I have heard all time，bad lyrics and production I do not konw what is wrong with him！
    no talent in writing songs！
  64. rickkk
    Jul 4, 2021
    0
    congratulations to justin and everyone involved, you guys just made one of the worst albums of all time
  65. mathic
    Mar 24, 2021
    2
    Quando você tenta fazer algo sem nem ao menos entender aquilo que você almeja, o resultado vai ser provavelmente um Changes. A tentativa grotesca de Bieber produzir álbum R&B foi sem dúvidas o que mais afeta o entretenimento nesse disco. As batidas e melodias mais lentas só tentam disfarçar o pop genérico presente. Vergonhoso e traumático.
  66. Beeeeeeef
    Mar 22, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I listened and danced through Justin Bieber's new album, Changes, clenching my back teeth.

    Maybe the music industry in Europe and the US provides such a good market environment for white men that some of them are lazy enough to turn in their insincere works and make a fortune, like No.6 and Changes in particular. The first half of the album is extremely lazy, the same trap beat as if he cut a beat into five or six songs, and then filled it with sterile moans -- this is the Changes Justin intends to bring to us.

    The second half of the album is not as uncomfortable as the first, but the production is so cheesy that the lyrics are neither nutritious nor meaningful. You can't write them. You've had "Lalala" and "YeahYeahYeah" before, and even the entire song is a single word that goes back and forth.

    Justin, what changes do you want me to see in you? The only change you've made over the years is that you've married a wife, but you haven't matured at all.

    It's Justin Bieber's five-year hiatus from Purpose in 2015, and given his popularity, it's only natural that the album will attract attention. After five years of living on other people's songs, 2016's remix Despacito topped the list for 16 weeks, and I'm the One did the same. But then "No Brainer" and last year's "I Don't Care" reached new heights. Remix Bad Guy got worse and worse.

    Selena Gomez and JB have been together on and off for five years, but they eventually split up. Before JB's album, Dummy Face released their new album Rare, which was also released around the same time as JB's Yummy album, so the already very good Rare looks even better against the Yummy.

    Really, when I heard Yummy, I was totally dumbstruck. Forget about the accompaniment, let's take a look at the chorus:

    You got that yummy, yum
    That tummy, yum

    WTF???

    So the stupid chorus is followed directly by the bland main song, and then the stupid chorus.

    This format is similar to Shawn Mendes' If I Can't Have You, except that Yummy has been enhanced in every aspect.

    You canadians still infect each other?

    Then why are The Weeknd songs so good?

    Oh, yeah, he is for R&B.

    Last year's Taylor Swift, what was that Me things are, but the entire Lover and Cruel Summer soundtrack makes it almost impossible to ignore the crap of Me. But JB, not everyone can write a song like Lover. Also in love, JB and TS two people's realm is different.

    I'm going to do the Yummy accompaniment, and then I'm going to do the Pop Trap. I thought it was an exception until I heard the full book today.

    It is not unprecedented to use Trap drums as Pop. Last year, Ari went to the Grammys for "Thank U Next" and was nominated for the annual album.

    J: Well, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know.

    When I listen to this album, I wonder, are the author of this album and Purpose really the same person?

    For me, the prelude to the beginning of a song is very important. I listen to the timbre of the synthesizer and listen to the melody to judge the direction of a song, which is simply the first impression. I have to mention The Weeknd again - in terms of the Blinding Lights, the sound quality immediately caught my eye, so the accompaniment is the soul of a song for me.

    It's also not unheard of for an album to suffer from a faulty accompaniment. Last year's reviled Ed Sheeran album, the entire accompaniment, was too thin for me. See my review of last year for details. But I like Cross Me very much and recently it seems that Take Me Back To London is also a good idea.

    Yeah, is JB on the album as well?

    Alas, do not learn a point of good, to do the other people bad to learn.

    Thankfully, the second half of the album doesn't have that idiotic trap drumbeat, which is why I gave it two point instead of one.

    If you listen to it more than once, you'll get a very serious STD.    … Expand
  67. Musiciangenius
    Mar 22, 2021
    0
    Like most of his songs-mediocre.
    It started with COVID-19 and created a pandemic.
    The repeated and meaningless lyricism shows his talent is already extinct.
    The vocal is a disaster even a 7 year old boy can sing better than him.
  68. Ken1300
    Mar 23, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Badddddddddddddddddddddddd very baddddddddddddddddddddddddffddddddddddddddddddddddddddd… Expand
  69. Rhielle
    Mar 31, 2021
    0
    I don't like this just a big piece of **** and I someone gon listen this i promise you you will regret
  70. Rangan77
    Apr 17, 2021
    0
    I simply can say that if there's a category for wrost album of the year in music awards then I'll give that award to this album
  71. antictrl
    Jun 19, 2021
    0
    I do not like Justin one bit. Stan twitter said some terrible things about this album so I decided to give it a chance see if it is really as bad as people said and I wish I never listened to it. Just the biggest waste of time. Justin fans are lying to themselves when they say this album is even half decent
  72. AJ013
    Aug 3, 2021
    0
    Ringtones extended into songs. The lead single, ‘Yummy’, has multiple writers in it yet the best they can come up with is, “yeah you got that yum yum yum yum”. How did this get nominated for a grammy instead of After Hours? This man comes after 5 years to give his fans nothing. Oh and also, this man said that this album was supposed to be in the R&B category. With The Weeknd giving one ofRingtones extended into songs. The lead single, ‘Yummy’, has multiple writers in it yet the best they can come up with is, “yeah you got that yum yum yum yum”. How did this get nominated for a grammy instead of After Hours? This man comes after 5 years to give his fans nothing. Oh and also, this man said that this album was supposed to be in the R&B category. With The Weeknd giving one of the best albums in 2020 which was R&B, he really thought he could compete in that category. This man has 0 versatility and has done nothing but profited off of his ex-girlfriend who is doing much, much, much better than this man. This man has never scored above 70 on metacritic. This man is lucky he looks good otherwise his fan base of 13-25 year old girls would’ve dropped him off. It’s high time we move on to another male artist who’s strong artistically and no, not Shawn Mendes. Artists like Conan Gray have so much talent but the GP loves a mediocre white boy who has a discography that seems to fit into one big album that only the ones with whitie tighties would listen to. I can’t believe this is the ‘prince of pop’, better not make him king.… Expand
  73. harperring
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
    absolute garbage on fire dumpster trash horrible not even funny its so bad omg.
  74. BustaDimes
    Mar 16, 2022
    2
    "Purpose" was his best album, no debate about that. It was also his only decent album, thanks to a high-budget tidy production. Here the production is mechanical and uninspired. It sound like one song streched for the duration of an album. Bieber's tiresome vocals remain the biggest problem of his music, not even his impressively pathetic lyrics can top that. As the disastrous "Yummy""Purpose" was his best album, no debate about that. It was also his only decent album, thanks to a high-budget tidy production. Here the production is mechanical and uninspired. It sound like one song streched for the duration of an album. Bieber's tiresome vocals remain the biggest problem of his music, not even his impressively pathetic lyrics can top that. As the disastrous "Yummy" might suggest, this album tries to fit in Bieber into the new trend of music, dominated by urban genres, without geting too deep, mixing it with his ultra-mega-cheesy pop-appeal that his 11-year old target loves so much. "Intentions" was the only good song in this sea of mediocrity. "Running Over" gets the second place, even with that Lil Dicky verse (that says enough about the rest of the album).

    I mean, it's Justin Beiber. Nobody is surprised that his album is bad. Me neither    … Expand
  75. paulll
    Oct 24, 2022
    0
    this album might be one of the worst albums i've ever listened to. my ears are truly hurting after listening to this mess, especially yummy really hurts to listen to.
  76. SmellyJelly
    Aug 11, 2022
    0
    This album is the worst of Justin Bieber's career, and also the worst of popular album! When someone compared this album with Abbey Road, I wondered: Why did he compare talc with quartzite?
  77. TheAlchemist15
    Nov 12, 2022
    0
    Imagine being able to get away with making a album with songs that alll sound alike, no variety, no effort and then disrespect the R&B category by calling this R&B. I really think bieber should stick to pop it fits him best.
  78. ryanthom4s
    Dec 11, 2022
    0
    do not listen. my friend and i both are currently suffering hearing loss. you will regret listening just like we do
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 5 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. AllMusic
    Feb 28, 2020
    70
    While Bieber's voice still sounds like that of a mid- to late-teen, singing seems to come more naturally to him, and his falsetto pleas are neither bitter nor entitled, strictly genuine and adult.
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  2. Paste Magazine
    Feb 18, 2020
    50
    It’s a record in total lust and fealty to Hailey; you’ll probably want to duck out to use the bathroom halfway through.
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  3. The A.V. Club
    Feb 18, 2020
    58
    Artists can certainly grow up and mature without losing their edge or creative spark. Changes, however, is ultimately a transitional record that finds Bieber navigating how to reconcile adulthood with pop stardom—and discovering that, at least in his case, this merger is a tricky one.
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