• Record Label: Def Jam
  • Release Date: Feb 14, 2020
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  1. Feb 15, 2020
    4
    Justin is nothing like the wine, he's just getting worse with the time, it isn't a bad album but it's not what we all expect for him
  2. Feb 17, 2020
    4
    The songs sound the same. It even when viral on Twitter . Of someone pressing on each song back to back and starting beat is literally the same
  3. Mar 6, 2020
    4
    I dont know what happened here. "Yummy" is absolutely atrocious. I really like intentions and forever, they stood out alot
  4. Apr 19, 2020
    4
    This album was an extreme disappointment for me. As someone who was such a big fan of his last album, after a five year break I was so ready for this album and it turned out to be extremely underwhelming.

    This style of music and the cringey lyrics feel so disingenious to Justin. It doesn't feel natural. It feels very awkward and forced coming from him. Additionally, this entire album
    This album was an extreme disappointment for me. As someone who was such a big fan of his last album, after a five year break I was so ready for this album and it turned out to be extremely underwhelming.

    This style of music and the cringey lyrics feel so disingenious to Justin. It doesn't feel natural. It feels very awkward and forced coming from him. Additionally, this entire album feels like such a lazy attempt. After such a long break I would expect something with more depth and artistry. Most of the songs sound very generic. Even the best songs on the album don't really stand out for me. It's pretty bad when the best song on the album is "Yummy" (I'm sorry i know it's objectively bad, but its just undeniably catchy). For such a talented, male vocalist, this album doesn't really let his voice shine at all.

    Although this album was definitely a miss for me, I will call it a fluke and still be waiting here for Justin's next release which will hopefully be better.
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  5. Aug 28, 2020
    4
    There are 2 or 3 of bops on the album but the overall songwriting seems lazy and can't convince me, sadly the production seems a little to generic and doesn't make up for the weaker lyrics
  6. Aug 29, 2020
    4
    Though this album is made mostly as homage to his wife, Justin's album did not deliver. While some tracks are catchy such as Intentions, others are eerily similar with each other and are given cheap productions. This did not make my toes curl at all.
  7. Sep 14, 2020
    4
    With the first single of this album Justin bieber tell us "This is a weird album", Yummy is too repetitive and too lazy. The album is not bad is too lazy. Justin can have an album and can make it the best album of the year, but this is not the case.
  8. Nov 28, 2020
    4
    No me gusta Justin por que para mi esta sobre valorado además de las polémicas que ha tenido además sobre todo tratar mal a sus fans para mi eso es un falta de respeto para sus fan
  9. Nov 30, 2020
    4
    a weak album with children's lyrics and lazy rhythms, lacking creativity and aspiration. it looks like an album that was made in a month just to earn a little money to live the year.
  10. Mar 6, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. While Justin is a great vocalist and the album was a sweet ode to his wife, the album fell flat very quickly. The narratives felt very repetitive . Some songs felt very underwritten or poorly written.A lot of the hip hop production was not creative at all for someone who has access to great producers.Some of the collaborations are great and his vocals are really good . Quavo and Kehlani contribute to the album with great guest features. The album was far too long for what it was offering and it ended up feeling really repetitive. There are some highlights on songs like Intentions, Available, Take it Out On Me and Habitual. i hope he can do better next time because he has everything going for him. Expand
  11. Mar 20, 2021
    4
    Bad enough. It's like listening to one looped song for 48 minutes. It is better not to listen to anything except "Intention". Probably Bieber's worst album.
  12. Feb 15, 2020
    3
    It's funny how I was hoping to Justin giving us a mature version of himself, but he still is the kid that I never like.
  13. May 29, 2020
    3
    The vocals remain top-notch but Justin has traded his ear for production with a general lack of taste. Songs come and go without sticking.
  14. Feb 14, 2020
    3
    Changes marked Justin's staggering move to R&B. The instrumentation felt softer, a lot of reverbs, and calming; but then the vocal came in along with lethargic and noisy beats. To think Yummy is going to be the worst of this album, the next three songs after it will tell otherwise. His collab with Travis Scott and Kehlani wasn't ended up intertwined. The first track is promising though,Changes marked Justin's staggering move to R&B. The instrumentation felt softer, a lot of reverbs, and calming; but then the vocal came in along with lethargic and noisy beats. To think Yummy is going to be the worst of this album, the next three songs after it will tell otherwise. His collab with Travis Scott and Kehlani wasn't ended up intertwined. The first track is promising though, with some other laidback tracks here and there. Expand
  15. Feb 18, 2020
    3
    Ruim. Podre. Sem conteúdo nenhum. Arde os ouvidos. Álbum de despertadores.
  16. Feb 18, 2020
    3
    I’ll give it a cute 3 for the first three songs that were somewhat decent. Fourth track and beyond it is bland, heard before, generic, etc. Purpose was a solid album, and it’s disappointing to see what his music has become now. Justin relies on the people around him to achieve his success, but maybe now he relies a little bit too much, as those people created a horrendous piece of work. AtI’ll give it a cute 3 for the first three songs that were somewhat decent. Fourth track and beyond it is bland, heard before, generic, etc. Purpose was a solid album, and it’s disappointing to see what his music has become now. Justin relies on the people around him to achieve his success, but maybe now he relies a little bit too much, as those people created a horrendous piece of work. At least he did his part vocally, everything else is just... really bad pop/rnb music. Expand
  17. Nov 15, 2020
    3
    without a doubt it has better albums, but changes it has neither feet nor head are songs to raise
  18. Feb 16, 2020
    3
    Nothing memorable about it, seems boring and repetitive, have I like any song? Intentions. He has been doing better
  19. Feb 14, 2020
    3
    Fraco, yummy é a menos pior. Músicas muito semelhantes, produção pobre, letras bobinhas
  20. Feb 18, 2020
    3
    i gotta say, he needs to grow up, this album is... bad and tragic, like, so much.
  21. Jun 7, 2020
    3
    Compared to Purpose, a step back. Flat, boring... I wanted something from him. At least, I wanted something similar to his previous work, but it is miles worse. The instrumentals are so basic and his voice comes and goes in a weird way. Every song sounds the same. I don't understand why he put this out after 4 years. So disappointed
  22. Feb 23, 2020
    3
    Canzoni tutte simili fra di loro. Ha ripetuto per mesi quanto l'album sarebbe stato R&B, ma in realtà segue semplicemente i trend del momento in modo fallimentare. Niente di innovativo o che faccia notare una possibile maturazione di Bieber, anzi. I vecchi album, forse, sono pure migliori.

    Ma con un singolo come Yummy, cosa potevamo aspettarci?
  23. Feb 15, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In the midst of some pseudo rnb songs there were very little actual rnb bops. Expand
  24. Feb 15, 2020
    3
    Come Around Me, Forever, Second Emotion, Get Me, Changes, That’s What Love Is, Intentions, E.T.A have only good 15 second parts of the songs and that’s it. The lyrics are so repetitive and boring. He is an amazing artist and it feels like he’s wasted his talent on this. Writing about Hailey is what like that magazine said writing about an appliance lol.
  25. Feb 19, 2020
    3
    Aside 2/3 songs it's a bore maybe he doesn't care anymore this project left all the world disapointed and it's going to be quickly droped
  26. Feb 22, 2020
    3
    Songs like Yummy are garbage, the only song really worth listening to in my opinion is Forever and even that isn't really good.
  27. Feb 18, 2020
    3
    Letras vazias, batidas de traps forçadas, sem nenhum propósito, um dos piores álbuns da carreira. Eu não entendo como a gravadora deixou ele lançar algo tão ruim.
  28. Feb 15, 2020
    3
    Even though I don't like Justin attitude and the way he is, I always gave him one thing he is good as a musician and has a lot of potential. Between the releases of Journals and Purpose he had a lot of improvement in lyrics and production. Even though I was not a fan of the singles from this album, gave Justin the benefit of the doubt. But this album is really a disappointment, sameEven though I don't like Justin attitude and the way he is, I always gave him one thing he is good as a musician and has a lot of potential. Between the releases of Journals and Purpose he had a lot of improvement in lyrics and production. Even though I was not a fan of the singles from this album, gave Justin the benefit of the doubt. But this album is really a disappointment, same generic beat, same lyrics and the theme in the whole album. Is like listening to the same trap basic song for the whole hour. I really wanted to like this album cause his previous records were good but this is a disappointment. And sad part is I know he has a lot of potential. Expand
  29. Feb 14, 2020
    3
    O álbum é tão maduro, mas tão arrastado nas músicas chega a ser cansativo ouvir. Triste sendo o sucessor de Purpose, álbum que por mais de seus desvaneios era um álbum coeso.
  30. Feb 14, 2020
    3
    Sounds like throways from the 45 track chris brown album. Generic trap r&b. All of the features are pretty mediocre too.
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57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 16
  2. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.