Justice
by Justin Bieber
  • Record Label: Def Jam
  • Release Date: Mar 19, 2021
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7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5480 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 1,439 out of 5480
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  1. yssis
    Mar 21, 2021
    3
    Nenhuma novidade, a mesma entrega sem sal dos últimos anos. Não dá pra ouvir uma inteira.
  2. MusicNerdViking
    Mar 27, 2021
    3
    Justin Bieber's "Justice" was promoted as an album that would sum up the state of the world (especially the US), but it doesn't meet up those expectations. He mostly sings about love, something that literally nobody would give a crap about hearing. Really makes you think what "Justice" this album serves; the best Justin could've done was to put a charity component into it, but nope. EveryJustin Bieber's "Justice" was promoted as an album that would sum up the state of the world (especially the US), but it doesn't meet up those expectations. He mostly sings about love, something that literally nobody would give a crap about hearing. Really makes you think what "Justice" this album serves; the best Justin could've done was to put a charity component into it, but nope. Every song follows a formula that has one purpose: make money, and that money presumably doesn't go to the wallets of non-profit organizations. The songs are mixed and compressed to the point where they are just noisy cubes that roll around and don't inspire anybody to do anything The album features samples from Martin Luther King, which again keeps the theme of "Justice" present. But the lyrics are not political whatsoever, which is disgustingly misleading and just plain pathetic. If you want to know what melodic white noise sounds like, then this is the album for you.

    Overall score: 3.2/10
    Best tracks: 2 Much, Off My Face(?)
    Worst tracks: Holy, Lonely, etc
    The album is: "FILLER: the album"    … Expand
  3. callumswiftie
    Mar 20, 2021
    3
    In short: It’s better than Changes. But not by very much. Most of the songs sound the same, it’s quite boring.
  4. Geomeid
    Mar 19, 2021
    3
    Therr are a few good tracks on this album with a lot of features and fillers. Justin has lost his musical identity and seams struggling for a hit. Better than Changes but Justin is way talented for this too.
  5. HavanaS
    Mar 21, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Confesso que o hype negativo foi o que me levou a ouvir.

    E me arrependo amargamente.

    No começo achei que a crítica especializada estava de birra com ele, mas agora penso as críticas foram até empáticas. É o básico em uma roupagem revolucionária, e acabou apenas sendo cômico.    … Expand
  6. Phuc2002
    Aug 4, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. WTF is the MLK interlude ?. It's so pretentious. This album is nothing special but so mediocre and generic… Expand
  7. Leila1992
    Mar 23, 2021
    3
    Why give such a name to the album and come up with an explanation + insert the MLK speech (what was that at all?), If ALL songs are about love and a girl ....? Again, there is not a single song with a really deep meaning and meaning.
  8. Honesto
    Mar 19, 2021
    3
    Bieber is trying to clean up the repudiation his previous job "Changes" got and what better way to clean up that monstrosity with his current "angelic" and "religious" job as he wants to call it, that's really disgusting.

    I had the time to listen to it and it really made me boring, generic and without grace, Bieber already lost that essence that he had before and I see that he needs    Bieber is trying to clean up the repudiation his previous job "Changes" got and what better way to clean up that monstrosity with his current "angelic" and "religious" job as he wants to call it, that's really disgusting.

    I had the time to listen to it and it really made me boring, generic and without grace, Bieber already lost that essence that he had before and I see that he needs inspiration to re-perform that music that many expect, now it is seen that Bieber's inspirations When carrying out this project, he did so with an unused appliance in mind.    … Expand
  9. guidoxp
    Mar 19, 2021
    3
    Com "Justice", Justin Bieber mostra que soube lidar com os erros de seu último álbum, mas também mostra que ele ainda tem muito caminho para percorrer. Adicionando instrumentos como piano e guitarra, Justin mostra que está melhorando em temas de composição mas ainda não sabe trabalhar bem com as palavras assim como não abandonou as batidas saturadas de seus ultimos albuns ("purpose" eCom "Justice", Justin Bieber mostra que soube lidar com os erros de seu último álbum, mas também mostra que ele ainda tem muito caminho para percorrer. Adicionando instrumentos como piano e guitarra, Justin mostra que está melhorando em temas de composição mas ainda não sabe trabalhar bem com as palavras assim como não abandonou as batidas saturadas de seus ultimos albuns ("purpose" e "changes"). Da mesma forma que ele inicia o álbum com a lindissima "2 much" tocada em piano, ele segue com as batidas saturadas em "deserve you" e "somebody". Com letras pouco profundas e pouco conectadas, Justin demonstra que o caminho da evolução artística é árduo, e envolve coisas além de streaming e ritmos desenhados para o sucesso comercial, um verdadeiro sucesso comercial envolve composições que envolvem o público e inovação dentro de sua própria discografia, e não vemos isso nesse álbum da forma que esperavámos quando escutamos "holy" (com pelo menos dois instrumentos de fundo, bons vocais e uma bela letra), o álbum como um todo soa decepcionante dentro de sua proposta inicial (mais profunda e com menos sons parecidos com o de seus últimos albuns)
    Destaque para: "Holy" e "2 much"    … Expand
  10. JoseAndres
    Mar 19, 2021
    3
    Tantos productores y escritores para realizar un álbum básico? Uno más del montón en la discografía de Justin
  11. Br_
    Mar 19, 2021
    3
    Esperava mais, porém não conseguiu ser pior que changes. Não parece que ele gosta do que está fazendo...
  12. llavender
    Mar 19, 2021
    3
    Peaches was good, but when I tried listening to the rest of the album I couldn't. It just sounds so commercial and...cheap. Sounds like it's supposed to top charts and get money, nothing more. It was slightly soulless. We need something more timeless and beautiful. This just didn't give what I thought it would. Justin's on the right track with his music though. There's just something missing.
  13. AndreyK2000
    Mar 23, 2021
    3
    It's slightly better than 'Changes', but much worse than 'Jornals'. Listen 'Ghost', 'Hold on', 'Lonely' and 'Loved by you', the rest is not worth paying attention to.
  14. Jean94love
    Mar 20, 2021
    3
    The MLK interlude thru me off and didn't make sense to use. The album didn't call for its use and the album did not deliver on a overall strong enough message especially with the title "Justice ".
  15. ChrystianN
    Mar 20, 2021
    3
    Seems Like Justin don’t want to give the fans anything different, it sounds just like all his past projects, he has a good voice, nice style, but he needs to change the music flow a bit...
  16. Lunanova_21
    Mar 20, 2021
    3
    Every time Bieber announces an album we always expect some evolution in his sounds, however, he always gives the same kind of music, it seems like discards of his previous albums.
  17. Lily10
    Mar 21, 2021
    3
    Really wanted to love this album but wasn’t amazed by Justice. The way the album was produced drowned out the lyrics and message Justin was trying to bring. All the songs sounded the same which sucks. Hold on is great though, this album would be great if it was acoustic
  18. Sindy1989
    Mar 22, 2021
    3
    Not he's best Albun only 2 good songs On there that are good to listen to
  19. GuillCoui
    Mar 23, 2021
    3
    Song by Song REVIEW
    2 Much: It started with a MLK excerpt and then it went on and on about love.. forgettable also. 0/10.
    Deserve You : Lacks the IT factor shoulda stayed in the drafts 2/10. As I Am ft Khalid : what a waste of KHALID nice lyrics but falls plain 2/10. Off My Face: Good lyrics and mediocre production 2/10. Holy ft Chance: good production, repetitive lyrics    Song by Song REVIEW
    2 Much: It started with a MLK excerpt and then it went on and on about love.. forgettable also. 0/10.

    Deserve You : Lacks the IT factor shoulda stayed in the drafts 2/10.

    As I Am ft Khalid : what a waste of KHALID nice lyrics but falls plain 2/10.

    Off My Face: Good lyrics and mediocre production 2/10.

    Holy ft Chance: good production, repetitive lyrics (this argument can be done positive in a catchier song) but this is clearly better than the past 4 songs now this record has 4 skips.5/10.

    Unstable ft Laroi:i finished it 10 minutes ago, what was it about, again Lacks the catchy factor 0/10.

    MLK interlude is a blatant move of disrespect, fake activism ; WHAT WAS THE REASON!

    Die for you FT dominic fike: I can see what these two tried doing...... it looks like he lost his touch i mean journals and believe were almost,no skip albums, now we have 8 full on skips 0/10.

    Hold On: finally some good **** great bass line , good lyrics he still obsessed with telling us how good his relationships is but 6/10.

    Somebody: he must go back to rnb, this wallows twenty one pilot **** he tryna do doesnt work for him
    i mean good rnb not the ringtone kind that started this pandemic. 3/10

    Ghost : if jon bellion couldnt save his ass....... i mean good message but so so forgettable. im so sorry 0/10

    Peaches : this is the gem of this album sadly it is the only one this is the hail mary of this mediocre and forgettable record and if this skip is the gem idk what to do next 4/10

    Love You Different : great beat 5/10

    Loved by you: forgettable great beat in those words 2/10

    Anynone hail mary and the better of the three centric singles: Holy , lonely and anyone probably cause of
    kid harpoon producing 7/10

    Lonely: not only do people love to hate on him but they love even more to hear how lonely this rich white famous man was during his peak of career. 2/10

    overall this record is FORGETTABLE, sadly the three first singles that jb put out were the hail mary of this overal flop of album, he needs to come up with something else cause music aint for him anymore, his feats and not solo songs are the better he should stick with terrorizing other artists songs like the inmense **** he pulled on billie's bad guy. even the amazing new artists like Giveon, Daniel, Dominic and Khalid couldnt give him a proper hit.
    he needs to become an author to talk about his love for his wifes obsession on him    … Expand
  20. FSM
    Mar 25, 2021
    3
    Just as you would expect from Bieber, generic, soulless, sort of boring but not un-listenable.
  21. RemiP
    Apr 2, 2021
    3
    El día que Justin se libre de Scooter Braun es el día donde podrá explotar y vivir su talento por completo sin filtros ni censura, me gustaría más escuchar un albúm con esas vivencias y situaciones tristes que tuve que pasar en su carrera tal como lo cuenta en Lonely, me parece la canción más real en el albúm, siento que su equipo de trabajo y managers lo limitan y está obligado a hacer loEl día que Justin se libre de Scooter Braun es el día donde podrá explotar y vivir su talento por completo sin filtros ni censura, me gustaría más escuchar un albúm con esas vivencias y situaciones tristes que tuve que pasar en su carrera tal como lo cuenta en Lonely, me parece la canción más real en el albúm, siento que su equipo de trabajo y managers lo limitan y está obligado a hacer lo políticamente correcto, porque Justice me sonó a lo mismo.… Expand
  22. spongki
    Jul 22, 2021
    3
    I don't think I've ever been as perplexed while listening to an album as I was when listening to this one. It's synth-pop one minute, dancehall the next. He loves his partner one minute and then breaks up with her the next. Let's just say this is one of the worst-paced albums I've ever heard; Bieber can't seem to figure out what he wants to do, and everything just contradicts everythingI don't think I've ever been as perplexed while listening to an album as I was when listening to this one. It's synth-pop one minute, dancehall the next. He loves his partner one minute and then breaks up with her the next. Let's just say this is one of the worst-paced albums I've ever heard; Bieber can't seem to figure out what he wants to do, and everything just contradicts everything else; it's a jumble.… Expand
  23. lwtos
    Nov 19, 2021
    3
    ok let's be honest. this is not a good album. We all waited more from Justin
  24. Noora7939
    Mar 20, 2021
    2
    It’s just not good. The lyricism is boring, the production is wack, it always feels like he has no emotional connection to the songs he’s singing like he used to years back. His vocals were at its peak when he was like 18/19 so there’s not much to discuss there. Scooter Braun just be putting the green light on all of his client’s latest projects.
  25. letybcc
    Mar 19, 2021
    2
    This album shows a lot about justin bieber, such a mediocre person. I'm so sorry that his fans have to deal with so much talentless. He can't sing and can't even write a song without talking about a woman
  26. Anyitus
    Mar 20, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Como profe de música puedo decir que cumple con el buen sonido los ritmos etc la producción en general no termina de convencerme ..sabemos que el es bueno canta bien..pero su voz en algunos temas como en concierto se nota esforza da un poco y su performance es buena pero muy exagerada...si bien en un conjunto de canciones que ya han salido hace mesesss con ninguna logró un. 1 como solía hacer ..eso dice mucho ..ya no es lo que era a no ser por los seguidores que siempre lo mantienen. Arriba. hoy otros cantanes están por encima de el fácilmente por ejemplo tve weekend de quien el pensó que su música apestaba.que irónico..sin embargo con un sólo tema de hace un año logra mantenerse siempre por encima de el .quiero decir que aunque los seguidores obvio son fanáticos siempre le van a dar esa relevancia, por lo que por ellos está allí y no por la gente en general ..es decir el streamno debería usarse .ya que comparan artistas de hoy con grandes artistas que ya no están .y que si vendían y comparar por ej a este cantante con Elvis es una falta de respeto absoluta .obvio que si lo comparan con alguien que tiene uno por streaming y que además está muerto siempre. El va a estar por encima ..pero de vender lp como antes nadie lo haría hoy...los fanáticos ponen cinco celulares y eso con la obsesión ya lo hacen un gran artista y así .... ....el disco no termina de cerrar sólo para los belieber y nadie mas… Expand
  27. Nahueg
    Mar 20, 2021
    2
    Basic album, justin has been doing the same thing for years, he needs to reinvent himself or she should retire now. Boring.
  28. Milaobre13
    Mar 20, 2021
    2
    El gran problema de bieber es que cree que sigue innovando pero su música cada vez es más básica y repetitiva. Aburridísimo.
  29. jmurcia20
    Mar 19, 2021
    2
    Justin Bieber's new album is filled with common places and bore. I was really looking forward to listening to this album but I ended up being disappointed. Hope he can release a good album soon so he can show his best.
  30. natqrg
    Mar 19, 2021
    2
    As basic as he is, the name forces a concept that is not seen in the album and he proves one more time he’s limited: the only thing he knows how to do is basic Pop songs. The name is “Justice”. With the caption he posted along the picture, people thought he would bring something actually relevant, following the concept. When it comes out, the struggle is to try to understand why he namedAs basic as he is, the name forces a concept that is not seen in the album and he proves one more time he’s limited: the only thing he knows how to do is basic Pop songs. The name is “Justice”. With the caption he posted along the picture, people thought he would bring something actually relevant, following the concept. When it comes out, the struggle is to try to understand why he named it “Justice”. It’s an entire lack of concept: the name and the album has nothing to do with each other. The MLK Interlude is what makes me even more worried: what the f*** this kid have in mind? He inserts a MLK phrase in the middle of basic Pop songs. I think it’s gonna be a better era than Changes: his fans love basic bad Pop (but talk **** when it comes from female artists. They’re hyprocrits.) In my opinion, even Changes were better than this one because, besides being a compilation of elevator music and empty lyrics with the same beat, he made it clear it was an album about his love for his wife. In this one, he tries to bring a concept without working on it or evolving something he said he would bring. Didn’t expect different: he’s clearly not one of the smartest artist out there and we’ve been knew for a decade. But at least one thing is clear: he’s limited. There’s not so many things he can do out of the Pop field and do it good. I really hope it’s his last album. Otherwise, he’ll just keep shamming the rest of his discography such as “Journals” and his debut album, which were really good works. In conclusion: basic. No concept. He has a white savior complex that needs to be taken out from him. He doesn’t have a smart head over his shoulders. And he needs to stop making music so his music history you’ll be safe.… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 8 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. AllMusic
    Mar 26, 2021
    70
    The upshot is that Justice is one of Bieber's steadiest releases, among the easiest to play from start to finish. The only overdone aspect is the low self-esteem and unworthiness the lyrics either suggest or flatly express in almost every song.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Mar 25, 2021
    40
    With 16 tracks in a wide variety of styles and moods, Bieber’s centerless sixth studio album is noisy and grab-baggy in a way that once was typical for him (and other major pop acts) yet now registers as shallow and unsatisfying.
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  3. Pitchfork
    Mar 23, 2021
    72
    His voice has a palatable smoothness; he’s mastered push-and-pull dynamics, and he swings effortlessly from a placid chest voice to a zephyr of a falsetto. That litheness and control are on full display across Justice. Even when the songwriting is spiritless and the production rote—and it occasionally is, as on the confessional “Unstable” and the saccharine “Deserve You”—he still sings the hell out of it.
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