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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  1. Positive: 3,933 out of 5480
  2. Mixed: 108 out of 5480
  3. Negative: 1,439 out of 5480
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  1. joeevans4203
    Mar 20, 2021
    6
    This album was such an improvement from his previous, "Changes" im happy!!!!
  2. IAmDaan
    Mar 19, 2021
    6
    The new album of American star Justin Bieber, "Justice", tries to be open and vulnerable, exploring the secret parts of Justin's heart, but without going as far as one would like it, and perhaps without even going at all, the album is trying to get out from the steps of the previous "Changes", but with "airport waiting room background music" Justin was only able to move up to some abstractThe new album of American star Justin Bieber, "Justice", tries to be open and vulnerable, exploring the secret parts of Justin's heart, but without going as far as one would like it, and perhaps without even going at all, the album is trying to get out from the steps of the previous "Changes", but with "airport waiting room background music" Justin was only able to move up to some abstract station, a sound that mixes guitar, piano and sliding beats is the best this one can providealbum, but not ideal to make it a major asset. The lyrics are losing the stigma "sex is the only pleasure" to a more meaningful text, atoning for some of their guilt, but in the end, the album is not a full reflection of its name, sometimes "atonement" slides down to primitive natural instincts and stereotypical relationships in marriage, which was the main problem of "Changes"… Expand
  3. RaynerCS
    Jun 16, 2021
    6
    Nem é bom nem é ruim
    As letras e a produção são ok mas nada q chegue a impressionar. A parte oitentista e as pegadas de R&B são claramente pra tentar surfar no hype, elas ficam bem desconexas. É uma evolução comparado ao changes até pq seria difícil fazer outra bomba igual aquela
  4. bruvernaschi
    Mar 20, 2021
    6
    a bleh album, its bad but at least its better then changes. they told me that this album would be like purpose but he cant do music like that anymore
  5. LAURA_BRITO
    Mar 20, 2021
    6
    Confuso. Justin parece ter, finalmente, encontrado seu nicho musical e evoluído como cantor, no entanto, isso não quer dizer que evoluiu acerca de sua identidade. O projeto possui músicas interessantes e divertidas de ouvir, mas, quando unidas em um álbum, soam genéticas, repetitivas e sem muito rumo conceitual.
    "Justice" circula em volta de seu relacionamento com Hailey. Inicialmente,    Confuso. Justin parece ter, finalmente, encontrado seu nicho musical e evoluído como cantor, no entanto, isso não quer dizer que evoluiu acerca de sua identidade. O projeto possui músicas interessantes e divertidas de ouvir, mas, quando unidas em um álbum, soam genéticas, repetitivas e sem muito rumo conceitual.
    "Justice" circula em volta de seu relacionamento com Hailey. Inicialmente, não seria um problema, até você perceber que o álbum contém quase 16 faixas variantes da mesma - e cansativa - narrativa. Como mencionado, muitas das músicas, de forma isolada, possuem certa qualidade, no entanto, ouvir repetidamente sobre os mesmos dois tópicos (amor e insegurança) dentro seu relacionamento é exaustivo.
    Um detalhe irritante é a falta de coesão no álbum. A sequência de "MLK interlude", uma faixa emocionante com um trecho marcante de um discurso de Martin Luther King, para "Die For You", um pop romântico para Hailey, chega ser um insulto, mesmo tratando-se de uma boa canção.
    "Justice" transparece a incapacidade de criar o inovador, de sair da caixa, de criar histórias. Em um geral, é divertido e com faixas interessantes, mas o conjunto é decepcionante.    … Expand
  6. LISOCHIKOTOSA
    Mar 24, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Justice was a disappointment for me, and i was not expecting to be disappointed because many of the teasers were just so so good. It was such a breath of fresh air when it became clear that Justin was abandoning the spacey trap beats that defined his previous effort, Changes. The first offering, Holy is a gospel inspired ballad featuring Chance the Rapper. It was really great and unlike anything he had done before. The collaboration with Benny Blanco, Lonely was also another great, heart-breaking and personal ballad. Anyone is truly one of Justin Bieber's best songs ever, the melody, vocal performance. production and songwriting on the song is just so good. The fourth single , Hold On was less significant but still acceptable . So i was highly expectant going into the album but the final album is a mix of songs that show artistic progression and some that show stagnancy or even regression. Songs like 2 Much, Die For You, Off My Face, Somebody and As I Am could easily fit on Believe or Purpose (his previous albums) and that is not a compliment. The two collaborations at the back end of the album , Love You Different and Loved By You are acceptable and they make for a good ride but are still awfully formulaic and predictable. The collaboration with Khalid was so lackluster and could have been much better, i think. Unstable is a great collaboration and its one of the better songs with the themes of loving someone through their dark times, It is well written and The Kid Laroi gives one of the more unique and memorable guest features on the album. Peaches is the highlight of the album, with a catchy chorus, instrumental and unforgettable guest features from Daniel Caesar and Giveon. Ghost is another great track with a unique chorus and production and it evokes so much emotion. All in all, for most fans this is probably a great album, but i think there was so much untapped potential here, though i concede that its much better than Changes.… Expand
  7. ViolaXie
    May 17, 2021
    6
    I totally agree with the saying that this is Justin's best album. Changes, to me, was like a trough of his career so far, and Justice was a rise. It sounded all new and exciting to me, the title, I mean. But it turned out it's just a bunch of unorganized love songs put together, in an album called Justice? I would name it Love, to be more accurate. The music was fine; however, the entireI totally agree with the saying that this is Justin's best album. Changes, to me, was like a trough of his career so far, and Justice was a rise. It sounded all new and exciting to me, the title, I mean. But it turned out it's just a bunch of unorganized love songs put together, in an album called Justice? I would name it Love, to be more accurate. The music was fine; however, the entire album sounded like one single song because they sound like each other too much. It's definitely an improvement, but there're also a lot of space for improvements.… Expand
  8. ThabisoEziokwu
    Mar 19, 2021
    6
    In comparison to Changes, this album shows that Justin has matured lyrically and also dealing with issues of the heart and the problems we’re facing in the world right now. If he continues in this manner, he could grow in his musical abilities and give us great albums in future.
    His lyrics are more relatable and mature. This is probably his best album. However, Justin adds some speeches    In comparison to Changes, this album shows that Justin has matured lyrically and also dealing with issues of the heart and the problems we’re facing in the world right now. If he continues in this manner, he could grow in his musical abilities and give us great albums in future.
    His lyrics are more relatable and mature. This is probably his best album. However, Justin adds some speeches from Martin Luther King, and one may start to wonder what those have to do with this. He adds a MLK speech then start singing about a woman. It makes no sense. It does not have the pop anthems found in Purpose such as ‘Sorry’ or ‘Love Yourself’. Perhaps this album is most lyrically mature, and Purpose has the BOPS.

    I would have wanted to believe that Justin would give us more pop-anthems with this album, sadly, he didn’t. Overall, Justice is a good album, not a great album.    … Expand
  9. Raquel86
    Mar 20, 2021
    6
    Worst album ever, I love Justin but this is soooo disappointing, he has a good voice but with no power
  10. mathic
    Mar 24, 2021
    6
    Ao contrário do seu último álbum, Bieber possui uma ótima produção e uma linha tênue em sua melodia. O maior problema desse disco certamente são as músicas que te dão abertura para letras reflexivas, mas elas não existem. As letras do Justice são aceitáveis até alguns pontos, em “Peaches” os limites são ultrapassados e a vergonha alheia toma conta até o fim da música. Muito bacana observarAo contrário do seu último álbum, Bieber possui uma ótima produção e uma linha tênue em sua melodia. O maior problema desse disco certamente são as músicas que te dão abertura para letras reflexivas, mas elas não existem. As letras do Justice são aceitáveis até alguns pontos, em “Peaches” os limites são ultrapassados e a vergonha alheia toma conta até o fim da música. Muito bacana observar uma evolução desde o último álbum, mas para quem já esteve no topo com trabalhos bem melhores, a posição atual é meio constrangedora.… Expand
  11. prttyreckles
    Apr 7, 2021
    6
    sinceramente achei mais do mesmo, cheio de fillers e algumas musicas para hitar.
  12. MetacriticOnur
    Apr 1, 2022
    6
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    worthy of admiration; inspiring approval, reverence, or affection.
  13. shad0w0711
    Apr 8, 2022
    6
    The disorganized, only sporadically strong “Justice,” though, feels like a slap on the wrist to “Changes,” or the version of Bieber it nurtured. Rather than settle for one groove, this album shuttles between several.
  14. Menios
    Mar 19, 2021
    5
    A really long album without an actual good reason for it. It contains some glimpses of nice tunes but overall it's still a boring album where Bieber never really convinces you about the themes he's raising and their sincerity.
  15. wholuc
    Mar 20, 2021
    5
    Justin Bieber enterra de vez o "Changes", a gente finge que esse álbum nunca existiu.
  16. vperezac
    Mar 25, 2021
    5
    Quite mediocre. Still does have some standout tracks, but justin hasn't reached yet his magnus opus
  17. Santiagomarquez
    Mar 20, 2021
    5
    I don’t think is a good album sorry, he have done best albums before, I don’t know what happened
  18. Igzer0
    Mar 21, 2021
    5
    I wonder what that scenario would be like if he were a black or gay guy, stepping on the same mistake twice is very desperate.
    Scooter looks so desperate for money that he no longer cares about the level of quality that his agents will deliver to the public
  19. AlistairTun
    Mar 26, 2021
    5
    "Justice" is a lot better than "Changes" but it's below his previous albums. Personally, I think that it has a lot of collaborations, Mr. Bieber can bright without many collaborations.
  20. joshuat17
    Mar 20, 2021
    5
    It was an improvement to Changes but it feels like it wasn't raw and genuine. Adding Khalid, Giveon, The Kid Laroi, and Daniel Caesar to it makes it feel like he's looking for streams rather than Justice
  21. taishahar
    Mar 24, 2021
    5
    “Justice” is undeniably a better album than his latest effort on “Changes” and it’s a contemporary pop album, however the album really feels inorganic and like he was just looking for a quick buck, this album doesn’t have a lot to offer that we haven’t heard from other 80s inspired pop albums like “After Hours” and “Future Nostalgia”, honestly it comes across as just very unoriginal and“Justice” is undeniably a better album than his latest effort on “Changes” and it’s a contemporary pop album, however the album really feels inorganic and like he was just looking for a quick buck, this album doesn’t have a lot to offer that we haven’t heard from other 80s inspired pop albums like “After Hours” and “Future Nostalgia”, honestly it comes across as just very unoriginal and inauthentic.… Expand
  22. TheRealCritic10
    Mar 19, 2021
    5
    This album is definitely better than changes but it’s not better than purpose. I thought the meaning behind this album was about injustice but all you talked about was your wife. Stop using the black community when it’s beneficial to you. Your a straight up culture vulture.
  23. Lesj
    Mar 19, 2021
    5
    Es un increíble álbum, definitivamente el mejor trabajo de Jb
  24. ValescaAlejand
    Mar 19, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lejos lo mejor, el álbum es de los mejores de la historia… Expand
  25. megha123
    Mar 20, 2021
    5
    2 much, deserve you, off my face and unstable makes me cry so much!!!! i really love this album!
  26. javblood9
    Mar 22, 2021
    5
    No aporta nada novedoso, fuera de los únicos Bops que tiene ‘Anyone’ y ‘Hold año’ todo parece ser monótono
  27. Rmgee094
    Mar 20, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Unstable was the best song This sounds like codependency idk I feel like not everyone wants to hear all love songs this sounds odd… Expand
  28. IreviewnoBias
    Mar 20, 2021
    5
    It’s better than changes his voice is definitely better singing in pop. The best song on this album is ghost because of the lyrics and vocals but anyone is very close to first. I wish it was better lyrically most the song needed that. The album is listenable but would I want to listen to it again... maybe with a few songs. Overall 5 JB this is an upgrade hope the next one is better :)
  29. lgforevrr
    Mar 20, 2021
    5
    The album wasn’t terrible but it wasn’t his best either. he had some good songs and some i really wasn’t feeling at all. Idk why he put the MLK interludes in there when the album is about his wife which is fine but it doesn’t really match to me. some songs i felt had the same feel. idk 5/10 for me
  30. LeonardoYukawa
    Mar 20, 2021
    5
    Brilliant, his best work yet. Seems like the album of the year!! Looking forward to all things Bieber!
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 8 out of 16
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  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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