Justin Bieber Drops SWAG II, a 23-Song Family-Focused Sequel

Justin Bieber surprised fans Friday with SWAG II, a 23-song followup to July's SWAG, releasing the companion album less than two months after the first installment. The record was teased with last-minute billboards and large-scale ads in cities including London and West Hollywood that appeared within 24 hours of the drop, and the singer promoted the release with social posts sent the same day.

SWAG II continues themes introduced on the earlier album, centering heavily on Bieber's marriage to model and entrepreneur Hailey Bieber and on fatherhood. Multiple tracks, including I Do, Better Man, Love Song and Mother in You, find the 31-year-old reflecting on vows, promising tenderness, celebrating small domestic moments and addressing his one-year-old son, Jack Blues. In I Do he sings, "I do, I mean it when I say that I do," and in Mother in You he frames his child as a grounding presence, noting how parenthood changed him. Hailey highlighted at least one track on her Instagram Story the morning of the release.

The record features guest appearances by Tems, Lil B, Bakar, Hurricane Chris and Eddie Benjamin. Bieber has reposted fan reactions on his Instagram since the release and...