Music Rewind 2025: Justin Bieber Took ‘FIRST PLACE’ This Year

Move over “67,” the real word of the year is “swag.”

No one thought the year 2025 would have Justin Bieber’s name written all over it. As long-time Justin Bieber fans, we thought it would be a few more years until we heard from our ‘Boyfriend’ again. Just imagine our surprise when we had over 40 new songs in just the span of a few months. With the surprise release of SWAG and SWAG II this year, Justin Bieber truly proved he’s “standing on business” now more than ever.

“Swag, Swag, Swag, On You”

Chillin’ by the fire while we eatin’ fondue. Bieber Fever never truly left our system, and 2025 brought it back full force. There’s no talking about this year’s most successful albums without talking about SWAG. We knew Justin was cooking up some exciting new music for us when he started sprinkling posts of himself in the studio with collaborator Eddie Benjamin throughout his Instagram page. Obviously, fans were overjoyed, but we really didn’t know when the new music was dropping. It could be 2025, or it could be 2027. Justin is known for teasing his fans and the media, so it really was anyone’s guess. One morning, we woke up, and black posters and billboards all over the world sported the word “swag,” and we knew then that new music was on its way!

The next morning, SWAG was on our Spotify pages, and we immediately hit play. All that to say, SWAG was one of our favorite releases of the year! Just a few months later, Justin made the most unexpected announcement. SWAG had a bubblegum pink sister album, SWAG II, and it was dropping just a few months later. Could this year get any better!?

Justin Is Standing On Business

With SWAG II being one of our top albums on Spotify Wrapped this year, we can confidently say that Justin Bieber dominated 2025. This year, Justin really stepped into his R&B sound, masterfully defining the genre on hit songs like ‘YUKON,’ ‘WALKING AWAY,’ and ‘DAISIES.’ He even gave us a new all-time favorite song in the melodic and emotional ‘DEVOTION.’

Justin masterfully turned this year on its head and claimed it as his own. From iconic, and admittedly hilarious, paparazzi run-ins in public (at the beach, mind you) to showcasing his love for his growing family, we’re so glad we get to be a part of his success in 2025.

What’s Next: Livestreaming, Coachella, SKYLRK & More!

Although some fans had little expectations for Justin Bieber this year, he clearly proved everyone wrong. As the year closes out, we have a lot of high expectations for Justin in 2026. We are hoping to expect even more Twitch livestreams and livestream concerts as well as new products from his fashion and lifestyle brand, SKYLRK. We’ve got those slippers on our Christmas wish-lists already, and if anyone can turn us into Twitch users, it’s Justin Bieber.

But, most excitingly, Justin is headlining Coachella next year! We haven’t seen Justin perform live since the Justice Tour, so we’re already counting down the days until he’s on that stage in the desert. You can probably find us on the barricade, screaming and crying to every word. Even after Coachella, we’re crossing our fingers that Justin will head out on his own solo world tour. He’s mentioned a few times that he’s ready to do a handful of live performances again, and even if we have to travel across the world, we will be there to support him.

Did you listen to SWAG and SWAG II as much as we did this year? Are you excited for what 2026 has in store for Justin Bieber? Let us know by buzzing with us in the comments below or by finding us on  Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.

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