Justin Bieber has released his second surprise album of the year.
The Sorry singer surprised fans by dropping the album Swag with little notice two months ago, and shocked his followers once again on Thursday when he revealed another record would be released the following day.
Justin announced Swag II on Instagram by sharing photos of the pink album cover on billboards and landmarks around the world.
While Swag features 21 songs and lasts 54 minutes, Swag II is a double album containing a whopping 44 songs lasting 2 hours and 11 minutes.
The follow-up features collaborations with the likes of Tems, Bakar, Hurricane Chris, Lil B, Eddie Benjamin, Gunna, Sexxy Red and the comedian Druski, among others.
The pop star originally told fans that it would be released at midnight on Friday, so when it didn't materialise on streaming platforms at that time, they began to voice their frustration.
The 31-year-old addressed their impatience in a series of Instagram posts, sharing a text exchange in which he asked his manager where the album was. In the caption, he added, "It's comingggggg (sic)."
Justin also sympathised with his fans, writing, "Me waiting with u, not baiting u not sure wut the f**kkyyy is going on clicking refreshhhhhh (sic)" and, "I'm sorry for the wait their (sic) telling me any second."
Around an hour after midnight in California, the album finally appeared on streaming services, with Justin posting screengrabs of his album on each platform to prove it was finally live.
This is the first time the Baby hitmaker has dropped two albums in the same calendar year.
Before Swag's arrival in July, his most recent album was 2021's Justice.
