Justin Bieber has released his highly-anticipated fourth studio album, Purpose.
The track listings and features alone reveal how much different this is than Bieber’s past albums. This album has a heavy-handed use of EDM and includes multiple songs that either feature or are produced by new best bud, Skrillex. It includes the chart-topping Jack U track “Where Are You Now”and the emotional single “Sorry”. He features the talented and lovely newcomer, Halsey, on his track “The Feeling”. Her raspy, quiver contrasts with his syrupy tenor. Together they make a nice duo and put out a quality track. “Purpose” is a pop star’s ballad, pretty and melancholy. Having Big Sean and Travis Scott on “No Pressure” and “No Sense” respectively, managed to help break up the monotony, but avoid “Children”.
The album is solid. It’s a more grown-up sound for Bieber. This is one of the first projects where you can see he had to dive into himself to pull out. Justin sounds like less of a d-bag and more like an introspective, sad Justin that you could see wearing non-prescription glasses and playing an electric keyboard at a coffee-house chain. The album is, for the most part, hurt feelings. He went to a more vulnerable place than he’s ever spent an entire album on before, and it pays off. Quality songwriting and talented production make this album worth checking out.
Below are the dates and locations for the tour planned for Purpose:
March 9 – Seattle, WA @ KeyArena at Seattle Center
March 11 – Vancouver, BC @ Pepsi Live! at Rogers Arena
March 13 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center at the Rose Quarter
March 15 – Sacramento, CA @ Sleep Train Arena
March 17 – San Jose, CA @ SAP Center at San Jose
March 18 – Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena
March 20 – Los Angeles, CA @ STAPLES Center
March 21 – Los Angeles, CA @ STAPLES Center
March 25 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
March 26 – Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center
March 29 – San Diego, CA @ Valley View Casino Center
March 30 – Glendale, AZ @ Gila River Arena
April 2 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Smart Home Arena
April 4 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
April 6 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
April 7 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
April 9 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
April 10 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
April 12 – Atlanta, GA @Philips Arena
April 19 – St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
April 20 – Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center
April 22 – Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena
April 23 – Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena
April 25 – Auburn Hills, MI @The Palace Of Auburn Hills
April 26 – Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
April 28 – Columbus, OH @Schottenstein Center
April 29 – Washington, DC @Verizon Center
May 4 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
May 5 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
May 7 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
May 10 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
May 13 – Ottawa, ON @Canadian Tire Centre
May 14 – Quebec City, BC @ Videotron Centre
May 16 – Montreal, BC @ Bell Centre
May 18 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
May 19 – Toronto, ON @Air Canada Centre
June 11 – Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
June 13 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome
June 14 – Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
June 16 – Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre
June 18 – Fargo, ND @ FARGODOME
June 19 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
June 21 – Lincoln, NE @ Pinnacle Bank Arena
June 22 – Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Arena
June 24 – Cincinnati, OH @ U.S. Bank Arena
June 25 – Indianapolis, IN @Bankers Life Fieldhouse
June 27 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
June 29 – Jacksonville, FL @ Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
June 30 – Orlando, FL @ Amway Center
July 2 – Miami, FL @ AmericanAirlines Arena
July 6 – Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum
July 7 – Baltimore, MD @ Royal Farms Arena
July 9 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
July 10 – Hartford, CT @ XL Center
July 12 – Buffalo, NY @ First Niagara Center
July 13 – Pittsburgh, PA @ CONSOL Energy Center
July 15 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Boardwalk Hall
July 18 – New York City, NY @ Madison Square Garden
