Changes

Changes is the fifth studio album by Justin Bieber, released in February 2020 on RBMG/Def Jam Records and produced by Poo Bear, Timbaland, Benny Blanco, and others, released following Bieber's 2019 marriage to Hailey Baldwin and drawing its thematic content primarily from the experience of new relationship and early marriage, with a mellow, adult contemporary R&B approach that was more sonically uniform and less commercially dynamic than Purpose. Bieber co-wrote most tracks; 'Yummy,' 'Intentions' (featuring Quavo), and 'Available' were the principal singles. 'Yummy' was the lead single and debuted at number two on the Billboard Hot 100; the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 231,000 first-week units. Changes received divided critical reviews, with most noting the album's tonal consistency as both its commercial advantage and its artistic limitation; it was not certified as commercially significant as Purpose but maintained Bieber's commercial standing in the top tier of male pop artists. Changes ultimately functions as the most focused artistic statement of Bieber's adult discography, sacrificing commercial breadth for tonal consistency in a way that reflected genuine creative conviction about how to translate his personal life into a coherent album-length statement.