According to Bieber, he chose the album's title because he felt like he lost his purpose and felt that he finally got his purpose back.

It's basically a national sport trying to identify which songs Justin Bieber wrote about Selena Gomez (and vice versa), but the pop star has officially confirmed that three songs from Purpose were inspired by their relationship.

This means that when his songs are bought or performed, the share of the income that would have previously been a royalty payment to Bieber, now goes to Hipgnosis. The company is hoping that over time these royalties will exceed the upfront payment it made to Bieber and so it will profit from this investment.

Background. Tecnically Justin Bieber always was a Def Jam artist. He signs with the label in 2008.

Visiting the five continents with over 150 shows, the Purpose World Tour became Justin's longest tour and one of the highest-grossing concerts of the 2010s decade.

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He revealed that "What Do You Mean," a "little bit" of "Sorry," and a track titled "Mark My Words" were written about Selena, who he dated on and off from 2010 to 2013.

Hailey Bieber wrote in her statement: "I want to thank Selena for speaking out, as her and I have been discussing the last few weeks how to move past this ongoing narrative between her and I." She added, "The last few weeks have been very hard for everyone involved and millions of people are seeing so much hate around ...

Because of the way income is taxed from royalties, artists might end up keeping more of their money by selling the publishing rights all at once. Royalty payments are viewed by the IRS as regular income, which could be taxed as high as 37 percent under current tax codes depending on how much those royalties are.

By selling their catalogs, these artists get a clean pay out that they can utilize to build their retirement and estate plans, liquidate the value of their creations, or release themselves from the financial pressure to tour their music.

"If anyone knows how to make history, it's BTS": When Justin Bieber couldn't stop praising the K-Pop band's hit song Dynamite. Pop star Justin Bieber has always appreciated good music and inspiring artists.

The late Juice WRLD and Justin Bieber have teamed up for a star-studded new single, “Wandered to LA.” The track will be featured on Juice's forthcoming album, Fighting Demons, set for release December 10.

According to Forbes, Bieber makes an estimated $1 million per night when he's on tour. Considering that most tour legs stretch for days on end, Bieber brings in an eight-figure revenue during each tour. His debut tour, My World, brought in an estimated $53 million, per The Guardian - and it gets even better than that.