After several years out of the spotlight, Justin Bieber is poised to make a comeback in 2025.
Since a high-profile split with his longtime manager Scooter Braun in August of 2023 after more than a decade of partnership, the Grammy winner has largely taken the past few years to be away from the stage in favor of spending time with his wife, Hailey, and young son, Jack.
But according to the “What I’m Hearing” newsletter from Matthew Belloni of Puck News, the pop star is taking steps to return to music, including bringing on a new attorney. The choice to come back to recording (and potentially performing) could be majorly financially motivated, Belloni notes — while Bieber sold his catalog for a whopping $200 million in 2023, the artist still owes AEG a significant sum after the cancellation of his tour for health reasons in 2022.
“I’m told Bieber needs the money and wants to work,” Belloni wrote. He names the cancelled tour and “other pop star expenses” as potential factors.
This isn’t the first we’ve heard of possible new music from Bieber. In September 2024, rising indie artist and producer Mk.gee revealed that he’d been working with Justin to find his next sound. “He’s searching,” Mk.gee explained, emphasizing the “promise of pop music” that has long been a part of Bieber’s artistic identity.
Since taking the time to focus on his health and manage the effects of partial paralysis caused by Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome, the artist has made only a handful of official appearances and fewer moves in the music world. This includes a feature and cameo for SZA’s 2023 hit “Snooze.”