Justin Bieber got fans believing again on Wednesday with a cryptic post on social media.
The Canadian singer posted a seven-second clip showing “2020” on a starry background. The tweet appeared on the same day Bieber added three identical “2020” images to his Instagram account.
The pop star has been teasing something all month.
On Dec. 5, Bieber tweeted only “2020” and then, three days later, asked his followers to name their five favourite Bieber songs. “I’m asking for a reason,” he tweeted with the hashtag “#2020.”
Bieber also tweeted “How many days away is #2020?” On Dec. 9.
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) December 11, 2019
The 25-year-old hasn’t released an album since 2015’s Purpose or any new solo singles since 2016. He teamed up with BloodPop on 2017’s “Friends” and collaborated with Ed Sheeran for this year’s “I Don’t Care” and with Dan + Shay on “10,000 Hours.” He is also featured on a remix of Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy.”
In July 2017, Bieber pulled the plug on his Purpose World Tour with 15 shows to go – including two in Toronto – because he was burned out.
“I’ve been on tour for two years,” Bieber told the Splash News agency at the time. “Sorry for anybody who feels disappointed or betrayed, it’s not my heart or anything.”
Early this year, Bieber told Vogue: “I got really depressed on tour. I haven’t talked about this, and I’m still processing so much stuff that I haven’t talked about. I was lonely. I needed some time."
In March, Bieber promised fans in an Instagram post that he will drop “a kick ass album” after he has taken time to work on his mental health. A month later he joined Ariana Grande on stage at Coachella to lip-sync his hit “Sorry” and then told the crowd: “By the way, album coming soon.”
justin making his 2020 comeback: pic.twitter.com/qexoXwn3S4
— (@hauntedrem) December 11, 2019
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— ɪᴠᴀ (@ivaicon) December 11, 2019