Agalia Tan

Without giving him too much credit, a deeper read of Bieberchella could land it somewhere close to performance art. Hear me out! In keeping it simple, and reflecting on his old hits through the portal where he was discovered, the persona of Justin Bieber was reassessed and deconstructed in real time after years of mythos and controversy. He... See more

If you watch him actually talk about music, even when he was young, it seems like he's more of a Tyler the Creator type of oddball who wanted to splice electric guitar into a hip hop beat and make memes, and they forced him to be a pop product instead. I'm having a hard time holding it against him when he finally switches up and seems to be making... See more

. Good art doesn’t need to be a spectacle it needs to say something.

Seems like he’s just done trying to be the flashy popstar everyone wants him to be and instead is doing these stripped back raw performances. I can respect that