On his first album in four years, the singer processes his adult reality and makes some of the most creative and wide-ranging music of his life

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On Justin Bieber’s surprise seventh studio album Swag, the 31-year-old singer got vulnerable about his struggles in his “Therapy Session” interlude and other songs.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, for example, were spotted wearing a conference hat. All of the conference swag appears to carry the SV25 logo, referring to Sun Valley 2025. Business Insider