Justin Bieber shocked fans by dropping a surprise album, his first in more than four years, after days of posting photos of himself in the studio.The 31-year-old singer released his seventh studio album,

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the cover star for the NBA 2K26 Standard Edition, but he's got good company in the form of Angel Reese and Carmelo Anthony, who will decorate the WNBA and Superstar Editions of the game. Additionally, all three athletes stand together on the Leave No Doubt Edition's cover.

The latter question is asked but not answered by “Swag,” the album Justin Bieber surprise-released on Friday and one that forces us to consider how the pseudo-events of celebrity give oxygen to pop superstardom but steal it from pop music.