Talk:Justice (Justin Bieber album)

Singer-songwriter?

Singer, songwriter and singer-songwriter are different professions. Justin is a singer and songwriter. Not a singer-songwriter. Therefore singer is how be must be addressed accrording to Manual of Style. @AWikiGenius: should talk it out here and avoid edit-warring. BawinV (talk) 05:18, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Hi, Thank you for starting a conversation after my suggestion on your talk page, you seem very adamant about your view on certain artists looking at your entire edit history, and edit-war history. But, Wikipedia is not a personal blog, this is an encyclopedia that needs a proper reliable source. So, unless you can provide a reliable source for your continuous controversial edits, I suggest you stop these continuous disruptions which not only disrupt other people but discourages Users from making any further productive editing. Please act according to the clearly stated and obvious Wikipedia policies. I suggest you read WP:UNSOURCED, WP:SOURCE before you make any further editing. I hope you can finally act according to the Wikipedia policies. I hope the best for you. Regards
---  A Wiki Genius  ❤  10:01, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

1. I contacted you first on your talk-page. Not vice versa. As an editor, you are supposed to communicate with others. All you ever did was simply copy-paste my edit summaries, which is a cheap move. 2. Never did I ever add anything that is unsourced. However, you did, when you claimed Justin is a singer-songwriter without a source, when the WP:BURDEN is yours. 3. I initiated the talk on your talk page, I initiated the talk here. You never did anything that is suggested by Wikipedia for disputes. 4. I've read everything you cite me, and more, before you even started editing Wikipedia 3 months ago. 5. You exhibited clear bias when I was actively contributing to the section, when you only removed less favourable comments. 6. I won't counter the blabbery at the end of your argument, because it's very clear who did what. I rest my case.BawinV (talk) 11:33, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

I simply tried to show some appreciation by thanking you for starting a conversation, I don't think this is the case for "I contacted you first on your talk-page". Also please try to be more civil about this and avoid words like "cheap move" or any other personal attacks - Wikipedia:No personal attacks. While I wholeheartedly appreciate the works and time invested by the experienced users of Wikipedia I don't think this is the case for "before you even started editing Wikipedia 3 months ago". I suggest you read WP:MOREX and Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers and make yourself familiar with more of the Wikipedia policies. And let me remind you that you made the edit to remove the "singer-songwriter" from the original article which included "singer-songwriter", I simply restored the original version of the article and added a source. I have been very observant of the edits you've made for a very very long time. Looking at all of your edits in many of the Justin Bieber articles you seem to be clearly very biased about this artist. For example, just look at all of your edits on the Changes (Justin Bieber album) compared to your favourite artists which are just more than enough to say about your Systemic bias of one artist over the other. Please be civil about this matter and let's show some decency about this by using kind words to each other. Thank you.
--- A Wiki Genius  ❤  12:27, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

• I have to agree Bieber isn't a singer-songwriter. About the other topics being edit warred over, the author of this article does not "denounce justice as the album's topic". To denounce means "to publicly declare to be wrong or evil", so the current (incorrect) usage of the word implies that the album is indeed about justice, but the author thinks it is a bad thing. Furthermore, The Observer is The Guardian's sister newspaper, so it would be logical to only represent one of these and opt to include The Irish Times instead.--NØ 10:22, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

@MaranoFan: I agree. Now that you say it, I see that it should've been worded better. Some other editor could've reworded it. I don't know why it wasn't. And about The Observer, I don't have any comments. I thought all the ratings should be best represented. But if editors feel like a rating shouldn't be included because it's a sister paper, then I'll be fine with it. I only insisted it stayed because The Observer is frequently seen in music reviews, and contributes to Metacritic.BawinV (talk) 11:37, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

• I agree with Bawin and MaranoFan. Examples of singer-songwriters include Bebe Rexha, Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran, who write, sing on and play instruments for their songs. Justin does write some of his songs (songwriter), and he sings on all of them (singer) but he doesn’t play instruments for his songs, so we would classify him as a singer and songwriter. D🐶ggy54321 ^{(let's chat!)} 10:52, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Hi, MaranoFan and Doggy54321. I really appreciate both of your input in this matter. Thank you for putting a different perspective into this. I've added a reference that may clear any future edit wars. I agree with MaranoFan about displaying only one of two Guardian reviews. --- A Wiki Genius  ❤  11:31, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Is that source reliable? As well, Marano and I have both provided examples of how including singer-songwriter is just wrong. Even if we have a source saying the sky is orange, including that in an encyclopedia is just factually incorrect, since it’s common knowledge that the sky is blue. We need to use a bit of common sense and ignore some rules if that means we make the encyclopedia factually correct. D🐶ggy54321 ^{(let's chat!)} 11:38, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Hi, Doggy54321. Unless anyone can provide a more reliable source stating that Justin Bieber is not a singer-songwriter then we can talk further about this. Otherwise, I think we have our case settled here as per the Wikipedia referencing policies. Comparing this to "sky is orange" is not a valid argument according to my personal opinion since it is just common sense to know that sky is blue while "singer-songwriter" is completely different case here.--- A Wiki Genius  ❤  11:46, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

It doesn't work that way. You're clearly not aware of how it's done. You're arguing for "singer-songwriter" to stay, not us. Therefore, it is your WP:BURDEN to prove it using multiple reliable publications. BawinV (talk) 11:58, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Hi BawinV, I have provided a source for my argument, unlike your edits and arguments without any source. And you made the edit to remove the "singer-songwriter" from the original article which included "singer-songwriter", I simply restored the original version of the article and added a source. Please provide a source dictating Justin Bieber is not a singer-songwriter then we can have further discussions about this.
--- A Wiki Genius  ❤  12:06, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

I repeat, “not xyz” doesn't need a source. “is xyz” needs a source. Which part of WP:BURDEN you don't understand? I changed it because it's false, and even if it's true, it's still unsourced. Your source was a random biography website. Nope. We need multiple sources from reliable music-relevant publications. BawinV (talk) 12:11, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

"not xyz" as well as "is xyz" needs a source while "is xyz" is backed up by a source and "not xyz" is not which refers to nothing but a personal opinion. Furthermore, the source I provided is from "Crunchbase" which is a huge information hub company established in 2007 AD and not "a random biography website" as you claim it to be. And "I repeat" Wikipedia is not a blog it's an encyclopedia that needs a source for every claim and edits you make here. Please, I also repeat provide a source then we can have a valid argument otherwise without a source this is just your personal opinion.
--- A Wiki Genius  ❤  12:45, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Since we are talking about Bieber as a person, WP:BLP applies. That means that we need multiple, reliable sources independent of the subject calling him a singer-songwriter for singer-songwriter to be implemented. There are already multiple, reliable independent-of-the-subject sources calling him a singer and songwriter, otherwise that wouldn't be included in the article. We also need more than four people coming to a consensus, as the result of this will ultimately affect all of the pages regarding Bieber, including Justin Bieber. On this page, I will change it back to "singer and songwriter" so that readers don’t get confused by the lack of consistency while we are coming to a consensus. D🐶ggy54321 ^{(let's chat!)} 12:59, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

The Canadian Encyclopedia says "singer, songwriter and actor", so that’s a singer and songwriter source. D🐶ggy54321 ^{(let's chat!)} 13:06, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

@Doggy54321 They're both correct in this case. Explicit search for him as a singer-songwriter. Search for singer and songwriter. Singer-songwriter is shorter and flows better, so I think that's more appropriate. Uses x (talk) 13:21, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

@Doggy54321 @AWikiGenius @BawinV Looking into it a bit more, he wasn't a writer in this specific album, so I support "singer and songwriter" since putting an equal emphasis on the writing (which singer-songwriter does) is misleading in this case. They're both correct for Justin Bieber, so it's not a contentious thing anyway. I think we have concensus in this now. Unless there are any more issues, I think we should just put this to rest and move on to something more productive. Uses x (talk) 13:56, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

@Uses x: No, that’s not how consensus-building works. We all need to come to an agreement on something. Just because Bieber wasn’t involved with the songwriting (which, he was as he has a credit on every track but one), that doesn’t mean we change his description. Taylor Swift produced every single track on Fearless (Taylor Swift album), but we don’t put "American singer-songwriter and record producer" in the lead, as that is not reflected in the main article. As well, you failed to address the points made by Marano and me that singer-songwriter and singer and songwriter mean two different things. We shouldn’t go by what’s shorter, we should go by what’s most accurate and what’s backed up by reliable sources. D🐶ggy54321 ^{(let's chat!)} 14:09, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

@Doggy54321 Most sources (e.g. UPI, QG, the BBC) only describe him as a "singer", and the Associated Press never gives him any title. And he might be credited as a writer (I'm not going to check), but you can read in the article he didn't write it, he was sent them by his songwriters and he recorded them in his home. So there's no one right answer, since they're all right, and honestly I don't think anyone cares (I don't) as it's all semantics. Uses x (talk) 14:27, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

@Uses x: He is credited as a writer, so it doesn’t matter if he actually wrote the song. Even if he so much as added a note, that qualifies him for songwriting credits. But, that goes back to the original point that is singer-songwriters actually write their songs from scratch. And, you still have yet to address that not one but two editors have made points saying that not all the titles are correct, and that they mean different things. You’re contradicting yourself at this point. Furthermore, if you don’t care, why are you weighing in? D🐶ggy54321 ^{(let's chat!)} 14:37, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

@Doggy54321 I have addressed them meaning different things, as what one that is used depends on the context (2nd comment I made). If he didn't write the song himself, there shouldn't be an equal emphasis. And please assume good faith with me here, someone who is disinterested can be involved in the area if it helps the project, especially as an edit war was going on.

So - "singer and songwriter" is best to reduce the emphasis on "writer" if you don't believe credits are enough, "singer" is also correct since it appears he didn't actually write them, and "singer-songwriter" is correct if your perspective is that credits are enough to be considered a writer. Every one of those titles has plenty of references behind them from music experts.

So, I say leave the article as it is. Uses x (talk) 14:45, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

I agree with @Uses x: about writing "singer-songwriter" instead of "singer and songwriter". I don't even see why this has been such a big issue here. Bieber has been a part in writing every one of his songs including this album Justice except the Martin Luther King Jr. speech.

A quick web search clearly describes "Singer-songwriter" as "a person who sings and writes popular songs, especially professionally." which Bieber has been doing for over a decade now. This is a definition from Oxford. And Oxford is as reliable of a source as it can get with over 150 years of experience creating and delivering authoritative dictionaries globally in more than 50 languages. There is not even a single word about writing from scratch. This conversation was started because User:BawinV completely removed "songwriter" from all of the Justin Bieber articles without providing any sources. I think this conversation is pretty much concluded now. As the definition states "a person who sings and writes popular songs, especially professionally" so "Singer-songwriter" it is then. --- A Wiki Genius  ❤  15:15, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Once again, two editors saying something does not make a consensus. Neither of you are in any position to close this discussion this early on (neither are the three of us), especially since neither BawinV nor MaranoFan have offered additional comments since your opinions. @Uses x: I was wondering why you were sticking to this discussion when you are disinterested, I was in no way telling you to remove yourself from the discussion, but thank you for clarifying. I was assuming good faith, just so you know. D🐶ggy54321 ^{(let's chat!)} 17:26, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

This is not two editors saying something, this is according to the definition from The Oxford. There could not be any argument when there is not even a single source or evidence on the other side. Oxford completely eliminates any of your claim from the beginning. Please provide a single source if you have any regarding your claim about "singer-songwriter only means if someone is writing from the scratch" which you think could have a valid argument against Oxford. Otherwise, I think we have enough valid reasoning and sources here. --- A Wiki Genius  ❤  17:47, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

"Ghost" is the sixth single?

It looks there might be new single from Justice with "Ghost". This press release from Dolby Laboratories on their collaboration with Bieber to promote Dolby Atmos: "'Ghost' is the latest single from Justin's multi-platinum sixth studio album JUSTICE." Bieber recently performed the song at the MTV Video Music Awards and it got added to some Apple Music playlists. ABC News, Today, and USA Today also referred to "Ghost" as a single. I guess we'll have to wait for an actual release date to surface before anything gets changed though. Edit: It apparently got sent to French radio stations and is being officially promoted to U.S. pop radio according to Gary Trust of Billboard. ThedancingMOONpolice (talk) 07:35, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

Track list

I just made a mistake :/:/I deleted the tracklist while editing im sorry Ahmet uyn541 (talk) 16:52, 23 March 2022 (UTC)