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“Despacito” was named the greatest Latin song of all time by Billboard and earned Bieber his career-first Latin Grammy Award. In 2019, he released a country collaboration with Dan + Shay, “10,000 Hours”, which won the Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.
Across these releases, Bieber’s career is marked by a repeated shift in musical setting. The early recordings introduced him to a young pop audience, while later projects placed his voice within dance music and collaborations that reached listeners beyond that initial audience. The progression described here is not confined to a single album or one successful partnership. It runs through several different phases of his recording work.
The contrast between Under the Mistletoe and Purpose illustrates that range. One album worked within the familiar seasonal setting of Christmas music; the other became associated with a run of contemporary pop singles and an electronic influence. Believe occupies another point in that development, reflecting an earlier move toward dance-pop as his career expanded beyond the first wave of teenage success.
Collaboration is another recurring thread. Work with Jack Ü brought his vocals into an electronic production, while the Despacito remix connected him with a major Latin music release. The later recording with Dan + Shay placed him in a country collaboration. These examples show how the same recognizable voice can be presented differently through the performers, production choices, and musical traditions surrounding it.
Taken together, the releases and partnerships trace a career shaped by both continuity and change. The audience first encountered a young singer through My World, but the later catalogue moved through several musical contexts. That ability to participate in different sounds is central to the account of his development from an early teen idol into an artist associated with a broader range of popular music.