Journals is the second compilation album by Canadian recording artist
Justin Bieber. The album was only released digitally through
online platforms, such as
iTunes, on December 23, 2013 by
Island Records. A ten-week
digital download campaign entitled
Music Mondays, in which one new song was released every Monday night, was held from October 7, 2013 to December 9, 2013. In addition to the songs released on "Music Mondays",
Journals is also composed of other five previously unreleased songs. The recording sessions took place between 2012 and 2013, while the singer was on his
Believe Tour, which generated one or two songs a day throughout the entire tour.