Justin Bieber had wanted to split from former manager Scooter Braun 'for so long,' a source told 'Rolling Stone' in a story p. The source also said Bieber was able to be 'his true, authentic self' on his new album,

After Justin Bieber and Scooter Braun, his former longtime manager, went through a public fallout, they have reached a financial deal.

"This is the most pure version of Justin we've ever seen musically," says the source, adding that Bieber wanted to split from Braun "for a long time"