Garrett: 'Bieber album to recall Timberlake'

Sean Garrett has revealed that Justin Bieber's new album will attempt to replicate Justin Timberlake's success after leaving 'N Sync.

Speaking to Billboard, the songwriter explained that the tracks chosen for the 'Baby' singer's new album will be more mature and hopefully segue him into an older fanbase.

"What we're trying to do with Justin is to segue him into young adulthood. The one great thing about Justin Bieber is the fact that his fans are going to grow with him," he said.

"So we want all the fans that started out with him to still be intrigued and excited about him, but we want to also stretch out a little bit and make the fans that are 22 to 23 years old love Justin as well."

Garrett continued: "When Justin Timberlake went from the last album of 'N Sync to his first solo album - I want to say [we're aiming for] that level.

"That's the bar for the type of song, that level of 'Cry Me A River', big records."