Los Angeles, July 16 (IANS): Singer Justin Bieber, who grabbed eyeballs on social media with an image of his bare derriere, has now gone shirtless for a cover shoot with a magazine.

The "Where are u now" singer nabbed the cover of the magazine's August issue and he hopped in front of the camera for a Polaroid photo shoot with photographer Steven Klein. In the spread for Interview magazine, Bieber sports a mask, loses his shirt and shows off his growing tattoo collection, reports hollywoodlife.com.

Beiber opened up about his upcoming album, which currently has no official release date.

"I'm working a lot with Skrillex and Diplo and this guy named Poo Bear, who's an incredible writer. We've just been getting our groove. You kind of go through a period where you're in there and nothing comes and nothing comes, and then, finally, it's like bang-bang-bang -- you get them all in a row.

"I'm at a place where I'm really happy and I'm ready to share my music," Bieber told Interview magazine.

However, fans may have to wait a little longer for the record to drop. When asked when he plans to release it, the pop star answered: "I'm really not worried about when it's finished, I just want it to be perfect, so we're taking our time with it."