Rumors that Justin and Hailey Bieber‘s relationship was on the rocks ran rampant earlier this year while he was recording his new album, Swag, but since its surprise July 11 release, the “tension has settled,” a source close to the couple exclusively tells Us Weekly.

“The intense focus and emotional toll of creating new music had put a strain on their marriage,” the source says. “When Justin is in the studio making new music, he gets completely consumed and shuts everything else out.”

Now that the project has dropped — and achieved critical and commercial success, with 16 of its 21 tracks debuting on the Billboard Hot 100 chart — the source shares that Justin, 31, and Hailey, 28, “have been able to finally reconnect more” on a summer vacation to “their favorite place in Idaho” with their

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