Paper Jamz was a collection of musical toys , produced by WowWee . Introduced in 2010, Paper Jamz were paper-thin musical toys, which included guitars , microphones , keytars , drum kits , and amplifiers . They were also marketed as "Instant Rock Star" instruments.
146-643: There were no physical buttons, knobs or keys used while playing the instruments. Instead, the battery-operated instruments featured a printed, touch-and-gesture enabled surface. The toy company produced Justin Bieber themed guitars in 2011. Gibson Guitar Corporation filed a lawsuit November 18. 2010 in Federal court, the Central District of California, against WowWee USA and their Paper Jamz guitars, alleging trademark infringement. The lawsuit claimed that
292-746: A Diamond award from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for his single " Baby ", which at the time became the highest-certified digital single of all time . Bieber is credited with four Diamond certifications from the RIAA. Bieber has won two Grammy Awards out of 23 nominations, one Latin Grammy Award , eight Juno Awards , two Brit Awards , 26 Billboard Music Awards , 22 ASCAP Awards , and numerous fan voted accolades which include 18 American Music Awards , 23 Teen Choice Awards (the most wins for
438-489: A boy soprano voice, before his voice broke , as was evidenced during the debut performance of " Pray " at the 2010 American Music Awards . Sean Michaels of The Guardian described puberty as "the biggest threat to his career" at the time. Jody Rosen commented that Bieber sings with "swing and rhythmic dexterity" on his debut album, noting his tone to be "nasal". Bieber started to receive voice coaching from Jan Smith in 2008. As an adult singer, Bieber's voice type
584-581: A "troubled teen who is faced with a difficult decision regarding his only brother", who is also a serial bomber. Bieber was also in a subsequent episode of the series, which aired on February 17, 2011, in which his character is killed. Bieber performed a medley of his singles "U Smile", "Baby", and "Somebody to Love", and briefly played the drums, at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010. Bieber announced in October 2010 that he would be releasing an acoustic album, called My Worlds Acoustic . It
730-482: A 4.0 GPA. Growing up, he learned to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet. In early 2007, aged 12, Bieber performed Ne-Yo 's " So Sick " for a local singing competition in Stratford, in which he placed second. Mallette posted a video of the performance on YouTube for their family and friends to see. She continued to upload videos of Bieber singing covers of various R&B songs, and Bieber's popularity on
876-555: A collaboration with Chance the Rapper titled " Holy ", which Bieber called the start of his new era and the first single from his upcoming sixth studio album. It peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. On October 15, 2020, he released " Lonely ", a collaboration with Benny Blanco as the second single from his upcoming album. The song peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. Bieber and J Balvin were featured on
1022-510: A collaboration with the Kid Laroi titled " Stay ". The song debuted at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. It later peaked at number one in its fourth week on the chart, becoming his eighth number-one single in the US. "Stay" also became his 100th career entry on the chart, making him the then-youngest solo artist to chart 100 songs on the Billboard Hot 100. It also became the first song by
1168-501: A collaboration with American rapper Juice Wrld titled " Wandered to LA " as the second single from the rapper's second posthumous album Fighting Demons . Bieber was the headlining performer at the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix held on December 5, 2021, in Jeddah , Saudi Arabia . On December 11, 2021, he headlined the 2021 Jingle Bell Ball held by Capital FM at The O2 , London . The same month, Justice received 8 nominations at
1314-509: A daughter named Bay. Bieber also has a stepsister named Allie, the daughter of his stepmother. Bieber attended two French-language immersion elementary schools in Stratford, Jeanne Sauvé Catholic School and Bedford Public School. In grades 7 and 8, he attended Stratford Northwestern . Former teacher, Kim Booker often recalled fond memories of Bieber as her student, and is featured in several interviews. He attended Stratford's St. Michael Catholic Secondary School , and graduated in 2012 with
1460-572: A joint venture between Braun and Usher. Justin Timberlake was reportedly also in the running to sign Bieber but lost the bidding war to Usher, partly due to the idea that two associated singers of the same name would confuse the market. Usher then sought assistance in finding a label home for the artist from then manager Chris Hicks , who helped engineer an audition with his contact L.A. Reid of The Island Def Jam Music Group . Reid signed Bieber to Island Records in October 2008 (resulting in
1606-439: A joint venture between RBMG and Island Records ) and appointed Hicks as executive vice-president of Def Jam, where he could manage Bieber's career at the label. Bieber then moved to Atlanta with his mother to pursue further work with Braun and Usher. Braun became Bieber's manager in 2008. Bieber's first single, " One Time ", was released to radio while Bieber was still recording his debut album. The song reached number 12 on
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#17327905226461752-555: A male foreign act to achieve a Perfect All-Kill in South Korea. "Stay" was the most-streamed song globally on Apple Music in 2022. Bieber was the headlining act for the "Freedom Experience" show at the SoFi Stadium as part of 1DayLA's COVID-19 service event, held on July 24, 2021. On August 13, 2021, Bieber released a remix to Nigerian singer Wizkid 's song " Essence ", his career-first song in afrobeats . It elevated
1898-467: A male individual), eight iHeartRadio Music Awards , and six MTV Video Music Awards . He has also won a record 22 MTV Europe Music Awards out of a record 52 nominations (the most for any artist). At age 19, Bieber received the Milestone Award at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards in recognition for breaking boundaries with his creativity and contribution to the musical landscape, surpassing
2044-637: A male individual), and 33 Guinness World Records . Time named Bieber one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2011, and he was included on Forbes ' list of the top ten most powerful celebrities in 2011, 2012, and 2013. Justin Drew Bieber was born on March 1, 1994, at St. Joseph's Hospital in London, Ontario , and was raised in Stratford, Ontario . His parents Jeremy Jack Bieber and Pattie Mallette were both 18 when Bieber
2190-419: A musical departure from the teen pop sound of his previous releases, and incorporated elements of dance-pop and R&B genres. Intent on developing a more "mature" sound, Bieber collaborated with a wide range of urban producers for the release as well as some long-time collaborators, including Darkchild , Hit-Boy , Diplo , and Max Martin . Entertainment Weekly praised Bieber's musical shift, calling
2336-413: A new album. On May 10, 2019, British singer Ed Sheeran and Bieber released the single " I Don't Care ", from Sheeran's album No.6 Collaborations Project . The pair had previously collaborated, with Sheeran co-writing Bieber's 2015 song "Love Yourself", and 2016 song "Cold Water" with Major Lazer . "I Don't Care" became a worldwide hit, reaching number-one in 26 countries, while peaking at number two in
2482-575: A remix of 24kGoldn 's single, " Mood ", which was released on November 6, 2020. On November 20, 2020, Shawn Mendes and Bieber released " Monster ", from Mendes' fourth studio album Wonder . It peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100. On January 1, 2021, Bieber released the third single " Anyone " from his upcoming studio album, which peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100. On February 14, 2021, Bieber performed "Journals Live" in collaboration with TikTok , which marked his first-ever performance of his 2013 album Journals . It became
2628-506: A result, Bieber became the first act in history to reach number one on seven multi-metric charts: Hot 100, Hot Country Songs, Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, Hot Latin Songs, Hot R&B Songs, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and Hot Rap Songs. It earned Bieber his second Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards . On October 14, 2019, Bieber became the youngest solo male artist to spend 200 cumulative weeks in
2774-541: A rhythmic playfulness without communicating an iota of legible emotion." Sheldon Pearce of Complex called it "the album's spiritual centerpiece," while Janine Schaults of Consequence of Sound selected it as one of the album's essential tracks. Josh Duboff of Vanity Fair considered it "breezy and low-key, like "Where Are Ü Now?" with 35 percent less propulsion." He also found it to be "vaguely reminiscent of OMI 's omnipresent ' Cheerleader '," and that "Bieber sounds more relaxed and confident than perhaps ever before on
2920-686: A seventh non-consecutive week at number one, being replaced by Adele 's " Hello " the following week. In the United Kingdom, "What Do You Mean?" debuted at the top of the UK Singles Chart for the week ending September 10, 2015, with a combined sales total of 84,000 units. It surpassed his previous best sales week of 55,000, which "Boyfriend" had sold in April 2012, and marked Bieber's first chart-topping song in Britain. The track broke
3066-474: A song and an album at number one in the US. He also became the first male act to have his first 6 studio albums debut at number one on the Billboard 200. On Easter 2021, Bieber surprise-released Freedom , a gospel -inspired EP consisting of six songs. On April 11, 2021, Justice led the Billboard 200 by less than 1,000 units, and became Bieber's first full-length album to spend more than one week at
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#17327905226463212-487: A tropical beach resort. (In other words, electro-catchy as hell.)" Jason Lipshutz of Billboard gave the song a four-out-of-five-stars rating and commented that it was "positioned as [Bieber's] huge comeback bid", adding: "The song synthesizes the positive components of 'Where Are U Now' and presents something warmer and friendlier, but no less nuanced or impressive". NME 's reviewer named it "the perfect pop confection: light as air and catchy as hell, allowing us to glimpse
3358-461: Is tenor , with a vocal range spanning from the baritone A 2 to the high tenor F 5 . In a review of his Purpose album, Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph complimented his "soft, supple and seductive singing". Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian also praised Bieber's "affectedly breathy voice", noting that "the voice soon palls, but the songs are often interesting." Reviewing his 2021 album Justice , Pitchfork commented: "Bieber
3504-430: Is a Canadian singer. Regarded as a pop icon , he is recognized for his multi-genre musical performances. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter Braun in 2008 and subsequently brought to American singer Usher , both of whom formed the record label RBMG Records to sign Bieber in October of that year. He gained recognition following the release of his debut extended play (EP) My World (2009), which
3650-404: Is not a powerhouse vocalist, but he is a compelling one, casually dropping in a stray yodel here, a Mariah Carey -indebted set of runs there. His voice has a palatable smoothness; he's mastered push-and-pull dynamics, and he swings effortlessly from a placid chest voice to a zephyr of a falsetto." Throughout his career, Bieber has sold an estimated 150 million records worldwide, making him one of
3796-417: Is promised to do one job: protect a girl (played by Xenia Deli ), who is his love interest, as Bieber then walks away. As the song begins, it cuts to a neon-lighted hotel room, where the girl that was mentioned earlier is. Bieber knocks on the door, is let in, and they end up having sex . As Bieber sings the second verse of the song, a group of masked men burst in. They tie, then kidnap the two. It then cuts to
3942-600: Is respected by everybody." But since then, Bieber gradually altered his artistry, with Peter Gicas of E! Online describing " PYD " as "sexed-up", while In Touch Weekly magazine said that his song with Maejor Ali and Juicy J " Lolly " might make his fans a bit uncomfortable because of its lyrics that refer to oral sex . In 2015 Bieber released the EDM -fuelled album, Purpose , where he collaborated with Skrillex , and explored serious themes such as "life experiences", through "feel-good music". Bieber initially sang with
4088-578: Is the most viewed song of all time on the crowdsourced media knowledge base Genius , with 23.3 million views. The song earned Bieber his first career Latin Grammy . As of September 2021, "Despacito" holds the number-one position on the Greatest of All Time Hot Latin Songs chart and number-five on the Greatest of All Time Songs of the Summer chart by Billboard . Bieber, along with rappers Quavo , Chance
4234-590: The Billboard 200 , becoming Bieber's sixth album to debut at the top of that chart. It was the fourth best-selling album of 2015 with worldwide sales of 3.1 million copies. As of June 2016, it had sold 4.5 million copies globally. On November 11, 2015, Bieber announced that he would embark on the Purpose World Tour . The worldwide concert tour started in Seattle, Washington on March 9, 2016. Bieber
4380-569: The Billboard Hot 100 and reached number one on Billboard ' s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart. It earned Bieber his career-first Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards . In March 2015, Bieber made an appearance in the music video for Carly Rae Jepsen 's single " I Really Like You ". In March 2015, Bieber was the featured roastee in Comedy Central 's annual roast special , and
4526-651: The Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart, selling 337,000 copies in the week ending September 3, 2015, marking Bieber's second number one single on the chart, following "Boyfriend" which sold 521,000 in its debut week. In its second week, "What Do You Mean?" stayed at the top of the Hot Digital Songs chart with sales of 159,000 copies, however, it descended to number three on the Hot 100, with a decrease of 30% in overall activity, but rebounded to
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4672-440: The 2015 MTV Video Music Awards . As of July 2023, the video has amassed over 2.2 billion views on YouTube , making it one of the 60 most viewed music videos on the site. The video starts off with a man (played by John Leguizamo ) waiting at a stop sign in front of a motel in the rain. A dark hooded figure (revealed to be Justin Bieber ) walks to the man. It is realized that Bieber is in debt to him, and then gives him money and
4818-465: The 2017 NHL Celebrity All-Star Game as a participating player, coached by Wayne Gretzky . On April 17, 2017, Puerto Rican singers Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee released a remix for their song " Despacito " featuring Bieber. It was the first song by Bieber in which he sings in Spanish . The remix became a worldwide success and broke major chart records around the world. The song reached number one in
4964-487: The 60th Annual Grammy Awards , "Despacito" received three nominations for Record of the Year , Song of the Year , and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance respectively. Bieber did not attend the show to perform the nominated song, claiming that he would not make any award show appearances until his next album was finished. Bieber was a participating player in the 2018 NBA Celebrity All-Star Game , marking his second appearance at
5110-472: The 64th Annual Grammy Awards . On January 1, 2022, Bieber set the then-record for the most monthly listeners in Spotify history, having achieved a peak of 94.68 million monthly listeners, a record broken by Canadian artist The Weeknd a year later. On February 4, 2022, he made a guest appearance on Beam 's debut studio album, Alien , on the album track "Sundown". On February 11, 2022, Bieber headlined
5256-611: The ARIA Singles Chart on September 5, becoming Bieber's first number-one single on the chart. The song spent four consecutive weeks on top of the chart, becoming the second-longest running chart-topping track for 2015 and gaining a platinum certification from the Australian Recording Industry Association . On October 3, Bieber was knocked off the top by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 's " Downtown ". "What Do You Mean" also debuted at
5402-437: The Billboard 200, becoming Bieber's eighth number-one project, while "Peaches" debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his seventh number-one single respectively. As a result, Bieber set major records in the US. Bieber became the youngest solo artist to have eight US number-one albums, breaking a 56-year-old record held by Elvis Presley . He became the first solo male artist in history to simultaneously debut
5548-551: The CMT Music Awards . Time magazine named Bieber one of the 100 most influential people in the world on their annual list . In June 2011, Bieber was ranked No. 2 on the Forbes list of Best-Paid Celebrities under 30. He is the youngest star, and 1 of 7 musicians on the list, having raked in $ 53 million in a 12-month period. The same month, his collaborative single " Next to You " with American singer Chris Brown
5694-495: The Canadian Albums Chart . In September 2012, Bieber was featured on "Beautiful", a song from Carly Rae Jepsen 's second studio album Kiss . In October 2012, the third single from Believe , " Beauty and a Beat " (featuring Nicki Minaj ), was released. The music video held the record for the most video views in 24 hours when it was released, with 10.6 million views. The Believe Tour , which further promoted
5840-836: The Canadian Hot 100 during its first week of release in July 2009, and peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. During fall 2009, it had success in international markets. The song was certified platinum in Canada and the US and gold in Australia and New Zealand. His first release, an extended play titled My World , was released on November 17, 2009. The album's second single, " One Less Lonely Girl ", and two promotional singles , " Love Me " and " Favorite Girl ", were released exclusively on
5986-594: The Mainstream Top 40 chart dated September 12, after three days of release, with a radio audience of 20 million. On the chart dated October 24, after earning "Greatest Gainer" honors for two consecutive weeks, it rose from 3 to 1 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart, becoming Bieber's first number-one song on the Pop Songs chart. The song debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 issued for September 17, 2015, replacing The Weeknd 's " Can't Feel My Face " at
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6132-562: The Michael Jackson Estate stated that it had not authorized the release of this recording, and has since made attempts to remove the song from as many web sites and YouTube channels as possible. Later, a song titled "Twerk" by rapper Lil Twist , featuring Bieber as well as Miley Cyrus , also leaked. In September, Bieber was featured in Maejor Ali 's song " Lolly " with rapper Juicy J . A music video for "Melodies",
6278-456: The UK and US, while his standalone duet single " Stuck with U " (with Ariana Grande ) debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100. His sixth album, Justice (2021) was supported by the worldwide hit " Peaches " and topped the Billboard 200, breaking Elvis Presley 's 1965 record for the youngest solo act to have eight US number-one albums. His eighth US number one single, " Stay " (with the Kid Laroi )
6424-529: The White House for Christmas in Washington , which aired on December 20, 2009, on US television broadcaster TNT . Bieber was also one of the performers for Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest , on December 31, 2009. Bieber was a presenter at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards on January 31, 2010. He was invited to be a vocalist for the remake of the charity single " We Are
6570-471: The best selling singles of all time. His second studio album, Under the Mistletoe (2011), became the first Christmas album by a male artist to debut atop chart and saw continued success. Bieber experimented with dance-pop on his third studio album, Believe (2012); its acoustic re-release made him the first artist in Billboard history to have five US number-one albums by the age of 18. Over
6716-612: The best-selling music artists of all time . In 2011, Bieber was honoured with a star in front of Avon Theater in Stratford, Ontario, Canada , where he used to busk when he was younger. On November 23, 2012, Bieber was presented with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal by the former Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper . He was one of 60,000 Canadians to receive the Diamond Jubilee medal that year. In 2013, Bieber received
6862-485: The iTunes Store and charted within the top 40 of the US Billboard Hot 100. As a result, he became the first solo artist to have four singles chart in the top 40 of the Hot 100 before the release of a debut album. "One Less Lonely Girl" was later also released to radio and peaked within the top 20 in Canada and the US, and was certified gold in the latter. Following the release of My World , Bieber became
7008-550: The "Homecoming Weekend" bash ahead of the Super Bowl in Los Angeles . On March 4, 2022, Bieber released a collaboration with Nigerian singer Omah Lay titled " Attention ". On March 28, 2022, " Ghost ", the sixth single from Justice , peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, which marked his 20th career top-five hit on the chart. The song reached number one on Billboard ' s Pop Songs chart, making Bieber
7154-611: The $ 31.1 million grossed by Miley Cyrus 's 2008 3-D concert film, Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert , which holds the record for the top debut for a music-documentary. Never Say Never grossed a total of $ 99,034,125 worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing concert or performance film at the global box office. The film is accompanied by his second remix album, Never Say Never – The Remixes , released February 14, 2011, and features remixes of songs from his debut album, with guest appearances from Miley Cyrus , Chris Brown , and Kanye West , among others. Bieber
7300-714: The Canadian Congress of Aboriginal Peoples for perpetuating a common misconception that Indigenous people receive complimentary gasoline from the Canadian government. Bieber has three younger half-siblings; the four have the same father, Jeremy Bieber. Jeremy Bieber and his ex-girlfriend, Erin Wagner, who broke up in 2014 after seven years together, have two children, daughter Jazmyn and son Jaxon. Jeremy married his girlfriend Chelsey in February 2018, and they have
7446-672: The Christmas Tree ", a cover of Brenda Lee 's holiday classic, on streaming platforms worldwide. On November 15, 2021, Bieber announced the international legs of his upcoming fourth concert tour, the Justice World Tour , scheduled to begin in San Diego, California on February 18, 2022. On November 19, 2021, Bryson Tiller released the single " Lonely Christmas ", with Bieber co-featured alongside his long-time collaborator Poo Bear . On December 3, 2021, Bieber released
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#17327905226467592-495: The One" also reached number one on Billboard ' s Hot Rap Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. On June 9, 2017, French DJ David Guetta released " 2U ", in which Bieber was featured. The first music video for "2U" features Victoria's Secret models lip synching to the song. On July 24, 2017, Bieber cancelled the remaining dates of the Purpose World Tour due to "unforeseen circumstances". According to Pollstar ,
7738-830: The Paper Jamz guitars copied the looks of some of Gibson's famous guitars, the Gibson Les Paul , the Gibson Flying V , the Gibson Explorer , and the Gibson SG . On December 21, 2010 Gibson was granted a request for an injunction against WowWee and retailers in the United States which were selling Paper Jamz guitars: Walmart , Amazon , Big Lots stores, Kmart Corporation, Target Corporation , Toys "R" Us , Walgreens , Brookstone , Best Buy , eBay , Toywiz.com, and Home Shopping Network (HSN). The case
7884-415: The Rapper ), was released on December 9, 2013. That same day, it was announced that all 10 tracks would be featured on the compilation album Journals , which would also feature five additional unreleased songs, a music video for "All That Matters", and a trailer for Believe . Journals was only available for purchase via iTunes for a limited time: from December 23, 2013, to January 9, 2014. The titles of
8030-444: The Rapper, and Lil Wayne , provided vocals on DJ Khaled 's single " I'm the One ", released on April 28, 2017. The song debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Bieber's second number-one debut and his fourth song to top the chart. One week later, "Despacito" topped the charts in the US, which became his fifth number-one single and made Bieber the first artist in history to notch new No. 1s in back-to-back weeks. "I'm
8176-650: The UK Singles Chart. Bieber became only the fourth person to have the same single reach number one on the UK Singles Chart on three separate occasions. The other songs to top the chart three separate times are Frankie Laine 's " I Believe ", Guy Mitchell 's " Singing the Blues " and Pharrell Williams ' " Happy ". "What Do You Mean?" was the ninth best-selling single of 2015 in the UK with combined sales of 988,000 copies. In Australia, "What Do You Mean" debuted atop
8322-544: The US Billboard Hot 100 , selling a total of 521,000 digital units, the second-highest-ever debut digital sales week. Bill Werde of Billboard noted that it failed to debut at number one because the digital download of the track was available only through the iTunes Store , "restricting the buying option for those [who] do not frequent the Apple retail store". "Boyfriend" became Bieber's first single ever to reach
8468-517: The US Billboard Hot 100 and became Bieber's first number-one single in the country. He set a Guinness World Record by becoming the youngest solo male artist to debut at the top of the Hot 100. It also broke the record for the fastest song to reach number one on US iTunes, reaching the top spot in under 5 minutes. On September 4, 2015, Bieber was co-featured alongside Young Thug on the album track "Maria I'm Drunk", from Travis Scott 's debut studio album Rodeo . On October 23, 2015, Bieber released
8614-482: The US and joined " Macarena " (1996) as the only English/Spanish songs to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 . It tied the then-record for the most weeks at number one in Billboard Hot 100 history. The song spent a record 56 weeks at number one on Billboard ' s Hot Latin Songs chart and broke the then-record for most weeks at number one on the Digital Songs Sales chart. The remix
8760-490: The US at the time. In August 2016, Bieber was featured on French DJ DJ Snake 's single " Let Me Love You ". The song peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. Bieber was also featured on American rapper Post Malone 's single " Deja Vu ", which later appeared as the fourth single from the latter's debut studio album, Stoney , in September 2016. Bieber then appeared in the documentary Bodyguards: Secret Lives from
8906-492: The US, making Bieber the first male artist since Justin Timberlake in 2007 to have three number-ones from an album. He also became the first solo artist to chart three solo songs in the top five of the US Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously, and the first as a lead act since the Beatles in 1964. "Love Yourself" topped Billboard ' s Year-End Hot 100 Chart in 2016 , followed by "Sorry" at number two, and made Bieber only
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#17327905226469052-575: The United States. Bieber later featured on a remix of Billie Eilish 's breakthrough single " Bad Guy ", which was released on July 11. On October 4, 2019, Bieber and country music duo Dan + Shay released the song " 10,000 Hours ", which peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100. It became the highest-charting non-holiday country song in the history of the Billboard Streaming Songs chart and spent 21 weeks at number one on Billboard ' s Hot Country Songs chart. As
9198-472: The Watchtower (2016). At the 59th Annual Grammy Awards , Purpose was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album , whereas "Love Yourself" received nominations for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance respectively. Bieber was the headlining act at the 2016 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball and gave a closing performance on December 9, 2016. On January 28, 2017, Bieber starred in
9344-472: The World " for its 25th anniversary to benefit Haiti after the earthquake . Bieber sings the opening line, which was sung by Lionel Richie in the original version. On March 12, 2010, a version of K'naan 's " Wavin' Flag ", recorded by a collective of Canadian musicians known as Young Artists for Haiti , was released. Bieber is featured in the song, performing the closing lines. In January 2010, " Baby "
9490-440: The album both a "reinvention and a reintroduction". Rolling Stone noted the deeper voice and more "intense" beats found on the album, although it lampooned one of his euphemisms for newfound sexual maturity ("If you spread your wings, you can fly away with me"). Believe debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 , becoming his fourth number-one album. The album sold 57,000 copies in its first week in Canada, debuting atop
9636-559: The album has received generally favourable reviews. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 , making Bieber the youngest solo male act to top the chart since Stevie Wonder in 1963. My World 2.0 also debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart , Irish Albums Chart , Australian Albums Chart , and the New Zealand Albums Chart and reached the top 10 of fifteen other countries. To promote
9782-408: The album track "Juke Jam", from Chance the Rapper 's third mixtape Coloring Book . On July 22, 2016, Bieber released a new single with EDM trio Major Lazer and Danish singer MØ titled " Cold Water ". It debuted at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Bieber's third number-two debut on the ranking, passing Mariah Carey 's record to become the artist with the most number-two debuts in
9928-543: The album was listed among the Greatest of All Time Top Holiday Albums chart by Billboard . The first single from the album, " Mistletoe " peaked at number one on the US Billboard Holiday 100 and Holiday Digital Songs charts. Bieber released " All I Want for Christmas Is You (SuperFestive!) " as the second single from the album, which is a re-recorded version of Mariah Carey 's original single, " All I Want for Christmas Is You ", with Carey providing vocals on
10074-403: The album's second single titled " Sorry ", which debuted at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. After eight non-consecutive weeks at number two, on the week charting January 23, 2016, "Sorry" climbed to the top of the chart and became Bieber's second number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100. The third single from Purpose , " Love Yourself " also peaked at number one in the US, making Bieber
10220-520: The album, " Die in Your Arms ", was released on May 29, 2012, and the second promotional single, " All Around the World " (featuring American rapper Ludacris ), followed the next week. The second single from Believe , " As Long as You Love Me " (featuring Big Sean ), was released on June 11, 2012. It peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100. His third studio album, Believe , was released on June 19, 2012, by Island Records . The album marked
10366-400: The album, Bieber appeared on several live programs including The View , the 2010 Kids' Choice Awards , Nightline , Late Show with David Letterman , The Dome and 106 & Park . Sean Kingston appeared on the album's next single " Eenie Meenie ". The song reached the top ten in the United Kingdom and Australia, and the top 20 of most other markets. On April 10, 2010, Bieber was
10512-514: The album, began in September 2012 in Glendale, Arizona . On December 14, 2012, Bieber appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show , where he announced plans to release an acoustic album titled Believe Acoustic , which was released on January 29, 2013. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, making Bieber the first artist in history to have five number-one albums in the US before turning 19. Bieber returned to Saturday Night Live as
10658-432: The all-time record for the most-viewed premiere in its first week of all YouTube Originals. Appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on January 28, 2020, Bieber confirmed the release date of his fifth studio album, Changes , to be February 14, 2020. The same day, he also released a promotional single for the album, " Get Me " (featuring Kehlani ). On February 7, 2020, Bieber released " Intentions " (featuring Quavo ), as
10804-505: The battle royale game Garena Free Fire . In January 2023, Bieber sold his music publishing rights and recording catalogue shares, up to the end of 2021, to the Blackstone -backed Hipgnosis Songs Fund —a sale valued at over $ 200 million. In the same month, Bieber was reportedly offered to be a headlining performer at Coachella 2023, but declined to focus on his upcoming seventh studio album. On February 24, 2023, Don Toliver released
10950-500: The biggest first-week sales total of 2015 at the time and the highest since Eminem released " The Monster " (2013). It also broke the streaming record in Canada, with 3.1 million streams in its first week. "What Do You Mean?" marked Bieber's second number-one single in the country, following 2012's " Boyfriend ". After six consecutive weeks at number one in Canada, it was briefly knocked off the top spot by another Canadian singer, The Weeknd , with his single " The Hills ", but returned for
11096-564: The content of his music was "offering a gentle introduction to the mysteries and heartaches of adolescence: songs flushed with romance but notably free of sex itself". During the initial years of his career, his musical style was noted for being aimed to a more teen pop and " bubblegum -ish" direction. In January 2012, Bieber told V magazine: "I want to do it at my own pace. I don't want to start singing about things like sex, drugs and swearing. I'm into love , and maybe I'll get more into making love when I'm older. But I want to be someone who
11242-661: The debut single of American singer Madison Beer , was released in the same month featuring Bieber in a cameo appearance. On October 3, 2013, Bieber announced that he would release a new song every Monday for 10 weeks as a lead-up to the film Justin Bieber's Believe , which entered production in May 2012 and was released on December 25, 2013. The film is a follow-up to Bieber's first theatrical film Justin Bieber: Never Say Never , with Jon M. Chu returning as director. The first song of Music Mondays, " Heartbreaker ",
11388-405: The disbanding of Universal Music 's division, The Island Def Jam Music Group, in April 2014, Bieber and a number of artists were subsequently transferred to another Universal Music-related division, Def Jam Recordings , causing Bieber to no longer be signed to Island Records. In February 2015, Bieber released " Where Are Ü Now ", a collaboration with Jack Ü . The song peaked at number eight on
11534-492: The event. In July 2018, Bieber reunited with DJ Khaled in " No Brainer ", co-featuring again with Chance the Rapper and Quavo. The single peaked in the top five of the Hot 100 and reached number one on Billboard ' s Hot R&B Songs chart. He was also featured in the accompanying music video. On April 21, 2019, Bieber delivered a surprise performance at the 2019 Coachella music festival, marking his first live performance in two years, and teased his return to music with
11680-783: The first artist to have seven songs from a debut album chart on the Billboard Hot 100. My World was eventually certified platinum in the US and double platinum in both Canada and the United Kingdom. To promote the album, Bieber performed on several live shows such as mtvU 's VMA 09 Tour, European program The Dome , YTV 's The Next Star , The Today Show , The Wendy Williams Show , Lopez Tonight , The Ellen DeGeneres Show , It's On with Alexa Chung , Good Morning America , Chelsea Lately , and BET 's 106 & Park . Bieber also guest starred in an episode of True Jackson, VP in late 2009. Bieber performed Ron Miller and Bryan Wells's "Someday at Christmas" for US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at
11826-534: The first long-form concert event on the platform and broke the record for the most-viewed single-artist livestream in the platform's history. On February 26, 2021, Bieber officially announced that his sixth studio album would be titled Justice . On March 5, 2021, Bieber released the album's fourth single, " Hold On ", which peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. Justice and its fifth single, " Peaches ", were both released on March 19, 2021, and met with generally positive reviews. It debuted at number one on
11972-511: The first male artist in almost a decade to have three number-ones from an album since Justin Timberlake , who did it previously with his second studio album, FutureSex/LoveSounds , in 2006–07. He also became the first solo artist to chart three solo songs in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously, and the first as a lead act since the Beatles in 1964. "Love Yourself" topped Billboard ' s Year-End Hot 100 chart in 2016 , followed by "Sorry" at number two, and made Bieber only
12118-533: The first responders of the COVID-19 pandemic and their families. The song debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his sixth number-one single in the US. On August 28, 2020, he was featured on the album track "Falling for You" from Jaden 's third studio album CTV3: Cool Tape Vol. 3 . On September 4, 2020, Bieber played a lead starring role in the music video for DJ Khaled ' s single " Popstar " (featuring Drake ). On September 18, 2020, Bieber released
12264-576: The first solo male artist to have 10 number-one singles in the chart's history. On March 30, 2022, Bieber was featured on the single " Up at Night " by Kehlani, as part of the latter's third studio-album Blue Water Road . On April 15, 2022, Bieber gave a surprise performance with Daniel Caesar at the 2022 Coachella music festival. On April 29, 2022, Bieber released a new single titled " Honest " (featuring Don Toliver) and an accompanying music video directed by Cole Bennett . On August 27, 2022, Bieber released an exclusive single titled "Beautiful Love" for
12410-417: The first time at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards on August 30, 2015. He performed the track on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , accompanied by The Roots and featuring a guest verse from Black Thought . Bieber also performed "What Do You Mean?" on The Today Show along with 5 other songs from his album Purpose : " Sorry ", " Love Yourself ", "The Feeling", "No Pressure" and "Company" (which
12556-509: The five new additional songs are: "One Life", "Backpack" (featuring Lil Wayne ), "What's Hatnin'" (featuring Future ), "Swap It Out", and "Memphis" (featuring Big Sean and Diplo ). Bieber released a song titled " Home to Mama " (featuring Cody Simpson ) in November 2014. The same month, Bieber topped Forbes magazine's Forbes 30 Under 30 annual ranking, which lists the highest-earning celebrities under 30 for that year. Because of
12702-428: The highest first-week streams record in the country with 3.2 million streams, surpassing the stream tally of 2.03 million set by One Direction 's " Drag Me Down ". In its second week, the song descended to number two, however, it broke the country's all-time streaming record, with 3.87 million streams in seven days, later surpassed by Adele 's " Hello " (which streamed 7.32 million times in November 2015, almost doubling
12848-559: The host and musical guest on the February 9, 2013, episode. His appearance was panned by critics and cast members, including Kate McKinnon , who said Bieber was not comfortable with his hosting duties, and Bill Hader , who said he did not enjoy the presence of Bieber or his entourage. Hader added that in his eight years on the television program, Bieber was the only host who lived up to his reputation. On March 7, 2013, Bieber fainted backstage at London's O2 Arena after complaining of breathing problems throughout his concert performance and
12994-456: The likes of Taylor Swift and Bruno Mars to the award. All of Bieber's studio projects are certified Platinum or higher by the RIAA and have received numerous accolades. He is the youngest (27) solo artist to have eight US number-one albums, a record held by Elvis Presley since 1965. Bieber is the first artist in Spotify history to have 15 songs surpass 1 billion streams . Following
13140-432: The low note of F3 to the high note of G4 . It is a pop and tropical house song. Downtempo with hints of dark electropop . During the song, Bieber uses a breathy vocal , which was considered smooth and soulful. The production contains flute instrumentation, looped vocal samples, piano chords, tropical synths, bass and slick beat elements with the sound of a clock ticking. Gil Kaufman of MTV News wrote that
13286-437: The most simultaneous tracks on the US Billboard Hot 100, and the most simultaneous new entries on the US Billboard Hot 100 by a solo artist, among others. What Do You Mean%3F " What Do You Mean? " is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber . It was released on August 28, 2015 by Def Jam as the lead single from his fourth studio album Purpose (2015). The song was produced by MdL and co-produced by Bieber. It
13432-433: The most weeks a song has logged in the Hot 100's top 10 from its debut. The record was surpassed later by Bieber's " Love Yourself ", which spent 23 consecutive weeks in the top ten since its debut. As of February 2016, "What Do You Mean?" has sold over 1,600,000 copies in the United States. In Bieber's native Canada, "What Do You Mean?" debuted at number one on the Canadian Hot 100 , with sales of 48,000 copies, becoming
13578-797: The musical guest on Saturday Night Live . On July 4, 2010, Bieber performed at the Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular in New York City. The following single from My World 2.0 , " Somebody to Love ", was released in April 2010, and a remix was released featuring Bieber's mentor Usher . On June 23, 2010, Bieber went on his first official headlining tour, the My World Tour , starting in Hartford, Connecticut , to promote My World and My World 2.0 . In May 2010, Bieber featured in rapper Soulja Boy 's song "Rich Girl". In July 2010, it
13724-571: The next two years, Bieber was involved in multiple controversies and legal issues, which led to a tarnishing of his public image. In 2015, Bieber explored EDM on " Where Are Ü Now " (with Jack Ü ), which won the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording . This influenced his fourth album Purpose (2015), which yielded three Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles: " Love Yourself ", " Sorry ", and " What Do You Mean? ". He made UK chart history when each of which simultaneously held
13870-483: The pair tied up in an abandoned warehouse. They eventually use a lighter to burn the rope and escape. When the masked men discover they've escaped they chase after them. They open a door, only to find themselves peering at the road below. With the men nearing, Bieber jumps out, then the girl. They land safely on an inflatable mat. Leguizamo reveals himself to be the leader of the masked men, as he's greeted by Bieber. They're now in an underground skating party, as Bieber sings
14016-468: The record). After three weeks since its release, the song remained as the most streamed track in the country and returned to the number one spot for another two weeks. On October 2, the song was knocked off the top spot by Sam Smith 's " Writing's on the Wall ", but a week later, it returned to the number one spot for another two weeks. This means that it has spent five non-consecutive weeks at number one in
14162-472: The release of his fourth studio album Purpose , Bieber set major milestones globally. He became the first artist, since Elvis Presley in 2005, to replace his own song as number one on the UK Singles Chart . He is the first artist in history to occupy the entire top three of the UK Singles Chart. He achieved this feat as " Love Yourself ", "Sorry" and " What Do You Mean? " charted at positions 1, 2 and 3 simultaneously. The singles also peaked at number one in
14308-500: The rest of the song. The video ends with Bieber standing alone in the dark, in the skatepark. A second music video was released on November 14, 2015, part of a series of short films commemorating the release of the album, entitled " Purpose: The Movement ". The short music video, like the video for "Sorry", features the dancers from ReQuest Dance Crew and The Royal Family dance crew, and was also directed and choreographed by Parris Goebel. Bieber performed "What Do You Mean?" live for
14454-455: The runner-up spot the following week and stayed as the best-selling song with 128,000 downloads. On the chart dated December 5, 2015, after the release of Purpose , the song ascended from 6 to 5 on the Hot 100 . That week, Bieber's "Sorry" and "Love Yourself" (a track from Purpose , which debuted on the chart, after selling 140,000 downloads) were at number two and four, respectively, which made
14600-415: The second single from the album. The song peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. Changes was released on February 14, debuting at number one on the UK and US Billboard 200 charts, making Bieber the youngest solo artist in history to have seven number-one albums in the US. On May 8, 2020, American singer Ariana Grande and Bieber released the single " Stuck with U ", to help raise funds for
14746-472: The singer only the third artist to have three singles inside the chart's top five (the others being The Beatles in 1964 and 50 Cent in 2005). Additionally, the same week, Bieber had 17 songs on the Hot 100 simultaneously, breaking the record previously held by The Beatles and Drake . On the chart dated 6 February 2016, the song spent a 21st consecutive week inside the Hot 100's top ten, tying with Nicki Minaj 's " Starships " and Maroon 5 's " Sugar " for
14892-499: The single " Private Landing ", with Bieber co-featured alongside Future , from Toliver's third studio-album Love Sick . He joined Toliver on stage at the 2023 Rolling Loud festival to deliver a surprise performance of the song. On September 15, 2023, Bieber made a guest appearance on the song "Moments" from American rapper Diddy 's fifth studio album, The Love Album: Off the Grid . The same day, he released an acoustic version of
15038-481: The single " Snooze " by SZA . He also starred in the official music video as the latter's love interest. Bieber has cited Chris Brown , Craig David , Michael Jackson , the Beatles , Boyz II Men , Justin Timberlake , Stevie Wonder , Tupac , Usher and Kanye West as his musical inspirations. In 2012, Bieber said, "music is music, and I'm definitely influenced by Michael Jackson and Boyz II Men and people who were black artists—that's what I like." Believe
15184-478: The site grew. In the same year, Bieber busked shows in front of the Avon Theatre steps with a rented guitar during tourism season. While searching for videos of a different singer, Scooter Braun , a former marketing executive of So So Def Recordings , clicked on one of Bieber's 2007 YouTube videos by accident, where he was covering Ne-Yo 's " So Sick ". Impressed, Braun tracked down Bieber's school,
15330-430: The song in early August, described it as a "catchy dance track for the club". Similarly, a writer for The Daily Beast said, "['What Do You Mean?' is] pretty damn catchy; a slow-burner that, like that collab, swells into a Bieber banger". Gil Kaufman of MTV News also called it a "banger", explaining, "the track is classic JB: seductive, earnest, pleading and just the right amount of sexy". Idolator 's Mike Wass praised
15476-413: The song is about his relationship with Selena Gomez . Following the release of the EDM track " Where Are Ü Now " (2015), where Bieber collaborated with Skrillex and Diplo for their project Jack Ü and achieving worldwide success and acclaim with it, the singer announced "What Do You Mean?" as the first single from his then-upcoming album on July 28, 2015, on On Air With Ryan Seacrest . While he
15622-431: The song to 49 randomly selected Twitter followers. As explained by Billboard 's Jason Lipshutz, Each message included a clock animation with a different time that corresponded to the lyric's placement in the song, and Beliebers spent Wednesday collectively piecing together the upcoming single's lyrics in order. On August 5, 2015, Bieber presented the song to radio professionals at an iHeartMedia event. The song
15768-436: The song's "instantly memorable chorus", and added, "Vocally, [Bieber] has never sounded better". Digital Spy 's Amy Davidson named it "the perfect pop track as well as a skewed love song for millennials." Andrew Unterberger of Spin opined the song was "really quite delightful". Sean Fitz-Gerald of New York magazine was also positive, noting that it "sounds like what would happen if you took Steve Aoki 's alarm clock to
15914-865: The song's position to number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. A week later, he released a collaboration with Skrillex and Don Toliver titled " Don't Go ". On September 4, 2021, Bieber headlined the 2021 Made in America Festival held at the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia . On October 8, 2021, Bieber released a new documentary film titled Justin Bieber: Our World to give viewers an inside-view in preparation for his 2020 "New Year's Eve Live" powered by T-Mobile , his first concert performance in three years. On October 29, 2021, he released " Rockin' Around
16060-572: The theatre Bieber was performing at, and finally contacted his mother Mallette, who was initially reluctant because of Braun's Judaism. She remembered praying, "God, I gave him to you. You could send me a Christian man, a Christian label!", and, "God, you don't want this Jewish kid to be Justin's man, do you?" However, church elders convinced her to let Bieber go with Braun. At age 13, Bieber went to Atlanta, Georgia with Braun to record demo tapes . Bieber began singing for Usher one week later. Bieber soon signed with Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG) ,
16206-480: The third artist in history to hold the top-two positions of the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 , after the Beatles in 1964 and Usher in 2004. An album track on Purpose , "Company", was announced as the fourth single on March 8, 2016. On February 12, 2016, Bieber's first four albums were released on vinyl for the first time. Purpose was released on November 13, 2015, and debuted at number one on
16352-436: The third artist in history to hold the top-two positions of the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 , after the Beatles in 1964 and Usher in 2004. As of 2021, Bieber has set 33 Guinness World Records , which include eight that were achieved from the success of his album Purpose and was featured in the 2017 Edition. These records included the most streamed track on Spotify in one week, the most streamed album on Spotify in one week,
16498-817: The top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. On December 24, 2019, Bieber announced that he would be releasing his fifth studio album and embarking on his fourth concert tour in 2020. The album's first single, " Yummy ", was released on January 3, 2020. It debuted at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 . On December 31, 2019, Bieber also released a trailer announcing his 10-part YouTube Originals docu-series Justin Bieber: Seasons , which focused on an array of themes: his life post-hiatus from music, marriage, preparation for new music, and battle against Lyme disease. Episodes were released weekly on Mondays and Wednesdays from January 27, 2020. The docu-series amassed 32.65 million views within its first week of release, breaking
16644-413: The top of the chart for one week. It marked Bieber's first number-one single and seventh top 10 hit in the United States, and was also the 23rd song to begin at number one in the Hot 100's 57-year history. Additionally, the single's debut made Bieber the youngest male artist to enter atop of the chart, and the youngest artist since Fantasia 's " I Believe " (2004). The track also debuted at number one on
16790-414: The top of the chart in over a decade. On May 10, 2021, DJ Khaled released the single " Let It Go ", with Bieber co-featured alongside 21 Savage , from Khaled's twelfth studio album Khaled Khaled . He also starred in the accompanying music video. On June 11, 2021, Bieber made an appearance on Migos 's fourth studio album, Culture III , on the album track "What You See". On July 9, 2021, Bieber released
16936-634: The top of the charts in both New Zealand and Ireland, becoming his first number-one single in both countries. It spent seven consecutive weeks at number one in Ireland, and eight consecutive weeks at number one in New Zealand. A lyric video for "What Do You Mean?", directed by Laban and featuring skateboarders Ryan Sheckler and Chelsea Castro, was released on August 28, 2015. The music video , directed by Brad Furman and starring John Leguizamo and Xenia Deli , premiered on August 30, 2015, following
17082-417: The top position on the Canadian Hot 100 by debuting at number one and staying on for one week. Bieber was featured on American hip hop group Far East Movement 's song " Live My Life ", from their fourth studio album, Dirty Bass , in February 2012. The song emerged online five days before its scheduled release date and peaked within the top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100. The first promotional single from
17228-517: The top three spots on the country's chart. His guest performances on the 2017 singles " I'm the One " by DJ Khaled and " Despacito " by Luis Fonsi both peaked the Billboard Hot 100 and made Bieber among the few artists to replace himself atop the chart. The latter also earned him a Latin Grammy Award . His 2019 single, " 10,000 Hours " (with Dan + Shay ) won the Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance . His R&B -inspired fifth album Changes (2020), debuted at number one in both
17374-461: The tour had a total gross of $ 257 million and 2.8 million in attendance in 162 shows, becoming one of the highest-grossing concert tours of both 2016 and 2017. On August 17, 2017, Bieber released the single " Friends " with American record producer and songwriter BloodPop . Julia Michaels and Justin Tranter contributed as songwriters, having previously worked with him on " Sorry " in 2015. At
17520-555: The track contains a slippery flute-like trill over a spare tick-tock island groove and a super chill vibe, and is a kind of sequel to Skrillex and Diplo 's " Where Are Ü Now ", which featured Bieber. Lyrically, "What Do You Mean?" talks about looking for romantic clarity and not being able to figure out the opposite sex, with Bieber singing in the chorus, "What do you mean/When you nod your head yes, but you wanna say no?/What do you mean/When you don't want me to move, but you tell me to go?". A remix with American singer Ariana Grande
17666-419: The track. Billboard listed the album and its singles, among the greatest Holiday albums and songs of all time, respectively. In late 2011, Bieber began recording his third studio album, titled Believe . The following week, Bieber appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to announce that the first single would be called " Boyfriend ", and was released on March 26, 2012. The song debuted at number two on
17812-450: The track." Nick Messitte of Forbes agreed with the "Cheerleader" comparison, noting that it has "the intersection of the mellow and the danceable, the four-on-the-floor with the smooth." Consequence of Sound wrote in a positive review "Skrillex serves as producer of this slow burner, providing loops of tropical-flavored house beats to complement Bieber's delicate croons." In the United States, "What Do You Mean?" debuted at number 28 on
17958-456: The vocals mentholated and sweetened with a brushstroke of bass here, a snake-charmer synth line there." Brad Nelson of Pitchfork praised the song and "Sorry" for being "vivid tropical house tracks that sound like sunlight drifting down through palm fronds. Bieber's voice often resembles a breath contorted inexpressively through notes; here, he lets it weightlessly fall through textures. They are his best performances to date, allowing him to flex
18104-505: The vulnerability behind the megastar façade as Biebs grappled endearingly with the mysteries of womankind." Andy Kellman of AllMusic selected the song as one of the album's highlights, citing the song and "Sorry" as tracks that "showed him making a deeper connection with his material and that, yes, he was progressing from performer to artist." In a similar mode, Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly cited both songs and "Where Are Ü Now" for being "stripped down for maximum aerodynamics,
18250-512: Was a contestant on the reality competition series Lip Sync Battle . Bieber filmed an episode for the Fox TV reality series Knock Knock Live , and aired before the show was cancelled after two episodes. On August 28, 2015, Bieber released a new single titled " What Do You Mean? " as the lead single from his fourth studio album, Purpose . The song is a blend of teen pop, electronic dance music and acoustic R&B. It debuted at number one on
18396-475: Was a participating player in the 2011 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game , held on February 18, 2011, and was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP), scoring eight points (3–11 FG) with two rebounds and four assists. In June 2011, an album track from Never Say Never titled " That Should Be Me " (featuring Rascal Flatts ), won him his first award in country music for Collaborative Video of the Year at
18542-532: Was born and split up not long after his birth. Pattie worked a series of low-paying office jobs, raising Bieber as a single mother in low-income housing. Mallette's mother Diane and stepfather Bruce helped her raise Bieber. Bieber has maintained contact with his father. Bieber's ancestry includes French-Canadian , Irish , English , Scottish , and German . In 2012, Bieber claimed "I'm actually part Indian . I think Inuit or something? I'm enough per cent that in Canada I can get free gas", sparking criticism from
18688-510: Was dismissed with prejudice January 11, 2011 by Federal Judge R. Gary Klausner. According to Gibson CEO, Henry Juszkiewicz, WowWee later paid Gibson an undisclosed amount of money to license the likeness of Gibson guitars. Paper Jamz products continued manufacture into 2011 and then seem to have ceased production. Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( / ˈ b iː b ər / BEE -bər ; born March 1, 1994)
18834-500: Was featured in several year-end lists of best songs of 2015. Commercially, the song topped the charts in several countries, including Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and Norway. In Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom, "What Do You Mean?" was Bieber's first number-one single. The song's music video features Bieber in bed with a young woman, Xenia Deli , and masked men kidnapping them, as well as an appearance from actor John Leguizamo . Since its release Bieber has mentioned that
18980-501: Was influenced by Timberlake, for which Bieber was trying to "create a new sound that people aren't really used to hearing ... like when Timberlake did FutureSex/LoveSounds : It was a new sound... acoustic guitar over hard drums." In 2019, Bieber called Chris Brown the "best entertainer of all time". Bieber incorporates a variety of genres in his music, focusing mainly on pop , R&B , and occasionally dance-pop or EDM . In 2010, Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone asserted that
19126-561: Was noted to be deeper than it was in his debut EP , due to puberty . In April 2010, the singer remarked regarding his vocals: "It cracks. Like every teenage boy, I'm dealing with it and I have the best vocal coach in the world ... Some of the notes I hit on "Baby" I can't hit any more. We have to lower the key when I sing live." Bieber guest-starred in the season premiere of the CBS American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , which aired on September 23, 2010. He played
19272-522: Was performed for the first time). The song was performed on the telecast Think It Up! which was broadcast on September 11. On September 29, Bieber performed the song on season 7 of X Factor Australia . "What Do You Mean?" was performed at the 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards on October 25. And he performed the song at the NRJ Music Awards 2015 in Cannes, France on 7 November 2015. Moreover,
19418-475: Was produced by MdL and co-produced by Bieber. It was initially speculated by the media that Skrillex produced "What Do You Mean?". However, a spokesperson for Bieber confirmed in an interview for Rolling Stone that the song was produced by Bieber, and MdL who had previously collaborated with the singer on his single " Boyfriend " (2012). Written in the key of A ♭ major , it has an upbeat tempo of 125 beats per minute . Bieber's vocal range spans from
19564-415: Was quickly met with international commercial success and led to his establishment as a teen idol . Bieber was ushered into mainstream stardom with his teen pop -driven debut studio album, My World 2.0 (2010), which debuted atop the US Billboard 200 and made him the youngest solo male act to do so in 47 years. The album was supported by the single " Baby " (featuring Ludacris ), which became one of
19710-499: Was released from his debut album My World 2.0 . The song featured Ludacris , and became an international hit. It charted at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaked at number three on the Canadian Hot 100 and reached the top ten in several international markets. Two promo singles, " Never Let You Go " and " U Smile ", were top 30 hits on the US Hot 100, and top 20 hits in Canada. According to review aggregator Metacritic ,
19856-436: Was released on August 28, 2015, and was serviced to contemporary hit radio on September 1, 2015. On October 16, 2015, it was revealed that a remix of the song with Ariana Grande would be made available if fans pre-ordered the album on iTunes . On January 8, 2016, the official remix by Alison Wonderland was released on online. "What Do You Mean?" was written by Justin Bieber, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd and Mason Levy. It
20002-405: Was released on February 11, 2011, directed by Step Up 3D director Jon M. Chu . It topped the box office with an estimated gross of $ 12.4 million on its opening day from 3,105 theatres. It grossed $ 30.3 million for the weekend and was narrowly beaten by the romantic comedy Just Go with It , which grossed $ 31 million. Never Say Never reportedly exceeded industry expectations, nearly matching
20148-528: Was released on November 26, 2010, in the United States and featured acoustic versions of songs from his previous albums, and accompanied the release of a new song titled " Pray ". In October 2010, Bieber released his first book, Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever: My Story , an autobiography with text from Bieber and photographs from Robert Caplin . A 3-D part-biopic, part-concert film starring Bieber entitled Justin Bieber: Never Say Never ,
20294-442: Was released on October 16, 2015, was available to listen to if fans had already pre-ordered the album on iTunes before November 13, 2015 (the album's release date). The fans who did not pre-order the album before the 13th would not be able to listen to it fully on iTunes and Apple Music but could listen to a short sample of the song via iTunes and through a third-party source online. USA Today 's Carly Mallenbaum, who heard
20440-437: Was released on October 7. The second song, " All That Matters ", was released on October 14, followed by " Hold Tight " on October 21, " Recovery " on October 28, " Bad Day " on November 4, and " All Bad " on November 11. The seventh song, " PYD " (featuring R. Kelly ), was released on November 18; it was followed by " Roller Coaster " on November 25, and " Change Me " on December 2. The final song, " Confident " (featuring Chance
20586-553: Was released that same year. Bieber is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated sales of over 150 million records worldwide. He is credited with four diamond certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Bieber's various awards include two Grammy Awards , one Latin Grammy Award , eight Juno Awards , two Brit Awards , 26 Billboard Music Awards , 18 American Music Awards , 22 MTV Europe Music Awards (the most wins for any artist), 23 Teen Choice Awards (the most wins for
20732-486: Was released. The unfinished video for that song was leaked online on June 6, and the official video was released on June 17. On November 1, 2011, Bieber released the Christmas-themed Under the Mistletoe , his second studio album. It became the first Christmas album by a male artist to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and sold 210,000 copies in its first week of release. On November 19, 2021,
20878-488: Was reported that Bieber was the most searched-for celebrity on the Internet. That same month, his music video for "Baby" surpassed Lady Gaga 's " Bad Romance " (2009) as the most viewed, and also the most disliked, YouTube video at the time. In September 2010, it was reported that Bieber accounted for 3% of all traffic on Twitter , according to an employee of the social-networking site. On My World 2.0 , Bieber's voice
21024-561: Was taken to the hospital. Bieber cancelled his second Lisbon , Portugal concert at the Pavilhão Atlântico , which was to be held on March 12, because of low ticket sales. The concert held in the same venue on March 11 did go on as scheduled. In mid-August 2013, a remixed duet version of Michael Jackson's previously unreleased song " Slave to the Rhythm ", featuring Bieber, leaked online. In response to criticism over this remix,
21170-412: Was the headliner at the 2015 Jingle Bell Ball held by Capital FM , on December 6, 2015. On January 8, 2016, Bieber made UK chart history by becoming the first artist to occupy the entire top three of the UK Singles Chart . He achieved this feat as "Love Yourself", "Sorry" and "What Do You Mean?" charted at positions 1, 2 and 3 simultaneously. On May 13, 2016, he was co-featured alongside Towkio on
21316-854: Was there, his manager, Scooter Braun , made Seacrest a promotional sign for the single to hold and suggested he should put the photo on his Instagram account. To further promote the song's release, Braun contacted several celebrities who started counting down the days until the release, among them Mariah Carey , Ed Sheeran , Ariana Grande , Big Sean , Alanis Morissette , Meghan Trainor , Britney Spears , Hilary Duff , Little Mix , Chris Martin , Carly Rae Jepsen , and many others. During an interview with Ryan Seacrest , he described it as fun, summery, and amazing. Regarding its lyrics, he commented, "Well, girls are often just flip-floppy. They say something and they mean something else. So what do you mean? I don't really know, that's why I'm asking." Later, on August 19, 2015, Bieber direct-messaged different lyrics from
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