Justin Drew Bieber (/biːbər/ BEE-bər; born
March 1, 1994)[1][2] is
a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and
has played an influential role in modern-day popular
music.[3] He
was discovered by American record executive Scooter
Braun and signed with RBMG
Records in 2008, gaining recognition with the release of his debut
seven-track EP My
World (2009) and soon establishing himself as a teen
idol.
Bieber achieved commercial success with his teen
pop-driven debut studio album, My
World 2.0 (2010), which debuted atop the US Billboard 200,
making him the youngest solo male act to top the chart in 47 years.[4] The
album spawned the internationally successful single "Baby", which became one of
the best
selling singles of all time in the US.[5] His
second studio album, Under the Mistletoe (2011), became the
first Christmas album by a male artist to debut
at number one in the US.[6] Bieber
experimented with dance-pop in his third studio album, Believe (2012),
and went on to become the first artist in history with five US number-one
albums by the age of 18.[7] Between
2013 and 2014, Bieber was involved in multiple controversies and legal issues,
which had a drastic impact on his public image.[8]
In 2015, Bieber explored EDM with the release of "Where Are Ü Now", which won the Grammy
Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording.[9][10] The
song's musical direction played an instrumental role in his fourth studio
album, Purpose, which
produced three US number-one singles: "Love
Yourself", "Sorry", and "What Do You Mean?". He became the first artist in history to
occupy the entire top three of the UK
Singles Chart.[11] Bieber
diversified on numerous collaborations between 2016 and 2017, including "I'm the One"
and his remix to "Despacito"
— both reaching number one on the US Billboard Hot
100 a week apart, making him the first artist in history to
chart new number-one songs in consecutive weeks.[12] "Despacito"
was named the greatest Latin song
of all time by Billboard and earned Bieber his
career-first Latin
Grammy Award. In 2019, he released a country collaboration
with Dan + Shay, "10,000 Hours", which won the Grammy
Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.[13]
In 2020, Bieber released his R&B-led
fifth studio album, Changes, which
debuted at number one in both the UK and US, and a standalone duet with Ariana
Grande, "Stuck
with U", which debuted atop the US Billboard Hot
100.[14] Bieber
returned to his pop roots on his sixth studio album, Justice (2021).
It produced the worldwide hit "Peaches" and debuted atop
the US Billboard 200, making him the youngest soloist to have
eight US number-one albums, a record held previously by Elvis
Presley since 1965.[15] The
same year, Bieber released "Stay"
with the Kid Laroi, which became his eighth US
number-one single.[16]
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 three Diamond certifications
from the RIAA for
"Baby", "Sorry" and "Despacito". He has
received numerous
accolades, including two Grammy
Awards, one Latin Grammy Award, eight Juno
Awards, two Brit
Awards, one Bambi
Award, 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 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.[17]
Contents
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2Career
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2.12008–2009: Career
beginnings and My World
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2.22010–2011: My
World 2.0, Never Say Never, and Under the Mistletoe
o
2.32012–2014: Believe, Journals,
and other appearances
o
2.52017–2019: Collaborations
o
2.62020–present: Changes, Justice,
and Freedom
o
3.3Voice
·
4Business ventures and
endorsements
o
6.4Legal issues and
controversies
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7Legacy
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11Tours
Early life
Justin Drew Bieber was born on March 1, 1994, at St. Joseph's
Hospital in London, Ontario,[18] and
was raised in Stratford.[19] He
is the son of Jeremy Jack Bieber and Pattie
Mallette, who were never married.[20] Mallette's
mother Diane and stepfather Bruce helped her raise her son.[21] Bieber's
ancestry includes French-Canadian, Irish, English, Scottish, and German.[22][23][24]
Through his father, Jeremy, Bieber has three younger
half-siblings. Jeremy and his ex-girlfriend, Erin Wagner,[25] who
broke up in 2014 after seven years together, have two children, daughter Jazmyn
and son Jaxon.[26] Jeremy
married his girlfriend Chelsey in February 2018, and they have a daughter named
Bay.[27][28] Bieber
also has a stepsister named Allie, the daughter of his stepmother.[29] Pattie
worked a series of low-paying office jobs, raising Bieber as a single mother in
low-income housing. Bieber has maintained contact with his father.[30]
Bieber attended a French-language
immersion elementary school in Stratford, the Jeanne
Sauvé Catholic School.[21] He
graduated from high school in Stratford, the St. Michael Catholic Secondary
School, in 2012[31] with
a 4.0 GPA.[32] Growing
up, he learned to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet.[19][33] In
early 2007, aged 12, Bieber sang Ne-Yo's
"So Sick"
for a local singing competition in Stratford and was placed second.[33][34] 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 the site
grew.[35] In
the same year, Bieber busked shows in front of Avon Theatre steps with a rented
guitar during tourism season.[36]
Career
2008–2009: Career beginnings and My World
Bieber at a signing event in 2009.
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.[30] Impressed,
Braun tracked down the theatre Bieber was performing at, located Bieber's
school, 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.[30] Bieber
began singing for Usher one
week later.[37]
Bieber was soon signed to Raymond
Braun Media Group (RBMG), a joint venture between Braun and Usher.[38] 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 Justins
would confuse the market.[38][39]
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.[40] Reid
signed Bieber to Island
Records in October 2008 (resulting in 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.[41][35][38][40] Bieber
then moved to Atlanta with his mother to pursue further work with Braun and
Usher.[38] Braun
became Bieber's manager in 2008.[35]
Bieber's first single, "One Time", was released to
radio while Bieber was still recording his debut album.[42] The
song reached number 12 on the Canadian
Hot 100 during its first week of release in July 2009,[35] and
peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot
100 chart in the United States. During fall 2009, it had
success in international markets.[43] The
song was certified platinum in Canada and the US
and gold in Australia and New Zealand.[44][45][46] 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 the iTunes
Store and charted within the top 40 of the US Billboard Hot
100.[43] 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.[47]
"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.[43] Following
the release of My World, Bieber became the first artist to have seven
songs from a debut album chart on the Billboard Hot 100.[48] My
World was eventually certified platinum in the US and double platinum
in both Canada and the United Kingdom.[49][50][51] 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,[52][53] The Wendy Williams Show, Lopez
Tonight, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, It's On wcelebrityith 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.[54]
Bieber performed Ron Miller and Bryan Wells's "Someday at
Christmas" for former US President Barack
Obama and first lady Michelle
Obama at the White
House for Christmas in Washington, which
aired on December 20, 2009, on US television broadcaster TNT.[55] Bieber
was also one of the performers for Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin'
Eve with Ryan
Seacrest, on December 31, 2009.[56]
2010–2011: My World 2.0, Never Say Never,
and Under the Mistletoe
Bieber performing at the 2010 White House Easter Egg Roll.
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
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.[57]
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.[58]
In January 2010, "Baby" 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[59] and
reached the top ten in several international markets.[43] 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.[43] According
to review aggregator Metacritic, the
album has received generally favourable reviews.[60] 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.[4] 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[43] and
reached the top 10 of fifteen other countries.[61][62]
To promote 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.[63] 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
the musical guest on Saturday Night Live.[64] On
July 4, 2010, Bieber performed at the Macy's Fourth
of July Fireworks Spectacular in New York City.[65] 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 Soulja
Boy's song "Rich Girl".[66] In
July 2010, it was reported that Bieber was the most searched-for celebrity on
the Internet.[67] 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.[68][69] 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.[70]
Bieber performing in Indonesia during his My World Tour in 2011.
On My World 2.0, Bieber's voice was noted to be
deeper than it was in his debut EP, due
to puberty.[71] 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."[72] 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 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.[73] 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.[74] Bieber
announced in October 2010 that he would be releasing an acoustic album,
called My Worlds Acoustic.[75] It
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".[76]
A 3-D part-biopic, part-concert film starring Bieber
entitled Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, 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.[77] It
grossed $30.3 million for the weekend and was narrowly beaten by the romantic
comedy Just Go with It, which grossed $31 million.[78] Never
Say Never reportedly exceeded industry expectations, nearly matching
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.[79] Never
Say Never grossed a total of $98,441,954 worldwide.[80] 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.[81] One
song from the album, "That
Should Be Me", featuring country music band Rascal
Flatts, won him his first award in country music for Collaborative
Video of the Year at the CMT
Music Awards in June 2011. Time magazine
named Bieber one of the 100 most influential people in the world on their
annual list.[82] 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.[83] The
same month, his collaborative single "Next to You"
with American singer Chris
Brown has 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.[84] 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.[6] On
November 19, 2021, the album was listed among the Greatest of All Time Top
Holiday Albums chart by Billboard.[85] The
first single from the album, "Mistletoe"
peaked at number one on the US Billboard Holiday 100 and
Holiday Digital Songs charts.[86] 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 the track.[87] Billboard listed
the album and its singles, among the greatest Holiday albums
and songs of all time, respectively.[88]
2012–2014: Believe, Journals, and other
appearances
Bieber at the 2012 NRJ Music Awards in Cannes, France.
In late 2011, Bieber began recording his third studio album,
titled Believe.[89] 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.[90] The
song debuted at number two on the US Billboard Hot
100, selling a total of 521,000 digital units, the
second-highest-ever debut digital sales week.[91] 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".[92] "Boyfriend"
became Bieber's first single ever to reach the top position on the Canadian
Hot 100 by debuting at number one and staying on for one week.[91] 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.[93] The
first promotional single from 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.[94][95] The
second single from Believe, "As Long as You Love Me"
featuring rapper Big Sean, was released on June 11, 2012. It peaked
at number six on the Billboard Hot 100.[96]
His third studio album, Believe, was released on
June 19, 2012, by Island
Records. The album marked a musical departure from the teen
pop sound of his previous releases, and incorporated elements
of dance-pop and R&B genres.[97] 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 the album both a "reinvention and a reintroduction".[98] 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").[99] Believe debuted
at number one on the Billboard 200,
becoming his fourth number-one album.[100][101][102] The
album sold 57,000 copies in its first week in Canada, debuting atop the Canadian Albums Chart.[103] In
September 2012, Bieber was featured on "Beautiful",
a song from Carly Rae Jepsen's second studio album, Kiss (2012).[104] In
October 2012, the third single from Believe, "Beauty
and a Beat" featuring rapper 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.[105]
Bieber performing during his Believe Tour in October 2012.
The Believe
Tour, which further promoted the album, began in September 2012 in Glendale,
Arizona.[106] 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.[107]
Bieber returned to Saturday Night Live as the
host and musical guest on the February 9, 2013 episode. His appearance was
panned by critics[108][109] 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.[110][111]
On March 7, 2013, Bieber fainted backstage at London's O2
Arena after complaining of breathing problems throughout his
concert performance and was taken to the hospital.[112] 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.[113] In
mid-August 2013, a remixed duet version of Michael Jackson's previously
unreleased song "Slave to the Rhythm",
featuring Bieber, leaked online.[114] In
response to criticism over this remix, 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.[115] Later,
a song titled "Twerk" by rapper Lil
Twist, featuring Bieber as well as Miley
Cyrus, also leaked.[116] In
September, Bieber was featured in Maejor
Ali's song "Lolly"
with rapper Juicy J.[117] A
music video for "Melodies", the debut single of American singer Madison
Beer, was released in the same month featuring Bieber in a cameo
appearance.[118]
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.[119][120][121] The
first song of Music Mondays, "Heartbreaker",
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 the Rapper, was released on December 9,
2013. That same day, it was announced that all 10 tracks will be featured on an
upcoming collection called Journals. It
reportedly featured 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 only: from December
23, 2013, to January 9, 2014. The titles of 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.[122] Bieber
released a song titled "Home to
Mama" featuring Australian singer Cody
Simpson in November 2014.[123] 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.[124]
Because of 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.[125][126]
2015–2017: Purpose
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Bieber and his manager Scooter Braun in Rosemont, Illinois in 2015.
In February 2015, Bieber released "Where Are Ü Now", a collaboration
with Jack Ü.[127] The
song peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot
100 and reached number one on Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart.[128] It
earned Bieber his career-first Grammy
Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.[129] In
March 2015, Bieber made an appearance in the music video for Carly
Rae Jepsen's single "I
Really Like You".[130]
In March 2015, Bieber was the featured roastee in Comedy
Central's annual roast special, and was a contestant on the
reality competition series Lip Sync Battle.[131] Bieber
filmed an episode for the Fox TV reality series Knock
Knock Live, and aired before the show was cancelled after two episodes.[132] 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.[133] It
debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became
Bieber's first number-one single in the country.[134] He
set a Guinness World Record by becoming the youngest
solo male artist to debut at the top of the Hot 100.[135] It
also broke the record for the fastest song to reach number one on US iTunes,
reaching the top spot in under 5 minutes.[136] On
October 23, 2015, Bieber released 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.[137] The
third single from Purpose, "Love
Yourself" also peaked at number one in the US, making Bieber 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 album FutureSex/LoveSounds in 2006–07.[138] 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.[139] "Love
Yourself" topped Billboard's
Year-End Hot 100 chart in 2016, followed by "Sorry"
at number two, and made Bieber only 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.[140] An
album track on Purpose, "Company", was announced as the
fourth single on March 8, 2016.[141] On
February 12, 2016, Bieber's first four albums were released on vinyl for the
first time.[142]
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Bieber performing in Kraków, Poland during the Purpose World Tour in 2016.
Purpose was released on November 13, 2015, and
debuted at number one on the Billboard 200,
becoming Bieber's sixth album to debut at the top of that chart.[143][144] It
was the fourth best-selling album of 2015 with worldwide sales of 3.1 million
copies.[145] As
of June 2016, it had sold 4.5 million copies globally.[146] 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.[147] On
July 24, 2017, Bieber cancelled the remaining dates of the Purpose World Tour
due to "unforeseen circumstances".[148][149] According
to Pollstar, 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.[150][151] Bieber
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.[11] 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 the US.[152] 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.[153] Bieber
was also featured on American singer Post
Malone's single "Deja Vu", which later
appeared as the fourth single from the latter's debut studio album Stoney in
September 2016.[154] Bieber
then appeared in the documentary Bodyguards: Secret Lives from the
Watchtower (2016).[155] 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.[156] Bieber
was the headlining act at the 2016 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball and gave a closing
performance on December 9, 2016.[157]
2017–2019: Collaborations
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.[158] The
remix became a worldwide success and broke major chart records around the
world. The song reached number one in the US and joined "Macarena"
(1996) as the only English/Spanish songs to reach number one on the Billboard Hot
100.[159] 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 is the
most viewed song of all time on the crowdsourced media knowledge base Genius, with
23.3 million views.[160] The
song earned Bieber his first career Latin
Grammy.[161] 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.[162][163]
Bieber, along with rappers Quavo,
Chance 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.[164] 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.[165] "I'm
the One" also reached number one on Billboard's Hot Rap
Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.[166] 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.[167][168][169]
On August 17, 2017, Bieber released the single "Friends"
with American record producer and songwriter BloodPop.
Songwriters Julia Michaels and Justin
Tranter, having previously worked with him on "Sorry" in
2015.[170] At
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.[171] 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.[172] 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.[173] He
was also featured in the accompanying music video.[174]
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 a new album.[175] 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 (2019).
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 the United States.[176] Bieber
later featured on a remix of Billie
Eilish's breakthrough single "Bad Guy", which was
released on July 11.[177] 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.[178][179] 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 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.[180] It
earned Bieber his second Grammy
Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.[13] On
October 14 2019, Bieber became the youngest solo male artist to spend 200
cumulative weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100.[181]
2020–present: Changes, Justice, and Freedom
On December 24, 2019, Bieber announced that he would be
releasing his fifth studio album and embarking on his fourth concert tour in
2020.[182] The
album's first single, "Yummy", was released on
January 3, 2020. It debuted at number two on the Billboard Hot
100.[183] 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.[184] The
docu-series amassed 32.65 million views within its first week of release,
breaking the all-time record for the most-viewed premiere in its first week of
all YouTube Originals.[185] Appearing
on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on January 28, 2020, Bieber
finally confirmed the release date of his fifth studio album, Changes, to be
February 14, 2020.[186] The
same day, he also released a promotional single for the album, "Get Me",
featuring American singer-songwriter Kehlani.[187] On
February 7, 2020, Bieber released "Intentions"
featuring Quavo, as the second single from the album. The song peaked at number
five on the Billboard Hot 100.[188] 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.[189]
On May 8, 2020, American singer Ariana
Grande and Bieber released the single "Stuck
with U", to help raise funds for 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.[190] On
September 4, 2020, Bieber played a lead starring role in the music video
for DJ Khaled's
single "Popstar" featuring Drake.[191] On
September 18, 2020, Bieber released 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.[192] 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.[193] The
song peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. Bieber
and J Balvin were featured on a remix of 24kGoldn's
single, "Mood", which was released on November 6, 2020.[194] On
November 20, 2020, Shawn
Mendes and Bieber released "Monster",
for Mendes' fourth studio album, Wonder.[195] It
peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.
On January 1, 2021, Bieber released the third single "Anyone"[196] 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 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.[197] On
February 26, 2021, Bieber officially announced that his sixth studio album
would be titled Justice.[198] On
March 5, 2021, Bieber released the album's fourth single, "Hold On", which peaked at
number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.[199] Justice and
its fifth single, "Peaches", were both
released on March 19, 2021, and met with generally positive reviews.[200][201] It
debuted at number one on 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.[202] 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.[203] He
became the first solo male artist in history to simultaneously debut 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.[204]
On Easter 2021, Bieber surprise-released Freedom,
a gospel-inspired EP consisting of six songs.[205] 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 the top of the chart in over a decade.[206] On
May 10, 2021, Bieber was co-featured on DJ Khaled's
"Let It Go", with 21
Savage. He also starred in the accompanying music video. He was also
featured on the song "What You See" from Migos'
fourth studio album Culture
III. On July 9, 2021, Bieber released 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.[16] "Stay"
also became his 100th career entry on the chart, making him the youngest solo
artist to chart 100 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, a record
later broken by American rapper Lil
Baby.[207] It
also became the first song by a male foreign act to achieve a Perfect
All-Kill in South Korea.[208] "Stay"
was the most-streamed song globally on Apple
Music in 2022.[209] 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.[210]
On August 13, 2021, Bieber released a remix to Nigerian
singer Wizkid's song
"Essence", his career-first song in afrobeats. It
elevated the song's position to number nine on the Billboard Hot
100.[211][212] A
week later, he released a collaboration with Skrillex and Don
Toliver titled "Don't
Go".[213] 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.[214] On
October 29, 2021, he released "Rockin' Around the Christmas
Tree", a cover of Brenda
Lee's holiday classic, on streaming platforms worldwide.[215] 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.[216] On
November 19, 2021, Bryson
Tiller released the single "Lonely Christmas"
with Bieber co-featured alongside his long-time collaborator Poo
Bear.[217] On
December 3, 2021, Bieber released 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.[218] 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 the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.[219]
On January 1, 2022, Bieber broke the all-time record for
the most monthly listeners in
Spotify history, having achieved a peak of 94.68 million monthly listeners on
the platform to-date.[220] On
February 3, 2022, he made a guest appearance on Beam's
debut studio album Alien, on an album track titled
"Sundown".[221] On
February 11, 2022, Bieber headlined the "Homecoming Weekend" bash
ahead of the Super Bowl in Los
Angeles.[222] On
March 4, 2022, Bieber released a collaboration with Nigerian singer Omah
Lay titled "Attention".[223] 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.[224] The
song reached number one on Billboard's Pop
Songs chart, making Bieber the first solo male artist to have 10
number-one singles in the chart's history.[225] 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.[226] On
April 15, 2022, Bieber gave a surprise performance with Daniel Caesar at the
2022 Coachella music
festival.[227] On
April 29, 2022, Bieber released a new single titled "Honest" featuring Don
Toliver and an accompanying music video directed by Cole
Bennett.[228] On
August 27, 2022, Garena Free Fire, a battle royale game, unveiled a collaboration with
Bieber for its 5th anniversary event, introducing a new character based on
Bieber and an exclusive official song titled "Beautiful Love".[229]
Artistry
Musical style
During the early years of his career,
Bieber often spoke about his admiration for Michael
Jackson (left), as well as his influence on him.
Bieber's music is mainly pop,[230][231] R&B,[231][232] and
occasionally dance-pop or EDM.[230] In
2010, Jody Rosen of Rolling
Stone asserted that 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".[233] During
the initial years of his career, his musical style was noted for being aimed to
a more teen pop and "bubblegum-ish"
direction.[234]
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 is respected by everybody."[235] 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.[236][117] In
2015 Bieber released the EDM-fuelled album Purpose, where
he collaborated notably with Skrillex,[237] and
explored serious themes such as "life experiences", through
"feel-good music".[238]
Influences
Bieber has cited Chris
Brown, Michael
Jackson, The Beatles, Boyz II
Men, Justin
Timberlake, Stevie
Wonder, Tupac, Usher and Kanye
West as his musical inspirations.[239][240][241][242][243] 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."[244] Believe 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."[245]
Voice
Bieber initially sang with a boy
soprano voice,[246] 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.[247] Jody
Rosen commented that Bieber sings with "swing and rhythmic
dexterity" on his debut album, noting his tone to be "nasal".[233]
Bieber started to receive voice coaching from Jan
Smith in 2008.[248]
As an adult singer, Bieber's voice type is tenor, with
a vocal range spanning from the baritone A2 to
the high tenor F5.[249][250] In
a review of his Purpose album,
Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph complimented his
"soft, supple and seductive singing".[251] Caroline
Sullivan of The Guardian also praised Bieber's
"affectedly breathy voice", noting that "the voice soon palls,
but the songs are often interesting."[252]
Business
ventures and endorsements
In 2010, Bieber signed a deal with Proactiv.[253] In
the same year, Bieber partnered with Nicole
by OPI to launch a nail polish line "The One Less Lonely
Girl Collection", which sold exclusively in Walmart.[254] Bieber's
nail polish line sold one million bottles less than two months after its
release.[255] Bieber
endorsed Adidas, beside Derrick
Rose and Venus
Williams, in 2012.[256] He
became the new "face" and "body" of Calvin
Klein in early 2015.[257] Entertainment Tonight reported that Bieber had
used MYO-X, a dietary supplement, in preparation for the photo shoot.[258] In
June 2015, Bieber teamed up with StarShop, a new shopping app launched by Kevin Harrington.[259] Bieber
endorses Beats By Dre, Elizabeth Arden and Best
Buy.[260][261] Bieber
has been credited with boosting the careers of other singers such as Carly
Rae Jepsen and Madison
Beer when he tweeted about them.[262][263]
Bieber has released four fragrances.[264] He
launched his debut fragrance, Someday, in 2011;[264] it
grossed more than three million US dollars in sales, at Macy's, in
just under three weeks, which industry experts regard as a successful
celebrity-led launch.[265][266] On
the heels of that 2011 best-seller, he launched his second fragrance,
Girlfriend, in June 2012.[267] His
third fragrance, The Key, was launched in July 2013,[268] and
his latest fragrance, Justin Bieber Collector's Edition, launched in 2014.[265]
In January 2019, Bieber launched his own clothing line called
"Drew House", consisting of a wide range of products. Most products
feature the brand's defining symbol of a simple yellow smiley-face logo with
the text "drew" written across the front. Bieber trademarked the name
for his company in February 2018.[269] In
September 2019, after a year-long collaboration with Schmidt's Naturals CEO, Michael
Cammarata, Bieber released his deodorant line, "Here + Now",
designed for sensitive skin.[270][271][272] In
October 2020, Bieber collaborated with Crocs on
a limited edition of the brand's renowned clogs called
"Crocs x Justin Bieber". The design draws on Crocs' classic clog
range with inputs of purple and yellow, inspired by Bieber's personal clothing
brand, Drew House. The limited edition clogs sold at select Crocs and partner
e-commerce channels, Drew House's website, and Crocs retail stores in China and
South Korea.[273]
In fall 2021, Bieber collaborated with Tim
Hortons to launch a specialty version of Timbits known
as "timbiebs". CNN credited the promotion's role in contributing to an
increase in Tim Hortons' sales by 10.3% in the fourth quarter of 2021.[274] On
February 7, 2022, Bieber starred in Balenciaga's
first 2022 campaign alongside Kim
Kardashian and Isabelle
Huppert.[275][276] In
April 2022, Italian brand Vespa revealed
its collaboration with a new limited edition of its famed scooter curated by
Bieber. The "JUSTIN BIEBER X VESPA" is modelled on a Piaggio Sprint
base – available in 50, 100 and 100cc guise.[277] In
May 2022, Bieber and Tim
Hortons partnered once again in a new collaboration called the
"Biebs Brew", a French vanilla cold brew, which was available in
North American stores beginning June 6, 2022.[278]
In December 2022, Bieber launched a clean water technology
company called "Generosity" that aims to provide sustainable drinking
water by reducing the usage of single-serve plastic. Alongside Micah Cravalho,
he showcased 150 water fountains at the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar.
Generosity fountains dispense refillable alkaline water after connecting to a
water source, and are expected to be commercially available at major venues and
homes in 2023.[279]
Public
image
General
Bieber performing in Zürich in 2011; he often wore purple clothes at the start of his career.
Usher commented that while he and Bieber were both signed at the
same age, "I had the chance to ramp up my success, where this has happened
to Bieber abruptly". As a result, when he was younger, Usher, Braun,
Bieber's bodyguard, and other adults surrounding Bieber constantly coached him
on handling fame and his public image.[30] After
signing Bieber, Usher appointed one of his former assistants, Ryan Good, to be
Bieber's road manager and stylist. Good,
once nicknamed Bieber's "swagger coach", created a "streetwise
look" for the singer which consisted of baseball caps, hoodies, dog
chains, and flashy sneakers. Amy Kaufman of The Los Angeles Times comments,
"Though a product of a middle-class suburban upbringing in Stratford, Ontario, Bieber's manner of dress and
speech ('Wassup man, how you doin'?' or 'It's like, you know, whateva' ')
suggest he's mimicking his favourite rappers."[280] In
2013, Bieber said he was "very influenced by black culture",
but he neither thought "of it as black or white" nor tried to
"act or pose in a certain way". To him, it was "a lifestyle—like
a suaveness or a swag".[281] Bieber
was often featured in teen magazines such as Tiger
Beat,[30] and
has been labelled a "teen heartthrob".[282] In
2010, he was frequently criticized for looking and sounding younger than his
age,[283] and
the following year for an androgynous appearance,
which had been commonly noted in the media, including his appearance on the
cover of LOVE magazine's androgyny issue in 2011.[284] His
signature wings hairstyle at the time brought much attention in
particular.[285] His
teen-pop music, image (especially as a heartthrob to girls), and the media
attention he receives have additionally been criticized.[283] He
has been a target of Internet bloggers and message
board posters, especially users of the Internet message
board 4chan and
of YouTube.[286] Nick
Collins of The Daily Telegraph said that "Bieber's
character appears to strike a particularly sour note with his Internet
critics" who have questioned his manner of speech, among other things.[283]
Bieber (left) wearing ripped jeans and skate shoes during his Purpose World Tour.
During 2013–2014, Bieber's teen heartthrob and clean-cut image
was drastically threatened due to several controversial events surrounding him.
Notable controversies during this period include him abandoning his pet monkey
in Germany; vomiting onstage; being videoed by his friend as he urinated in a
bucket and yelled “Fuck Bill
Clinton”; wearing a gas mask in public; being involved in an explicit
image with a stripper; and allegedly assaulting his bodyguard and a limo
driver.[287] Bieber's
uncle, Brad Bieber, said that his troublesome behaviour was caused by his break
up with Selena Gomez.[287] In
its March 2014 edition, Rolling
Stone put Bieber on its cover alongside the title 'Bad Boy'.[287] In
the same year, Bieber claimed to have changed his name to simply
"Bizzle".[288] During
the "Bizzle" phase, Bieber donned a quiff and
often wore thick gold chains and baseball
caps.[287]
In his early 20s, especially after the release of Purpose in
2015, Bieber's public image changed again — in a more positive light as he was
involved in less controversy. He notably had bleached
blond hair and often wore rock branded
t-shirts; including Marilyn
Manson and Kurt
Cobain t-shirts;[289] flannel
shirts, denim
jackets and ripped
jeans.[290] He
also wore kilts, a
trend of 1990s fashion, on several occasions.[289] Vogue remarked
that his fashion during this period was reminiscent of grunge
fashion during the 1990s.[289] After
his marriage in 2018, Bieber's persona continued to change. As his fan base got
older and he got married, he transitioned away from the teenage heartthrob
image, taking on a more mature personality and a more soft-spoken style of
speech.[291][292] In
an interview with Vogue in
February 2019, Bieber said that he would "laugh at his past self".[293]
Wax statues of Bieber with the hairstyle from his early career
are on display at the Madame
Tussauds wax museums in New York City, London, and Amsterdam.[294] In
2018, "Steps to Stardom", an exhibit on Bieber's early career, opened
in his hometown of Stratford, Ontario at the Stratford Perth Museum,
offering a collection of mementoes from his formative years and rise to
international stardom.[295] The
items on display include a professional drum kit he owned as a younger child,
his Grammy Award, microphones, his Stratford Warriors hockey jacket, and
personal letters, including one from Michelle
Obama.[295] Bieber
made a number of visits to the museum.[296][297] "Steps
to Stardom" was originally scheduled to close in October 2018 but the
board of the museum extended its stay for at least another year after the
exhibit broke attendance records set by its Anne
Frank House exhibit in 2015.[298]
In 2011, at age 17 and within just two years of his professional
music career, Bieber was named amongst the Time 100
world's most influential people list[299] and
was ranked number 2 on the Forbes Highest-Paid Celebrities Under 30 list.[300] He
went on to be included on the Forbes annual
list five more times; in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017.[300]
YouTube and Twitter
.jpg)
"Beliebers" gathering around the hotel where Bieber is supposed to be inside in Oslo, Norway in May 2012.
Bieber's early fanbase developed on YouTube and
predated the release of his debut album My
World.[301] According
to Jan Hoffman of The New York Times, part of Bieber's appeal stems
from his YouTube channel. Chicago
Tribune noted that Bieber's fanbase, "Beliebers", was
among the top words of 2010.[302] Long
before the release of My World in November 2009, his YouTube
videos attracted millions of views.[30] Braun
recognized the appeal. Before flying him to Atlanta, Braun wanted to
"build him up more on YouTube first" and had Bieber record more home
videos for the channel. "I said: 'Justin, sing like there's no one in the
room. But let's not use expensive cameras.' We'll give it to kids, let them do
the work, so that they feel like it's theirs", recalled Braun.[30] Bieber
continues to upload videos to the same channel and has opened a Twitter account,
from which he interacts with fans regularly.[35] In
January 2013, Bieber surpassed Lady
Gaga as the most-followed person on Twitter for the first time
and held the record for 11 months.[303]
As of 2022, Bieber is the third-most-followed user on
Twitter and the most-followed musician on the platform, with over
113 million followers. His YouTube channel is currently the most viewed music channel for
an individual on the platform, having attracted over 29 billion views.
With over 70 million subscribers, he remains the most subscribed solo
artist on YouTube and held the overall record for six years. A
record-tying 11 music videos by Bieber have surpassed over 1
billion views on YouTube, his most recent being "Beauty
and a Beat".[304] The
music video for Bieber's song "Baby" is among the most liked videos on
YouTube, having received over 22 million likes since its upload in 2010.[305] Bieber
was frequently a trending topic on Twitter when the feature first launched, as
his fans frequently discussed him on the network, and was named the
top-trending star on Twitter in 2010.[306][307][308]
Personal
life
As Bieber resides in the United States, he is reported to
possess an O-1 visa for temporary resident status, based
on "extraordinary ability or achievement" in a field.[309] Bieber
has said he is not interested in obtaining US citizenship, and
has praised Canada as being "the best country in the world",
citing its mostly government-funded health care system as
a model example.[310] However,
in September 2018, TMZ reported that Bieber had begun the process of becoming an
American citizen, following his marriage to Hailey
Baldwin.[311] Bieber
owns a $25.8 million home in Beverly
Hills as well as a lakeside home in Ontario.[312][313]
Relationships
Bieber's father, Jeremy Bieber, is a former carpenter and pro-am mixed
martial artist.[314] In
March 2014, Rolling Stone characterized Jeremy as
having "split with Justin's mom when Justin was a toddler, and wasn't
always around afterward. But he has, as of late, accepted a place of honor in
his superstar son's entourage".[315]
From 2008 to 2009, Bieber was in a relationship with Caitlin
Beadles; the two remained friends, and Beadles attended Bieber's wedding.[316] From
December 2010 to March 2018, Bieber was in an on-again, off-again
relationship with singer and actress Selena
Gomez.[317][318][319][320] In
an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show,
Bieber stated that some of his songs including "Sorry", "Mark My
Words", and "What Do You Mean?" are about his
relationship with Gomez.[321] From
August to December 2016, he was linked to model Sofia
Richie.[322][323]
Bieber became engaged to model Hailey
Baldwin on July 7, 2018.[324] They
had briefly dated from December 2015 to January 2016 before splitting, then
reconciled in June 2018.[325] Bieber
and Baldwin reportedly obtained a marriage license in September 2018, leading
to reports that they had a civil marriage.[326][327] On
September 14, 2018, Baldwin stated on Twitter that she and Bieber had not yet
married, but deleted the tweet afterward.[327] On
November 23, 2018, Bieber stated he was married to Baldwin.[328] Bieber
and Baldwin had an official ceremony in Bluffton, South Carolina, on
September 30, 2019.[329]
Beliefs
Bieber has described himself as a faithful Christian, said
he communicates with God via prayer, and that "He's the reason I'm here".[330] He
reflected his faith in a music video with Brandon Burke, titled
"#iPledge", in which he talks about God's forgiveness.[331] Bieber
was baptized on January 9, 2014, by Pentecostal pastor Carl
Lentz of Hillsong
Church, New York, after a born
again experience. He has described Lentz as a good friend.[332][333] However,
following allegations of abuse about Lentz from his former nanny, Bieber stated
Hillsong is "not his church" and that he was now a part of Churchome.[334] When
asked how he wants to raise his children, Bieber said, "I'm a Jesus
follower. When you accept Jesus, you walk with the Holy Spirit. I just want to
be led by the Holy Spirit."[335] Many
of Bieber's tattoos have religious significance including the medium-sized
cross on his chest and a tiny cross under his eye. Bieber also covered up the
"Son of God" text tattooed on his abdomen with a large design that
features two angels, gothic arches, a skeleton and a serpent.[336] On
July 24, 2021, Bieber led worship with Gospel singers Kari
Jobe and Cody
Carnes during the "Freedom Experience" at SoFi
Stadium.[337] The
trio performed "The Blessing".[338] Regarding sexual
abstinence, Bieber told music magazine Rolling Stone in
2011, "I don't think you should have sex with anyone unless you love
them." He added that he does not "believe in abortion",
and that it is "like killing a baby". When asked about the case of
abortion with regard to rape, however, he said, "I guess I haven't been in
that position, so I wouldn't be able to judge that."[310][339] However,
in 2022, amidst Roe v. Wade being overturned, both Bieber and his
wife expressed disapproval, with Bieber posting on his Instagram
story stating "For what it's worth, I think women should
have the choice what to do with their own bodies."[340] His
view on sexual orientation is quoted as "everyone's own decision",[341] and
he has contributed to the It Gets Better Project,[342] a
non-profit group aiming to prevent suicide among LGBT youth.[343]
Philanthropy
Bieber supports Pencils of Promise,[344] a
charity founded by Adam Braun, the younger brother of Bieber's manager.[345] The
organization builds schools in developing countries, and Bieber became manager
for the organization's campaign in Guatemala. He
serves as a celebrity spokesman for the organization[346] by
running ads for the charity and its campaign "Schools4All".[347][348] He
promises to visit schools that donate the most funds to the organization.[349] He
takes part in the charity's fund-raising galas and donates parts of the
proceeds from his concerts and Someday line of fragrances,[350] and
various merchandising to the charity. In 2010, Bieber supported a campaign
for People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals (PETA) by urging fans to adopt abandoned pets from
shelters.[351] Bieber
donated his hair to Ellen
DeGeneres during his appearance in her talkshow The Ellen DeGeneres Show in
March 2011. His hair sold on eBay for
more than $40,000 and the proceeds benefited the animal rescue charity, The
Gentle Barn.[352] Following
the earthquake and tsunami in
Japan in March 2011, Bieber donated proceeds from his concerts in Japan
to Japanese Red Cross in May 2011.[353] In
December 2011, Bieber donated $100,000 to Whitney Elementary School in Las
Vegas to provide students from low income families.[354] Bieber
supported Charity: Water, a nonprofit that brings
potable drinking water to people in developing countries. On his birthday in
2011 and 2012, he launched his campaign to urge his followers to donate on
Twitter.[355] Bieber
was named top charitable celeb of 2011 by American news aggregator and
blog HuffPost.
In 2013, Bieber launched his online #GiveBackPhilippines
campaign for helping the victims of Typhoon
Haiyan and travelled to the Philippines after
raising $3 million. His work in the country earned him a star on the Philippine Walk of Fame.[356] He
also supports Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and Alzheimer's Association.[357][358] In
September 2017, Bieber donated $25,000 to the American Red Cross to help people in Texas after
the severe destruction caused by Hurricane
Harvey.[359]
On February 7, 2020, Bieber donated $100,000 to Julie Coker, a 22-year-old
fan who works in mental
health awareness.[360] Coker
revealed that her own past struggles with mental health motivated her to work
for mental health. She praised Bieber by saying, “[Bieber] has a big following,
so if he has a good message about mental health, hopefully everybody else . . .
will want to start thinking about mental health in a different way.”[361]
In February 2020, Bieber made a donation to Beijing Chunmiao
Children Aid Foundation in China to support COVID-19 relief.[362] Bieber
and Ariana Grande collaborated on the
single "Stuck With U", released in May 2020 as the first
of series of singles coordinated by entertainment executive Scooter Braun, who
is also Bieber's manager, to support the COVID-19
pandemic.[363] All
net proceeds from the song went to the First Responders Children's Foundation
to fund grants and scholarships for children of first responders and health
care workers who worked on the front lines during the pandemic.[364] By
August 2021, the single had raised over $3,500,000.[365] In
September 2020, Bieber and Chance
the Rapper announced that they've partnered with Cash
App and will donate $250,000 to fans who are struggling during
the pandemic.[366]
In March 2021, Bieber visited the California State Prison in Los Angeles County along
with his wife Hailey and pastor Judah Smith at the invitation of Scott Budnick.[367] Bieber
met with inmates involved in The Urban Ministry Institute and expressed support
for Budnick's Anti-Recidivism Coalition.
During the visit, Bieber committed to provide buses to transport relatives of
the inmates who have been unable to see them due to the COVID-19 pandemic in California.[367] Bieber
described his visit to the prison as a "life-changing experience that I
will never forget".[368]
Legal issues and controversies
Bieber had several run-ins with the law around the world before
his first arrest in 2014,[369] including
when he was accused of reckless driving in his neighbourhood in 2012, and
charged in Brazil with vandalism in
2013.[369][370] One
of his neighbours in Calabasas, California, accused Bieber of throwing
eggs at his home on January 9, 2014, and causing thousands of dollars of
damage.[369][371][372] On
January 23, 2014, Bieber was arrested in Miami Beach, Florida, together with singer Khalil, on
suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI),
driving with an over six month expired license, and resisting
arrest without violence.[370][373][374] Police
said that Bieber told authorities he had consumed alcohol, smoked marijuana,
and taken prescription drugs.[369] He
was released from these charges on a $2,500 bond.[375] A
toxicology report revealed that Bieber had THC (a
principal constituent of cannabis) and
the anti-anxiety medication Xanax in
his system at the time of his arrest.[376][377] However,
in January 2021, he reflected on this event, describing it as "not [his]
finest hour" and encouraging fans to "let the forgiveness of Jesus
take over and watch your life blossom into all that God has designed you to
be."[378]
Bieber's mugshots taken on January 23, 2014, after being detained by police in Miami Beach.
Following Bieber's arrest on the DUI charge, more than 270,000
people petitioned the White
House seeking to have him deported from the United States.
Although the number of signatures received was sufficient to require a response
under published White House guidelines, the
Obama Administration declined substantive comment on the petition.[379] Immigration
Law expert Harlan York noted that the likelihood of Bieber
being deported was extremely slim. York stated, "About a decade ago, the
Supreme Court ruled that driving under the influence, typically, is not a basis
to deport someone."[380]
In April 2013, Bieber was criticized for writing a message in
the guestbook at the Anne
Frank House which read, "Truly inspiring to be able to come here.
Anne was a great girl. Hopefully she would have been a belieber."[381] After
the message was posted on the museum's Facebook page,
Bieber received widespread criticism on social media for perceived
insensitivity and narcissism. The Anne Frank House defended Bieber, stating,
"He's 19. It's a crazy life he's living, he didn't mean bad [...] He was
very interested in the story of Anne Frank and stayed for over an hour. We hope
that his visit will inspire his fans to learn more about her life and hopefully
read the diary."[382][383]
On July 9, 2014, Bieber was charged with one misdemeanour count
of vandalism in California for throwing eggs at his Calabasas neighbour's home
in January.[372][384][385] Police
earlier claimed that they had video footage of him high-fiving friends after
the eggs were thrown.[372][386] With
him pleading no contest to the charge, the Los Angeles County Superior
Court sentenced him on July 9 to pay $80,900 in restitution, serve
two years' probation, complete 12 weeks of anger
management, and five days of community
service in what the district attorney termed a negotiated
settlement. Since then, he has permanently moved to Beverly Hills, California.[372][384][385]
On August 13, 2014, the January DUI case was settled with
a plea bargain; Bieber pleaded guilty to resisting an
officer without violence and a lesser charge of driving without due care and
attention. He was fined US$500 and sentenced to attend a 12-hour anger
management course and a program that teaches the impact of drunken driving on
victims. As part of the plea bargain, he made a US$50,000 contribution to Our
Kids, a local children's charity.[387][388]
On September 1, 2014, Bieber was arrested and charged with
assault and dangerous driving near his hometown of Stratford, Ontario, after a collision between a
minivan and Bieber's all-terrain vehicle on August 29. Ontario police said that
he then "engaged in a physical altercation" with an occupant of the
minivan. He was released shortly and his lawyer blamed the incident on
"the unwelcome presence of paparazzi".[389][390] On
September 8, Toronto dropped an assault charge against him originally brought
up on January 29 for an incident with a limousine driver in December 2013.[391][392] In
November 2014, he was ordered to appear in Argentina within
60 days by a Buenos Aires court to give testimony on an alleged
assault on a photographer on November 9, 2013.[393] When
he failed to do so, an arrest
warrant was issued and two of his bodyguards were released in
Argentina in April 2015.[394]
I didn't want to come off arrogant or conceited, or basically
how I've been acting the past year, year and a half ...
although what's happened in the past has happened, I just want to ... be kind and loving and gentle and soft.
—Bieber reflects in a video posted in January
2015[395]
In June 2014, a video emerged of a 15-year-old Bieber telling a
joke about black people, which used the word "nigger" multiple times.[396] In
the same month, a second video showed a 15-year-old Bieber giggling as he
croons his song "One Less Lonely Girl", but parodying the main
lyric as "One less lonely nigger", and stating that if he were to
kill one, he would be "part of the KKK".[397][398] He
apologized the day the latter was released: "Facing my mistakes from years
ago has been one of the hardest things I've ever dealt with."[399]
In July 2017, the Chinese government banned Bieber from
performing in China. A Chinese Bieber fan contacted the Beijing Municipal Bureau of
Culture requesting the reason for the ban. The Bureau released a
statement, explaining "Justin Bieber is a gifted singer, but he is also a
controversial young foreign singer", and "In order to maintain order
in the Chinese market and purify the Chinese performance environment, it is not
suitable to bring in badly behaved entertainers."[400][401] In
2021, Chinese streaming sites Youku, iQIYI,
and Tencent Video removed Bieber's scenes
in Friends: The Reunion donning Ross
Geller's iconic "Spudnik" costume.[402]
In June 2020, Bieber was accused of sexual
assault by an anonymous woman, merely known as
"Danielle", who claimed on Twitter that
the singer had made non-consensual sexual acts at a Four Seasons hotel
in Austin, Texas in March 2014 while with
then-girlfriend Selena Gomez.[403] The
woman claimed that she had been inspired to tell her story by Twitter user
'itsgabby', who had accused actor Ansel
Elgort of sexual assault the week prior.[404] In
a series of tweets Bieber denied all the allegations, stating that sexual abuse
"is something I don't take lightly". He provided proof that he was
not present in the location within the time that the alleged incident took place,
dismissing all allegations. On March 23, 2022, Bieber dropped the $20 million
lawsuit against the two Twitter users.[405]
Health
Bieber has struggled with mental health issues,[406] particularly depression and anxiety,[407][408] at
various points during his career.[409] He
has generally been open about these issues.[410][411] In
his American YouTube docu-series Seasons, the
singer opened up about his struggles with addiction with frequent consumption
of lean, pills such as MDMA, and hallucinogenic mushrooms in early
stages of his career.[412]
In January 2020, Bieber announced on his Instagram that he had
been diagnosed with Lyme
disease. He also revealed that he had infectious mononucleosis, which
affected his neurological and overall health.[413]
In February 2022, it was reported that Bieber had tested
positive for COVID-19, two days after embarking on his fourth
concert tour, Justice World Tour.[414] In
June of the same year, Bieber announced that he had been diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome type 2 and
that half of his face was paralyzed.[415] He
canceled and postponed concerts and appearances due to the condition, but
returned to live performances in late July.[416][417] In
September, two days after the first concert in Latin America as part of
the Rock in Rio festival, it was announced that all
remaining dates of the tour would be suspended due to Bieber prioritizing his
health. In a statement shared on social media, the singer said that "After
getting off stage, the exhaustion overtook me and I realized that I need to
make my health the priority right now. So I'm going to take a break from touring
for the time being. I'm going to be OK, but I need time to rest and get
better."[418]
Legacy
Bieber greeted by the US chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mike Mullen, in 2011. Bieber is one of Canada's most successful musical exponents.[419]
Bieber has enjoyed pop stardom for over a decade[420] and
has been referred to as the "Prince of Pop"[421] and
the "King of Teen Pop"[234] by
contemporary journalists. Highlighting his longevity, he was awarded the MTV Award for Best New Artist in
2010[422] and
the MTV Award for Artist of
the Year in 2021.[423] Rolling Stone India referred
to him as the "biggest popstar of our age", "one of the most
captivating artists of the century" and "one of the world's most
successful artists of all time".[424] Bieber
is often cited as a pop icon, or simply an icon.[425][426][427][428] In
a 2011 article comparing the cultural significance of Bieber to Facebook founder Mark
Zuckerberg, the Orlando
Sentinel said that, "Out of all the cultural icons who
influence and inspire today's society, Justin Bieber is without a doubt one of
the most prominent."[429] He
is generally credited as an important figure of the relationship between social
media and music, which
rose to prominence in the late 2000s; Variety dubbed him "a
once-in-a-generation superstar who charted a swift and stunning rise from
precocious YouTube talent to global phenomenon."[430]
In an article titled 'How Justin Bieber revolutionised careers
in the music industry' by The
Guardian, Tom Fazakerley says that:
Social
media has transformed the way people, brands and musicians
communicate. The likes of MySpace and
even more so YouTube, have enabled budding artists to put their music out to a
massive audience at the click of a finger. This has taken down the barriers to
the music industry and reshaped the career path for budding artists [...]
Nowadays you can be your own artist, producer and promoter - and if you do this
well, like Justin Bieber, you can really make it.[431]
At age 15, following the release of his 2009 singles "One Time" and "One Less Lonely Girl", Bieber's immediate
popularity led him to appear on the likes of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Wendy Williams Show and Good Morning America.[432] He
had achieved a global fandom whom came to be known as "beliebers" and his popularity was labelled
"Bieber Fever",[432] with
fan frenzies taking place in Liverpool,[433] Barcelona[434] and Paris,[435] among
other territories. Notably, it was revealed in 2020 that renowned singer Billie
Eilish was nearly sent to therapy by her mother Maggie
Baird due to her "obsession" with Bieber.[436] Bieber's
intense fandom was considered to be reminiscent of "Beatlemania",[437] and
his signature wings hairstyle
at the time also drew comparisons to the
Beatles' mop top hairstyle.[285] Bieber's
adoration from teenage girls was also likened to those of Frank
Sinatra in the 1940s and Elvis
Presley in the 1950s.[438]
He's the only person in humanity who's grown up the way he has –
with smartphones and cameras on him 24/7 ...
Another kid can go out and have a good night on the town, and no one gives a
crap, but Justin is the most Googled person on the planet – for four
years straight!
—Scooter
Braun, Bieber's manager, in 2013[281]
Bieber maintained his global popularity during his transition to
adulthood, achieving increased artistic recognition and credit in the process.
In respect to Bieber's success as a teenager to a young adult, Variety said that Bieber is arguably the
first mega pop star to come of
age entirely in the social media era and also called him an
"Internet icon".[430] The Conversation's Jo
Adetunji said that Bieber is "one of the most successful pop singers of
recent years".[439] Regarding
his EDM-driven album Purpose (2015),
which reached beyond the moment and trends of that period according to
Adetunji, Adetunji argued that Bieber should be considered a serious creative
artist. Adetunji compared the album to Madonna's Ray of
Light (1998), Alanis
Morissette's Jagged Little Pill (1995) and Justin
Timberlake's FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006).[439] Hugh
McIntyre of Forbes said about Bieber that, "You may love
him, you may hate him, but no matter how you feel about him, nobody can argue
that Justin Bieber hasn’t conquered the pop world [...] The Grammy winner
can turn essentially any track into a smash, and nobody can sell a single like
he can these days."[440] Also
calling Bieber "an unstoppable force in music", McIntyre lauded
Bieber for achieving success in various genres, including R&B, electronic dance, hip hop and Latin.[440]
At age 19, Bieber received the fan-voted special Milestone Award
at the 2013 Billboard Music
Awards in recognition for being a creative artist who broke
boundaries with his contribution to the musical landscape at the time,[441] beating
the likes of Taylor Swift and Bruno
Mars to the award.[442]
Bieber and his work have influenced various recording artists
including Shawn Mendes,[443] Why
Don't We,[444] Johnny
Orlando,[445] and Niall
Horan.[446] Singers Dua
Lipa and Charlie
Puth have stated that they were influenced by the discovery of
Bieber on YouTube which inspired them to achieve the same.[447][448][449]
Achievements
Main
article: List of awards and nominations received by Justin Bieber
Throughout his career, Bieber has sold an estimated 150 million
records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of
all time.[450][451]
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.[452] In
2013, Bieber received 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.[453][454] Bieber
is credited with three Diamond
Certified singles from the RIAA for "Baby", "Sorry", and "Despacito". Bieber has won two Grammy
Awards out of 23 nominations,[455] one Latin Grammy Award,[456] eight Juno
Awards,[457] two Brit
Awards,[458][459] 26 Billboard Music Awards,[460] and
numerous fan voted accolades which include 18 American Music Awards,[461] 23 Teen Choice Awards (the most wins for a male
individual),[462] 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).[463] All
of Bieber's studio albums are certified Platinum or higher by the
RIAA and have received numerous accolades.[464] He
is the youngest (27) solo artist to have eight US number-one albums, a record
held by Elvis Presley since 1965.[203] Bieber
is the first artist in Spotify history
to have 12 songs surpass 1 billion streams.[465]
Following 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.[466] 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.[11] The
singles also peaked at number one in the US, making Bieber the first male
artist since Justin
Timberlake in 2007 to have three number-ones from an album.[138] 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.[139] "Love
Yourself" topped Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 Chart in 2016,
followed by "Sorry" at number two, and made Bieber only 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.[140] 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, 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.[467]
Bieber has attained notable success on numerous Billboard charts
both in the United States and globally. Eight singles by Bieber have topped the
US Billboard Hot 100, his most recent being "Stay".[16] He
is the first artist in history to chart new number-one singles in consecutive
weeks on the Hot 100.[165] He
is the youngest (21) male soloist to debut at number one in the US.[135] He
is also the youngest (25) male soloist to spend 200 cumulative weeks in the top
10 of the Hot 100.[181] He
is the first male soloist to simultaneously debut a song and an album at number
one in the US.[204] He
is also the first male soloist to spend 59
consecutive weeks in the top 10 of the Hot 100. Bieber is the first artist
in history to reach number one on seven multi-metric Billboard 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.[180] His
hit single "Despacito" has spent the most weeks at number one (56) on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs Chart and is ranked as the
greatest Latin song of all time by Billboard.[162] He
is the artist with the most number-one debuts (10), most number-one singles (13), and the most cumulative weeks at number one (56)
on the Billboard Canadian
Hot 100 Chart. Bieber is the solo artist with the most cumulative weeks at
number one (163) on the Billboard Social 50 Chart.
He was named the number one artist on Billboard's
Decade-End Social 50 Chart for the 2010s.[468] Bieber
was named the "Greatest Pop Star of 2016" by Billboard.[469] He
was also Billboard's Year-End Top Male
Artist for 2016 and placed number seven on the magazine's Decade-End Top
Artists Chart for the 2010s.[470][471] The
magazine also ranked him 55th on the Greatest of All Time Artists and 38th on
the Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Artists Charts respectively.
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