Justin Bieber

I love this song.

OMG YES UNICORN KID

http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/09/14/justin_bieber_s_what_do_you_mean_is_no_1_on_the_billboard_hot_100_how_he.html

Molanphy looks at the stats and the music and more of "What Do You Mean" plus "Where Are U Now"

Re: the Slate article, it seems clear already that the song is reaching a wider audience than just his fanbase. His fanbase almost certainly turned out in huge numbers in the first week, but the song was still #1 in sales in its second week despite the typical decline, and though it fell in the second week on the Hot 100, it only fell to #3. For comparison, any given One Direction lead single debuts high in the top 3 in the first week due to their fans and then almost completely vacates the top 10 by the second week due to a huge sales decline and no radio support. On that note, "What Do You Mean" is currently top 15 on radio overall less than a month after it's release to any major radio format. So I think it's safe to say "What Do You Mean?" is appealing to more than just his fanbase.

Sounded really great on Fallon. Whoever the sound engineer is for that show should win some kind of award every year.

Or go work for SNL.

ha yeeeah

https://twitter.com/Shelovesmeechie/status/652924017654005760

love this song

I've learned to love "What Do You Mean." Nice to know incessant radio play can do this.

New single:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRh_vgS2dFE

sorta falling into a more recognizable stylistic groove now
fun video

I liked the last one but this one sounds indistinguishable to me idk

great song imo

loving nu beebz

i think i like "sorry" more than "what do you mean," love how measured the production is

sick

can't wait to hear Sorry in a club, kudos to Skrillex for the production

kudos to Blood Diamonds also. its a collab.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9svm4FmAySw

of course these guys are gonna be on fucking hoverboards all the goddamn time

v disappointed in this era compared to believe, these songs are so wet

i dunno what 'wet' means in this context but i agree, they're wet as shit

Enjoying his current grooves, as is Em. Liked the TFI appearance, having hated the video for WDYM. This is fine too.

we've only heard 3 songs and 2/3 are far better than "boyfriend" at least so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

"wet" like dipped in formaldehyde and dopey?

wet is that confusing an adjective? drippy and bland

"boyfriend" is probably his second best ever song

"what do u mean" is obviously his best single by a mile

i mean i love "baby" as much as the next terius stan but i'm excited about the nu-biebera

"what do u mean" is obviously his best single by a mile

― k3vin k., Tuesday, October 27, 2015 12:03 PM

This, and I like "Boyfriend."

i love dry music. it's my favorite kind.

where are u now > sorry > what do u mean

agreed

where are you now is my least fav

and 'as long as you love me' is as good as any of the new songs

sounds like Blood is on more than one track? wiki credits for the album have quite a diverse writer-ship... production isn't up there fully yet. interesting to see whether there is cohesiveness or not
http://www.thefader.com/2015/10/27/bloodpop-justin-bieber-sorry-making-hoverboards

http://i.imgur.com/MxKYKwY.jpg

"I'm human and I'm working at getting beer"

...

He probably gets ID'd a lot still in shops.

poor Biebz

Yet another one from him and Skrillex.

http://digg.com/video/bieber-ill-show-you

the poor lil rich boy thing seems carefully calibrated to piss off non-fans, especially when the video is him just sorta chilling in immensely beautiful country by himself and complaining

Adra Sagr 17 minutes ago
These lyrics are so good, i feel sorry for him, I can't imagine how hard his life actually is

three boring singles out of three so far, and this one is annoying as well

why is he suddenly cool among critics and on social media though, when i repped for "boyfriend" and "as long as you love me" there was none of this

"Boyfriend" is cool, and so are "Sorry" and "What Do You Mean." No controversy.

i don't mean anyone specific, just what the general consensus seems to be

why is he suddenly cool among critics and on social media though

because he's entered his "adult" phase

o the mystery

this dude is a pox upon music and everyone flinging kudos at him should be embarrassed and ashamed of themselves

lex is right that it's weird that suddenly everybody's all "I'm into this new Bieber jam" when two years ago they wouldn't have crossed the street to shit on him, like when he was doing Music Mondays

wait, is getting shit upon a net positive now

modern life is terrifying

hint: he turned 21

this is just like when Britney or Justin or [insert teen pop sensation] got old enough for adult interest in them to not smack of pedophilia