One of the youngest, yet largest names in the music industry, globally famous Grammy Award winning pop superstar Justin Bieber has recently released his brand-new album titled Changes, and it debuts at number one on the World Billboard Artist Hot 100 charts. The 17-track thriller is available to purchase on the Apple iTunes Store as of Valentine’s Day 2020. This feat gives Justin Bieber the mark of all five of his albums debuting at the top position. “With his 12th consecutive week atop the Billboard Artist 100 charts, Justin Bieber ties Ed Sheeran for the sixth-most total weeks spent at the number one spot, dating back to the chart’s 2014 launch.” Reports Xander Zeller of Billboard.
Justin Bieber tops the Billboard Artist 100 charts yet again with the release of his 2020 album “Changes”
Although Justin Bieber is featured in songs such as the 2017 Latin hit Despacito (Remix) by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, which is currently the highest viewed video at 6.75 Billion views on YouTube, where Justin Bieber was discovered over a decade ago in 2008, “Don’t Check On Me” by Chris Brown from the 2019 album Indigo which rapidly surpassed one billion streams across all platforms; Changes is Justin Bieber’s first solo release since his 2015 album Purpose, which notched a 2016 Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for the song Where Are Ü Now featuring DJ’s Skrillex and Diplo as the Electronic Dance Music (EDM) dynamic duo also known by the name of Jack Ü.
The Island Def Jam Recording artist returns with changes (pun intended) in music style, from fast tempo rhythms on the hit single “Intentions” featuring Quavo of The Migos, to slow songs such as the album opening “All Around Me” a clear-eyed pledge of commitment and luxury comforts, backed by delicate strings; a pure delivery of vocals on “At Least For Now”, unique instrumental beats as displayed on “Forever” featuring Post Malone and Clever, and the usual loving catchy tunes such as “Yummy”. Jayson Greene of Pitchfork describes the new Pop and R&B sound as an “Album about domestic love that has all the glow and eroticism of an airport terminal.” This record will surely be in the running for Album of the Year.
A remix to an original Justin Bieber track apart of the “Changes” album.
Justin Bieber also released his own YouTube Documentary titled Seasons, which covers the vulnerabilities throughout his musical hiatus, mental health issues, personal life change in tying the knot and getting married to Hailey Rhode Bieber (née Baldwin), the girl he met when he was 15 years old and made his debut in the industry, the making, production and influences of this new album, and the announcement of his upcoming Changes Stadium World Tour beginning in Seattle, Washington’s CenturyLink Field on May 14th, 2020, as The Biebz prepares to stare into a sold out sea of passionate fans yet again in his ever so illustrious career. “What a decade it has been. I definitely have grown up in front of the world.” Justin Bieber tells Apple Music. Which feels like a grave understatement when you consider how he has also helped to shape that period of time and beyond- crossing genres, borders, and language barriers long before that became a standard practice for modern pop.
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“What a decade it has been. I definitely have grown up in front of the world.”
Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA- Justin Bieber sells out UCLA’s Rose Bowl Stadium for consecutive nights during his Purpose World Tour stadium tour series in 2017.
Just a decade ago, this young boy was beginning his journey to what has made him an essential God of music and a globally untouchable mere mortal. As done so previously, and again today, celebrities across the music, film, sports and entertainment industries are proudly praising Justin Bieber’s album. Stars such as Grammy Award winning R&B artist, singer, dancer, songwriter, producer, painter Chris Brown, Pop Rock music artist Demi Lovato, multiple time Superbowl Champion and NFL MVP, Tom Brady from the New England Patriots, film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Matthew McConaughey and comedian Kevin Hart, as well as plenty of other reputable names who left comments under the singer and dancer’s social media postings, or posted about him.
With his own clothing line of art, imaging and sticker company Drew House rising to fame, Justin Bieber created a Kobe Bryant version of his company’s sticker logo to honor and pay tribute to the late great athlete, and is selling customized stickers online for charity and proceedings towards Kobe and Gianna Bryant’s Mamba and Mambacita Basketball Foundation Academy.
With much continued success and anticipated excitement lying ahead, on this March 1st, 2020- Happy 26th Birthday Justin Drew Bieber! 😊
References
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Norwin, A. (2020, February 14th). Justin Bieber Gets Love from Chris Brown, Demi Lovato and More Stars For ‘Changes’ Album Release. Retrieved February 29th, 2020, from https://hollywoodlife.com/2020/02/14/justin-bieber-new-album-changes-celebrity-reaction/
Scribner, H. (2020, February 12th). Justin Bieber Paid Tribute to Kobe Bryant. Here’s What Happened Next. Retrieved February 24th, 2020, from, https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2020/2/12/21133669/justin-bieber-kobe-bryant-nba-mambaonthree-fund
Sisario, B. (2019, July 9th). Chris Brown Streams His Way to No. 1 With ‘Indigo.’ Retrieved February 22nd, 2020, from, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/arts/music/chris-brown-indigo-billboard-chart.html
Zellner, X. (2020, February 25th). Justin Bieber Returns to No. 1 on Artist 100 Chart, Thanks to ‘Changes’ Debut. Retrieved February 25th, 2020, from https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8551918/justin-bieber-tops-artist-100-chart-changes
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