With Justin Bieber, nothing is done half way. He can’t merely just “release a holiday album”, he also has to do performances and charitable stuff as well.
So of course, in the wake of his recent ‘Boyfriend’ single releasing, there’s plenty of new Bieb’s news to follow. (Battle for the spotlight with One Direction, perhaps?).
JB News #1: He may be in legal trouble over a prank phone call
Earlier this month, Justin tweeted a nine-digit phone number asking his 19 million followers to “call him right now”. The tweet has since been deleted, but many “Beliebers” acted on calling the strange number, making up the remaining last two digits. It seems this upset some Texas residents, specifically two who are taking legal action after receiving over 1000 calls. They also called Justin’s behavior “reckless”.
JB News #2: He’s guest hosting the revival of PUNK’D
Remember that MTV show where Ashton Kutcher wears a trucker hat and makes a fool out of celebrities? After its five year hiatus, the show is getting revived this Friday, March 29th at 10pm ET, and Justin will be guest hosting. Together, he and Kutcher will be punking friends like Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Sean Kingston and Rob Dyrdek.
JB News #3: He’s been Tweeting with Madonna
Sure, his Twitter has gotten him in some hot water, but overall it’s been serving him well. Aside from the fact that he got over 1 million new Twitter followers in less than a month, he’s also been tweeting back and fourth with Madonna herself.
After hearing ‘Boyfriend’, she tweeted to JB: “Come and join me on stage when I’m on tour when we are in the same city and congrats on your new single.” A fan asked Madonna what she thought of Beibs, and she replied “he’s awesome. I’m a huge fan. I love it when he raps.” Biebs responded: “seeing that is a huge honor. Yours is a career artists dream of. Congrats on the new album!”
Sure, that would be the strangest performance since Madonna performed with Britney and Christina, but whatever, we’re down.
JB News #4: He’s referred to Carly Rae Jepsen as “My Artist”
“Call Me Maybe” singer Carly Rae Jepsen made her American TV debut last Friday when she appeared on THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW. Bieber came along to the show and introduced Jepsen as his protégée, claiming he discovered the Mission native. The story goes that Bieber heard her song on a Canadian radio station and passed along her info to his manager, Scooter Braun, and thus, her career was sealed. The two then hinted to a potential collaboration, but never confirmed anything.
So there you have it, all the buzz that’s surrounding his single – yes, just a single – being released. We can only wonder what will be in the headlines once BELIEVE is finally dropped…