201-457: Jason Paul Douglas Boyd , known professionally as Poo Bear , is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his songwriting work for Canadian singer Justin Bieber , having been credited on each of his albums since his compilation, Journals (2013). Boyd has written four Billboard Hot 100 -number one singles with Bieber's performances on " Despacito (Remix) " and " I'm
402-724: A Diamond award from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for his single " Baby ", which at the time became the highest-certified digital single of all time . Bieber is credited with four Diamond certifications from the RIAA. Bieber has won two Grammy Awards out of 23 nominations, one Latin Grammy Award , eight Juno Awards , two Brit Awards , 26 Billboard Music Awards , 22 ASCAP Awards , and numerous fan voted accolades which include 18 American Music Awards , 23 Teen Choice Awards (the most wins for
603-489: A boy soprano voice, before his voice broke , as was evidenced during the debut performance of " Pray " at the 2010 American Music Awards . Sean Michaels of The Guardian described puberty as "the biggest threat to his career" at the time. Jody Rosen commented that Bieber sings with "swing and rhythmic dexterity" on his debut album, noting his tone to be "nasal". Bieber started to receive voice coaching from Jan Smith in 2008. As an adult singer, Bieber's voice type
804-458: A teen idol . Bieber was ushered into mainstream stardom with his teen pop -driven debut studio album, My World 2.0 (2010), which debuted atop the US Billboard 200 and made him the youngest solo male act to do so in 47 years. The album was supported by the single " Baby " (featuring Ludacris ), which became one of the best selling singles of all time. His second studio album, Under
1005-576: A "troubled teen who is faced with a difficult decision regarding his only brother", who is also a serial bomber. Bieber was also in a subsequent episode of the series, which aired on February 17, 2011, in which his character is killed. Bieber performed a medley of his singles "U Smile", "Baby", and "Somebody to Love", and briefly played the drums, at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010. Bieber announced in October 2010 that he would be releasing an acoustic album, called My Worlds Acoustic . It
1206-477: A 4.0 GPA. Growing up, he learned to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet. In early 2007, aged 12, Bieber performed Ne-Yo 's " So Sick " for a local singing competition in Stratford, in which he placed second. Mallette posted a video of the performance on YouTube for their family and friends to see. She continued to upload videos of Bieber singing covers of various R&B songs, and Bieber's popularity on
1407-577: A Rainy Night " by Eddie Rabbitt (these two back-to-back at the top in early 1981); and " Islands in the Stream ", a duet by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers in 1983, a pop-country crossover hit written by Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees . Newton's "Queen of Hearts" almost reached No. 1, but was kept out of the spot by the pop ballad juggernaut " Endless Love " by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie . The move of country music toward neotraditional styles led to
1608-544: A collaboration with Chance the Rapper titled " Holy ", which Bieber called the start of his new era and the first single from his upcoming sixth studio album. It peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. On October 15, 2020, he released " Lonely ", a collaboration with Benny Blanco as the second single from his upcoming album. The song peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. Bieber and J Balvin were featured on
1809-502: A collaboration with the Kid Laroi titled " Stay ". The song debuted at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. It later peaked at number one in its fourth week on the chart, becoming his eighth number-one single in the US. "Stay" also became his 100th career entry on the chart, making him the then-youngest solo artist to chart 100 songs on the Billboard Hot 100. It also became the first song by
2010-497: A collaboration with American rapper Juice Wrld titled " Wandered to LA " as the second single from the rapper's second posthumous album Fighting Demons . Bieber was the headlining performer at the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix held on December 5, 2021, in Jeddah , Saudi Arabia . On December 11, 2021, he headlined the 2021 Jingle Bell Ball held by Capital FM at The O2 , London . The same month, Justice received 8 nominations at
2211-452: A collection of musicians that came to be known as the outlaw movement revolutionized the genre of country music in the early 1970s. "After I left Nashville (the early 70s), I wanted to relax and play the music that I wanted to play, and just stay around Texas, maybe Oklahoma. Waylon and I had that outlaw image going, and when it caught on at colleges and we started selling records, we were O.K. The whole outlaw thing, it had nothing to do with
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#17328871084422412-526: A commercially fallow period. This subgenre was notable for borrowing from 1950s pop stylings: a prominent and smooth vocal, backed by a string section (violins and other orchestral strings) and vocal chorus. Instrumental soloing was de-emphasized in favor of trademark "licks". Leading artists in this genre included Jim Reeves , Skeeter Davis , Connie Smith , the Browns , Patsy Cline , and Eddy Arnold . The "slip note" piano style of session musician Floyd Cramer
2613-427: A cultural fad had died down after the late 1970s (with Jennings noting in 1978 that it had gotten out of hand and led to real-life legal scrutiny), many western and outlaw country music artists maintained their popularity during the 1980s by forming supergroups , such as The Highwaymen , Texas Tornados , and Bandido . Country pop or soft pop, with roots in the countrypolitan sound, folk music, and soft rock ,
2814-509: A daughter named Bay. Bieber also has a stepsister named Allie, the daughter of his stepmother. Bieber attended two French-language immersion elementary schools in Stratford, Jeanne Sauvé Catholic School and Bedford Public School. In grades 7 and 8, he attended Stratford Northwestern . Former teacher, Kim Booker often recalled fond memories of Bieber as her student, and is featured in several interviews. He attended Stratford's St. Michael Catholic Secondary School , and graduated in 2012 with
3015-585: A formative influence on the genre. Blues modes from blues music have been used extensively throughout its history as well. Once called " hillbilly music", the term country music gained popularity in the 1940s. The genre came to encompass western music , which evolved parallel to hillbilly music from similar roots, in the mid-20th century. Contemporary styles of western music include Texas country , red dirt , and Hispano- and Mexican American -led Tejano and New Mexico music , which still exists alongside longstanding indigenous traditions . In 2009, in
3216-566: A joint venture between Braun and Usher. Justin Timberlake was reportedly also in the running to sign Bieber but lost the bidding war to Usher, partly due to the idea that two associated singers of the same name would confuse the market. Usher then sought assistance in finding a label home for the artist from then manager Chris Hicks , who helped engineer an audition with his contact L.A. Reid of The Island Def Jam Music Group . Reid signed Bieber to Island Records in October 2008 (resulting in
3417-439: A joint venture between RBMG and Island Records ) and appointed Hicks as executive vice-president of Def Jam, where he could manage Bieber's career at the label. Bieber then moved to Atlanta with his mother to pursue further work with Braun and Usher. Braun became Bieber's manager in 2008. Bieber's first single, " One Time ", was released to radio while Bieber was still recording his debut album. The song reached number 12 on
3618-475: A little bit of that, a little bit of black and a little bit of white ... just loud enough to keep you from thinking too much and to go right on ordering the whiskey." East Texan Al Dexter had a hit with "Honky Tonk Blues", and seven years later " Pistol Packin' Mama ". These "honky tonk" songs were associated with barrooms, and was performed by the likes of Ernest Tubb , Kitty Wells (the first major female country solo singer), Ted Daffan , Floyd Tillman ,
3819-543: A male foreign act to achieve a Perfect All-Kill in South Korea. "Stay" was the most-streamed song globally on Apple Music in 2022. Bieber was the headlining act for the "Freedom Experience" show at the SoFi Stadium as part of 1DayLA's COVID-19 service event, held on July 24, 2021. On August 13, 2021, Bieber released a remix to Nigerian singer Wizkid 's song " Essence ", his career-first song in afrobeats . It elevated
4020-460: A male individual), eight iHeartRadio Music Awards , and six MTV Video Music Awards . He has also won a record 22 MTV Europe Music Awards out of a record 52 nominations (the most for any artist). At age 19, Bieber received the Milestone Award at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards in recognition for breaking boundaries with his creativity and contribution to the musical landscape, surpassing
4221-622: A male individual), and 33 Guinness World Records . Time named Bieber one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2011, and he was included on Forbes ' list of the top ten most powerful celebrities in 2011, 2012, and 2013. Justin Drew Bieber was born on March 1, 1994, at St. Joseph's Hospital in London, Ontario , and was raised in Stratford, Ontario . His parents Jeremy Jack Bieber and Pattie Mallette were both 18 when Bieber
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#17328871084424422-561: A marked decline in country/pop crossovers in the late 1980s, and only one song in that period— Roy Orbison 's " You Got It ", from 1989—made the top 10 of both the Billboard Hot Country Singles " and Hot 100 charts, due largely to a revival of interest in Orbison after his sudden death. The only song with substantial country airplay to reach number one on the pop charts in the late 1980s was " At This Moment " by Billy Vera and
4623-419: A musical departure from the teen pop sound of his previous releases, and incorporated elements of dance-pop and R&B genres. Intent on developing a more "mature" sound, Bieber collaborated with a wide range of urban producers for the release as well as some long-time collaborators, including Darkchild , Hit-Boy , Diplo , and Max Martin . Entertainment Weekly praised Bieber's musical shift, calling
4824-413: A new album. On May 10, 2019, British singer Ed Sheeran and Bieber released the single " I Don't Care ", from Sheeran's album No.6 Collaborations Project . The pair had previously collaborated, with Sheeran co-writing Bieber's 2015 song "Love Yourself", and 2016 song "Cold Water" with Major Lazer . "I Don't Care" became a worldwide hit, reaching number-one in 26 countries, while peaking at number two in
5025-511: A part of the Outlaw country movement. Originating in the bars, fiestas, and honky-tonks of Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas, their music supplemented outlaw country's singer-songwriter tradition as well as 21st-century rock -inspired alternative country and hip hop -inspired country rap artists. Outlaw country was derived from the traditional western, including Red Dirt , New Mexico , Texas country , Tejano , and honky-tonk musical styles of
5226-478: A recording artist, Boyd signed with Capitol Records to release his debut studio album, Poo Bear Presents Bearthday Music (2018). He launched the distribution platform, Fwaygo in 2023. Boyd was born in New Haven, Connecticut . He moved with his mother to Atlanta , Georgia , at age 9 after a tornado left them homeless. His first career breakthrough came from working with R&B group 112 , for whom he co-wrote
5427-575: A remix of 24kGoldn 's single, " Mood ", which was released on November 6, 2020. On November 20, 2020, Shawn Mendes and Bieber released " Monster ", from Mendes' fourth studio album Wonder . It peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100. On January 1, 2021, Bieber released the third single " Anyone " from his upcoming studio album, which peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100. On February 14, 2021, Bieber performed "Journals Live" in collaboration with TikTok , which marked his first-ever performance of his 2013 album Journals . It became
5628-474: A result of traditionalist backlash within separate genres. In the aftermath of the British Invasion , many desired a return to the "old values" of rock n' roll. At the same time there was a lack of enthusiasm in the country sector for Nashville-produced music. What resulted was a crossbred genre known as country rock . Early innovators in this new style of music in the 1960s and 1970s included Bob Dylan , who
5829-502: A result, Bieber became the first act in history to reach number one on seven multi-metric charts: Hot 100, Hot Country Songs, Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, Hot Latin Songs, Hot R&B Songs, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and Hot Rap Songs. It earned Bieber his second Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards . On October 14, 2019, Bieber became the youngest solo male artist to spend 200 cumulative weeks in
6030-516: A role in the larger country music, with western wear , cowboy boots , and cowboy hats continues to be in fashion for country artists. West of the Mississippi River , many of these western genres continue to flourish, including the Red Dirt of Oklahoma , New Mexico music of New Mexico , and both Texas country music and Tejano music of Texas . During the 1950s until the early 1970s,
6231-428: A series of hugely successful songs blending country and folk-rock musical styles. By the mid-1970s, Texas country and Tejano music gained popularity with performers like Freddie Fender . During the early 1980s country artists continued to see their records perform well on the pop charts. In 1980 a style of "neocountry disco music" was popularized. During the mid-1980s a group of new artists began to emerge who rejected
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6432-531: A significant shift in sound from earlier country music. The song was written by actual truckers and contained numerous references to the trucker culture of the time like "ICC" for Interstate Commerce Commission and "little white pills" as a reference to amphetamines . Starday Records in Nashville followed up on Dudley's initial success with the release of Give Me 40 Acres by the Willis Brothers . Rockabilly
6633-469: A song and an album at number one in the US. He also became the first male act to have his first 6 studio albums debut at number one on the Billboard 200. On Easter 2021, Bieber surprise-released Freedom , a gospel -inspired EP consisting of six songs. On April 11, 2021, Justice led the Billboard 200 by less than 1,000 units, and became Bieber's first full-length album to spend more than one week at
6834-487: A style of "neocountry disco music" was popularized by the film Urban Cowboy . It was during this time that a glut of pop-country crossover artists began appearing on the country charts: former pop stars Bill Medley (of the Righteous Brothers ), "England Dan" Seals (of England Dan and John Ford Coley ), Tom Jones , and Merrill Osmond (both alone and with some of his brothers ; his younger sister Marie Osmond
7035-468: A tarnishing of his public image. In 2015, Bieber explored EDM on " Where Are Ü Now " (with Jack Ü ), which won the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording . This influenced his fourth album Purpose (2015), which yielded three Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles: " Love Yourself ", " Sorry ", and " What Do You Mean? ". He made UK chart history when each of which simultaneously held
7236-461: Is tenor , with a vocal range spanning from the baritone A 2 to the high tenor F 5 . In a review of his Purpose album, Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph complimented his "soft, supple and seductive singing". Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian also praised Bieber's "affectedly breathy voice", noting that "the voice soon palls, but the songs are often interesting." Reviewing his 2021 album Justice , Pitchfork commented: "Bieber
7437-491: Is a subgenre that first emerged in the 1970s. Although the term first referred to country music songs and artists that crossed over to top 40 radio, country pop acts are now more likely to cross over to adult contemporary music . It started with pop music singers like Glen Campbell , Bobbie Gentry , John Denver , Olivia Newton-John , Anne Murray , B. J. Thomas , the Bellamy Brothers , and Linda Ronstadt having hits on
7638-505: Is known for its ballads and dance tunes (i.e., " honky-tonk music ") with simple form, folk lyrics, and harmonies generally accompanied by instruments such as banjos , fiddles , harmonicas , and many types of guitar (including acoustic , electric , steel , and resonator guitars). Though it is primarily rooted in various forms of American folk music , such as old-time music and Appalachian music , many other traditions, including Mexican , Irish , and Hawaiian music , have had
7839-404: Is not a powerhouse vocalist, but he is a compelling one, casually dropping in a stray yodel here, a Mariah Carey -indebted set of runs there. His voice has a palatable smoothness; he's mastered push-and-pull dynamics, and he swings effortlessly from a placid chest voice to a zephyr of a falsetto." Throughout his career, Bieber has sold an estimated 150 million records worldwide, making him one of
8040-465: Is recognized for his multi-genre musical performances. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter Braun in 2008 and subsequently brought to American singer Usher , both of whom formed the record label RBMG Records to sign Bieber in October of that year. He gained recognition following the release of his debut extended play (EP) My World (2009), which was quickly met with international commercial success and led to his establishment as
8241-597: Is respected by everybody." But since then, Bieber gradually altered his artistry, with Peter Gicas of E! Online describing " PYD " as "sexed-up", while In Touch Weekly magazine said that his song with Maejor Ali and Juicy J " Lolly " might make his fans a bit uncomfortable because of its lyrics that refer to oral sex . In 2015 Bieber released the EDM -fuelled album, Purpose , where he collaborated with Skrillex , and explored serious themes such as "life experiences", through "feel-good music". Bieber initially sang with
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8442-565: Is the most viewed song of all time on the crowdsourced media knowledge base Genius , with 23.3 million views. The song earned Bieber his first career Latin Grammy . As of September 2021, "Despacito" holds the number-one position on the Greatest of All Time Hot Latin Songs chart and number-five on the Greatest of All Time Songs of the Summer chart by Billboard . Bieber, along with rappers Quavo , Chance
8643-572: The Billboard 200 , becoming Bieber's sixth album to debut at the top of that chart. It was the fourth best-selling album of 2015 with worldwide sales of 3.1 million copies. As of June 2016, it had sold 4.5 million copies globally. On November 11, 2015, Bieber announced that he would embark on the Purpose World Tour . The worldwide concert tour started in Seattle, Washington on March 9, 2016. Bieber
8844-555: The Billboard Hot 100 and reached number one on Billboard ' s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart. It earned Bieber his career-first Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards . In March 2015, Bieber made an appearance in the music video for Carly Rae Jepsen 's single " I Really Like You ". In March 2015, Bieber was the featured roastee in Comedy Central 's annual roast special , and
9045-574: The Billboard Hot 100 , and " What Do You Mean? ", which peaked at number 1 on the Hot 100. On April 27, 2018, Boyd released his debut studio album Poo Bear Presents Bearthday Music , via Capitol Records . In the latter part of the 2010s, Boyd's work found success in both the Latin and country music genres. " Despacito (Remix) " was named the number 1 Latin song in the history of the Billboard charts , and Dan + Shay 's hit " 10,000 Hours " reached number 1 on
9246-460: The 2017 NHL Celebrity All-Star Game as a participating player, coached by Wayne Gretzky . On April 17, 2017, Puerto Rican singers Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee released a remix for their song " Despacito " featuring Bieber. It was the first song by Bieber in which he sings in Spanish . The remix became a worldwide success and broke major chart records around the world. The song reached number one in
9447-483: The 60th Annual Grammy Awards , "Despacito" received three nominations for Record of the Year , Song of the Year , and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance respectively. Bieber did not attend the show to perform the nominated song, claiming that he would not make any award show appearances until his next album was finished. Bieber was a participating player in the 2018 NBA Celebrity All-Star Game , marking his second appearance at
9648-467: The 64th Annual Grammy Awards . On January 1, 2022, Bieber set the then-record for the most monthly listeners in Spotify history, having achieved a peak of 94.68 million monthly listeners, a record broken by Canadian artist The Weeknd a year later. On February 4, 2022, he made a guest appearance on Beam 's debut studio album, Alien , on the album track "Sundown". On February 11, 2022, Bieber headlined
9849-641: The Bakersfield sound . It has the tempo of country rock and the emotion of honky-tonk, and its lyrics focus on a truck driver 's lifestyle. Truck-driving country songs often deal with the profession of trucking and love. Well-known artists who sing truck driving country include Dave Dudley , Red Sovine , Dick Curless , Red Simpson , Del Reeves , the Willis Brothers and Jerry Reed , with C. W. McCall and Cledus Maggard (pseudonyms of Bill Fries and Jay Huguely, respectively) being more humorous entries in
10050-552: The Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. In addition, Boyd produced the songs "Mañana es Too Late" and "Lo Nuestro es Más", by Mexican pop duo Jesse & Joy , with the first one being a collaboration with Colombian reggaeton singer J Balvin . Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( / ˈ b iː b ər / BEE -bər ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Regarded as a pop icon , he
10251-437: The Billboard 200, becoming Bieber's eighth number-one project, while "Peaches" debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his seventh number-one single respectively. As a result, Bieber set major records in the US. Bieber became the youngest solo artist to have eight US number-one albums, breaking a 56-year-old record held by Elvis Presley . He became the first solo male artist in history to simultaneously debut
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#173288710844210452-539: The CMT Music Awards . Time magazine named Bieber one of the 100 most influential people in the world on their annual list . In June 2011, Bieber was ranked No. 2 on the Forbes list of Best-Paid Celebrities under 30. He is the youngest star, and 1 of 7 musicians on the list, having raked in $ 53 million in a 12-month period. The same month, his collaborative single " Next to You " with American singer Chris Brown
10653-486: The Canadian Albums Chart . In September 2012, Bieber was featured on "Beautiful", a song from Carly Rae Jepsen 's second studio album Kiss . In October 2012, the third single from Believe , " Beauty and a Beat " (featuring Nicki Minaj ), was released. The music video held the record for the most video views in 24 hours when it was released, with 10.6 million views. The Believe Tour , which further promoted
10854-810: The Canadian Hot 100 during its first week of release in July 2009, and peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. During fall 2009, it had success in international markets. The song was certified platinum in Canada and the US and gold in Australia and New Zealand. His first release, an extended play titled My World , was released on November 17, 2009. The album's second single, " One Less Lonely Girl ", and two promotional singles , " Love Me " and " Favorite Girl ", were released exclusively on
11055-725: The First National Band ), the Grateful Dead , Neil Young , Commander Cody , the Allman Brothers Band , Charlie Daniels , the Marshall Tucker Band , Poco , Buffalo Springfield , Stephen Stills ' band Manassas and Eagles , among many, even the former folk music duo Ian & Sylvia , who formed Great Speckled Bird in 1969. The Eagles would become the most successful of these country rock acts, and their compilation album Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) remains
11256-817: The Great Depression . However, radio became a popular source of entertainment, and "barn dance" shows featuring country music were started by radio stations all over the South, as far north as Chicago, and as far west as California. The most important was the Grand Ole Opry , aired starting in 1925 by WSM in Nashville and continuing to the present day. Some of the early stars on the Opry were Uncle Dave Macon , Roy Acuff and African American harmonica player DeFord Bailey . WSM's 50,000-watt signal (in 1934) could often be heard across
11457-480: The Maddox Brothers and Rose , Lefty Frizzell and Hank Williams ; the music of these artists would later be called "traditional" country. Williams' influence in particular would prove to be enormous, inspiring many of the pioneers of rock and roll, such as Elvis Presley , Jerry Lee Lewis , Chuck Berry and Ike Turner , while providing a framework for emerging honky tonk talents like George Jones . Webb Pierce
11658-546: The Michael Jackson Estate stated that it had not authorized the release of this recording, and has since made attempts to remove the song from as many web sites and YouTube channels as possible. Later, a song titled "Twerk" by rapper Lil Twist , featuring Bieber as well as Miley Cyrus , also leaked. In September, Bieber was featured in Maejor Ali 's song " Lolly " with rapper Juicy J . A music video for "Melodies",
11859-573: The Mountain City Fiddlers Convention , held in 1925, helped to inspire modern country music. Before these, pioneer settlers, in the Great Smoky Mountains region, had developed a rich musical heritage. The first generation emerged in the 1920s, with Atlanta's music scene playing a major role in launching country's earliest recording artists. James Gideon "Gid" Tanner (1885–1960) was an American old-time fiddler and one of
12060-512: The Ozarks . As Webb Pierce put it in 1956, "Once upon a time, it was almost impossible to sell country music in a place like New York City. Nowadays, television takes us everywhere, and country music records and sheet music sell as well in large cities as anywhere else." The Country Music Association was founded in 1958, in part because numerous country musicians were appalled by the increased influence of rock and roll on country music. Beginning in
12261-594: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling over 10 million copies in the US, and is largely considered as one of the best albums of the decade. "Caught Up" was the fifth single released from the album, peaking at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 . While in Las Vegas , Nevada , in January 2013, Boyd was introduced to Justin Bieber through rapper Lil Twist and other friends of Bieber's. The two bonded over similar upbringings and tastes in music and traveled
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#173288710844212462-453: The UK and US, while his standalone duet single " Stuck with U " (with Ariana Grande ) debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100. His sixth album, Justice (2021) was supported by the worldwide hit " Peaches " and topped the Billboard 200, breaking Elvis Presley 's 1965 record for the youngest solo act to have eight US number-one albums. His eighth US number one single, " Stay " (with the Kid Laroi )
12663-517: The White House for Christmas in Washington , which aired on December 20, 2009, on US television broadcaster TNT . Bieber was also one of the performers for Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest , on December 31, 2009. Bieber was a presenter at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards on January 31, 2010. He was invited to be a vocalist for the remake of the charity single " We Are
12864-589: The best-selling music artists of all time . In 2011, Bieber was honoured with a star in front of Avon Theater in Stratford, Ontario, Canada , where he used to busk when he was younger. On November 23, 2012, Bieber was presented with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal by the former Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper . He was one of 60,000 Canadians to receive the Diamond Jubilee medal that year. In 2013, Bieber received
13065-477: The iTunes Store and charted within the top 40 of the US Billboard Hot 100. As a result, he became the first solo artist to have four singles chart in the top 40 of the Hot 100 before the release of a debut album. "One Less Lonely Girl" was later also released to radio and peaked within the top 20 in Canada and the US, and was certified gold in the latter. Following the release of My World , Bieber became
13266-541: The music of Hawaii . The U.S. Congress has formally recognized Bristol, Tennessee as the "Birthplace of Country Music", based on the historic Bristol recording sessions of 1927. Since 2014, the city has been home to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum . Historians have also noted the influence of the less-known Johnson City sessions of 1928 and 1929, and the Knoxville sessions of 1929 and 1930. In addition,
13467-526: The " I Can't Stop Loving You " single, and recording the landmark album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music . Another subgenre of country music grew out of hardcore honky tonk with elements of western swing and originated 112 miles (180 km) north-northwest of Los Angeles in Bakersfield, California , where many " Okies " and other Dust Bowl migrants had settled. Influenced by one-time West Coast residents Bob Wills and Lefty Frizzell , by 1966 it
13668-588: The "Best Female Country Vocal Performance" as well as the Country Music Association's most coveted award for females, "Female Vocalist of the Year". In response George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Jean Shepard and other traditional Nashville country artists dissatisfied with the new trend formed the short-lived "Association of Country Entertainers" in 1974; the ACE soon unraveled in the wake of Jones and Wynette's bitter divorce and Shepard's realization that most others in
13869-538: The "Homecoming Weekend" bash ahead of the Super Bowl in Los Angeles . On March 4, 2022, Bieber released a collaboration with Nigerian singer Omah Lay titled " Attention ". On March 28, 2022, " Ghost ", the sixth single from Justice , peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, which marked his 20th career top-five hit on the chart. The song reached number one on Billboard ' s Pop Songs chart, making Bieber
14070-611: The $ 31.1 million grossed by Miley Cyrus 's 2008 3-D concert film, Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert , which holds the record for the top debut for a music-documentary. Never Say Never grossed a total of $ 99,034,125 worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing concert or performance film at the global box office. The film is accompanied by his second remix album, Never Say Never – The Remixes , released February 14, 2011, and features remixes of songs from his debut album, with guest appearances from Miley Cyrus , Chris Brown , and Kanye West , among others. Bieber
14271-597: The 1920s, were popularized by films made in Hollywood. Some of the popular singing cowboys from the era were Gene Autry , the Sons of the Pioneers , and Roy Rogers . Country music and western music were frequently played together on the same radio stations, hence the term country and western music, despite country and western being two distinct genres. Cowgirls contributed to the sound in various family groups. Patsy Montana opened
14472-468: The 1950s to the mid-1960s, western singer-songwriters such as Marty Robbins rose in prominence as did others, throughout western music traditions, like New Mexico music 's Al Hurricane . The late 1960s in American music produced a unique blend as a result of traditionalist backlash within separate genres. In the aftermath of the British Invasion , many desired a return to the "old values" of rock n' roll. At
14673-399: The 1980s. Country music propelled Kenny Rogers’ career, making him a three-time Grammy Award winner and six-time Country Music Association Awards winner. Having sold more than 50 million albums in the US, one of his Song "The Gambler," inspired several TV films, with Rogers as the main character. Artists like Crystal Gayle , Ronnie Milsap and Barbara Mandrell would also find success on
14874-565: The Beaters, an R&B song with slide guitar embellishment that appeared at number 42 on the country charts from minor crossover airplay. The record-setting, multi-platinum group Alabama was named Artist of the Decade for the 1980s by the Academy of Country Music. Country rock is a genre that started in the 1960s but became prominent in the 1970s. The late 1960s in American music produced a unique blend as
15075-692: The Canadian Congress of Aboriginal Peoples for perpetuating a common misconception that Indigenous people receive complimentary gasoline from the Canadian government. Bieber has three younger half-siblings; the four have the same father, Jeremy Bieber. Jeremy Bieber and his ex-girlfriend, Erin Wagner, who broke up in 2014 after seven years together, have two children, daughter Jazmyn and son Jaxon. Jeremy married his girlfriend Chelsey in February 2018, and they have
15276-503: The Carters recorded some 300 old-time ballads, traditional tunes, country songs and gospel hymns, all representative of America's southeastern folklore and heritage. Maybelle Carter went on to continue the family tradition with her daughters as The Carter Sisters ; her daughter June would marry (in succession) Carl Smith , Rip Nix and Johnny Cash , having children with each who would also become country singers. Record sales declined during
15477-652: The Christmas Tree ", a cover of Brenda Lee 's holiday classic, on streaming platforms worldwide. On November 15, 2021, Bieber announced the international legs of his upcoming fourth concert tour, the Justice World Tour , scheduled to begin in San Diego, California on February 18, 2022. On November 19, 2021, Bryson Tiller released the single " Lonely Christmas ", with Bieber co-featured alongside his long-time collaborator Poo Bear . On December 3, 2021, Bieber released
15678-518: The Grand Ole Opry. That was the ordination of bluegrass music and how Bill Monroe came to be known as the "Father of Bluegrass." Gospel music , too, remained a popular component of bluegrass and other sorts of country music. Red Foley , the biggest country star following World War II, had one of the first million-selling gospel hits (" Peace in the Valley ") and also sang boogie, blues and rockabilly. In
15879-737: The Lane " for Okeh Records on June 14, 1923. Vernon Dalhart was the first country singer to have a nationwide hit in May 1924 with " Wreck of the Old 97 ". The flip side of the record was "Lonesome Road Blues", which also became very popular. In April 1924, "Aunt" Samantha Bumgarner and Eva Davis became the first female musicians to record and release country songs. The record 129-D produced by Columbia features Samantha playing fiddle and singing Big-Eyed Rabbit while Eva Davis plays banjo. The other side features Eva Davis playing banjo while singing Wild Bill Jones. Many of
16080-489: The Mistletoe (2011), became the first Christmas album by a male artist to debut atop chart and saw continued success. Bieber experimented with dance-pop on his third studio album, Believe (2012); its acoustic re-release made him the first artist in Billboard history to have five US number-one albums by the age of 18. Over the next two years, Bieber was involved in multiple controversies and legal issues, which led to
16281-496: The One ", and his singles " Where Are Ü Now " and " What Do You Mean? ". Furthermore, Boyd has written Bieber's top 40 singles " Intentions ", " Forever ", " I Don't Care ", and " All That Matters ". Prior, Boyd was credited on albums for R&B group 112 , and co-wrote Usher 's 2004 single " Caught Up ", which peaked within the chart's top ten. He often writes for Scott Storch productions and co-writes in tandem with Sasha Sirota . As
16482-446: The One" also reached number one on Billboard ' s Hot Rap Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. On June 9, 2017, French DJ David Guetta released " 2U ", in which Bieber was featured. The first music video for "2U" features Victoria's Secret models lip synching to the song. On July 24, 2017, Bieber cancelled the remaining dates of the Purpose World Tour due to "unforeseen circumstances". According to Pollstar ,
16683-415: The Rapper ), was released on December 9, 2013. That same day, it was announced that all 10 tracks would be featured on the compilation album Journals , which would also feature five additional unreleased songs, a music video for "All That Matters", and a trailer for Believe . Journals was only available for purchase via iTunes for a limited time: from December 23, 2013, to January 9, 2014. The titles of
16884-444: The Rapper, and Lil Wayne , provided vocals on DJ Khaled 's single " I'm the One ", released on April 28, 2017. The song debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Bieber's second number-one debut and his fourth song to top the chart. One week later, "Despacito" topped the charts in the US, which became his fifth number-one single and made Bieber the first artist in history to notch new No. 1s in back-to-back weeks. "I'm
17085-450: The South, as far north as Chicago, and as far west as California. The most important was the Grand Ole Opry , aired starting in 1925 by WSM in Nashville and continuing to the present day. During the 1930s and 1940s, cowboy songs, or western music, which had been recorded since the 1920s, were popularized by films made in Hollywood, many featuring Gene Autry , who was known as king of the "singing cowboys," and Hank Williams . Bob Wills
17286-664: The Southwestern United States, it was the Rocky Mountains , American frontier , and Rio Grande that acted as a similar backdrop for Native American , Mexican , and cowboy ballads, which resulted in New Mexico music and the development of western music , and it is directly related to Red Dirt, Texas country, and Tejano music styles. In the Asia-Pacific , the steel guitar sound of country music has its provenance in
17487-524: The Straw " by fiddlers Henry Gilliland & A.C. (Eck) Robertson on June 30, 1922, for Victor Records and released in April 1923. Columbia Records began issuing records with "hillbilly" music (series 15000D "Old Familiar Tunes") as early as 1924. The first commercial recording of what is widely considered to be the first country song featuring vocals and lyrics was Fiddlin' John Carson with " Little Log Cabin in
17688-532: The US Billboard Hot 100 , selling a total of 521,000 digital units, the second-highest-ever debut digital sales week. Bill Werde of Billboard noted that it failed to debut at number one because the digital download of the track was available only through the iTunes Store , "restricting the buying option for those [who] do not frequent the Apple retail store". "Boyfriend" became Bieber's first single ever to reach
17889-517: The US Billboard Hot 100 and became Bieber's first number-one single in the country. He set a Guinness World Record by becoming the youngest solo male artist to debut at the top of the Hot 100. It also broke the record for the fastest song to reach number one on US iTunes, reaching the top spot in under 5 minutes. On September 4, 2015, Bieber was co-featured alongside Young Thug on the album track "Maria I'm Drunk", from Travis Scott 's debut studio album Rodeo . On October 23, 2015, Bieber released
18090-473: The US and joined " Macarena " (1996) as the only English/Spanish songs to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 . It tied the then-record for the most weeks at number one in Billboard Hot 100 history. The song spent a record 56 weeks at number one on Billboard ' s Hot Latin Songs chart and broke the then-record for most weeks at number one on the Digital Songs Sales chart. The remix
18291-485: The US at the time. In August 2016, Bieber was featured on French DJ DJ Snake 's single " Let Me Love You ". The song peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. Bieber was also featured on American rapper Post Malone 's single " Deja Vu ", which later appeared as the fourth single from the latter's debut studio album, Stoney , in September 2016. Bieber then appeared in the documentary Bodyguards: Secret Lives from
18492-487: The US, making Bieber the first male artist since Justin Timberlake in 2007 to have three number-ones from an album. He also became the first solo artist to chart three solo songs in the top five of the US Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously, and the first as a lead act since the Beatles in 1964. "Love Yourself" topped Billboard ' s Year-End Hot 100 Chart in 2016 , followed by "Sorry" at number two, and made Bieber only
18693-609: The United States, country music was the most-listened-to rush-hour radio genre during the evening commute, and second-most popular in the morning commute. The main components of the modern country music style date back to music traditions throughout the Southern United States and Southwestern United States , while its place in American popular music was established in the 1920s during the early days of music recording. According to country historian Bill C. Malone , country music
18894-564: The United States. Bieber later featured on a remix of Billie Eilish 's breakthrough single " Bad Guy ", which was released on July 11. On October 4, 2019, Bieber and country music duo Dan + Shay released the song " 10,000 Hours ", which peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100. It became the highest-charting non-holiday country song in the history of the Billboard Streaming Songs chart and spent 21 weeks at number one on Billboard ' s Hot Country Songs chart. As
19095-466: The Watchtower (2016). At the 59th Annual Grammy Awards , Purpose was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album , whereas "Love Yourself" received nominations for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance respectively. Bieber was the headlining act at the 2016 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball and gave a closing performance on December 9, 2016. On January 28, 2017, Bieber starred in
19296-579: The West Coast. Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family are widely considered to be important early country musicians. From Scott County, Virginia , the Carters had learned sight reading of hymnals and sheet music using solfege . Their songs were first captured at a historic recording session in Bristol, Tennessee , on August 1, 1927, where Ralph Peer was the talent scout and sound recordist. A scene in
19497-468: The World " for its 25th anniversary to benefit Haiti after the earthquake . Bieber sings the opening line, which was sung by Lionel Richie in the original version. On March 12, 2010, a version of K'naan 's " Wavin' Flag ", recorded by a collective of Canadian musicians known as Young Artists for Haiti , was released. Bieber is featured in the song, performing the closing lines. In January 2010, " Baby "
19698-440: The album both a "reinvention and a reintroduction". Rolling Stone noted the deeper voice and more "intense" beats found on the album, although it lampooned one of his euphemisms for newfound sexual maturity ("If you spread your wings, you can fly away with me"). Believe debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 , becoming his fourth number-one album. The album sold 57,000 copies in its first week in Canada, debuting atop
19899-488: The album has received generally favourable reviews. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 , making Bieber the youngest solo male act to top the chart since Stevie Wonder in 1963. My World 2.0 also debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart , Irish Albums Chart , Australian Albums Chart , and the New Zealand Albums Chart and reached the top 10 of fifteen other countries. To promote
20100-408: The album track "Juke Jam", from Chance the Rapper 's third mixtape Coloring Book . On July 22, 2016, Bieber released a new single with EDM trio Major Lazer and Danish singer MØ titled " Cold Water ". It debuted at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Bieber's third number-two debut on the ranking, passing Mariah Carey 's record to become the artist with the most number-two debuts in
20301-534: The album was listed among the Greatest of All Time Top Holiday Albums chart by Billboard . The first single from the album, " Mistletoe " peaked at number one on the US Billboard Holiday 100 and Holiday Digital Songs charts. Bieber released " All I Want for Christmas Is You (SuperFestive!) " as the second single from the album, which is a re-recorded version of Mariah Carey 's original single, " All I Want for Christmas Is You ", with Carey providing vocals on
20502-403: The album's second single titled " Sorry ", which debuted at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. After eight non-consecutive weeks at number two, on the week charting January 23, 2016, "Sorry" climbed to the top of the chart and became Bieber's second number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100. The third single from Purpose , " Love Yourself " also peaked at number one in the US, making Bieber
20703-515: The album, " Die in Your Arms ", was released on May 29, 2012, and the second promotional single, " All Around the World " (featuring American rapper Ludacris ), followed the next week. The second single from Believe , " As Long as You Love Me " (featuring Big Sean ), was released on June 11, 2012. It peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100. His third studio album, Believe , was released on June 19, 2012, by Island Records . The album marked
20904-457: The album, Bieber appeared on several live programs including The View , the 2010 Kids' Choice Awards , Nightline , Late Show with David Letterman , The Dome and 106 & Park . Sean Kingston appeared on the album's next single " Eenie Meenie ". The song reached the top ten in the United Kingdom and Australia, and the top 20 of most other markets. On April 10, 2010, Bieber was
21105-509: The album, began in September 2012 in Glendale, Arizona . On December 14, 2012, Bieber appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show , where he announced plans to release an acoustic album titled Believe Acoustic , which was released on January 29, 2013. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, making Bieber the first artist in history to have five number-one albums in the US before turning 19. Bieber returned to Saturday Night Live as
21306-432: The all-time record for the most-viewed premiere in its first week of all YouTube Originals. Appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on January 28, 2020, Bieber confirmed the release date of his fifth studio album, Changes , to be February 14, 2020. The same day, he also released a promotional single for the album, " Get Me " (featuring Kehlani ). On February 7, 2020, Bieber released " Intentions " (featuring Quavo ), as
21507-423: The appeal of the Nashville sound, many traditional country artists emerged during this period and dominated the genre: Loretta Lynn , Merle Haggard , Buck Owens , Porter Wagoner , George Jones , and Sonny James among them. In 1962, Ray Charles surprised the pop world by turning his attention to country and western music, topping the charts and rating number three for the year on Billboard's pop chart with
21708-572: The basic ensemble consisted of classical guitar , bass guitar , dobro or steel guitar, though some larger ensembles featured electric guitars , trumpets , keyboards (especially the honky-tonk piano, a type of tack piano ), banjos , and drums . By the early 1950s it blended with rock and roll , becoming the rockabilly sound produced by Sam Phillips , Norman Petty , and Bob Keane . Musicians like Elvis Presley , Buddy Holly , Jerry Lee Lewis , Ritchie Valens , Carl Perkins , Roy Orbison , and Johnny Cash emerged as enduring representatives of
21909-499: The battle royale game Garena Free Fire . In January 2023, Bieber sold his music publishing rights and recording catalogue shares, up to the end of 2021, to the Blackstone -backed Hipgnosis Songs Fund —a sale valued at over $ 200 million. In the same month, Bieber was reportedly offered to be a headlining performer at Coachella 2023, but declined to focus on his upcoming seventh studio album. On February 24, 2023, Don Toliver released
22110-564: The content of his music was "offering a gentle introduction to the mysteries and heartaches of adolescence: songs flushed with romance but notably free of sex itself". During the initial years of his career, his musical style was noted for being aimed to a more teen pop and " bubblegum -ish" direction. In January 2012, Bieber told V magazine: "I want to do it at my own pace. I don't want to start singing about things like sex, drugs and swearing. I'm into love , and maybe I'll get more into making love when I'm older. But I want to be someone who
22311-464: The country charts. Between 1972 and 1975, singer/guitarist John Denver released a series of hugely successful songs blending country and folk-rock musical styles (" Rocky Mountain High ", " Sunshine on My Shoulders ", " Annie's Song ", " Thank God I'm a Country Boy ", and " I'm Sorry "), and was named Country Music Entertainer of the Year in 1975. The year before, Olivia Newton-John, an Australian pop singer, won
22512-465: The country. Many musicians performed and recorded songs in any number of styles. Moon Mullican , for example, played western swing but also recorded songs that can be called rockabilly . Between 1947 and 1949, country crooner Eddy Arnold placed eight songs in the top 10. From 1945 to 1955 Jenny Lou Carson was one of the most prolific songwriters in country music. In the 1930s and 1940s, cowboy songs, or western music, which had been recorded since
22713-760: The cowboy ballads, New Mexico , Texas country and Tejano music rhythms of the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico , reached its peak in popularity in the late 1950s, most notably with the song " El Paso ", first recorded by Marty Robbins in September 1959. Western music's influence would continue to grow within the country music sphere, western musicians like Michael Martin Murphey , New Mexico music artists Al Hurricane and Antonia Apodaca , Tejano music performer Little Joe , and even folk revivalist John Denver , all first rose to prominence during this time. This western music influence largely kept
22914-602: The debut single of American singer Madison Beer , was released in the same month featuring Bieber in a cameo appearance. On October 3, 2013, Bieber announced that he would release a new song every Monday for 10 weeks as a lead-up to the film Justin Bieber's Believe , which entered production in May 2012 and was released on December 25, 2013. The film is a follow-up to Bieber's first theatrical film Justin Bieber: Never Say Never , with Jon M. Chu returning as director. The first song of Music Mondays, " Heartbreaker ",
23115-405: The disbanding of Universal Music 's division, The Island Def Jam Music Group, in April 2014, Bieber and a number of artists were subsequently transferred to another Universal Music-related division, Def Jam Recordings , causing Bieber to no longer be signed to Island Records. In February 2015, Bieber released " Where Are Ü Now ", a collaboration with Jack Ü . The song peaked at number eight on
23316-826: The door for female artists with her history-making song "I Want To Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart". This would begin a movement toward opportunities for women to have successful solo careers. Bob Wills was another country musician from the Lower Great Plains who had become very popular as the leader of a " hot string band ," and who also appeared in Hollywood westerns . His mix of country and jazz , which started out as dance hall music, would become known as western swing . Cliff Bruner , Moon Mullican , Milton Brown and Adolph Hofner were other early western swing pioneers. Spade Cooley and Tex Williams also had very popular bands and appeared in films. At its height, western swing rivaled
23517-664: The earliest stars of what would come to be known as country music. His band, the Skillet Lickers , was one of the most innovative and influential string bands of the 1920s and 1930s. Its most notable members were Clayton McMichen (fiddle and vocal), Dan Hornsby (vocals), Riley Puckett (guitar and vocal) and Robert Lee Sweat (guitar). New York City record label Okeh Records began issuing hillbilly music records by Fiddlin' John Carson as early as 1923, followed by Columbia Records (series 15000D "Old Familiar Tunes") ( Samantha Bumgarner ) in 1924, and RCA Victor Records in 1927 with
23718-408: The early 1960s, however, it was rare for a country band not to have a drummer. Bob Wills was one of the first country musicians known to have added an electric guitar to his band, in 1938. A decade later (1948) Arthur Smith achieved top 10 US country chart success with his MGM Records recording of " Guitar Boogie ", which crossed over to the US pop chart, introducing many people to the potential of
23919-613: The early country musicians, such as the yodeler Cliff Carlisle , recorded blues songs into the 1930s. Other important early recording artists were Riley Puckett , Don Richardson , Fiddlin' John Carson , Uncle Dave Macon , Al Hopkins , Ernest V. Stoneman , Blind Alfred Reed , Charlie Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers and the Skillet Lickers . The steel guitar entered country music as early as 1922, when Jimmie Tarlton met famed Hawaiian guitarist Frank Ferera on
24120-514: The early eighties: Nelson charted " Always on My Mind " (#5, 1982) and " To All the Girls I've Loved Before " (#5, 1984, a duet with Julio Iglesias ), and Newton achieved success with " Queen of Hearts " (#2, 1981) and " Angel of the Morning " (#4, 1981). Four country songs topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the 1980s: " Lady " by Kenny Rogers , from the late fall of 1980; " 9 to 5 " by Dolly Parton , " I Love
24321-524: The electric guitar. For several decades Nashville session players preferred the warm tones of the Gibson and Gretsch archtop electrics, but a "hot" Fender style, using guitars which became available beginning in the early 1950s, eventually prevailed as the signature guitar sound of country. Country musicians began recording boogie in 1939, shortly after it had been played at Carnegie Hall , when Johnny Barfield recorded "Boogie Woogie". The trickle of what
24522-481: The end of World War II with "mountaineer" string band music known as bluegrass , which emerged when Bill Monroe , along with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs , were introduced by Roy Acuff at the Grand Ole Opry. Gospel music remained a popular component of country music. The Native American , Hispano, and American frontier music of the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico , became popular among poor communities in New Mexico , Oklahoma , and Texas ;
24723-492: The event. In July 2018, Bieber reunited with DJ Khaled in " No Brainer ", co-featuring again with Chance the Rapper and Quavo. The single peaked in the top five of the Hot 100 and reached number one on Billboard ' s Hot R&B Songs chart. He was also featured in the accompanying music video. On April 21, 2019, Bieber delivered a surprise performance at the 2019 Coachella music festival, marking his first live performance in two years, and teased his return to music with
24924-520: The first all-country radio station was established in Lubbock, Texas . The music of the 1960s and 1970s targeted the American working class, and truckers in particular. As country radio became more popular, trucking songs like the 1963 hit song Six Days on the Road by Dave Dudley began to make up their own subgenre of country. These revamped songs sought to portray American truckers as a "new folk hero", marking
25125-783: The first artist to have seven songs from a debut album chart on the Billboard Hot 100. My World was eventually certified platinum in the US and double platinum in both Canada and the United Kingdom. To promote the album, Bieber performed on several live shows such as mtvU 's VMA 09 Tour, European program The Dome , YTV 's The Next Star , The Today Show , The Wendy Williams Show , Lopez Tonight , The Ellen DeGeneres Show , It's On with Alexa Chung , Good Morning America , Chelsea Lately , and BET 's 106 & Park . Bieber also guest starred in an episode of True Jackson, VP in late 2009. Bieber performed Ron Miller and Bryan Wells's "Someday at Christmas" for US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at
25326-406: The first famous pioneers of the genre Jimmie Rodgers , who is widely considered the "Father of Country Music", and the first family of country music the Carter Family . Many "hillbilly" musicians recorded blues songs throughout the 1920s. During the second generation (1930s–1940s), radio became a popular source of entertainment, and "barn dance" shows featuring country music were started all over
25527-534: The first long-form concert event on the platform and broke the record for the most-viewed single-artist livestream in the platform's history. On February 26, 2021, Bieber officially announced that his sixth studio album would be titled Justice . On March 5, 2021, Bieber released the album's fourth single, " Hold On ", which peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. Justice and its fifth single, " Peaches ", were both released on March 19, 2021, and met with generally positive reviews. It debuted at number one on
25728-511: The first male artist in almost a decade to have three number-ones from an album since Justin Timberlake , who did it previously with his second studio album, FutureSex/LoveSounds , in 2006–07. He also became the first solo artist to chart three solo songs in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously, and the first as a lead act since the Beatles in 1964. "Love Yourself" topped Billboard ' s Year-End Hot 100 chart in 2016 , followed by "Sorry" at number two, and made Bieber only
25929-528: The first responders of the COVID-19 pandemic and their families. The song debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his sixth number-one single in the US. On August 28, 2020, he was featured on the album track "Falling for You" from Jaden 's third studio album CTV3: Cool Tape Vol. 3 . On September 4, 2020, Bieber played a lead starring role in the music video for DJ Khaled ' s single " Popstar " (featuring Drake ). On September 18, 2020, Bieber released
26130-576: The first solo male artist to have 10 number-one singles in the chart's history. On March 30, 2022, Bieber was featured on the single " Up at Night " by Kehlani, as part of the latter's third studio-album Blue Water Road . On April 15, 2022, Bieber gave a surprise performance with Daniel Caesar at the 2022 Coachella music festival. On April 29, 2022, Bieber released a new single titled " Honest " (featuring Don Toliver) and an accompanying music video directed by Cole Bennett . On August 27, 2022, Bieber released an exclusive single titled "Beautiful Love" for
26331-504: The five new additional songs are: "One Life", "Backpack" (featuring Lil Wayne ), "What's Hatnin'" (featuring Future ), "Swap It Out", and "Memphis" (featuring Big Sean and Diplo ). Bieber released a song titled " Home to Mama " (featuring Cody Simpson ) in November 2014. The same month, Bieber topped Forbes magazine's Forbes 30 Under 30 annual ranking, which lists the highest-earning celebrities under 30 for that year. Because of
26532-454: The former crossing over to the US pop charts. Other country boogie artists included Moon Mullican , Merrill Moore and Tennessee Ernie Ford . The hillbilly boogie period lasted into the 1950s and remains one of many subgenres of country into the 21st century. By the end of World War II , "mountaineer" string band music known as bluegrass had emerged when Bill Monroe joined with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs , introduced by Roy Acuff at
26733-559: The host and musical guest on the February 9, 2013, episode. His appearance was panned by critics and cast members, including Kate McKinnon , who said Bieber was not comfortable with his hosting duties, and Bill Hader , who said he did not enjoy the presence of Bieber or his entourage. Hader added that in his eight years on the television program, Bieber was the only host who lived up to his reputation. On March 7, 2013, Bieber fainted backstage at London's O2 Arena after complaining of breathing problems throughout his concert performance and
26934-411: The industry lacked her passion for the movement. During the mid-1970s, Dolly Parton , a successful mainstream country artist since the late 1960s, mounted a high-profile campaign to cross over to pop music, culminating in her 1977 hit " Here You Come Again ", which topped the U.S. country singles chart, and also reached No. 3 on the pop singles charts. Parton's male counterpart, Kenny Rogers , came from
27135-549: The initial blending of the two polar opposite genres, other offspring soon resulted, including Southern rock , heartland rock and in more recent years, alternative country . In the decades that followed, artists such as Juice Newton , Alabama , Hank Williams, Jr. (and, to an even greater extent, Hank Williams III ), Gary Allan , Shania Twain , Brooks & Dunn , Faith Hill , Garth Brooks , Dwight Yoakam , Steve Earle , Dolly Parton , Rosanne Cash and Linda Ronstadt moved country further towards rock influence. In 1980,
27336-406: The late 1950s and 1960s. Songs such as the 1963 Johnny Cash popularized " Ring of Fire " show clear influences from the likes of Al Hurricane and Little Joe , this influence just happened to culminate with artists such as Ray Price (whose band, the "Cherokee Cowboys", included Willie Nelson and Roger Miller ) and mixed with the anger of an alienated subculture of the nation during the period,
27537-407: The late 2000s and early 2010s. Most of the best-selling country songs of this era were those by Lady A , Florida Georgia Line , Carrie Underwood , and Taylor Swift . Hip hop also made its mark on country music with the emergence of country rap . The first commercial recordings of what was considered instrumental music in the traditional country style were " Arkansas Traveler " and " Turkey in
27738-600: The latter part of the western heyday in country music, many of these genres featured popular artists that continue to influence both their distinctive genres and larger country music. Red Dirt featured Bob Childers and Steve Ripley ; for New Mexico music Al Hurricane , Al Hurricane Jr. , and Antonia Apodaca ; and within the Texas scenes Willie Nelson , Freddie Fender , Johnny Rodriguez , and Little Joe . As Outlaw country music emerged as subgenre in its own right, Red Dirt, New Mexico, Texas country, and Tejano grew in popularity as
27939-451: The likes of Taylor Swift and Bruno Mars to the award. All of Bieber's studio projects are certified Platinum or higher by the RIAA and have received numerous accolades. He is the youngest (27) solo artist to have eight US number-one albums, a record held by Elvis Presley since 1965. Bieber is the first artist in Spotify history to have 15 songs surpass 1 billion streams . Following
28140-417: The mid-1950s, and reaching its peak during the early 1960s, the Nashville sound turned country music into a multimillion-dollar industry centered in Nashville, Tennessee . Under the direction of producers such as Chet Atkins , Bill Porter , Paul Cohen , Owen Bradley , Bob Ferguson , and later Billy Sherrill , the sound brought country music to a diverse audience and helped revive country as it emerged from
28341-585: The more polished country-pop sound that had been prominent on radio and the charts in favor of more traditional "back-to-basics" production. During the fifth generation (the 1990s), neotraditionalists and stadium country acts prospered. The sixth generation (2000s–present) has seen a certain amount of diversification in regard to country music styles. It has also, however, seen a shift into patriotism and conservative politics since 9/11 , though such themes are less prevalent in more modern trends. The influence of rock music in country has become more overt during
28542-620: 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. Country music Country (also called country and western ) is a music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and the Southwest . First produced in the 1920s, country music is primarily focused on singing stories about working-class and blue-collar American life. Country music
28743-400: The movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? depicts a similar occurrence in the same timeframe. Rodgers fused hillbilly country, gospel, jazz, blues, pop, cowboy, and folk, and many of his best songs were his compositions, including " Blue Yodel ", which sold over a million records and established Rodgers as the premier singer of early country music. Beginning in 1927, and for the next 17 years,
28944-545: The music of the folk revival and folk rock from influencing the country music genre much, despite the similarity in instrumentation and origins (see, for instance, the Byrds ' negative reception during their appearance on the Grand Ole Opry ). The main concern was largely political: most folk revival was largely driven by progressive activists, a stark contrast to the culturally conservative audiences of country music. John Denver
29145-419: The music, it was something that got written in an article, and the young people said, 'Well, that's pretty cool.' And started listening." (Willie Nelson) The term outlaw country is traditionally associated with Willie Nelson , Jerry Jeff Walker , Hank Williams, Jr. , Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings and Joe Ely . It was encapsulated in the 1976 album Wanted! The Outlaws . Though the outlaw movement as
29346-774: The musical guest on Saturday Night Live . On July 4, 2010, Bieber performed at the Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular in New York City. The following single from My World 2.0 , " Somebody to Love ", was released in April 2010, and a remix was released featuring Bieber's mentor Usher . On June 23, 2010, Bieber went on his first official headlining tour, the My World Tour , starting in Hartford, Connecticut , to promote My World and My World 2.0 . In May 2010, Bieber featured in rapper Soulja Boy 's song "Rich Girl". In July 2010, it
29547-553: The opposite direction, aiming his music at the country charts, after a successful career in pop, rock and folk music with the First Edition , achieving success the same year with " Lucille ", which topped the country charts and reached No. 5 on the U.S. pop singles charts, as well as reaching Number 1 on the British all-genre chart. Parton and Rogers would both continue to have success on both country and pop charts simultaneously, well into
29748-584: The pop charts with their records. In 1975, author Paul Hemphill stated in the Saturday Evening Post , "Country music isn't really country anymore; it is a hybrid of nearly every form of popular music in America." During the early 1980s, country artists continued to see their records perform well on the pop charts. Willie Nelson and Juice Newton each had two songs in the top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100 in
29949-614: The popularity of big band swing music. Drums were scorned by early country musicians as being "too loud" and "not pure", but by 1935 western swing big band leader Bob Wills had added drums to the Texas Playboys . In the mid-1940s, the Grand Ole Opry did not want the Playboys' drummer to appear on stage. Although drums were commonly used by rockabilly groups by 1955, the less-conservative-than-the-Grand-Ole-Opry Louisiana Hayride kept its infrequently used drummer backstage as late as 1956. By
30150-438: The post-war period, country music was called "folk" in the trades, and "hillbilly" within the industry. In 1944, Billboard replaced the term "hillbilly" with "folk songs and blues," and switched to "country and western" in 1949. Another type of stripped-down and raw music with a variety of moods and a basic ensemble of guitar, bass, dobro or steel guitar (and later) drums became popular, especially among rural residents in
30351-436: The pseudonym "Thumper Jones", wanting to capitalize on the popularity of rockabilly without alienating his traditional country base. Cash and Presley placed songs in the top 5 in 1958 with No. 3 "Guess Things Happen That Way/Come In, Stranger" by Cash, and No. 5 by Presley "Don't/I Beg of You." Presley acknowledged the influence of rhythm and blues artists and his style, saying "The colored folk been singin' and playin' it just
30552-589: The release of his fourth studio album Purpose , Bieber set major milestones globally. He became the first artist, since Elvis Presley in 2005, to replace his own song as number one on the UK Singles Chart . He is the first artist in history to occupy the entire top three of the UK Singles Chart. He achieved this feat as " Love Yourself ", "Sorry" and " What Do You Mean? " charted at positions 1, 2 and 3 simultaneously. The singles also peaked at number one in
30753-408: The same time there was a lack of enthusiasm in the country sector for Nashville-produced music. What resulted was a crossbred genre known as country rock . Fourth generation (1970s–1980s) music included outlaw country with roots in the Bakersfield sound , and country pop with roots in the countrypolitan , folk music and soft rock . Between 1972 and 1975 singer/guitarist John Denver released
30954-460: The second single from the album. The song peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. Changes was released on February 14, debuting at number one on the UK and US Billboard 200 charts, making Bieber the youngest solo artist in history to have seven number-one albums in the US. On May 8, 2020, American singer Ariana Grande and Bieber released the single " Stuck with U ", to help raise funds for
31155-410: The second-best-selling album in the US with 29 million copies sold. The Rolling Stones also got into the act with songs like " Dead Flowers "; the original recording of " Honky Tonk Women " was performed in a country style, but it was subsequently re-recorded in a hard rock style for the single version, and the band's preferred country version was later released on the album Let It Bleed , under
31356-495: The single " Private Landing ", with Bieber co-featured alongside Future , from Toliver's third studio-album Love Sick . He joined Toliver on stage at the 2023 Rolling Loud festival to deliver a surprise performance of the song. On September 15, 2023, Bieber made a guest appearance on the song "Moments" from American rapper Diddy 's fifth studio album, The Love Album: Off the Grid . The same day, he released an acoustic version of
31557-481: The single " Snooze " by SZA . He also starred in the official music video as the latter's love interest. Bieber has cited Chris Brown , Craig David , Michael Jackson , the Beatles , Boyz II Men , Justin Timberlake , Stevie Wonder , Tupac , Usher and Kanye West as his musical inspirations. In 2012, Bieber said, "music is music, and I'm definitely influenced by Michael Jackson and Boyz II Men and people who were black artists—that's what I like." Believe
31758-472: The site grew. In the same year, Bieber busked shows in front of the Avon Theatre steps with a rented guitar during tourism season. While searching for videos of a different singer, Scooter Braun , a former marketing executive of So So Def Recordings , clicked on one of Bieber's 2007 YouTube videos by accident, where he was covering Ne-Yo 's " So Sick ". Impressed, Braun tracked down Bieber's school,
31959-832: The song's position to number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. A week later, he released a collaboration with Skrillex and Don Toliver titled " Don't Go ". On September 4, 2021, Bieber headlined the 2021 Made in America Festival held at the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia . On October 8, 2021, Bieber released a new documentary film titled Justin Bieber: Our World to give viewers an inside-view in preparation for his 2020 "New Year's Eve Live" powered by T-Mobile , his first concert performance in three years. On October 29, 2021, he released " Rockin' Around
32160-400: The songs " Dance with Me " and " Peaches & Cream ". Following his early success with 112, Boyd continued to write with other artists, including Chris Brown , Jill Scott , and Mariah Carey . In 2004, Usher 's album Confessions was released and contained the single " Caught Up ", which Boyd co-wrote with Ryan Toby and producers Dre & Vidal . The album was certified diamond by
32361-404: The style. Beginning in the mid-1950s, and reaching its peak during the early 1960s, the Nashville sound turned country music into a multimillion-dollar industry centered in Nashville, Tennessee ; Patsy Cline and Jim Reeves were two of the most broadly popular Nashville sound artists, and their deaths in separate plane crashes in the early 1960s were a factor in the genre's decline. Starting in
32562-659: The subgenre. Dudley is known as the father of truck driving country. During the mid-1980s, a group of new artists began to emerge who rejected the more polished country-pop sound that had been prominent on radio and the charts, in favor of more, traditional, "back-to-basics" production. Many of the artists during the latter half of the 1980s drew on traditional honky-tonk, bluegrass, folk and western swing. Artists who typified this sound included Travis Tritt , Reba McEntire , George Strait , Keith Whitley , Alan Jackson , John Anderson , Patty Loveless , Kathy Mattea , Randy Travis , Dwight Yoakam , Clint Black , Ricky Skaggs , and
32763-572: The theatre Bieber was performing at, and finally contacted his mother Mallette, who was initially reluctant because of Braun's Judaism. She remembered praying, "God, I gave him to you. You could send me a Christian man, a Christian label!", and, "God, you don't want this Jewish kid to be Justin's man, do you?" However, church elders convinced her to let Bieber go with Braun. At age 13, Bieber went to Atlanta, Georgia with Braun to record demo tapes . Bieber began singing for Usher one week later. Bieber soon signed with Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG) ,
32964-470: The third artist in history to hold the top-two positions of the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 , after the Beatles in 1964 and Usher in 2004. An album track on Purpose , "Company", was announced as the fourth single on March 8, 2016. On February 12, 2016, Bieber's first four albums were released on vinyl for the first time. Purpose was released on November 13, 2015, and debuted at number one on
33165-436: The third artist in history to hold the top-two positions of the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 , after the Beatles in 1964 and Usher in 2004. As of 2021, Bieber has set 33 Guinness World Records , which include eight that were achieved from the success of his album Purpose and was featured in the 2017 Edition. These records included the most streamed track on Spotify in one week, the most streamed album on Spotify in one week,
33366-467: The three states of Texhomex , those being Tex as , Okla ho ma , and New Mex ico . It became known as honky tonk and had its roots in western swing and the ranchera music of Mexico and the border states, particularly New Mexico and Texas, together with the blues of the American South. Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys personified this music which has been described as "a little bit of this, and
33567-481: The title "Country Honk". Described by AllMusic as the "father of country-rock", Gram Parsons' work in the early 1970s was acclaimed for its purity and for his appreciation for aspects of traditional country music. Though his career was cut tragically short by his 1973 death, his legacy was carried on by his protégé and duet partner Emmylou Harris ; Harris would release her debut solo in 1975, an amalgamation of country, rock and roll, folk, blues and pop. Subsequent to
33768-810: The top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. On December 24, 2019, Bieber announced that he would be releasing his fifth studio album and embarking on his fourth concert tour in 2020. The album's first single, " Yummy ", was released on January 3, 2020. It debuted at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 . On December 31, 2019, Bieber also released a trailer announcing his 10-part YouTube Originals docu-series Justin Bieber: Seasons , which focused on an array of themes: his life post-hiatus from music, marriage, preparation for new music, and battle against Lyme disease. Episodes were released weekly on Mondays and Wednesdays from January 27, 2020. The docu-series amassed 32.65 million views within its first week of release, breaking
33969-414: The top of the chart in over a decade. On May 10, 2021, DJ Khaled released the single " Let It Go ", with Bieber co-featured alongside 21 Savage , from Khaled's twelfth studio album Khaled Khaled . He also starred in the accompanying music video. On June 11, 2021, Bieber made an appearance on Migos 's fourth studio album, Culture III , on the album track "What You See". On July 9, 2021, Bieber released
34170-417: The top position on the Canadian Hot 100 by debuting at number one and staying on for one week. Bieber was featured on American hip hop group Far East Movement 's song " Live My Life ", from their fourth studio album, Dirty Bass , in February 2012. The song emerged online five days before its scheduled release date and peaked within the top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100. The first promotional single from
34371-517: The top three spots on the country's chart. His guest performances on the 2017 singles " I'm the One " by DJ Khaled and " Despacito " by Luis Fonsi both peaked the Billboard Hot 100 and made Bieber among the few artists to replace himself atop the chart. The latter also earned him a Latin Grammy Award . His 2019 single, " 10,000 Hours " (with Dan + Shay ) won the Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance . His R&B -inspired fifth album Changes (2020), debuted at number one in both
34572-456: The tour had a total gross of $ 257 million and 2.8 million in attendance in 162 shows, becoming one of the highest-grossing concert tours of both 2016 and 2017. On August 17, 2017, Bieber released the single " Friends " with American record producer and songwriter BloodPop . Julia Michaels and Justin Tranter contributed as songwriters, having previously worked with him on " Sorry " in 2015. At
34773-419: The track. Billboard listed the album and its singles, among the greatest Holiday albums and songs of all time, respectively. In late 2011, Bieber began recording his third studio album, titled Believe . The following week, Bieber appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to announce that the first single would be called " Boyfriend ", and was released on March 26, 2012. The song debuted at number two on
34974-437: The trucking song subgenre following the success of Six Days on the Road and asked Red Simpson to record an album of trucking songs. Haggard's White Line Fever was also part of the trucking subgenre. The country music scene of the 1940s until the 1970s was largely dominated by western music influences, so much so that the genre began to be called "country and western". Even today, cowboy and frontier values continue to play
35175-405: The way I'm doin' it now, man for more years than I know." Within a few years, many rockabilly musicians returned to a more mainstream style or had defined their own unique style. Country music gained national television exposure through Ozark Jubilee on ABC-TV and radio from 1955 to 1960 from Springfield, Missouri . The program showcased top stars including several rockabilly artists, some from
35376-433: The world together while working on music for Bieber's album. During this time, Boyd eschewed working with other artists, devoting his time exclusively to Bieber. He co-wrote the majority of the songs on Bieber's albums Journals and Purpose , including "No Pressure", where he is also credited as producer, " PYD ", " All That Matters ", and the double-platinum selling singles " Where Are Ü Now ", which peaked at number 8 on
35577-473: The year of rockabilly in country music. Rockabilly was an early form of rock and roll , an upbeat combination of blues and country music. The number two, three and four songs on Billboard's charts for that year were Elvis Presley , " Heartbreak Hotel "; Johnny Cash , " I Walk the Line "; and Carl Perkins , " Blue Suede Shoes ". Reflecting this success, George Jones released a rockabilly record that year under
35778-584: Was "introduced to the world as a Southern phenomenon." Migration into the southern Appalachian Mountains , of the Southeastern United States , brought the folk music and instruments of Europe and the Mediterranean Basin along with it for nearly 300 years, which developed into Appalachian music . As the country expanded westward, the Mississippi River and Louisiana became a crossroads for country music, giving rise to Cajun music . In
35979-508: Was a contestant on the reality competition series Lip Sync Battle . Bieber filmed an episode for the Fox TV reality series Knock Knock Live , and aired before the show was cancelled after two episodes. On August 28, 2015, Bieber released a new single titled " What Do You Mean? " as the lead single from his fourth studio album, Purpose . The song is a blend of teen pop, electronic dance music and acoustic R&B. It debuted at number one on
36180-466: Was a participating player in the 2011 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game , held on February 18, 2011, and was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP), scoring eight points (3–11 FG) with two rebounds and four assists. In June 2011, an album track from Never Say Never titled " That Should Be Me " (featuring Rascal Flatts ), won him his first award in country music for Collaborative Video of the Year at
36381-438: Was already an established country star) all recorded significant country hits in the early 1980s. Sales in record stores rocketed to $ 250 million in 1981; by 1984, 900 radio stations began programming country or neocountry pop full-time. As with most sudden trends, however, by 1984 sales had dropped below 1979 figures. Truck-driving country music is a genre of country music and is a fusion of honky-tonk , country rock and
36582-563: Was an important component of this style. The Nashville Sound collapsed in mainstream popularity in 1964, a victim of both the British Invasion and the deaths of Reeves and Cline in separate airplane crashes. By the mid-1960s, the genre had developed into countrypolitan . Countrypolitan was aimed straight at mainstream markets, and it sold well throughout the later 1960s into the early 1970s. Top artists included Tammy Wynette , Lynn Anderson and Charlie Rich , as well as such former "hard country" artists as Ray Price and Marty Robbins . Despite
36783-593: Was another country musician from the Lower Great Plains who had become very popular as the leader of a " hot string band ," and who also appeared in Hollywood westerns . His mix of country and jazz , which started out as dance hall music, would become known as western swing . Wills was one of the first country musicians known to have added an electric guitar to his band, in 1938. Country musicians began recording boogie in 1939, shortly after it had been played at Carnegie Hall , when Johnny Barfield recorded "Boogie Woogie". The third generation (1950s–1960s) started at
36984-532: Was born and split up not long after his birth. Pattie worked a series of low-paying office jobs, raising Bieber as a single mother in low-income housing. Mallette's mother Diane and stepfather Bruce helped her raise Bieber. Bieber has maintained contact with his father. Bieber's ancestry includes French-Canadian , Irish , English , Scottish , and German . In 2012, Bieber claimed "I'm actually part Indian . I think Inuit or something? I'm enough per cent that in Canada I can get free gas", sparking criticism from
37185-501: Was influenced by Timberlake, for which Bieber was trying to "create a new sound that people aren't really used to hearing ... like when Timberlake did FutureSex/LoveSounds : It was a new sound... acoustic guitar over hard drums." In 2019, Bieber called Chris Brown the "best entertainer of all time". Bieber incorporates a variety of genres in his music, focusing mainly on pop , R&B , and occasionally dance-pop or EDM . In 2010, Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone asserted that
37386-584: Was initially called hillbilly boogie, or okie boogie (later to be renamed country boogie), became a flood beginning in late 1945. One notable release from this period was the Delmore Brothers ' "Freight Train Boogie", considered to be part of the combined evolution of country music and blues towards rockabilly . In 1948, Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith achieved top ten US country chart success with his MGM Records recordings of " Guitar Boogie " and "Banjo Boogie", with
37587-634: Was known as the Bakersfield sound . It relied on electric instruments and amplification, in particular the Telecaster electric guitar, more than other subgenres of the country music of the era, and it can be described as having a sharp, hard, driving, no-frills, edgy flavor—hard guitars and honky-tonk harmonies. Leading practitioners of this style were Buck Owens , Merle Haggard , Tommy Collins , Dwight Yoakam , Gary Allan , and Wynn Stewart , each of whom had his own style. Ken Nelson , who had produced Owens and Haggard and Rose Maddox became interested in
37788-536: Was most popular with country fans in the 1950s; one of the first rock and roll superstars was former western yodeler Bill Haley , who repurposed his Four Aces of Western Swing into a rock and roll band in the early 1950s and renamed it the Comets . Bill Haley & His Comets are credited with two of the first successful rock and roll records, " Crazy Man, Crazy " of 1953 and " Rock Around the Clock " in 1954. 1956 could be called
37989-501: Was noted to be deeper than it was in his debut EP , due to puberty . In April 2010, the singer remarked regarding his vocals: "It cracks. Like every teenage boy, I'm dealing with it and I have the best vocal coach in the world ... Some of the notes I hit on "Baby" I can't hit any more. We have to lower the key when I sing live." Bieber guest-starred in the season premiere of the CBS American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , which aired on September 23, 2010. He played
38190-413: Was perhaps the only musician to have major success in both the country and folk revival genres throughout his career, later only a handful of artists like Burl Ives and Canadian musician Gordon Lightfoot successfully made the crossover to country after folk revival fell out of fashion. During the mid-1950s a new style of country music became popular, eventually to be referred to as rockabilly. In 1953,
38391-446: Was released from his debut album My World 2.0 . The song featured Ludacris , and became an international hit. It charted at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaked at number three on the Canadian Hot 100 and reached the top ten in several international markets. Two promo singles, " Never Let You Go " and " U Smile ", were top 30 hits on the US Hot 100, and top 20 hits in Canada. According to review aggregator Metacritic ,
38592-405: Was released on February 11, 2011, directed by Step Up 3D director Jon M. Chu . It topped the box office with an estimated gross of $ 12.4 million on its opening day from 3,105 theatres. It grossed $ 30.3 million for the weekend and was narrowly beaten by the romantic comedy Just Go with It , which grossed $ 31 million. Never Say Never reportedly exceeded industry expectations, nearly matching
38793-459: Was released on November 26, 2010, in the United States and featured acoustic versions of songs from his previous albums, and accompanied the release of a new song titled " Pray ". In October 2010, Bieber released his first book, Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever: My Story , an autobiography with text from Bieber and photographs from Robert Caplin . A 3-D part-biopic, part-concert film starring Bieber entitled Justin Bieber: Never Say Never ,
38994-437: Was released on October 7. The second song, " All That Matters ", was released on October 14, followed by " Hold Tight " on October 21, " Recovery " on October 28, " Bad Day " on November 4, and " All Bad " on November 11. The seventh song, " PYD " (featuring R. Kelly ), was released on November 18; it was followed by " Roller Coaster " on November 25, and " Change Me " on December 2. The final song, " Confident " (featuring Chance
39195-553: Was released that same year. Bieber is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated sales of over 150 million records worldwide. He is credited with four diamond certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Bieber's various awards include two Grammy Awards , one Latin Grammy Award , eight Juno Awards , two Brit Awards , 26 Billboard Music Awards , 18 American Music Awards , 22 MTV Europe Music Awards (the most wins for any artist), 23 Teen Choice Awards (the most wins for
39396-412: Was released. The unfinished video for that song was leaked online on June 6, and the official video was released on June 17. On November 1, 2011, Bieber released the Christmas-themed Under the Mistletoe , his second studio album. It became the first Christmas album by a male artist to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and sold 210,000 copies in its first week of release. On November 19, 2021,
39597-432: Was reported that Bieber was the most searched-for celebrity on the Internet. That same month, his music video for "Baby" surpassed Lady Gaga 's " Bad Romance " (2009) as the most viewed, and also the most disliked, YouTube video at the time. In September 2010, it was reported that Bieber accounted for 3% of all traffic on Twitter , according to an employee of the social-networking site. On My World 2.0 , Bieber's voice
39798-440: Was taken to the hospital. Bieber cancelled his second Lisbon , Portugal concert at the Pavilhão Atlântico , which was to be held on March 12, because of low ticket sales. The concert held in the same venue on March 11 did go on as scheduled. In mid-August 2013, a remixed duet version of Michael Jackson's previously unreleased song " Slave to the Rhythm ", featuring Bieber, leaked online. In response to criticism over this remix,
39999-410: Was the first to revert to country music with his 1967 album John Wesley Harding (and even more so with that album's follow-up, Nashville Skyline ), followed by Gene Clark , Clark's former band the Byrds (with Gram Parsons on Sweetheart of the Rodeo ) and its spin-off the Flying Burrito Brothers (also featuring Gram Parsons), guitarist Clarence White , Michael Nesmith ( the Monkees and
40200-412: Was the headliner at the 2015 Jingle Bell Ball held by Capital FM , on December 6, 2015. On January 8, 2016, Bieber made UK chart history by becoming the first artist to occupy the entire top three of the UK Singles Chart . He achieved this feat as "Love Yourself", "Sorry" and "What Do You Mean?" charted at positions 1, 2 and 3 simultaneously. On May 13, 2016, he was co-featured alongside Towkio on
40401-452: Was the top-charting country artist of the 1950s, with 13 of his singles spending 113 weeks at number one. He charted 48 singles during the decade; 31 reached the top ten and 26 reached the top four. By the early 1950s, a blend of western swing, country boogie, and honky tonk was played by most country bands, a mixture which followed in the footsteps of Gene Autry , Lydia Mendoza , Roy Rogers , and Patsy Montana . Western music, influenced by
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