Thursday, July 29, 2010
What's going on / Music Thursday To-Do: Justin Bieber
Posted by John Tarpley on Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 11:14 AM
7 p.m., Verizon Arena. $31.50-$51.50.
OMG. For weeks now, we've practically been able to hear the days get Sharpie'd off on wall calendars all over town. The tween-pop Elvis is coming to Verizon for what is guaranteed to be the most frenzied concert Little Rock sees all year. Now, the Biebs has gotten more than his fair share of criticism since his astronomical ascent from YouTube scrubbery to international megafame, but we're not interested in calling out the omnipresent young pup for his fortunes, deserved or otherwise. He's a kid making music for other kids; grown men aren't really in a place to dismiss him. That's like saying, "cat food tastes gross." However, we might say "cats go bonkers for this cat food," and it's in that spirit that I'll acknowledge that Bieber is nothing short of a pop music sensation. This month, he was the most Googled celebrity, his video for "Baby" became the most viewed YouTube video of all time and a gang of Internet pranksters almost succeeded in rigging a poll that would have sent the 16-year-old to tour North Korea. The sensation will be joined by fellow teen-pop star Sean Kingston, who's sure to provide the eeriest part of the night when the arena sings along to his Ben E. King-sampling, suicide-flauntin' hit track, "Beautiful Girls."
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hi justin my name is jasmyn im 5 years old and i want to know do you have a girl friend
hi justin bieber my name is jenniefer and am 8 year old may not look 8 but i just wated to know do have a girlfriend
hi u may not know me yet but we are going to get married so come to forrest city on izard st.
justin bieber rocks he is so freakin hot just sayinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn i mean look at him justin biebers sexy and he knows it...................................lol.................i freaking love justin bieber and im 12 years old
justin you may not know me but i am one of the hugest bieber fans in the world...................................you are amazing you inspire tons of young teens like me to chase my dreams.....................................thanks for being so brave and showing us to never give up.i hope one day i can meet you i know your a big star but your books say how sweet and considerate you are of none celebraties like me i hope your not to busy to read this if your not than thats great cause i would love for you to see my thoughs about you im a 12 year old im in the 7th grade and my names danyale
Heyyy justin bieber i am a big fan and my name is samantha well some people call me sam but i got you all over my room and your girlfriend selena gomez i am a big fan of her too and i am 15 and i really wont to be your girlfriend really bad and i lke some one else to and you do not now him and his name is mattybraps and he is cute too.So hope you like it and i love you so much and bye i love you really really much and even i drawed you but it was going to be someone else but i sayed i want it to be justen bieber and she sayed kk so hope you like it so bye.
hey justin............my name is amber i am also a singer and i don't have a crush on u i just want to sing my song for u ok....i live on a island name caye caulker i know your not going to show up soo i won't put my hopes up..... well i am 16 years old i already have a boyfriend so please just to make me happy and you will always ROCK amber out
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