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Justin Bieber donates album proceeds to charity

With his new My Worlds Acoustic album launching today (November 26), young Canadian pop phenomenon, Justin Bieber, 16, announced that he will be donating a portion of the proceeds from album sales to children’s hospitals across North America.

By partnering with the Children’s Miracle Network, a share of album profits will be distributed to 170 children’s hospitals across North America. Bieber’s announcement provides a substantial boost in public awareness, helping the charity kick off its new fundraising campaign.

He explains, "I am in the position to give back thanks to my fans and God. I wrote Pray (song) thinking I wanted to help others and I feel like I have a responsibility to do so.

"What is the point of doing all this if you can’t make a difference in others’ lives? This album is a gift to my fans and the money raised from it allows us all to help out."

This week, the singer also revealed he has joined the It Gets Better Project, by recording a video message for the anti-bullying campaign. In the clip, he tells bullies it’s "not cool" to pick on people, and encourages those being bullied to seek help.

 

 

 

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Justin Bieber offers sneak peek of 3D biopic

The winner of four American Music Awards last Sunday (November 21) is offering his U.S. fans the chance to attend an advance screening of his 3D biopic, Never Say Never, on Wednesday, February 9, 2011, two days before general U.S. release.

Presented in a selection of theatres equipped with specific 3D technology, Never Say Never is a mixture of concert performances and ‘popumentary,’ recounting the young Canadian singer’s passage from obscurity to international celebrity in the space of one year.

"Everyone thinks this is going to be another 3D concert movie, but it’s anything but that. It’s a story of how my family, friends and the fans helped me get here and everyday are helping me live an impossible dream. That’s why I want them to see it first," said Justin Bieber.

Tickets for the February “sneak preview” event, will go on sale exclusively online on Monday, November 29. The $30 purchase price includes sneak preview movie ticket, 3D Bieber glasses, souvenir VIP lanyard, glow stick and bracelet, with a limit of six tickets per purchase.

Ironically, in the list of release dates on the movie’s preview website, the singer’s homeland, Canada, is noticeably absent. Perhaps his Canadian fans will let him know how important it is to include them, too.

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never 3D biopic opens in the U.S. February 11, 2011.

 

 

 

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Justin Bieber dominates American Music Awards

Yesterday (November 21), Canadian Justin Bieber, 16, became the youngest ever recipient, beating out Eminem, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Ke$ha, to win the most prestigious award of the evening: Artist of the Year.

With a total of four awards, Bieber was unquestionably the biggest winner of the evening  – double any other performer that night – proving to everyone that he is a force to be reckoned with. He also took home the awards for T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist, Favourite Pop/Rock Album for My World 2.0 and Favourite Pop/RockMale Artist.

The 16-year-old pop sensation and paid tribute to his mentor Usher, who also won two awards that night, and invited the superstar up onstage to bask in the limelight with him.

Bieber told the audience, "I really got this opportunity about a year-and-a-half ago, I really was embraced by a man called Usher Raymond. I feel like he’s had an amazing career, it would only be right if I invited him up to share this with me. Not only my mentor but my best friend and my big brother. I love you, man."

Bieber’s fellow Canadian Micheal Bublé won the award for Favourite Adult Contemporary Artist. Lady Gaga won the award for Favourite Pop/Rock Female Artist, and Black Eyed Peas, won Favourite Pop/Rock Group of the Year for the second consecutive year.

Rihanna turned in a stellar performance of a trilogy of her songs: Love the Way You Lie (Part II), What’s My Name?, and Only Girl (in the World), and took home the award for Favourite Soul/R&B Female Artist. 

 

 

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Adam Lambert to launch acoustic album

Today (November 17), American Idol singer Adam Lambert announced the December 7 launch of Acoustic Live! – a five-song EP featuring stripped down versions the most popular tracks from his album, For Your Entertainment.

Tracks include Whataya Want from Me and Music Again, which were recorded while the artist was in Germany, as well as Aftermath and Soaked from Lambert’s Glam Nation tour.

Lambert toured throughout the United States this summer with Allison Iraheta and Orianthi. He will be touring until December, with plans to take the Glam Nation tour international.

The pop singer rose to prominence on the eighth season of American Idol, and his first album For Your Entertainment was released in November 2009, and debuted at number three on Billboard 200.

 

 

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Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus to sing at AMAs

The American Music Awards has just announced a few more big names to its already impressive line-up of artists who will be performing at the gala broadcast from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles this month.

Along with Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and Ke$ha – all nominated for artist of the year – organizers have announced that Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus and Kid Rock will be joining the star-studded line-up. Other previously announced performers include Bon Jovi, Pink Usher, Ne-Yo, Diddy, New Kids on the Block, and Christina Aguilera, who will be performing a number from her upcoming movie Burlesque.

Eminem and Lady Antebellum lead the pack with five nominations each, followed closely by Justin Bieber with four nominations, including artist of the year, one of the most coveted honours.

“As a small-town kid from Canada, I never imagined that I would be nominated for AMAs, let alone be performing on the show,” Bieber told Associated Press. The 16-year-old pop sensation said he was “extremely humbled and honoured” by the invitation to play the show.

Winners will be determined by online voting at ama.abc.com. The awards show airs live Sunday, November 21, at 8 p.m. ET.

 

 

 

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Justin Bieber to sing on Grammy nominations show

Canadian teen idol, Justin Bieber, 16, has confirmed his December 1 appearance on the show before the show: the Grammy nominations. He will be joined by Katy Perry B.o.B., Bruno Mars, and Miranda Lambert, among others.

Hosted by rapper LL Cool J, the Grammy nominations show is a lead-in to the live Grammy Awards gala, scheduled February 15, 2011, in Los Angeles.

This is the third consecutive year that the Grammy Awards have held a nominations party to reveal the names of nominees selected for each category. Additional performers and announcers are expected to be announced shortly.

Earlier on the Grammy agenda, the 11th annual Latin Grammys will take place this evening (November 11), with performances by Marc Anthony, Enrique Iglesias and Nelly Furtado. 

 

 

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Justin Bieber plans to silence critics

Justin Bieber, 16, frankly admits that one of the reasons he is so motivated about his acoustic album, My Acoustic Worlds, is to prove his many detractors that he can indeed sing.

As he signed copies of his short biography, he told MTV News: “I really think that I did an acoustic album because there’s a lot of haters out there that say, ‘Justin Bieber can’t sing. His voice is all Auto-Tuned (voice correction software).”

A new online video of the singer will allow fans to see it for themselves. The acoustic track of Never Say Never, a song that he performed along with Jaden Smith for the soundtrack to The Karate Kid, will be featured.

“I think kind of stripping it down and having it kind of really mellow and being able to hear my voice is why I wanted to do it,” said Bieber.

The album My Acoustic Worlds will be in stores November 23, 2010.

 

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Star-studded line-up for American Music Awards

The American Music Awards show has confirmed three more big names will be performing at its gala on November 21, which will be broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

Newly announced artists include Justin Bieber, Ke$ha and Katy Perry—all nominated for Artist of the Year. Eminem and Lady Gaga are two other big names competing in this prestigious category. It has already been confirmed that Bon Jovi, Pink, and Usher will also be performing.

“As a small-town kid from Canada, I never imagined that I would be nominated for AMAs, let alone be performing on the show,” said Bieber, reports the Associated Press. The 16-year-old added that he felt “extremely humbled and honoured” by the invitation to play the show.

According to a statement, “Justin, Katy and Ke$ha have been on the top of the charts all year long. We are happy to see each of them make their own AMA history,” said AMA producer Larry Klein. Bieber is nominated in four categories, while Ke$ha and Perry are up for three awards. More presenters and performers will be announced in coming weeks.

 

 

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Justin Bieber launches fragrance without bottle

Following in the fragrant footsteps of many pop stars, young Canadian singer Justin Bieber, 16, is launching his very own fragrance, but has chosen to do it in his own unique and youthful way.

Instead of traditional bottled fragrance, the teen pop singer is offering scent-infused wristbands and dog tags for the unisex scent called My World.

Perfume meets fashion in this whole new product category. Teaming up with Etoile Nation Beauty, the patented resin technology is designed to hold the scent for at least one year.

“This Justin Bieber juggernaut is never going to end. Justin is a total grassroots phenomenon. The resin delivers the scent in a way that is every bit as good as a juice,” said Etoile president, Michael Ferrara.

Bieber’s My World fragrance will be available at Walmart on November 26.

The hardworking young artist launches his third album, an acoustic version of songs from his first two albums, on November 23, plus his 3-D bio-pic is due out in February 2011.

 

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Gaga wins YouTube race with Bieber

This month, fans of Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga were probably glued to YouTube’s view counter to see which of their favourite artists would reach the magical one billion views mark. Until now, no other artist, personality or clip had yet managed this feat.

However on Sunday morning (October 24), pop singer Lady Gaga crossed the finish line first on this virtual race, managing to overtake Justin Bieber, who was nearing 963 million views.

Sunday morning the provocative pop singer thanked her fans for helping to drive up the number of views of her various music videos, Tweeting: “We reached 1 Billion views on youtube little monsters! If we stick together we can do anything. I dub u kings and queens of youtube! Unite!”

Although Lady Gaga, 24, has an impressive collection of videos and was favoured to reach one billion first, Bieber has managed to keep up with only a few videos to his credit, and is predicted to take the lead shortly.

Bieber, 16, holds the record for the single most watched video with Baby, viewed on YouTube by 365 million people. Bieber fans can get more of face time by checking out the online trailer of his upcoming 3-D bio-pic due to be released in February.