Justin Bieber: Sales and Popularity vs. Critical Acclaim
Justin Bieber was just fourteen years old when he shot to fame, in 2008, through an online video posted on the popular web site, YouTube.com. (Caramanica,). Over the course of a few years he set a slew of music industry and cyber space records, including a platinum debut album, millions of dollars in records sales, and at one point, the record for the most hits on Google's internet search engine (Hambouz, A. And Ojalavo). In 2011, Bieber was nominated for both Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album, both of which were awarded to other performers. In fact, Best New Artist was awarded to Esperanza Spalding, a jazz musician with little mainstream press (Chinen). When one reads or watches media discussions regarding Bieber it's clear opinions on his success are polarized. Millions of young female fans are purchasing his music, but there are also endless critics and reporters who consistently pan his musical efforts and commercial imagine. This juxtaposition of adulation and criticism is, perhaps, what makes him most fascinating.
After the recent cinematic release of "Never Say Never," a biopic that documents Bieber's rise to fame, film critics from a variety of mainstream...
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