PHOTO PROVIDED BY JUSTIN BIEBER’S INSTAGRAM
BIEBER’S NEW BEGINNING
by Chloe Houwman
Canadian superstar Justin Bieber is back, but is he better than ever? Bieber has been in and out of the media’s eyes over the years, so it is difficult to figure out where he has been, and more importantly, what he has been doing. Bieber’s rise to fame seemed to happen overnight. He was first discovered through his YouTube channel in 2008 by Scooter Braun, a party promoter who happened to come across Bieber’s channel. Within a week of being discovered, Bieber was flown down to Atlanta. From there, his career skyrocketed. Over the next year, Bieber would release his debut album “My World,” which was a hit among teenage girls. When the album was first released, 137,000 copies were sold within a week, according to Billboard. From that point forward the world would know the name, Justin Bieber. His launch into the music industry proved to be a lot of pressure for a young kid to handle, and over the next 12 years, Bieber would have many highs and lows in his personal life and professional career. 20 STATESMAN
