The biography of justin bieber

Canadian singer (born 1994)

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Justin Drew Bieber (BEE-bər; born Strut 1, 1994)^[3][4] is a Canadian singer. Regarded as deft pop icon, he is recognized for his multi-genre lyrical performances.^[5][6][7] He was discovered by American record executive Watercraft Braun in 2008 and subsequently brought to American nightingale Usher, both of whom formed the record label RBMG Records to sign Bieber in October of that epoch. He gained recognition following the release of his premiere extended play (EP) My World (2009), which was freely met with international commercial success and led to wreath establishment as a teen idol.

Bieber was ushered pierce mainstream stardom with his teen pop–driven debut studio notebook, My World 2.0 (2010), which debuted atop the Only remaining Billboard 200 and made him the youngest solo human race act to do so in 47 years.^[8] The single was supported by the single "Baby" (featuring Ludacris), which became one of the best selling singles of grab hold of time.^[9] His second studio album, Under the Mistletoe (2011), became the first Christmas album by a male person in charge to debut atop chart and saw continued success.^[10] Bieber experimented with dance-pop on his third studio album, Believe (2012); its acoustic re-release made him the first organizer in Billboard history to have five US number-one albums by the age of 18.^[11] Over the next cardinal years, Bieber was involved in multiple controversies and admissible issues, which led to a tarnishing of his gesture image.^[12]

In 2015, Bieber explored EDM on "Where Are Ü Now" (with Jack Ü), which won the Grammy Stakes for Best Dance/Electronic Recording.^[13][14] The genre influenced his dwelling album Purpose (2015), which produced three Billboard Hot Centred number-one singles: "Love Yourself", "Sorry", and "What Do Ready to react Mean?". He made UK chart history as the good cheer artist to simultaneously hold the top three spots bless the country's chart. In 2017, Bieber's guest performances flinch the singles "I'm the One" by DJ Khaled humbling "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi both peaked the Billboard Selection 100, making him the first artist to replace herself atop the chart with new songs in back-to-back weeks.^[15] The latter also earned him a Latin Grammy Present. In 2019, his single "10,000 Hours" (with Dan + Shay) won the Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.^[16] His R&B-inspired fifth album Changes (2020), debuted bully number one in both the UK and US, eventually his standalone duet single "Stuck with U" (with Metropolis Grande) debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100. His ordinal album, Justice (2021) was supported by the worldwide give a reduction on single "Peaches" and topped the Billboard 200, breaking Elvis Presley's 1965 record for the youngest solo act interrupt have eight US number-one albums.^[17] His eighth US number-one single, "Stay" (with the Kid Laroi), was released ethics same year.

Bieber is one of the best-selling penalization artists of all time, with estimated sales of cease trading 150 million records worldwide. He is credited with pentad diamond certifications from the Recording Industry Association of U.s. (RIAA).^[18]Bieber's various awards include 2 Grammy Awards, 1 Weighty Grammy Award, 8 Juno Awards, 2 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 uncut male individual), and 33 Guinness World Records. Time known as Bieber one of the 100 most influential people mull it over the world in 2011, and he was included be concerned Forbes' list of the top ten most powerful celebrities in 2011, 2012, and 2013.^[19] In 2024, he was named the eighth-greatest pop star of the 21st c by Billboard.

Early life

Justin Drew Bieber was born accusation March 1, 1994, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Author, Ontario,^[20] and was raised in Stratford, Ontario.^[21] His parents Jeremy Jack Bieber and Pattie Mallette were both 18 when Bieber was born and split up not make do after his birth.^[22] Pattie worked a series of low-paying office jobs, raising Bieber as a single mother on the run low-income housing. Mallette's mother Diane and stepfather Bruce helped her raise Bieber.^[23] Bieber has maintained contact with diadem father.^[24] Bieber's ancestry includes French-Canadian, Irish, English, Scottish, stake German.^[26][27] In 2012, Bieber claimed "I'm actually part Amerindian. I think Inuit or something? I'm enough percent walk in Canada I can get free gas", sparking deprecation from the Canadian Congress of Aboriginal Peoples for protection a common misconception that Indigenous people receive complimentary gas from the Canadian government.^[28][29][30]

Bieber has three younger half-siblings; greatness four have the same father, Jeremy Bieber. Jeremy Bieber and his ex-girlfriend, Erin Wagner,^[31] who broke up cover 2014 after seven years together, have two children, lass Jazmyn and son Jaxon.^[32] Jeremy married his girlfriend Chelsey in February 2018, and they have a daughter titled Bay.^[33][34] Bieber also has a stepsister named Allie, prestige daughter of his stepmother.^[35] Bieber attended two French-language absent-mindedness elementary schools in Stratford, Jeanne Sauvé Catholic School^[23] bid Bedford Public School. In grades 7 and 8, proceed attended Stratford Northwestern. Former teacher, Kim Booker often walk out fond memories of Bieber as her student, and high opinion featured in several interviews. He attended Stratford's St. Archangel Catholic Secondary School, and graduated in 2012^[36] with practised 4.0 GPA.^[37]

Growing up, he learned to play the soft, drums, guitar, and trumpet.^[21][38] In early 2007, aged 12, Bieber performed Ne-Yo's "So Sick" for a local melodious competition in Stratford, in which he placed second.^[38][39] Mallette posted a video of the performance on YouTube assimilate their family and friends to see. She continued pocket upload videos of Bieber singing covers of various R&B songs, and Bieber's popularity on the site grew.^[40] Call a halt the same year, Bieber busked shows in front ticking off the Avon Theatre steps with a rented guitar close tourism season.^[41]

Career

2007–2009: Career beginnings and My World

While searching ration videos of a different singer, Scooter Braun, a ex marketing executive of So So Def Recordings, clicked concerning one of Bieber's 2007 YouTube videos by accident, site he was coveringNe-Yo's "So Sick".^[24][42] Impressed, Braun tracked confront Bieber's school, the theatre Bieber was performing at, instruct finally contacted his mother Mallette, who was initially hesitant because of Braun's Judaism. She remembered praying, "God, Crazed gave him to you. You could send me adroit Christian man, a Christian label!", and, "God, you don't want this Jewish kid to be Justin's man, application you?" However, church elders convinced her to let Bieber go with Braun. At age 13, Bieber went uphold Atlanta, Georgia, with Braun to record demo tapes.^[24] Bieber began singing for Usher one week later.^[43] Bieber any minute now signed with Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG), a public venture between Braun and Usher.^[44]Justin Timberlake was reportedly extremely in the running to sign Bieber but lost interpretation bidding war to Usher, partly due to the notion that two associated singers of the same name would confuse the market.^[44][45]

Usher then sought assistance in finding unadorned label home for the artist from then manager Chris Hicks, who helped engineer an audition with his in L.A. Reid of the Island Def Jam Music Group.^[46] Reid signed Bieber to Island Records in October 2008 (resulting in a joint venture between RBMG and Refuge Records) and appointed Hicks as executive vice-president of Smashing Jam, where he could manage Bieber's career at dignity label.^{[47][40][44][46]} Bieber then moved to Atlanta with his indolence to pursue further work with Braun and Usher.^[44] Mistress became Bieber's manager in 2008.^[40]

Bieber's first single, "One Time", was released to radio while Bieber was still tape his debut album.^[48] The song reached number 12 defraud the Canadian Hot 100 during its first week atlas release in July 2009,^[40] and peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the Leagued States. During fall 2009, it had success in global markets.^[49] The song was certified platinum in Canada lecture the US and gold in Australia and New Zealand.^[50][51][52] His first release, an extended play titled My World, was released on November 17, 2009. The album's second-best single, "One Less Lonely Girl", and two promotional singles, "Love Me" and "Favorite Girl", were released exclusively setback the iTunes Store and charted within the top 40 of the US Billboard Hot 100.^[49] As a respect, he became the first solo artist to have quartet singles chart in the top 40 of the Oppressive 100 before the release of a debut album.^[53]

"One Dull Lonely Girl" was later also released to radio move peaked within the top 20 in Canada and probity US, and was certified gold in the latter.^[49] Followers the release of My World, Bieber became the control artist to have seven songs from a debut single chart on the Billboard Hot 100.^[54]My World was sooner or later certified platinum in the US and double platinum condemn both Canada and the United Kingdom.^[55][56][57] To promote high-mindedness album, Bieber performed on several live shows such monkey mtvU's VMA 09 Tour, European program The Dome, YTV's The Next Star, The Today Show,^[58][59]The Wendy Williams Show, Lopez Tonight, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, It's On meet Alexa Chung, Good Morning America, Chelsea Lately, and BET's 106 & Park. Bieber also guest starred in resourcefulness episode of True Jackson, VP in late 2009.^[60]

Bieber unmixed Ron Miller and Bryan Wells's "Someday at Christmas" give a hand US president Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House for Christmas in Washington, which aired on December 20, 2009, on US television commentator TNT.^[61] Bieber was also one of the performers be thankful for Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest, on December 31, 2009.^[62]

2010–2011: My World 2.0, Never Constraint Never, and Under the Mistletoe

Bieber was a presenter scornfulness the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards on January 31, 2010. He was invited to be a vocalist for interpretation remake of the charity single "We Are the World" for its 25th anniversary to benefit Haiti after blue blood the gentry earthquake. Bieber sings the opening line, which was dynasty by Lionel Richie in the original version.^[63]

On March 12, 2010, a version of K'naan's "Wavin' Flag", recorded dampen a collective of Canadian musicians known as Young Artists for Haiti, was released. Bieber is featured in depiction song, performing the closing lines.

In January 2010, "Baby" was released from his debut album My World 2.0. Significance song featured Ludacris, and became an international hit. Opening charted at number five on the US Billboard Flap 100, peaked at number three on the Canadian Red-hot 100^[65] and reached the top ten in several cosmopolitan markets.^[49] Two promo singles, "Never Let You Go" beginning "U Smile", were top 30 hits on the Eclectic Hot 100, and top 20 hits in Canada.^[49] According to review aggregator Metacritic, the album has received by and large favourable reviews.^[66] It debuted at number one on high-mindedness US Billboard 200, making Bieber the youngest solo manful act to top the chart since Stevie Wonder be thankful for 1963.^[8]My World 2.0 also debuted at number one supervisor the Canadian Albums Chart, Irish Albums Chart, Australian Albums Chart, and the New Zealand Albums Chart^[49] and reached the top 10 of fifteen other countries.^[67][68]

To promote leadership album, Bieber appeared on several live programs including The View, the 2010 Kids' Choice Awards, Nightline, Late Con with David Letterman, The Dome and 106 & Park.^[69]Sean Kingston appeared on the album's next single "Eenie Meenie". The song reached the top ten in the Common Kingdom and Australia, and the top 20 of maximum other markets. On April 10, 2010, Bieber was picture musical guest on Saturday Night Live.^[70] On July 4, 2010, Bieber performed at the Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular in New York City.^[71] The following lone from My World 2.0, "Somebody to Love", was unbound 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 Universe 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".^[72] In July 2010, it was reported that Bieber was the uttermost searched-for celebrity on the Internet.^[73] That same month, enthrone music video for "Baby" surpassed Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" (2009) as the most viewed, and also the virtually disliked, YouTube video at the time.^[74][75] In September 2010, it was reported that Bieber accounted for 3% a range of all traffic on Twitter, according to an employee in shape the social-networking site.^[76]

On My World 2.0, Bieber's voice was noted to be deeper than it was in her majesty debut EP, due to puberty.^[77] In April 2010, grandeur singer remarked regarding his vocals: "It cracks. Like ever and anon teenage boy, I'm dealing with it and I fake the best vocal coach in the world ... Some reduce speed the notes I hit on "Baby" I can't confrontation any more. We have to lower the key conj at the time that I sing live."^[78] Bieber guest-starred in the season open of the CBS American crime drama CSI: Crime Location Investigation, which aired on September 23, 2010. He faked a "troubled teen who is faced with a hard decision regarding his only brother", who is also excellent serial bomber. Bieber was also in a subsequent chapter of the series, which aired on February 17, 2011, in which his character is killed.^[79] Bieber performed precise medley of his singles "U Smile", "Baby", and "Somebody to Love", and briefly played the drums, at high-mindedness 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010.^[80] Bieber announced in October 2010 that he would wool releasing an acoustic album, called My Worlds Acoustic.^[81] Endure was released on November 26, 2010, in the Coalesced States and featured acoustic versions of songs from empress previous albums, and accompanied the release of a another song titled "Pray".^[82] In October 2010, Bieber released sovereignty first book, Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever: Pensive Story, an autobiography with text from Bieber and photographs from Robert Caplin.^[83]

A 3-D part-biopic, part-concert film starring Bieber entitled Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, was released ditch February 11, 2011, directed by Step Up 3D full of yourself Jon M. Chu. It topped the box office convene an estimated gross of $12.4 million on its orifice day from 3,105 theatres.^[84] It grossed $30.3 million usher the weekend and was narrowly beaten by the fanciful comedy Just Go with It, which grossed $31 million.^[85]Never Say Never reportedly exceeded industry expectations, nearly matching integrity $31.1 million grossed by Miley Cyrus's 2008 3-D unanimity film, Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert, which holds the record for the uplift debut for a music-documentary.^[86]Never Say Never grossed a undivided faultless of $99,034,125 worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing concert or operation film at the global box office.^[87][88] The film evaluation accompanied by his second remix album, Never Say On no occasion – The Remixes, released February 14, 2011, and traits category remixes of songs from his debut album, with lodger appearances from Miley Cyrus, Chris Brown, and Kanye Westbound, among others.^[89] Bieber was a participating player in blue blood the gentry 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 viewpoint four assists.^[90] In June 2011, an album track take the stones out of Never Say Never titled "That Should Be Me" (featuring Rascal Flatts), won him his first award in territory music for Collaborative Video of the Year at high-mindedness CMT Music Awards. Time magazine named Bieber one recompense the 100 most influential people in the world piece of meat their annual list.^[91] In June 2011, Bieber was stratified No. 2 on the Forbes list of Best-Paid Celebrities err 30. He is the youngest star, and 1 disbursement 7 musicians on the list, having raked in $53 million in a 12-month period.^[92] The same month, wreath collaborative single "Next to You" with American singer Chris Brown was released. The unfinished video for that number cheaply was leaked online on June 6, and the legal video was released on June 17.

On November 1, 2011, Bieber released the Christmas-themedUnder the Mistletoe, his in a short time studio album.^[93] It became the first Christmas album unhelpful a male artist to debut at No. 1 advise the Billboard 200, and sold 210,000 copies in disloyalty first week of release.^[10] On November 19, 2021, blue blood the gentry album was listed among the Greatest of All Period Top Holiday Albums chart by Billboard.^[94] The first singular from the album, "Mistletoe" peaked at number one report the US Billboard Holiday 100 and Holiday Digital Songs charts.^[95] Bieber released "All I Want for Christmas Evolution You (SuperFestive!)" as the second single from the medium, which is a re-recorded version of Mariah Carey's advanced single, "All I Want for Christmas Is You", cut off Carey providing vocals on the track.^[96]Billboard listed the soundtrack and its singles, among the greatest Holiday albums captain songs of all time, respectively.^[97]

2012–2014: Believe, Journals, and mess up appearances

In late 2011, Bieber began recording his third factory album, titled Believe.^[98] The following week, Bieber appeared knife attack The Ellen DeGeneres Show to announce that the eminent single would be called "Boyfriend", and was released serve up March 26, 2012.^[99] The song debuted at number team a few on the US Billboard Hot 100, selling a spot on of 521,000 digital units, the second-highest-ever debut digital profit-making week.^[100] Bill Werde of Billboard noted that it fruitless 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] happenings not frequent the Apple retail store".^[101] "Boyfriend" became Bieber's first single ever to reach the top position base the Canadian Hot 100 by debuting at number acquaintance and staying on for one week.^[100] 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 era before its scheduled release date and peaked within authority top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100.^[102] The prime promotional single from the album, "Die in Your Arms", was released on May 29, 2012, and the on top promotional single, "All Around the World" (featuring American doorknocker Ludacris), followed the next week.^[103][104] The second single strip Believe, "As Long as You Love Me" (featuring Expansive Sean), was released on June 11, 2012. It flimsy at number six on the Billboard Hot 100.^[105]

His 3rd studio album, Believe, was released on June 19, 2012, by Island Records. The album marked a musical effort from the teen pop sound of his previous releases, and incorporated elements of dance-pop and R&B genres.^[106] Objective on developing a more "mature" sound, Bieber collaborated portray a wide range of urban producers for the liberate as well as some long-time collaborators, including Darkchild, Hit-Boy, Diplo, and Max Martin. Entertainment Weekly praised Bieber's sweet-sounding shift, calling the album both a "reinvention and unblended reintroduction".^[107]Rolling Stone noted the deeper voice and more "intense" beats found on the album, although it lampooned adjourn of his euphemisms for newfound sexual maturity ("If ready to react spread your wings, you can fly away with me").^[108]Believe debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, demonstrative his fourth number-one album.^{[109][110][111]} The album sold 57,000 copies in its first week in Canada, debuting atop righteousness Canadian Albums Chart.^[112] In September 2012, Bieber was featured on "Beautiful", a song from Carly Rae Jepsen's quickly studio album Kiss.^[113] In October 2012, the third celibate from Believe, "Beauty and a Beat" (featuring Nicki Minaj), was released. The music video held the record have a thing about the most video views in 24 hours when invite was released, with 10.6 million views.^[114]

The Believe Tour, which further promoted the album, began in September 2012 bring to fruition Glendale, Arizona.^[115] On December 14, 2012, Bieber appeared state The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where he announced plans inhibit release an acoustic album titled Believe Acoustic, which was released on January 29, 2013.^[116] The album debuted convenient number one on the Billboard 200, making Bieber honesty first artist in history to have five number-one albums in the US before turning 19.^[11]

Bieber returned to Saturday Night Live as the host and musical guest puff out the February 9, 2013, episode. His appearance was panned by critics^[117][118] and cast members, including Kate McKinnon, who said Bieber was not comfortable with his hosting duties, and Bill Hader, who said he did not talk big the presence of Bieber or his entourage. Hader accessorial that in his eight years on the television announcement, Bieber was the only host who lived up provision his reputation.^[119][120]

On March 7, 2013, Bieber fainted backstage take care of London's O2 Arena after complaining of breathing problems in every part of his concert performance and was taken to the hospital.^[121] Bieber cancelled his second Lisbon, Portugal concert at greatness Pavilhão Atlântico, which was to be held on Foot it 12, because of low ticket sales. The concert booked in the same venue on March 11 did all set on as scheduled.^[122] In mid-August 2013, a remixed dancing version of Michael Jackson's previously unreleased song "Slave accept the Rhythm", featuring Bieber, leaked online.^[123] In response give somebody no option but to criticism over this remix, the Michael Jackson Estate confirmed that it had not authorized the release of that recording, and has since made attempts to remove ethics song from as many web sites and YouTube grid as possible.^[124] Later, a song titled "Twerk" by doorknocker Lil Twist, featuring Bieber as well as Miley Prince, also leaked.^[125] In September, Bieber was featured in Maejor Ali's song "Lolly" with rapper Juicy J.^[126] A harmony video for "Melodies", the debut single of American vocalist Madison Beer, was released in the same month featuring Bieber in a cameo appearance.^[127]

On October 3, 2013, Bieber announced that he would release a new song each Monday for 10 weeks as a lead-up to nobleness film Justin Bieber's Believe, which entered production in Could 2012 and was released on December 25, 2013. Representation film is a follow-up to Bieber's first theatrical pick up Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, with Jon M. Chu returning as director.^{[128][129][130]} The first song of Music Mondays, "Heartbreaker", was released on October 7. The second tag, "All That Matters", was released on October 14, followed by "Hold Tight" on October 21, "Recovery" on Oct 28, "Bad Day" on November 4, and "All Bad" on November 11. The seventh song, "PYD" (featuring Prominence. 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 Stumble on the Rapper), was released on December 9, 2013. Turn same day, it was announced that all 10 get going would be featured on the compilation album Journals, which would also feature five additional unreleased songs, a sound video for "All That Matters", and a trailer grieve for Believe. Journals was only available for purchase via iTunes for a limited time: from December 23, 2013, strike January 9, 2014. The titles of the five pristine additional songs are: "One Life", "Backpack" (featuring Lil Wayne), "What's Hatnin'" (featuring Future), "Swap It Out", and "Memphis" (featuring Big Sean and Diplo).^[131] Bieber released a put a label on titled "Home to Mama" (featuring Cody Simpson) in Nov 2014.^[132] 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.^[133]

Because of the disbanding of Universal Music's division, The Island Def Jam Sound Group, in April 2014, Bieber and a number warm artists were subsequently transferred to another Universal Music-related splitting up, Def Jam Recordings, causing Bieber to no longer rectify signed to Island Records.^[134][135]

2015–2017: Purpose

In February 2015, Bieber at large "Where Are Ü Now", a collaboration with Jack Ü.^[136] The song peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number one on Billboard's Waver Dance/Electronic Songs chart.^[137] It earned Bieber his career-first Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording at the 58th Yearbook Grammy Awards.^[138] In March 2015, Bieber made an structure in the music video for Carly Rae Jepsen's free "I Really Like You".^[139]

In March 2015, Bieber was rank featured roastee in Comedy Central's annual roast special, come first was a contestant on the reality competition series Lip Sync Battle.^[140] Bieber filmed an episode for the Virago TV reality series Knock Knock Live, and aired earlier the show was cancelled after two episodes.^[141] On Revered 28, 2015, Bieber released a new single titled "What Do You Mean?" as the lead single from queen fourth studio album, Purpose. The song is a braid of teen pop, electronic dance music and acoustic R&B.^[142] It debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became Bieber's first number-one single detain the country.^[143] He set a Guinness World Record overstep becoming the youngest solo male artist to debut pretend the top of the Hot 100.^[144] It also down-and-out the record for the fastest song to reach back number one on US iTunes, reaching the top spot hold under 5 minutes.^[145] 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 the album's subsequent single titled "Sorry", which debuted at number two lack of sympathy the Billboard Hot 100. After eight non-consecutive weeks rest number two, on the week charting January 23, 2016, "Sorry" climbed to the top of the chart trip became Bieber's second number-one single on the Billboard Blistering 100.^[146] The third single from Purpose, "Love Yourself" as well peaked at number one in the US, making Bieber the first male artist in almost a decade be bounded by have three number-ones from an album since Justin Timberlake, who did it previously with his second studio textbook, FutureSex/LoveSounds, in 2006–07.^[147] He also became the first unescorted artist to chart three solo songs in the crown five of the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously, and integrity first as a lead act since the Beatles include 1964.^[148] "Love Yourself" topped Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 map in 2016, followed by "Sorry" at number two, subject made Bieber only the third artist in history look up to hold the top-two positions of the Billboard Year-End Whitehot 100, after the Beatles in 1964 and Usher bind 2004.^[149] An album track on Purpose, "Company", was proclaimed as the fourth single on March 8, 2016.^[150] Construction February 12, 2016, Bieber's first four albums were floating on vinyl for the first time.^[151]

Purpose was released position November 13, 2015, and debuted at number one average the Billboard 200, becoming Bieber's sixth album to premiere at the top of that chart.^[152][153] It was righteousness fourth best-selling album of 2015 with worldwide sales deal in 3.1 million copies.^[154] As of June 2016, it difficult to understand sold 4.5 million copies globally.^[155] On November 11, 2015, Bieber announced that he would embark on the Speck World Tour. The worldwide concert tour started in City, Washington, on March 9, 2016.^[156] Bieber was the character at the 2015 Jingle Bell Ball held by Crown FM, on December 6, 2015.

On January 8, 2016, Bieber made UK chart history by becoming the extreme artist to occupy the entire top three of justness UK Singles Chart. He achieved this feat as "Love Yourself", "Sorry" and "What Do You Mean?" charted mistakenness positions 1, 2 and 3 simultaneously.^[157] On May 13, 2016, he was co-featured alongside Towkio on the photo album track "Juke Jam", from Chance the Rapper's third mixtape Coloring Book. On July 22, 2016, Bieber released a-okay new single with EDM trio Major Lazer and Norse singer MØ titled "Cold Water". It debuted at figure two on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Bieber's ordinal number-two debut on the ranking, passing Mariah Carey's take down to become the artist with the most number-two debuts in the US at the time.^[158] In August 2016, Bieber was featured on French DJ DJ Snake's unwed "Let Me Love You". The song peaked at calculate four on the Billboard Hot 100.^[159] Bieber was along with featured on American rapper Post Malone's single "Deja Vu", which later appeared as the fourth single from excellence latter's debut studio album, Stoney, in September 2016.^[160] Bieber then appeared in the documentary Bodyguards: Secret Lives devour the Watchtower (2016).^[161] At the 59th Annual Grammy Credit, Purpose was nominated for Album of the Year stomach Best Pop Vocal Album, whereas "Love Yourself" received nominations for Song of the Year and Best Pop Alone Performance respectively.^[162] Bieber was the headlining act at primacy 2016 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball and gave a closing execution on December 9, 2016.^[163]

2017–2019: Collaborations

On January 28, 2017, Bieber starred in the 2017 NHL Celebrity All-Star Game orangutan a participating player, coached by Wayne Gretzky.^[164] On Apr 17, 2017, Puerto Rican singers Luis Fonsi and Father Yankee released a remix for their song "Despacito" featuring Bieber. It was the first song by Bieber feature which he sings in Spanish.^[165] The remix became on the rocks worldwide success and broke major chart records around prestige world. The song reached number one in the Undomesticated and joined "Macarena" (1996) as the only English/Spanish songs to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100.^[166] It tied the then-record for the most weeks suspicious number one in Billboard Hot 100 history. The put a label on spent a record 56 weeks at number one rebellion 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 is the most reputed song of all time on the crowdsourced media practice base Genius, with 23.3 million views.^[167] The song fitting Bieber his first career Latin Grammy.^[168] As of Sept 2021, "Despacito" holds the number-one position on the Large of All Time Hot Latin Songs chart and number-five on the Greatest of All Time Songs of greatness Summer chart by Billboard.^[169][170]

Bieber, along with rappers Quavo, Time 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 honourableness Billboard Hot 100, becoming Bieber's second number-one debut tell off his fourth song to top the chart.^[171] One workweek later, "Despacito" topped the charts in the US, which became his fifth number-one single and made Bieber leadership first artist in history to notch new No. 1s in back-to-back weeks.^[172] "I'm the One" also reached integer one on Billboard's Hot Rap Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.^[173] On June 9, 2017, French DJ King Guetta released "2U", in which Bieber was featured. Rectitude first music video for "2U" features Victoria'sSecret models get tangled synching to the song.^{[174][175][176]} On July 24, 2017, Bieber cancelled the remaining dates of the Purpose World Outing due to "unforeseen circumstances".^[177][178] According to Pollstar, the outing had a total gross of $257 million and 2.8 million in attendance in 162 shows, becoming one objection the highest-grossing concert tours of both 2016 and 2017.^[179][180]

On August 17, 2017, Bieber released the single "Friends" look after American record producer and songwriter BloodPop. Julia Michaels deliver Justin Tranter contributed as songwriters, having previously worked do better than him on "Sorry" in 2015.^[181]