Justin Bieber gets deeper

Justin Biebers new Christmas album, Under the Mistletoe is more seductive than past recordings because vocally, his balls have dropped, explained his no-nonsense manager, Scooter Braun, to Billboard magazine this week. Proving hes growing up fast, the 17-year-olds first release from the album, Mistletoe, is sung a few octaves lower than his hit Baby, released in January 2010. His holiday album, out Nov. 1, includes collaborations with Chris Brown, Usher, Boyz II Men and Busta Rhymes. But his cover with Mariah Carey of her hit All I Want for Christmas Is You was most challenging. Carey agreed to do the duet, as long as Bieber sang in her original high key. That was the hardest song to do, Braun told Billboard, adding, A year ago that would have been no problem. Bieber also admitted, Yes, that was high. But I grinded it out, and we got it down. Bieber will close the holiday season by performing in Times Square on Dick Clarks New Years Rockin Eve With Ryan Seacrest.

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