Justin Bieber to Release New Album 'Believe Acoustic' on January 29
RBMG/Island Def Jam Music Group global superstarJustin Bieberis celebrating 2013 in style by announcing the release of his new acoustic album, Believe Acousticarriving in stores onJanuary 29th,and is now available for pre-order on iTunes (http://smarturl.it/JBBelieveAcoustic). Then,on February 9th, Bieber returns toSaturday Night Live, pulling double-duty as the shows host and musical guest.
Fans of the Prince of Pop should flock toBelieve Acoustic;this highly-anticipated 11-song album offers acoustic versions of eight songs from Justins worldwide multi-platinum #1 albumBelieve. Included are acoustic takes on four of his biggest radio hits: Boyfriend, As Long As You Love Me, Beauty And A Beat, and All Around The World. Delighted listeners will also find acoustic renditions of album tracks Take You and Be Alright, as well as of She Dont Like The Lights (originally a bonus track on the deluxe version of 2012sBelieve). All acoustic tracks were co-produced by Justin Bieber and his guitarist Dan Kanter.
As if that werent enough post-holiday pandemonium,Believe Acoustic also introducespreviously unreleasedsongs Yellow Raincoat, produced by Justin and Tom Strahle, I Would, produced by Da Internz and Aaron Michael Cox, and Nothing Like Us, written and produced solely by Justin, which gives fans an unprecedented and intimate glimpse of young love. Fans can also expect a live studio version of Fall, fromBelieve, likewise produced by Bieber and Kanter.
In October, VEVO premiered the video for Justins smash single Beauty And A Beat, featuring Nicki Minaj. The song shattered online records by delivering 10.6 million VEVO views in the span of 24 hours. The song ripped through social media, thanks in large part to Justins50 million-plusFacebook fans and32 million-plusTwitter followers. Views on Beauty And A Beat now approach 135 million. In total, Justin Biebers music vid! eos and original programming have spawned nearly3.3 billionviews across VEVO, the worlds leading all-premium music video and entertainment platform. Bieber has likewise crossed the 3-billion view threshold on his YouTube channelthe first music artist to do so.
In November, Justin appeared on a special edition ofOprah Winfreys Oprahs NextChapter, which aired in over 100 countries. Bieber then capped off his 2012 triumphantly by winning two American Music Awardsone forFavorite Pop/RockAlbum, and the other for, unsurprisingly,Artist of the Year.
Justin is currently on his BELIEVE World Tour,which sold out in 45 minutes and was the #1 global grossing tour according toBillboard.