Summer has arrived, but the heat – and the beat — is barely upon us.
Thanks to upcoming albums from Justin Bieber (Believe is out today!),Chris Brown, Maroon 5 and an array of others, 2012’s biggest beach parties will include the sounds of some brand-new pop, rock, R&B, country and more.
Teen dream, veteran global touring star, paparazzi fodder and burgeoning pop magnate in his own right, Justin Bieber has marshalled a small nation’s worth of buzz to a multinational’s worth of PR to subtly blare at 300 decibels that this is his portrait of passionate maturity, his coming-of-age release. The skeptic, though, will see much of the construction and execution of Believe as being as much about positioning as art. At 18, the Bieb is at that impressionable, critical age when one must choose one’s friends carefully. And by friends, I mean business associates chosen to nudge your career and image this way or that, helping you hang on to your teen audience while winning over older fans who should presumably know better. Bieber invites close personal friends Ludacris, Big Sean, Drake and the increasingly annoying Nicki Minaj to fuse their super powers to his own. Some of these work better than others.
Thanks to upcoming albums from Justin Bieber (Believe is out today!),Chris Brown, Maroon 5 and an array of others, 2012’s biggest beach parties will include the sounds of some brand-new pop, rock, R&B, country and more.
To keep you abreast of the beat, F&E has compiled a list of this summer’s hottest CDs.
As Beliebers everywhere rejoice over the 18-year-old heartthrob’s album release, we want to know what you think of the new tracks.
As Beliebers everywhere rejoice over the 18-year-old heartthrob’s album release, we want to know what you think of the new tracks.
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REVIEW:
Believe cleverly picks up on the “Belieber” nickname for the screaming teen girls whose faith, and screams, have made our young Justin a household-ish name at 18. Well, get ready, because church is still in session.Teen dream, veteran global touring star, paparazzi fodder and burgeoning pop magnate in his own right, Justin Bieber has marshalled a small nation’s worth of buzz to a multinational’s worth of PR to subtly blare at 300 decibels that this is his portrait of passionate maturity, his coming-of-age release. The skeptic, though, will see much of the construction and execution of Believe as being as much about positioning as art. At 18, the Bieb is at that impressionable, critical age when one must choose one’s friends carefully. And by friends, I mean business associates chosen to nudge your career and image this way or that, helping you hang on to your teen audience while winning over older fans who should presumably know better. Bieber invites close personal friends Ludacris, Big Sean, Drake and the increasingly annoying Nicki Minaj to fuse their super powers to his own. Some of these work better than others.
