It seems like everyone has Bieber fever these days.
The young superstar is making $300,000 per concert. This is more than Drake and Weezer make per concert, and falls right behind Rascall Flats and Keith Urban’s earnings.
His newest album, titled My World 2.0, has proven it really is Bieber’s world. The album has been on the top 10 best-selling album charts for 27 consecutive weeks. The last album to do this was ‘NSync’s No Strings Attached.
Bieber also just launched a new website featuring exclusive Bieber merchandise, such as teddy bears, clothing, and even singing Justin action figures.
It’s great that Justin Bieber has found so much success at such a young age, but the demographic spurring his success is young kids and teens. Is it fair to market him to such a young and impressionable audience? (Teddy bears and action dolls are obviously targeting younger kids.)
Justin Bieber is being built up to a God-like status for younger kids that don’t understand he is just a teenage boy, causing dangerous repercussions. In fact, police had to shut down a Bieber concert in Australia earlier this year when screaming fans dangerously stampeded forward in waves, crushing the fans in the front against the stage. Ten people were actually treated by paramedics for fainting, and two more were taken to the hospital for more serious injuries.
It seems like Bieber ‘fever’ is turning into a full fledge disease.
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I agree that "Bieber fever" is out of control. It makes you wonder what effect this is all having on him. I've seen him in interviews and things like that, and he seems really cocky and full of himself. But I guess most or even all 16 year olds would be if they were in his shoes. I just think it's been proven time and time again that child and teen stars have a hard time coping with their fame and usually end up having problems with alcohol, drugs, the law etc. It will be interesting to see what he's like in five or ten years.
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