In 2006, a precocious boy posted footage of himself singing on YouTube. Now, Justin Bieber has 40 million fans and is the youngest chart-topper since 1963. How, in the increasingly corporate world of pop, did the teen sensation succeed on his own terms? Tom Lamont reportsThe girls have the building surrounded, deployed in a perimeter formation so thorough you imagine a veteran Swat man taking a glance at their positions and giving an approving thumb.On the north side of the stadium – Paul...
Guardian Music — In 2006, a precocious boy posted footage of himself singing on YouTube. Now, Justin Bieber has 40 million fans and is the youngest chart-topper since 1963. How, in the in... more info