Justin Bieber - Believe

 - San Diego, California - You may be wondering why I’m writing this. The truth is that I have very little experience with commercial pop. The music that I review, tweet, and talk about is generally far removed from anything that could be considered “Top 40” material--the closest I’ve come is perhaps Regina Spektor, but her style is several levels removed from the heavily-processed, high-energy sound on modern radio. Thus, I can’t evaluate Believe in comparison to other pop artists.

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Why Do You Hate Justin Bieber?

- Vancouver, British Columbia - It seems that there are two types of people in the world today. Those caught up in Bieber Fever, and those who hate him. I've actually never seen such hate towards an artist before, and believe me, I've heard some colourful reviews for the Insane Clown Posse. The basic question is, why do we hate Justin Bieber? It's very obvious that his demographic is young girls from ages seven to seventeen, but those outside the demographic do not just disregard his music, they seem to hate Justin Bieber as a person. I was among these people too until recently, when I asked myself, “why?” What is it about him that we hate?

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