UnitedStatesOfBieber

I pledge of allegiance to the swag of the united states of bieber & to Justin Bieber for which it stands, one nation under bieber w/ liberty and fever for all.

[UnitedStatesOfBieber @USBieber]

@justinbieber starting a “….. hallelujah” trend got the whole world remembering to be grateful for the little things we overlook in life >

[☆ @rauhlzy]

me at my big age at my corporate job logging into my justin bieber fan account

[☆ @rauhlzy]

i am the way that i am today because i had unrestricted internet access and an obsession with justin bieber at the age of 12

[UnitedStatesOfBieber @USBieber]

@perfkidrauhlx I’ve been summoned

[UnitedStatesOfBieber @USBieber]

@biebercaraten Knocking on 30’s door this year 😭

[❄️ @getmeblazed]

week 1 beliebers putting in all the work to make jb comfortable on stage again just to watch the w2 beliebers reap the rewards from their computer screen �

[UnitedStatesOfBieber @USBieber]

@bieberinmypants Hello 💜 we go waaaaay back but idk if it’s still the same account owners. I saw your name on my page and a memory unlocked instantly

[UnitedStatesOfBieber @USBieber]

I am indeed crying a river

[kay 🪷 @poproyaIty]

I can’t believe Justin still has this affect on me at my big age

[Justin Bieber @justinbieber]

my fans are flawless. as long as you ride with me i will always be there for u. thanks

[preeti @bizzleslust]

never felt this jealous before

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

A 13-year-old Canadian kid uploaded R&B covers to YouTube in 2008 from his bedroom. A talent manager named Scooter Braun stumbled on the videos and signed him.

For the next 15 years, Braun controlled everything. Tours, branding, business deals, public image. The kid became the biggest pop star on the planet, sold 150 million records, racked up 32 billion Spotify streams, and had three Diamond-certified singles before turning 25.

Then in 2022, he got hit with Ramsay Hunt syndrome. Partial facial paralysis. Cancelled the world tour. Disappeared from public life entirely.

Here's where it gets interesting.

In January 2023, he sold his entire 290-song catalog to Hipgnosis for $200 million. Every song he'd ever released. "Baby." "Sorry." "Love Yourself." All of it. Gone. At 28 years old, he cashed out his past.

Then he dropped Scooter Braun. After 15 years. No manager. No agent. For the first time in his career, nobody was making decisions for him.

Fast forward to this weekend. Coachella calls. He picks up the phone himself. Rolling Stone confirmed he negotiated his own headlining deal directly with Goldenvoice. No agent commission. No manager cut. $10 million for two weekends, and he kept all of it.

Then he walked onto the biggest stage in music, sat down behind a MacBook, and pulled up YouTube.

He played "Baby" from 2010. He played his bedroom covers from 2008. He harmonized with his 13-year-old self in front of 100,000 people. Katy Perry joked about whether he had YouTube Premium.

Half the internet called it lazy. The other half called it genius.

They're both wrong. It was a receipt.

He sold his catalog for $200 million. He fired the man who discovered him. He negotiated his own deal. And then he went back to the exact platform where it all started and said: I built this from a laptop. I'm headlining Coachella from a laptop. And for the first time in my life, every dollar is mine.

The kid from YouTube just closed the loop.

[UnitedStatesOfBieber @USBieber]

@biebsyukon @intimatebieber There were MULTIPLE!! Omg and I was reading them at like 12 years old… 😂🤦🏽‍♀️

[UnitedStatesOfBieber @USBieber]

@ibieberauhlIs Wait….I just realized this… 😭

[AJ @archivesjustins]

Kidrauhl

[UnitedStatesOfBieber @USBieber]

Coming back to twitter after a decade to find all of us grown up and reminiscing > 😂

[agus d @chhubster]

que justin sepa que yo lo defendí ante todas mis profesoras cuando CAYÓ EN CANA

[UnitedStatesOfBieber @USBieber]

“How far back do you guys go”
2008

[B @itgirIb]

bieber fever really never ends i’m 29 years old in tears lmfao

[UnitedStatesOfBieber @USBieber]

13 going on 30 in real life

[m @jdbredeye]

I feel like a giddy teenager again justin bieber really is for life