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Justin Bieber wrapped up his 10-week “Music Mondays” series by teaming with Chance the Rapper on “Confident” – though the 19-year-old singer’s not done with the songs he released over the past couple of months. Rather, he’ll be collecting them, along with five others, into an iTunes-only release called Journals , Billboard reports. Journals will be available from December 16th through January 2nd. The Evolution of Justin Bieber “Confident,” the last entry in the series, lays down a slinky dub-like beat while Bieber emotes about how he’s attracted to a woman, possibly not native-born (“I think she foreign,” the Canadian singer observes), who is not only physically beautiful (“I ain’t ever seen nothing like that”) but also possessed of so much confidence that it’s addicting. Chance, um, fleshes out the picture: “Tattoos, piercings and she just learned to twerk.” There she is: the modern renaissance gal. Bieber kicked off Music Mondays in October with … [Read more...] about Justin Bieber Gets ‘Confident’ With Chance the Rapper

Justin Bieber added an electronic glow to “Lonely,” his stripped-down collaboration with Benny Blanco, during Spotify’s virtual Stream On event. The singer also played his other recent singles “Holy” and “Anyone” for the three-song set, which premiered Monday. “I want to thank my friends at Spotify for asking me to perform exclusively at Stream On,” Bieber said in a statement. “This event is a first, so I wanted to do something I hadn’t done before with this special version of Lonely. I’m always inspired by creativity, and Spotify Stream On shared some incredible conversations on the vision for the future.” The performance opened with “Holy,” Bieber crooning over his band’s fingerpicked acoustic guitars and live drums in a shadowy, candle-lit space. From there, a digital backdrop transported the singer to a desert road, where he belted “Lonely” over dewy electric piano, vocal samples and bright electronics. He closed with with the retro power ballad “Anyone,” the … [Read more...] about Watch Justin Bieber Revamp ‘Lonely’ During Spotify Set

It’s been a strange year for Hollywood in China , with triumphs and frustrations in the booming market that’s set to supplant the U.S. as the No. 1 box office territory as early as 2017. What this next year holds is to a degree anyone’s guess since the powers that be in the Middle Kingdom are known to move the goalposts at a whim. But Hollywood certainly would like to see some concrete change that would curtail the “shenanigans” and “tricks” that increased this year. A key wishlist item is an entity with the power to release films and compete with state-run China Film Group. However, it might take waiting out 2016 before seeing any major shifts. A look back at the past year shows mega-success for such Hollywood tentpoles as Furious 7 ($391M in China), Jurassic World ($229M), Avengers: Age Of Ultron ($240M), and Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation ($137M). The eight studio films that topped $100M tallied roughly $1.44B versus 2014’s five movies over the century … [Read more...] about Hollywood’s Year In China: Frustrations, Flimflam – And A New Hope For 2016