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In June 2011, Bieber was ranked # 2 on the Forbes list of Best-Paid Celebrities under 30. He is the youngest star, and 1 of 7 musicians on the list, having raked in $ 53 million in a 12-month period. On november 1, 2011, Bieber released the Christmas-themed Under the Mistletoe, his second studio album. It debuted at # 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 210,000 copies in its first week of release.
Bieber performing during his Believe tour in October 2012. In late 2011, Bieber began recording his third studio album, entitled Believe. the following week, Bieber appeared on the Ellen Degeneres Show to announce that the first single would be called " Boyfriend " and would be released on March 26, 2012. the song debuted at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, selling a total of 521,000 digital units, the second-highest-ever debut digital sales week. Bill Werde of Billboard noted that it failed to debut at number one because the digital download of the track was available only through itunes Store, " restricting the buying option for those that do not frequent the Apple retail store ". " Boyfriend " became Bieber ' s first single ever to reach the top position on the Canadian Hot 100 by debuting at number one and staying on for one week.
His third studio album, Believe was released on June 19, 2012, by Island records. the album marks a musical departure from the teen pop sound of his previous releases, and incorporates elements of dance-pop and r & B genres. Intent on developing a more " mature " sound, Bieber collaborated with a wide range of urban producers for the release as well as some long-time collaborators, including Darkchild, Hit-Boy, Diplo, and Max Martin. Entertainment Weekly praised Bieber ' s musical shift, calling the album both a " reinvention and a reintroduction ". rolling Stone noted the deeper voice and more " intense " beats found on the album, although it lampooned one of his euphemisms for newfound sexual maturity
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(" If you spread your wings, you can fly away with me "). Believe debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming his fourth number-one album. the album sold 57,000 copies in its first week in Canada, debuting atop the Canadian Albums Chart.
the Believe tour, which further promoted the album, began in September 2012 in glendale, Arizona.[ 80 ] On December 14, 2012, Bieber appeared on the Ellen Degeneres Show, where he announced plans to release an acoustic album titled Believe Acoustic, which was released on January 29, 2013.
Bieber returned to Saturday night Live as the host and musical guest of February 9, 2013 episode. His appearance was panned by critics and cast members, including Kate McKinnon, who stated that Bieber was not comfortable with his hosting duties, and Bill Hader, who stated that he did not enjoy the presence of Bieber or his entourage. Hader added that in his eight years on the program, Bieber was the only host who lived up to his reputation.
On March 7, 2013, Bieber fainted backstage at London ' s O2 Arena after complaining of breathing problems throughout his performance and was taken to hospital. Bieber cancelled his second Lisbon, Portugal concert at the Pavilhão Atlântico, which was to be held on March 12, because of low ticket sales. the concert on March 11 went on. In mid-August 2013, a remixed duet version of Michael Jackson ' s previously unreleased song " Slave to the rhythm ", featuring Justin Bieber leaked online. In response to criticism over this remix, the MJ Estate had not authorized release of this recording, and has since made attempts to remove the song from as many sites and youtube channels as possible. Later, a song titled " twerk " by rapper Lil twist, featuring Bieber as well as Miley Cyrus, also leaked. e show was cancelled after two episodes.