Justin Bieber On Why He Credits Ariana Grande For His Return To Music

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Ariana Grande provided Justin Bieber with a much-needed confidence boost during their 2019 Coachella performance.

Following the release of his new album, ChangesJustin Bieber spoke with Beats 1's Zane Lowe about his process and his trepidations about returning the music.

As pointed out by The Fader, Bieber credits Ariana Grande for giving him the confidence to make music again following his two-year absence. 

"I was dealing with a lot of fear... just even the process. What am I going to talk about again? Is it going to be received," he said during the interview, saying that taking the stage with Ariana Grande at Coachella in 2019 was a much-needed confidence boost after not performing for two years. "I seen the reaction of how people reacted when I went on the stage. Just kind of reminded me, 'Oh, this is what I do. This is what I'm good at.'"

The cold streak began for Biber following Lyme disease and the cancelation of his 2017 tour: "I was really tired emotionally, physically, and I was sick and I didn't realize I was sick. So I had Epstein-Barr, which is like, it's called Mono. And then I have Lyme disease," he explained. "So it was that. It was just the exhaustion of just being on tour, and then it was just everything compounded."

Bieber also spoke about his relationship with Billie Eilish, which you can read more about here.


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Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.
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