Canadian-born singer Justin Bieber has added another feather to his cap. The teen singing sensation has made YouTube history with his music video for ‘Baby,’ which surpassed Lady Gaga’s ‘Bad Romance’ video to set a record for the most-watched music video in YouTube history.
The 16-year-old singer, who was discovered on YouTube at the age of fourteen, is currently on tour in the United States to promote his hit album ‘My World 2.0.’
Bieber continues his climb to superstardom
Leaving behind Gaga’s ‘Bad Romance’ video, Bieber’s music video for ‘Baby’ has become the most watched clip in the history of YouTube.
On June 2, Justin’s ‘Baby’ video had 172,807,386 views, putting him behind number one Lady Gaga’s ‘Bad Romance’ (217,720,898 views) and No. 2 ‘Charlie bit my finger – again!’ (196,630,081 views).
Not only does this clip set a record for the most-watched music video, there are more than 762,000 comments and more than 375,000 people have made ‘Baby’ video their favorite.
But Bieber’s fans have now pushed him to the top, and his music video for ‘Baby’ is now the most-watched video ever on YouTube, reports the Associated Press.
As of 11:30 p.m. EST on July 16, Bieber’s ‘Baby’ hit 246,739,269 views, pushing Gaga’s ‘Bad Romance’ into second place with 245.6 million.
Not only does this clip set a record for the most-watched music video, there are more than 762,000 comments and more than 375,000 people have made ‘Baby’ video their favorite.
Bieber tweeted a thank you
Delighted with his latest achievement, Bieber took to his Twitter account to share his feelings with his followers and fans, according to MTV.
He also thanked fans for their support, saying that he is totally amazed by the response shown him so far.
“What is goin on with the ‘Baby’ video on YouTube is crazy … I started on YouTube so the support … well I just need to say thank u,” he tweeted on Thursday.
Bieber in good sport
In following tweets, the teen pop singer expressed his polite respect for Lady Gaga’s achievements, writing, “someone just showed me and I just need to say that @ladygaga is an incredible artist who have great respect 4. And her vid is incredible … so it doesn’t matter who has more views, what matters is that we have incredible fans that support us … that I’m sure we are both grateful 4.”
He again wrote, “So thanks … like I said, I started on YouTube so … WOW!! Love u and wish u all the best in each and every one of ur lives. Thanks Beliebers!”
Bieber fever
Bieber fever is everywhere. The Canadian sensation has taken the world by storm with his incredible charisma, talent, and mass appeal. His freaky haircut is now in hot demand among young boys.
Bieber signed a record deal at the tender age of 14 after posting his videos on YouTube. He has not looked back since then and continues to attract hordes of teen and preteen girls, and even some moms.
Following Bieber and Gaga on the list of most-watched music videos on YouTube are: Miley Cyrus’ ‘Party in the U.S.A.’ (138.6 million), Pitbull’s ‘I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)’ (131.8 million), Miley Cyrus’ ’7 Things’ (125.2 million), Lady Gaga’s ‘Just Dance’ (117 million), Shakira’s ‘Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)’ (101.7 million), Miley Cyrus’ ‘The Climb’ (100.1 million), Vanessa Hudgens’ ‘Say OK’ (89.1 million) and Timbaland and OneRepublic’s ‘Apologize’ (87.4 million), as stated by MTV.The most-watched YouTube music videos from major record labels in 2010 were.
1) Justin Bieber "Baby"
3) Eminem "Love the Way You Lie"
4) Eminem "Not Afraid"
5) Rihanna "Rude Boy"
6) Justin Bieber "Never Say Never"
7) Justin Bieber "Never Let You Go"
8) Lady Gaga "Alejandro"
9) Justin Bieber "Somebody to Love Remix"
10) Lady Gaga "Telephone"
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)
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