Saturday, 28 January 2012

Trying to start a trend? Justin Bieber continues over-the-top fashion streak as he jets to France

Standing out: Justin Bieber must have received plenty of attention in this colourful ensemble on Friday afternoon

This week: He wore a similar style in the same place

Standing out: Justin Bieber must have received plenty of attention in this colourful ensemble on Friday afternoon

They’re known for their impeccable sense of style so Justin Bieber was certainly dressed festively as he prepared to board a flight to France on Friday.

The teenage heartthrob arrived at LAX airport in Los Angeles looking ready to take on the fashion pack in Paris but may have looked slightly out of place in laid back California.

If the 17-year-old was trying to go incognito by donning dark sunglasses and a huge baseball cap, his plan would have backfired as he stuck out like a sore thumb in a colourful ensemble.

Anyone would have noticed Bieber a mile off as wore mis-matched multi-coloured socks with his grey jogging bottoms tucked in.

He completed the look with oversized beats by Dre Dre headphones with a black and yellow Pittsburgh Steelers NFL hat underneath.

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Justin showed a similar look pas earlier this week as walked through the same building with an almost identical adventurous look.

The pint-sized star carried a huge designer hold-all on one shoulder as he worked his way through departures with an equally as wacky dressed friend this afternoon.

Too trendy? The singer wore mis-matched socks with his grey tracksuit bottoms tucked in

But it turns out Justin wasn’t even trying to sneak under the radar as he jetted off to Europe, announcing his travel plans on Twitter.

‘Anyone wanna fly to France?’ the teen – who is dating popstar Selena Gomez – teased followers.

Despite his fans most likely being stuck at school, it was a brave move for the young idol, who could have been at risk of a Beatlemania-style stampede before his aircraft even took off.

This is one of a few appearances Justin has made without his 19-year-old beau.

The loved up duo been separated while she embarks on a South American tour and he fulfills engagements such as performing at Michael Jackson’s handprint ceremony.

He joined the late performer’s children Prince Michael, 14, Paris, 13, and Blanket, 9, at the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood this week.

The group posed with his family and famous friends as well as the Cirque du Soleil company as they prepared to kick off the Immortal World Tour which begins tonight in L.A.

Trendy twosome: Bieber and his minder friend certainly seemed eager to impress the fashion crowd in France

Lonely boy: Justin went solo as his girlfriend Selena Gomez, 19, performs in her South American music tour

Justin Bieber to the rescue on lung transplant

With a tweet, Justin Bieber came to the aid of a woman who needs a lung transplant.

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There are many people, usually those over 30, who find crooner Justin Bieber a little too goody two-shoes for their taste. Helen Campbell, however, at 20, is the right age to admire Bieber and hope he’ll help her find an organ donor for the lung transplant she needs.

She asked friends to help raise awareness about organ and tissue donation and wanted to elicit Bieber’s support for her effort to sign people to donation registries. Through a tweet, Bieber magically appeared to aid Campbell’s cause, assuring older cynics he isn’t just a pretty face.

As soon as Bieber heard of Campbell’s dilemma he tweeted: “@alungstory I got the word . . . You have amazing strength. I got u. #BeAnOrganDonor.” His tweet reached his 16.5 million followers. Organizers at the Trillium Gift of Life Network, the provincial agency coordinating organ and tissue transplants, say that after Bieber tweeted in Campbell’s cause, their website was swamped with responses.

“We were just amazed,” said Ronnie Gavsie, CEO of Trillium. Since Thursday, after Bieber raised his voice in support of Campbell, Trillium received 1,200 registrations. Normally it gets 50 a day.

Campbell has idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and is able to use only 24 per cent of her lung capacity. Bieber’s support may help not only her but others who need organ transplants. As he sings in “Pray”: “I pray for all the ones not breathing, I pray for all the souls I need, I pray, can you give ’em one today?”

Bieber is not one to mumble a few catchy lyrics with the sole intent to make girls faint. He’s a standup guy, ready to use his fame for others. Bravo Bieber.

Friday, 27 January 2012

Justin Bieber, Pauly D, Snooki Bring Star Power To CES

LAS VEGAS — In the past few years, the International Consumer Electronics Show has slowly morphed from an annual pilgrimage for tech geeks into a star-studded event where celebs lend their rallying cries to a variety of new products and services. One quick stroll around the Las Vegas Convention Center, home of CES, or any of its many offsite events, and you'll quickly find yourselves rubbing shoulders with the likes of Justin Bieber, Justin Timberlake, Will Smith, 50 Cent, Kelly Clarkson and even"Jersey Shore" stars Snooki and Pauly D.

Biebs was on hand to introduce the mRobo Ultra Bass, a Transformer-like portable MP3 player and speaker that turns into a dancing robot as the music plays, while "Social Network" star Justin Timberlake took the stage at a Panasonic Event and discussed plans for MySpace TV

Will Smith and Kelly Clarkson surprised the crowd at a Sony press conference with Smith promoting the forthcoming release of "Men in Black 3" and Clarkson closing the event by performing her hit "Mr. Know It All."

Snooki and Pauly D brought a little Seaside swagger to the convention. Snooks helped promote a series of audio products at iHip's booth, telling MTV News, " I am very excited for my new partnership with iHip and to get started on creating my very own headphone line."

Pauly D announced plans to hook up with SMS Audio and its CEO, rapper 50 Cent, to design a new headphone line. "Having my own headphones has always been a dream of mine, and now that dream is a reality," Pauly told MTV News, while 50 Cent added via a press release, "Pauly D has a true passion for music and I know he'll put that same energy into helping us develop and promote a quality headphone line."

Before you run off and book your ticket to Vegas for CES 2013, it's worth noting that the show is closed to the general public, and unless you are Justin Bieber, no one under the age of 18 is allowed in.

Justin Bieber Fans Prepping Charity Single In His Honor

Justin Bieber's fans are working to give back the same way the pop star readily does. Several of Bieber's biggest fan groups, as well as the nonprofit Together We Rise and Brush Buddies (the makers behind the singing Bieber toothbrush), have all teamed up to work on a charity single.

"They're all working on pieces of the video and the lyrics. Right now, they're putting together videos and thank-you's.' We're working on the back end," Danny Mendoza, President/CEO of Together We Rise, which focuses on helping foster children in the U.S, told MTV News about the project.

"It started with a young lady named Vivian, she runs the Justin Crew fan club and she approached it on Twitter. She approached it and she had a lot of fan support," he continued. "She took it upon herself to take a leadership role, and then she contacted me because she needed some guidance. We just decided we'll help you do it. Justin Bieber had tweeted about us in the past and helped us get some recognition, so it was a thank-you to him as well.

Proceeds from the song will go toward Bieber's Believe charity drive. It will drop in March, just in time for his 18th birthday on March 1.

"I'm almost 100 percent positive that they know," Mendoza said of Bieber's camp's knowledge of the project. "Justin Bieber inspired a lot of young people to give back. It's a thank-you for helping us and we want to give back in your honor."

Bieber is certainly not a newbie to the world of charity. Mendoza said that having a pop star like Bieber being so socially conscious has been incredible for the charities he helps bring attention to.

"He definitely has the right people around him ... They made it a priority that giving back is more. I think his relationship with [his manager Scooter Braun's brother] Adam Braun and his charity [Pencils of Promise], he was able to see hands on a lot of it."

After Bieber tweeted this week about the Trillium Gift of Life Network, theOntario-based organ donation network has seen registrations skyrocket to more than 1,200 people, four times the amount the network usually