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Topics: Justin Bieber, Celebrity, US News, Music, Coachella, Entertainment
Rhianna Benson
Topics: Justin Bieber, Celebrity, US News, Music, Coachella, Entertainment
While headlining Coachella over the last two weekends, Justin Bieber broke a number of the festival's longest-standing records.
The 32-year-old joined the likes of Sabrina Carpenter and Karol G on the centre stage across the 11th-12th and 18-19th of April, putting on two show-stopping performances each weekend.
Bieber's appearance marked his first concert performance since 2023, when he was forced to abandon his Justice tour to prioritise his health following a diagnosis of Ramsay Hunt syndrome.
Thankfully, however, the Canadian chart-topper well and truly lived up to the grand expectations held by 'Beliebers', performing a mix of his older throwback songs, as well as several newer hits from his latest album, SWAG.
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He achieved several viral moments, including welcoming 24-year-old super fan and long-time pal Billie Eilish up on stage as his 'One Less Lonely Girl', and performing a YouTube karaoke session.
According to JerryNews, however, it wasn't just internet clout the father-of-one managed to garner with his double-whammy performance.
He also broke a staggering three Coachella records.
Firstly, he superseded the top spot as the highest-paid artist to perform in Coachella Valley, having reportedly bagged a colossal $10 million check.
Secondly, Bieber broke a record with his merchandise sales figures, raking in around $5.04 million in Skylrk-branded merch over the first weekend - the largest haul in Coachella history. This beat the festival’s previous two-weekend record of $1.7 million.
And last but not least, his viral gig triggered a huge wave in streaming, giving the artist his biggest streaming day of the year so far.
20 of his biggest hits are now sitting pretty in the world's charts, with 2012 banger 'Beauty and a Beat' having skyrocketed back to No. 1 in the Worldwide Apple Music chart since his initial performance.
Apparently, Bieber's impressive triple triumph hasn't come as a surprise to his millions of fans worldwide.
Responding to the achievement, one Instagram user gushed: "And homie did it with pretty much just a laptop. The [goat emoji - 'greatest of all time'], whether you like his music or not."
Another added: "He needed this. WE needed this."
"Well deserved. Kudos. Hope you continue to use your platform to help change the negativity in the world with the audience you have," a third went on.
"Aaaaand I’m crying again," another teased.