The Day The Internet Failed Justin Bieber
This poor guy can't catch a break. First he's getting snubbed by the Grammys, and then his supposedly loyal microphone hits him in the head during Saturday Night Live. If you were Justin Bieber, you'd want to run into the open arms of your fans and friendly live stream viewers, too.
What was supposed to be an alternative to the 16 live performances and eight televised trophy deliveries--none of which included Monsieur Bieber--on last night's Grammy Awards resulted in the exhaustive search for a synonym to "frustrated" and an inside look at how the Bieber family really vacations. Technology--specifically, the Internet, the very medium that launched Bieber to his superstar status--was not on Team Bieber's side on Sunday night, as repeated attempts to field questions from fans and distract him from the fact that Rihanna's nipples partially visible and Katy Perry was open to motorboating couldn't get off the ground.
livestream is over capacity it not letting me in the room give me a second lol
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) February 11, 2013
alright so livestream isnt working.. soo im gonna figure something out
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) February 11, 2013
since nothing is working and im super upset i feel i gotta make it up to u.i should post a new song on twitter so you can still be excited
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) February 11, 2013
really now ustream is over capacity my fans are amazing but this is frustrating twitter.com/justinbieber/s…
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) February 11, 2013
The agony Bieb was experiencing left the door open for a slew of conspiracy theories to arise from the Twitter accounts of those who couldn't possibly care about whether or not Babel defeated El Camino in the Album of the Year category.
@justinbieber the grammy's found out you were doing this so they made everything not work #conspiracy
— {May(a)weed}? (@lanadelfap) February 11, 2013
ITS A GRAMMY CONSPIRACY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (@justinbieber live on twitcam.livestream.com/cg7qz)
— Believe (:(@iAmaBelieber126) February 11, 2013
@justinbieber ITS A CONSPIRACY BY THE GRAMMYS TO SHUT YOU DOWN
— ??FONDLE BUTT?? (@justinsitouch) February 11, 2013
BUT! Said technical difficulties ended up giving Beliebers a first listen to a brand-new track--one that can't be found on new album Believe Acoustic--as well as a chance to watch Justin himself jam out to his hard work. Who's talking conspiracy theories now, hmm?
As for the new song, Bieber works on his own signature introduction ("It's Justin! Bieber") and raps about spreading wings. What will the finished product sound like? Has YouTube sent him a fruit basket during this very difficult time? Until we get the answers to all that and more, Bieber is taking a self-imposed timeout:
next time i hit the stage will be in Dublin but until then Im gonna take a little time for me. #familytime .
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) February 11, 2013
We sincerely hope both live stream and U stream services have a skilled security team... just in case. Those Beliebers can be a rowdy bunch.