Add “aspiring producer” to the list of Justin Bieber’s new pursuits (a list that already includes chart topper, alleged slugger and Steve McQueen-worthy motorist). MTV reports that the 18-year-old singer, whose new album “Believe” earned high praise for its tasteful gloss and vocal virtuosity, is expanding his musical repertoire into writing and producing for his girlfriend, actress-singer Selena Gomez.
Entertainment | Music
Bieber producing track for girlfriend Selena
The tween heartthrob is reportedly writing and producing for Gomez’s new album
- Los Angeles Times
- Published: 12:55 July 31, 2012
- Image Credit: AP
- Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at the Sunset Tower in Los Angeles, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri)
Bieber reportedly vetted the track with Black Eyed Peas mastermind and recent Bieber collaborator will.i.am, who described it as “really, really dope.”
The track, whose title is as yet unknown, seems to be potentially in line for Gomez’s planned 2013 release, which also is reported to include tracks from seasoned pop hands such as Toby Gad and Rock Mafia. Early reports suggested it might be heavy on confessionals from her relationship with Bieber, but recent interviews suggest it might be less specific and more in line with fizzy disco such as “Love You Like a Love Song.”
If Bieber’s own album “Believe” is any indication, his tastes these days veer toward sleek Europhile dance-pop and the catchier ends of vintage Motown. And while there may be no more reliable hitmaking hand than will.i.am today, he also signed off on “My Humps,” so we’ll reserve judgment until we hear the track.
More from Music
More from Arts & Entertainment
Covering everything from entertainment and lifestyle
Most Popular in Entertainment
- UAE cinema listings: May 23-29
- Native American actresses walk Cannes red carpet
- Gosling breaks Cannes’ heart
- Film review: Neram is a good time
- Nicole Richie gets candid in new AOL web series
- Film review: Ethir Neechal
- Russell Peters: Bring on the funny
- A bite of the world’s best restaurant
- Meet the cast of hit Arab series '04'
- Swift disgusted by Gomez-Bieber kiss
Latest from Entertainment
- Shruti Haasan might write for films
- Angel and Draco Malfoy team up for more drama
- Two sides of Cath Kidston
- Bipasha Basu on fashion and style
- Ranbir Kapoor not a social-networking fan
- SRK to promote Chennai Express during IPL final
- Lauren Gottlieb smitten with Salman Khan
- Travelling to space with DiCaprio for a cause
- Zeta-Jones returns home after treatment
- Warrant for Tim Dog, despite death reports
- Mary Blige faces $3.4 million federal tax lien
- Amanda Bynes arrested on marijuana charge
- E-mails show concern for Jackson’s ill-health
- Dabba wins at Cannes
- Jerry Lewis retains distaste for female comics
- Safwan Dahoul’s show on strife-torn Syria
- Austrian artist Philip Mueller’s solo exhibition
- Book review: The Yogic Manager
- Book review: “How Asia Works”
- Book review: “The Way of the Knife”
- Interview with Aminatta Forna
- Beatles’ lyrics headed for British Library
- Book review: Gill Hornby’s “The Hive”
- Book review: Jane Gardam’s ‘Last Friends’
- My new guitar hero
Entertainment Editor's choice
-
Beatles’ lyrics headed for British Library
Handwritten lyrics to Beatles’ classics “Strawberry Fields Forever”, “She Said She Said” and “In My Life” added to existing material in the library’s Treasures Gallery that already draws throngs
-
‘Idol’ winner rolling out debut album in July
Candice Glover spent more time on the show than she did on her debut album
-
Who topped this week’s US charts?
Vampire Weekend’s“Modern Vampires of the City” sold 134,000 copies in its first week, beating Demi Lovato to top of Billboard 200 chart