On New Year's Eve in Times Square in New York Justin Bieber welcomed 2012 with one of the stronger performances of his young career, signaling his time as a teen pop star is done and he's ready to enter the next phase of his career.
On 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest', Bieber pulled the Lennon and McCartney song, Let it Be out of his musical hat and his version was nothing short of outstanding. It is one of the greatest songs in the pantheon of great rock songs and he did it with one of rock's most celebrated guitarist, 64-year-old Carlos Santana.
It was only one song but Bieber played piano and sang before a million fans at the annual New Year's Eve gathering with a maturity unheard of from a 17-year-old. Before singing he spoke to the crowd, telling them that we "all do the best we can each year" and wishing them a Happy New Year. Were fans expecting Baby or Mistletoe or another song from the Bieber cannon? Whatever they expected they had to like what they heard.
The Canadian star has just returned to the States after spending Christmas with his family in his hometown of Stratford, Ont. where, among other things, he performed a Christmas special in Toronto at Massey Hall, took part in an on-ice practice with players from his favorite NHL hockey team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and spent oddles of time with his toddler brother, toddler sister and the rest of his family.
Bieber, who recently donated $500,000 to the Toronto branch of the Make a Wish Foundation, is now set to continue working on his next project, an album called 'Believe'. His manager, Scooter Braun, is on record as saying that it will be a more mature record that will herald the singer moving into adulthood.
Bieber's performance New Year's Eve suggests it will be a successful transition.
Source
