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Justin Bieber Has Another Question for the Pop World

His shimmery new single “Friends” comes off as a gift to long-suffering fans—and an attempt to further his hot streak.
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Justin Bieber just wants to ask you a question, again. Owing either to marketing efforts or issues that can only be determined in a therapy session, the signature hits of the Canadian child star’s adult career have boasted choruses as interrogatives. When he transitioned to semi-adventurous dance-pop: “Where are you now that I need you?” Amid : “What do you: “Is it too late to say sorry?” Now, he’s got a sunny and a hopeful new question: “Can we still be friends?”

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