CMA Awards 2012: Is Hunter Hayes country's answer to Justin Bieber?

CMA Awards 2012 had what looked like country’s answer to Justin Bieber when Hunter Hayes performed “Wanted.” The 2012 CMA Awards had a couple of entertainers that could be considered a little bit country and a little bit rock and roll, as Eric Church finally found somewhere to hang his hat, according to USA Today on Nov. 1, 2012.

When Church got up and accepted his CMA Award for “Album of the Year” he said, “I’ve spent a lot of my career wondering where I fit in, too country? Too rock?” He continued with “I want to thank you for giving me somewhere to hang my hat.” As USA Today points out, Church’s head gear wasn’t the traditional country head attire of a cowboy hat, he wore a baseball cap.

Hunter Hayes won "New Artist of the Year Award" and when he got up to accept the award, he sounded very similar Justin Bieber. Hunter has that same type of fast talking and high energy that Bieber brings to the stage.

They also pointed out that the baseball cap seemed to outnumber the cowboy hats this year. Reminiscent of Johnny Cash and his basic black clothes, there was also a lot of black atire present, especially with the men. Most of the baseball caps also seemed to be black at this event that’s billed as country’s biggest night of the year.

USA Today, CMA Awards 2012 Live

Is Justin Bieber Her Last? Nicki Minaj Is 'Over' Collaborations

After Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj made their dramatic publicity stunt to promote the premiere of their track 'Beauty and the Beat', Nicki has now revealed that she has no plans to collaborate with other artists in the near future as she is "over" working with other people.

The Young Money rapper has recorded tracks with some of the biggest names in music, including Nas, Rihanna, Jay-Z, Justin Bieber and Kanye West, so it's hardly surprising that she is struggling to top those collaborations.

When Minaj was asked about who she would like to work with in the future she told MTV News: "I don't know! I mean, I'm sort of over it now actually!"

"I've had amazing collaborations, God bless everyone that collaborated with me and thank you for the opportunities but I'd say now, I don't wanna, there is no dream collaboration. I feel like I've worked with the dream collaborators already."

She continued: "I've worked with just the most iconic people in the world and now, it's like, you know, now I think it's more about just creating good music outside of all that collaborating stuff."

She went onto explain how she still likes to collaborate with other stars and thoroughly enjoys ‘sprinkling her pink dust' on someone else's music.

The 29-year-old said: "I loved… being able to bring like a different flavour to someone's song. "Like someone gives you a song, it's almost like a blank canvas and then you sprinkle your little pink dust on it and then you send it back and they're just like 'Ahh'. That's always fun!"

Nicki clearly has a devoted set of fans, including Disney star Miley Cyrus.

Miley paid tribute to the rapper by dressing up as her for Halloween, she donned a leopard print cat suit and a big yellow wig. Cyrus also tweeted the Superbass rapper to let her know about her costume choice: “'@NICKIMINAJ you a stupppppiddddd hoe #stupittttstupitttt”

Could this be the start of a new collaboration idea?

Justin Bieber Talks Future Music + Plans

Justin Bieber spoke to The Daily Mail about his future music and his plans, and how he sees his career going. "I am going to change and grow through my music and doing films. This album was different. My next album will be even edgier." But by edgy, he doesn't mean nasty. Don't expect the next Bieber album to be littered with the "eff" word. "My music is never going to have swear words in it. Never," the singer said.

The Biebs also said that the he wants longevity beyond his status as a teen sensation, saying, "I definitely don't want to be just another teen heartthrob. But there are different ways of growing. I want to be loved like Michael Jackson was, from the four-year-olds to the 80-year-olds."

He nods to the careers of Usher and Justin Timberlake for inspiration, too. "I look at Justin Timberlake and Usher and see how they crossed over really successfully, and I’ve seen people go off at the deep end, get full of themselves, think they're the best and end up not being anything. I’ve worked way too hard for that," the teen said.

We look forward to seeing Justin Bieber grow and progress.

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Was Justin Bieber Banned from Role in Selena Gomez's Movie?

By Gossip Cop, Thu, November 01, 2012

“Selena Gomez just put her pretty li’l foot down… on Justin Bieber’s ego,” begins a piece in the National Enquirer.

According to the supermarket tab, when Disney hired Gomez “to star in — and exec produce — an upcoming TV movie version of her long-running series, tentatively titled, ‘Untitled Wizards of Waverly Place Special,’” The Biebs “got super-stoked” and “told her he’d co-star in ‘any role!’”

But here’s the “shocker,” says the mag.

The Enquirer claims Gomez “banned” Beiber from the project.

“Selena didn’t miss a beat,” a so-called “insider” tells the tab, saying, “She rejected his idea, telling him his superstar power would detract from the project. Justin was stunned, protesting that his appearance would definitely increase viewership.”

Nice fake-sounding quote.

Anyway, the mag says Disney executives agree with Bieber, and are hoping “Selena will change her mind,” even though so far she’s “standing her ground.”

Ooh, so dramatic… and WRONG.

A rep for Bieber tells Gossip Cop that the tab’s tale is “not true.”

Of course, this is the same outlet that inaccurately reported that Bieber was told to get Botox, and wanted to bottle his own sweat.

Girl thrilled by Justin Bieber tickets after being scammed

Kayla Ramsey at Midtown Tickets saved the day for Elizabeth Green's daughter after the tickets she bought to the Justin Bieber concert proved to be fakes.

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A mom planning a birthday surprise for her daughter wound up with a sickening feeling, but in the end, Bieber fever won out for the night.

Last night we told you about a Kingwood mom who bought two tickets to the Justin Bieber concert that turned out to be fakes. The seller posted the tickets for sale on Craigslist and would only take cash for them.

During our story we spoke with Kayla Ramsey at Midtown Tickets about how to spot a fake. Kayla graciously offered to give the mom two real tickets.

As you can see from the photos, there was (at least) one very excited young lady at the Toyota Center last night.

Jaden Smith Remixes Justin Bieber's "Love Me Like You Do"—Check It Out!

Watch out, Justin Bieber!

Jaden Smith is giving you a run for your swaggy style.

The 14-year-old singer—who is the son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith—remixed the Biebs' hit song "Love Me Like You Do" and took to Twitter to share a YouTube video of his latest musical mix:

"Ohh Snap #WeMadeIt #LoveMeLikeYouDo," the pint-sized rapper posted early Monday morning

Jaden Smith turns 14!

The epic rendition is one of 18 tracks from Jaden's debut mixtape titled "The Cool Cafe: Cool Tape Vol. 1." which features the young star covering and remixing songs from his favorite artists (sister Willow is on the CD as well!).

This isn't the first time Jaden has used the Biebs for a bit of inspiration—the longtime friends performed together at the 2011 Grammys, and they even did a "Never Say Never" duet back in the day.

What do you think of Jaden's "Love Me Like You Do" remix?

Houston teen reviews Justin Bieber's concert

Justin Bieber returned to Houston Tuesday for his first full concert since the "My World 2.0" tour of 2010.

Carly Rae Jepsen opened the show and did a fantastic job of getting people pumped up for the popular teen. She sang her catchiest hit, "Call Me Maybe". As she closed she managed to say, "Justin Bieber's up next!" - This of course was followed by the sound of girls screaming.

As the clocked ticked down to zero, the noise of the screaming girls grew louder. Pretty soon, I couldn't hear my own thoughts.

Bieber opened with 'All Around the World' from his latest album, "Believe". The eighteen year old "flew down" in his giant angel wings right onto center stage. He then went through a number of songs, dance routines, and outfit changes.

About half way into the show, Bieber strapped himself into a machine that hovered over thousands of girls' heads. While up there, he slowed it down a bit and sang "Be Alright" and "Fall", acoustically, which are songs from the new album "Believe". Believe itself is the name of a track on the newest album, which he sang later on the piano.

Justin Bieber never fails to keep the crowd engaged and entertained. I can still hear the words ringing in my ears right before he closed with "Baby" - as he said, "Who wants to be my baby?" And if you're reading this, Justin Bieber... I do!

Editor's note: Emma Carr is a sophomore at Fort Bend Austin High School