Justin Bieber, Pop Music’s Fallen Angel, Rises Again at Coachella | The New Yorker

Bieberchella, as it’s been called, touched on the different cycles of Justin Bieber’s life, leaving audiences with one glaring question: What’s next?

Save this story Save this story On the first Saturday of Coachella, Justin Bieber started his concert by looking down at a camera on the floor of the stage. If you were watching the show at home, on a laptop or a TV screen, via Coachella’s live stream on YouTube, he was, for a moment, looking you dead in the eye. If you were out in the Coachella Valley, near Palm Springs, where young people flock annually to get loud, hear their favorite tunes played live, hallucinate in group settings, and herald the coming of summer, you saw Bieber’s gaze emanating from a pair of huge screens. Either way, be

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