Life & Style Weekly reports in the magazine’s latest edition that one of the fellas from One Direction is dating a woman 15 years his senior! Senior News Editor Jordi Lippe also chatted about Kanye West dating Kim Kardashian and Justin Bieber’s new crib.
When people think of Justin Bieber, a number of different opinions may come to mind. Some may still see him as the teenager who packed malls across America past their fire codes. Others might immediately associate Bieber with his girlfriend, actress/singer Selena Gomez. But for Mike Posner, the teen star is simply a “really cool kid.”
So how do you convey that image to the public, while not alienating the millions of teens who adore The Biebs? Posner feels they achieved just that with “Boyfriend.”
“My goal was to make something that me and my friends could put on in the car, smoke and drive to, and chill to,” he said. “But also, not abandon this amazing and gigantic fan base that he’s built thus far.”
So Posner co-wrote and co-produced the track, which serves as the lead single from Bieber’s forthcoming album, Believe.
“I’m just honored to be a part of the Bieber project,” Posner said. “He’s such a high profile artist that he really has the opportunity to change where music is and push it in a new direction, and I think that’s exactly what he’s doing with his new album.”
Speaking of different directions and new music, Posner himself is in the midst of writing and recording his sophomore LP, Sky High. The “Cooler Than Me” singer revealed that the album is about 75 percent complete.
“The sound of the record, and the emotion of the record, and the tone of the record; I’m not rapping, I’m singing, but it grows out of hip-hop,” he said of the project. “There’s a lot of soul in the record, and there’s not a lot of synths and techno-beats.”
The album’s first single, “Looks Like Sex,” will be about as “dance-y” as the new material gets. Posner did create a track in studio with David Guetta, however that will not make the LP. The Duke University grad did note that Pharrell Williams, Big Sean, and J. Cole will all contribute to the final piece, due out before the end of the year.
The Biebs’ new album Believe is due out this year, and this is the first single. The track was co-written and co-produced by Mike Posner. Like Justin Timberlake before him, it seems Bieber is using this song and new sound to transition from teen heartthrob to legitimate pop star. “Boyfriend” is certainly a step in the right direction.
According to entertainment reporter Jill Wilderman, it’s good to be Justin Bieber, and who can argue with her? The pop star turned 18 on Thursday, and he received one of the few gifts that the kid with everything could get: a $100,000 electric car. The automobile is so exclusive that Al Gore and Colin Powell are still on the wait list for it. The wheels were presented to Bieber on “Ellen” by manager Scooter Braun and mentor Usher.
Bieber also teamed up with a non-profit organization called Charity: Water to raise money. The “Somebody to Love” singer asked fans to donate $18 to the foundation, which helps developing countries obtain clean water. 
Wilderman also dished about a contest she’s running on her website, where one person will win a fan pack of Danica Patrick items, including an autographed poster. Peep the details now on Wilderman’s blog.
Who would’ve thought that there could be a person or persons that would ignite more of a social media thunderstorm than Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber?
By the way, as of press time, the storm has yet to subside.
Entertainment reporter Jill Wilderman checked in from Hollywood with the latest on the “Jelena.” The couple was spotted last weekend not in Los Angeles for The Grammy Awards, but in New York. Gomez and The Biebs ate at a trendy Thai restaurant in Manhattan, and the actress was spotted wearing a ring on her way out. Wilderman said the idea that the piece of jewelry is of the engagement variety is probably false. Reportedly the schedules of the teen stars were not allowing them the chance to see each other on Tuesday for Valentine’s Day. 
But all of that was soon overshadowed by Wilderman’s introduction of Jin Akanishi. The Japanese pop star has already attracted a very large and passionate following across the globe. Akanishi now has his eyes set on America – with a handful of tour dates that will take him from Los Angeles to Honolulu to New York. Last November the singer dropped a single, “Test Drive,” which was produced by J.R. Rotem and features Jason Derulo. Akanishi released his latest track, “Sun Burns Down,” last month. It shot to the top of the iTunes dance chart.
Don’t believe the hype? Check out how many mentions, retweets, and favorites I received on Twitter here. Plus, read more about Akanishi’s migration to the States on Wilderman’s blog.
