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Hip Pop music’s most dynamic mentor and mentee (and yes, we DID just make up the term “hip pop”, but doesn’t it fit these two just perfectly!?) Usher and Justin Bieber are the cover boys for this month’s issue Billboard Magazine and we’ve got to hand it to them – they totally deserve it.

As the cover art suggests, The Biebs and Usher are totally at the top of their game – The Bieb’s sophomore album “Believe” is set to drop next month and Usher, well, Usher is the one who has made Bieber Fever possible.

Despite his obvious hand in making Justin a household name, 33-year-old Usher took every opportunity during his interview with Billboard to gush about the incredible talent of his 18-year-old protege.

He’s always been a dope MC… ‘Boyfriend‘ was really the defining moment; it became No. 1 everywhere, which is what dreams are made of. Both of us are being modest about what our journeys have been in terms of songwriting: Justin really has participated in every writing session – that’s amazing… It’s easy to just dial something in, but if you make the music authentic, people feel connected to you as an artist from the beginning.

It’s nice to set major stars sharing the love!

Justin also raved about his relationship with his friend and producer,

[He's been] successful in everything that he’s done. He’s made some mistakes, too, but he’s learned from them, so he can tell me what to do and what not to do.

So, we’re guessing we won’t be seeing Justin’s boxer’s hanging out on stage any time soon…

Check out this month’s issue of Billboard on stands now!

Canadian teen sensation Justin Bieber landed the cover of the latest issue of Billboard Magazine, the most prestigious music industry weekly publication. In the interview, Justin confessed he does not want to act and be like Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus and reveals how he deals with bad criticism. Here are some highlights:

On the haters: “There’s more people that like me than there are who hate me, so I kind of brush it off. People say, ‘Oh, people just like him because he’s pretty.’ Or the funniest one: ‘When he goes through puberty, he’s not going to be a good singer anymore. How does that make sense when we’ve seen people like Michael Jackson and Usher and Justin Timberlake and all these famous singers do it?”

On playing Madison Square Garden: “I just think that I have enough fans, so I could pull in the people. I don’t really get nervous anymore. I’ve already performed at Madison Square Garden, and I’ve performed for an hour before. What’s the difference?”

[image: Billboard]