They might be clamoring for a look, but the beliebers certainly didn't come outin droves to buy the Vanity Fair issue featuring Justin Bieber on its cover.
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Teen heartthrob? Check. Sales? Bzzt.
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Did you really want to see Justin Bieber without his shirt on? Most Vanity Fairreaders didn't.
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Pop prepubescent Justin Bieber is quickly discovering that it's a man's world out there.
When the effeminate boy wonder appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair's February issue, loosening the tie around his smooch-soiled neck, it had all the makings of a newsstand mega hit.
Are you surprised? We can't say we are. Some of us lifelong Vanity Fair subscribers still refuse to remove the plastic wrap from the Bieber issue, five months later. The recycle bin will have the pleasure of becoming intimately acquainted with the edition in the very near future.
It's a no-brainer that Vanity Fair readers certainly aren't the target audience for a Bieber bonanza. Well-educated, tangentially well-off, and unabashed worshippers of the well-loved Graydon Carter, they're older (than 16), wiser, and have better things to do than obsess over flashes in the pop culture pan.
But we're left wondering if this Belieber breakdown doesn't lend itself to the larger question: Have they finally found a cure for Bieber fever?
Fingers crossed.
Tell us: Did Justin Bieber belong on the cover of Vanity Fair in the first place? Sound off in the comments.
Legendary rockers Styx and Kevin Cronin, lead singer of REO Speedwagon, will team up to co-headline the “Brotherhood of Rock” tour in 2025, which will include a stop at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on Friday, June 6.
The large, 40-city tour will take place over three months, starting in Greenville, South Carolina on May 28, and wrapping up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 24.
In addition to Houston, the tour will go to Austin on June 4 and Dallas on August 1. It will include special guest Don Felder, former lead guitarist for the Eagles, at all dates.
Fans can expect some of the greatest rock anthems of all time, including “Renegade,” “Keep On Loving You,” “Come Sail Away,” “Can't Fight This Feeling,” and “Hotel California.”
Styx and Cronin (as part of REO Speedwagon) first toured together in 2000 and in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks, coming together to form the Rock to the Rescue 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. This will mark their sixth time joining forces on the road.
2022 was the 50th anniversary of Styx's self-titled debut album, but they have yet to slow down. The band released their 17th album, Crash of the Crown, in 2021. Of course, not everyone is a fan, as this classic clip from The Simpsons illustrates.
REO Speedwagon's recording days appear to be done, with their last album coming out in 2009, but the main group of five has been together since 1989. On this tour, Cronin will be joined by REO's lead guitarist Dave Amato and drummer Bryan Hitt.
General tickets for the tour will go on sale starting on Friday, December 13 at 10 am at LiveNation.com.
Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets in the U.S. beginning on December 9 at 10 am through the Citi Entertainment program.
Styx and Kevin Cronin will be offering VIP packages via their own exclusive pre-sales beginning on Tuesday, December 10 at 10 am, as well as at LiveNation.com.