Buyouts of his CDs are routinely organized by groups such as the self-designated Bieber Army (one girl with the Facebook name Lauren Love Bieber told me that she had bought his first album, My World, nine times, My World 2.0 seventeen times, and the “Baby” single 24 times). When a new single comes out, fans mobilize online to drive it to the top of iTunes.
Justin Bieber Can Hear Them Scream (New York Magazine)
My World, $9.98 x 9 = $89.82
My World 2.0, $7.99 x 17 = $135.83
Baby, $0.99 x 24 = $23.76
Total: $249.41
This is pretty insane. Tween girls are irrational by nature, so I can see why they would want to do this, but where are they getting this kind of money?
