Justin Bieber's much-anticipated Believe Acoustic album came out Tuesday, and listeners' reactions to the music quickly spawned two worldwide trending topics on Twitter.
Hashtag #ThankYouForBelieveAcoustic and the phrase "Believe Acoustic Deserves A Grammy" trended as user excitement swelled. The Grammy trending topic is in response to Bieber's non-acoustic version of Believe failing to earn any Grammy nominations.
Believe hit stores in June and reached number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart, while the songs "Boyfriend" and "As Long As You Love Me" both peaked in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Bieber previously earned Grammy nods in 2011.
Believe Acoustic (listen below) garnered such responses as these on Twitter:
Justin never changed he's just growing up. Justin is still kidrauhl, just taller. #ThankYouForBelieveAcoustic #PROUD ♥ twitter.com/BieberHades/st…— Justin Bieber Fan(@BieberHades) January 29, 2013
Believe Acoustic Deserves A Grammy— Luke Brooks (@luke_brooks) January 29, 2013
Bieber, who surpassed Lady Gaga in January to become the most-followed Twitter user and will host and perform on Saturday Night Live in February, posted a tweet to respond to fans:
seeing alot of people out there loving but even more so respecting the #BELIEVEacoustic album. means alot. It is all about the Music. thanks— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) January 29, 2013
You can listen to Bieber's new acoustic releases via this Spotify player.