Not many people had heard of jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding before she won best new artist at the Grammy Awards last night, but thanks to some immature Justin Bieber fans (are there any other kind?) she’s getting much more publicity for her win. Bieber failed to take home any Grammys last night despite being nominated in a couple of categories. This pissed off his tween fans, who took to twitter and Wikipedia to express their outrage. Spalding, an emerging jazz artist with a less fervent following than Biebs, saw her Wikipedia page attacked by the little hackers. At points, her middle name on the page was changed to both “Justin” and “Quesadilla.” Someone also wrote: “Justin Bieber deserved it go die in a hole. Who the heck are you anyway?” Beliebers, as Justin’s fans are called, went through various phases of revolt following his loss. First, they were very, very angry and acted out on Twitter and Facebook by calling Spalding a variety of expletives, some of which were upsettingly racist. Following the anger, the Beliebers tried to rationalize what had happened to them and their hero. Bieber fans seemed vaguely confused about how one goes about winning a Grammy. Isn’t it based on how popular you are on Twitter? They seemed lost that someone like Spalding, who has much fewer followers on the networking site, could have been given the award. “So the Esperanza Spalding has only 8 thousand followers on twitter and how many does justin bieber has?” one fan tweeted and many agreed. During this time, a small sleeper cell of fans plotted the sneak attack on Spalding’s Wikipedia entry. By this morning, most of Spalding’s page had been restored with its pre-win information. Bieber himself was gracious about the loss. It is actually win-win for him, since martyrdom typically translates into cash. This will no doubt inspire his army of sometimes wicked fans to try to support the Biebs in other ways. His biopic ‘Never Say Never’ topped $30 million at the weekend box office. His devoted fans now have more of a reason than ever to visit theaters, if only to say, “Esperanza Spalding doesn’t have a 3-D movie.” [From Popeater ] I’ve tried to make minor edits to Wikipedia pages and there are so many people watching those things that it’s impossible to get even legitimate changes made unless you adhere to their very stringent guidelines. Esperanza Spalding’s Wiki page is still unlocked so obviously this wasn’t a big issue. Am I the only one hoping that Justin Bieber goes away soon? Like where are the Jonas Brothers anyway? They used to be all over the place and now we’re subjected to Justin Bieber. I never realized how good we had it with them. Maybe Bieber’s voice will finally change and his singing abilities will evaporate. Or maybe another kid will come along to capture the fickle interests of the preteen set. As much money as Bieber makes, it’s not like the industry is embracing him. He’s got a backup plan though, the kid’s nail polish is a best seller and he’s now shilling flowers . Here is Esperanza Spalding on the CBS Early Show in 2008. She seems so nice and she’s obviously very talented. I love her voice! Photo credit: WENN.com
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Justin Bieber fans go after best new artist winner Esperanza Spalding
