Justin Bieber and rising pop singer, Shawn Mendes, have a lot in common given that they’re from the same part of Canada and they both achieved fame at a young age.
However, it was wrong for a radio host to assume that Bieber had any idea who Mendes is because as it turns out, he doesn’t.
Ralphie Aversa from 95.5 PLJ in New York asked Bieber if he looks at Mendes and wishes he would’ve known what he knows now about the music industry at the age. The only problem was that the “What Do You Mean?” singer, 21, has never heard of Mendes.
“Who’s Shawn Mendes?” Bieber asked quizzically as he chewed on a water bottle cap, EW reports.
When Aversa explained Mendes’ song, “Stitches” was doing pretty well on the charts, Bieber replied, “Nice. Nice. Good for him.” He followed up with, saying he will “check [Mendes] out, for sure.”
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