Justin Bieber Learns What A Backhanded Compliment Is

Justin Bieber's fanbase is expanding as his sound (and behavior) matures. Okay, maybe his behavior isn't maturing as fast as his sound is, but this should be good news, right?

Wait. Not so fast.

The Associated Press wrote a story about this. The headline?

Q92.3's target audience is 18-34 year-old women, but as I am always fond of saying, "good music is good music", and Bieber's 2015 on Q92.3 has been stellar.

"Where Are U Now" with Skrillex and Diplo is a fantastic song.

"What Do You Mean" is even better.

He's followed those up with "Sorry", and now Q just added "Love Yourself" this week, which is a capella Bieber, and if you haven't heard it it's amazing.

And GUYS ARE NOTICING AND LISTENING TO IT AND LIKING IT OMGZZZZZZZ!

Says Timothy, age 30: "You can't deny where Justin Bieber is right now musically. You want to not like him, but you kind of just have to respect it."

Ennis is 33: "I kept asking my girlfriend, 'Who is that guy? I keep hearing his voice.' She didn't even know until we actually had to go through the radio station's playlist to find out it was Justin Bieber. I'm a Justin Bieber fan now."

These are actual quotes from actual adult males. This is such a phenomenon!

Or, maybe people just know good music when they hear it and decide not to label it.