As the self-shot snap jumps species from teens and pop moppets to world-leaders-in-waiting, Matthew Bell salutes its unstoppable rise

Nicki Minaj and her mentor, Lil Wayne, will join forces for a performance at the Billboard Music Awards, to be presented 19 May in Las Vegas.

Just how far would a Belieber go to win tickets to see their idol? This was the premise of a spoof TV show which challenged Justin Bieber’s Norwegian fans to convert to Islam.

Celebrities 'raising awareness' is not an end in itself. Beyond that there has to be 'creating understanding' – and that’s before we even get to 'taking action'

The 19-year-old singer and his entourage are said to have paid a visit to Amsterdam’s Anne Frank House on Friday night

After a relatively quiet week in Bieberville it looks like the teen pop sensation is in trouble again.

... but do the young Norwegian's performances match the pyrotechnics of the pop star's sell-out gigs? Tom Peck tiptoed into the arena to watch

Following the explosive London leg of Justin Bieber’s tour last week the singer has cancelled a concert in Portugal.

In case one of the two watches Justin Bieber has been wearing around London had stopped, a giant video clock ticked down the seconds till show-time on his second night at the O2 Arena. Unlike the previous night, when fuming parents and children complained he kept them waiting two hours, when the clock hit zero at 9pm, the singer promptly appeared.

Lamborghini has created a super new car (which could fairly also be called a supercar). The Veneno goes from 0-60mph in less than three seconds, so it could be very useful getting away at the lights.

The true villains in this are the idiots who paid for the tickets in the first place

Justin Bieber has apologised and promised to improve his timekeeping after angry fans complained that the teen idol took the stage two hours late for his O2 Arena show.

With his family's talent and the Kardashian business acumen, this 'relationship' could take the next generation of fame to another level

Courtney Barrasford, a 15-year-old girl, saw overnight worldwide attention when Justin Bieber retweeted her: