Esperanza Spalding Learns What Happens When Justin Bieber Fans Attack

Those silly Grammys should have known better than to give their Best New Artist award to anyone other than Justin Bieber if they didn't want a tween revolt on their hands. Moments after Bieber lost the prize to Esperanza Spalding, his tech-savvy army of fans began an assault on social media and the entire Internet.
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."
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I think it's hilarious that the little beeber girl got shut out last night. Bwahahahahahaha.
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Yeah, it is nice to see talent win! I can't stand that kid and actually cheered when he didn't win...my bad.
she has real talent. not just singing bout "whip'n hair".
dat right..she got it go in on more so dan willow smith yaz all.
Does it make you feel tough to pick on a child? Real hero
Spalding is an amazingly tanted musician. I saw her live and came away shaking my head in disbelief at just how fantastic she is. Musical talent is not defined by the number of teeny-boppers listening to Top-40 radio.
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Sorry....meant "talented".
I for one am glad Beeber and M and M lost out...Beeber has the most annoying voice, like finger nails going down on a blackboard...and M and M , well...no talent is the kindest thing I can say!
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Eminem, not "M and M".
Marshall Mathers.., M & M.., Eminem: T'sall good.. Why you trippin'?
Whatever..........
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Hope to be at the Grammys next year with my soundtrack for GETTYMOVIE ... Getty/Hitler Trilogy!
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OMG!!! Justine lost! Boo Hoo Hoo!!! Suck on that "KT" wherever you may be. It's disgusting and pathetic that these little twits are making such a big deal about this no talent twirp losing. In a few years, when they grow up and look back at all the time, money and energy they spent on Justine (all the while Justine will be in rehab along side Lindsay), they will be saying "Good Lord what was I thinking". These awards (are not always) based on popularity, they are (and should be) based on TALENT!
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I think the judges wanted to give the award to someone with potential for a long career and I don't think Bieber wil have long career.
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Beiber is a little turd. Thank God they gave the award to someone with musical talent, and not someone who was manufavtured like a McDonald's hamburger.
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justin sucks-can't stand his bubblegum trash-esperanza is what grammies should be about-true talent!
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I am actually surprised Bieber even got nominated, and what is up with that album of the year choice, this things gone to pot.
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Wow I can't believe that some people are so harsh and mean. Just because Esperanza Spalding isn't as well known as Justin Bieber it doesn't mean that she didn't deserve to win.
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I was so happy to learn that a talented but unheralded singer of that deserving-of-notice medium of jazz won the award.Younger people don't understand the concepts of hype versus talent.Bieber can sing but he lacks quality,substance,depth.This win is based on substance not hype.
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He's definitely a "manufactured" pop star. I'm glad he didn't win.
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I listened to her stuff and the American Idol kids can do better.