TORONTO â€" With his long-awaited third album "Believe" days from dropping, Justin Bieber preached to the converted on Sunday night at a raucous MuchMusic Video Awards ceremony where a worshipping crowd shrieked at the very mention of the pop star's name.
While it was his protege Carly Rae Jepsen whose three awards represented the night's biggest haul, Bieber had the adoring crowd eating from his palm from his red-carpet entrance â€" when he approached with his adorable baby brother in his arms, bringing the throngs to a fever pitch of screamed swooning â€" to his show-closing performance.
And the fans were ready for him, ready with cardboard cutouts of his head held aloft, with marriage proposals scrawled on gigantic signs and with purple and red Bieber bands firmly affixed to their foreheads.
Earlier in the day, some industrious Bieber followers were even spotted trying to squeeze underneath fencing set up around the perimeter of the stage in the hopes of possibly catching a glimpse of the singer.
When the 18-year-old claimed his first award of the evening, the piercing squeals of the crowd reverberated for blocks.
"Thank you so much," said Bieber, clad in a black T-shirt with a gold chain dangling from his neck. "I want to say thank you so much to my home. I want to say thank you to all my family, my fans, I wouldn't be here without you guys.
"You guys are amazing, I love you."
Well, the feeling was obviously mutual.
And even Bieber-associated acts were feeling the love, as Jepsen
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