Justin Bieber's 'Baby' Music Video With Ludacris Hits 3 Billion Views on YouTube – Billboard

Skip to main content The visual was at one point the most-disliked video on YouTube. Oh, baby! Justin Bieber and Ludacris‘ music video for the former tween star’s breakout single “Baby” has hit 3 billion views on YouTube. The “Baby” video came out in 2010 and effectively introduced the world to the young heartthrob with a skater haircut, high-pitched voice and smooth dance moves who would go on to help define pop music for the next decade. The visual features a 15-year-old Bieber wooing a girl with an epic dance-off at a bowling alley, joined by Ludacris, whose rap verse about a teen romance remains wholly iconic. The year it was released, “Baby” became the most-watched video in YouTube history at the time, surpassing Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” with 246 million views. It was also the most-disliked video on the platform until 2018, when that year’s YouTube Rewind amassed more dislikes than “Baby” in just one week. In 2020, Bieber celebrated the 10-year anniversary of his career breakthrough with a nostalgic Instagram post, sharing a throwback to the decade-old cover art of his multiplatinum single. The song served as the lead single of his debut album, My World 2.0 and
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