Icelandic canyon 'shut down' due to Justin Bieber Effect
He filmed his 'I'll Show You' music video there
Last updated 20th May 2019
Cast your mind back to 2015 when Justin Bieber released his song 'I'll Show You'. The song reached Number 15 in the UK chart and fans couldn't get enough of the music video for Bieber's song. In fact, to date the music video has had a massive 444 million views on YouTube!
Now, it's turned out that the music video, which was filmed at a remote canyon in Iceland, could have caused the canyon to be closed after thousands of Bieber fans decided to visit the music video's location.
Justin's three minute video made fans around the world aware of this pristine canyon and now, officials in Iceland have had to close off Fjaðrárgljúfur to protect it from the high number of visitors.
And, whilst the country's environment minister, said it was, "A bit too simplistic to blame the entire situation on Justin Bieber," he did say, "Rash behaviour by one famous person can dramatically impact an entire area if the mass follows".
The environment minister also explained in Justin's defence that Fjaðrárgljúfur wasn't surrounded by rope fences and designated paths when he filmed the music video.
According to reports, some fans have tried to bribe their way into the canyon with ranger Hanna Johannsdottir saying she turned down free trip to Dubai, which she was offered in exchange for turning a blind eye.
Meanwhile, back in the music world, Justin is back with a new collaboration with Ed Sheeran. Their song, 'I Don't Care' is incredibly catchy and last week they dropped the very unusual music video, which features Ed dressed as a panda and Justin as a corn on the cob!
Now take a look at some of the biggest collaborations this year:
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello - 'Señorita'
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello teamed up for their summer hit 'Señorita', also dropping their steamy music video.
Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber - 'I Don't Care'
Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber have teamed up for 'I Don't Care', a catchy, upbeat song which was immediately a hit with fans around the world.
Calvin Harris and Rag'n'Bone Man
Not only is Calvin Harris a superstar DJ, he's also an amazing producer and he teamed up with Rag'n'Bone Man on 'Giant' in January. The DJ told us how the singer slid into his DMs, sending over some chord ideas - and before long the pair were working together on this hit - 'Giant'.
Sam Smith and Normani - 'Dancing with a Stranger'
Normani confirmed she was working with Sam Smith late last year, and the pair dropped their single 'Dancing With A Stranger' in January.
Lauv & Troye Sivan - 'i'm so tired...'
American singer-songwriter Lauv and Australian singer-songwriter Troye Sivan teamed up for this Top 10 hit, 'i'm so tired...'.
Jonas Blue with Theresa Rex - 'What I Like About You'
British DJ and producer Jonas Blue has teamed up with Danish singer Theresa Rex for their great song 'What I Like About You', which reached the Top 10 in the UK Dance Chart.
Europa (Jax Jones & Martin Solveig) - 'All Day and Night' with Madison Beer
This collaboration between British DJ Jax Jones and French DJ Martin Solveig, under their collaborative name Europa, was released in March.
Avicii and Aloe Blacc 'SOS'
'SOS' is the first single to be released since the untimely death of Avicii in April 2018. At the time of his death, Avicii had been working on a new album and the album was completed by his collaborators and released with the permission of his family.
Taylor Swift and Brendon Urie - 'ME!'
Taylor's first single of 2019 was a collaboration with Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco. The pop star had her fans very excited when she first posted a date on her socials. On the 26th April it was revealed to be a new single, 'ME!'. The song, along with the music video have been a huge hit with fans. In just a few hours the music video had more than 16 million views.
Avicii and Chris Martin
Following the release of Avicii's posthumous album, 'Tim', the music video for 'Heaven', his collaboration with Coldplay's Chris Martin was released. The video was very emotional to watch.
Ariana Grande and Social House
Ariana Grande teamed up with American duo Social House on her single 'Boyfriend'. The music video for the song featured all three of them at a house party, which ended in a fight. Ariana even ended up shooting heart-shaped lasers!
John Newman and Nina Nesbitt
John Newman and Nina Nesbitt joined forces on their new collaboration 'Without You'. 'Without You' comes four years after John's last Top 5 hit, 'Come and Get It' was released and speaking about his new collaboration, John said, "I have also been a fan of Nina and always loved working with her, it was an easy decision to get her on this stonker!"
Kygo and Whitney Houston
Norwegian DJ Kygo released one of the hits of 2019 when he remixed Whitney Houston's cover of 'Higher Love'.
Ed Sheeran and Stormzy
Ed and Stormzy worked together for Ed's collab album in 2019, releasing the massive track 'Take Me Back To London'.
Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey
They are three of the most successful women in pop, so when Ariana, Miley and Lana teamed up to release 'Don't Call Me Angel' for the 2019 movie adaptation of Charlie's Angels, fans were left over the moon!
Becky Hill and Sigala
He's dropped some massive its in recent years, but Sigala's 2019 collab with Becky Hill was certainly one of his most popular! Becky wrote the track about an ex-boyfriend, and it became one of the tracks of the summer.
Tiesto and Mabel
Legendary DJ Tiesto teamed up with Mabel to release 'God Is A Dancer' in September 2019.
Their new music comes after Justin started to tease a collaboration at the end of April, posting a side-by-side photo of both Ed and himself standing in front of a green screen.
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