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Bieber was a presenter at the 

52nd Annual Grammy Awards on January 31, 2010. He was invited to


be a vocalist for the remake of "We Are the World" (a song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel
Richie) for its 25th anniversary to benefit Haiti after the earthquake. Bieber sings the opening line,
which was sung by Lionel Richie in the original version.[53]
On March 12, 2010, a version of K'naan's "Wavin' Flag", recorded by a collective of Canadian
musicians known as Young Artists for Haiti, was released. Bieber is featured in the song, performing
the closing lines.[54]
In January 2010, "Baby" was released from his debut album My World 2.0. The song
featured Ludacris, and became an international hit. It charted at number five on the US Billboard Hot
100, peaked at number three on the Canadian Hot 100[55] and reached the top ten in several
international markets.[41] Two promo singles, "Never Let You Go" and "U Smile", were top 30 hits on
the US Hot 100, and top 20 hits in Canada. [41] According to review aggregator Metacritic, the album
has received generally favourable reviews.[56] It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200,
making Bieber the youngest solo male act to top the chart since Stevie Wonder in 1963.[5] My World
2.0 also debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, Irish Albums Chart, Australian
Albums Chart, and the New Zealand Albums Chart[41] and reached the top 10 of fifteen other
countries.[57][58]
To promote the album, Bieber appeared on several live programs including The View, the 2010 Kids'
Choice Awards, Nightline, Late Show with David Letterman, The Dome and 106 & Park.[59] Sean
Kingston appeared on the album's next single "Eenie Meenie". The song reached the top ten in the
United Kingdom and Australia, and the top 20 of most other markets. On April 10, 2010, Bieber was
the musical guest on Saturday Night Live.[60] On July 4, 2010, Bieber performed at the Macy's Fourth
of July Fireworks Spectacular in New York City.[61] The following single from My World 2.0,
"Somebody to Love", was released in April 2010, and a remix was released featuring Bieber's
mentor Usher. On June 23, 2010, Bieber went on his first official headlining tour, the My World Tour,
starting in Hartford, Connecticut, to promote My World and My World 2.0. In May 2010, Bieber
featured in Soulja Boy's song "Rich Girl".[62] In July 2010, it was reported that Bieber was the most
searched-for celebrity on the Internet. [63] That same month, his music video for "Baby"
surpassed Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" (2009) as the most viewed, and also the most disliked,
YouTube video ever.[64][65] However, Taylor Swift's video for her single "Blank Space" (2014)
surpassed its number of views in 2015. [66] In September 2010, it was reported that Bieber accounted
for 3% of all traffic on Twitter, according to an employee of the social-networking site. [67]

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