At Coachella, Justin Bieber flipped the camera — and reminded us how YouTube changed everything

It's been years since we last encountered a piece of Justin Bieber drama worth chewing over, but the singer's performance at Coachella has given us something to talk about. By singing along with his old YouTube videos, Bieber ignited a controversy -- and may have involuntarily provided an intriguing commentary on the relationship between social media and live music. During the middle of his set, Bieber pulled up YouTube on his computer and started playing videos from the early days of his channel, back when he was still known online as kidrauhl. As baby Biebs strummed away on the screen, the adult version of the pop star sang along to his old Usher and Chris Brown covers. Visit Tubefilter for more great stories.

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