What is the real story behind Justin Bieber's "Baby"? In this episode of Behind The Lines, we go inside one of the most viewed and most disliked videos in YouTube history — and the story behind it is far stranger than most people know. How did a 12-year-old busking for Disney World money get discovered by accident in a YouTube sidebar? Why did Usher almost pass on him twice? Which major labels rejected him before anyone said yes? And who is Christina Milian — and why does she have a writing credit on this song even though she almost certainly didn't write a word of it?

We tell the full story of how Justin Bieber went from a single mom's son in Stratford, Ontario to the most famous teenager on the planet. We break down why Baby became the most disliked video in YouTube history — and what that actually says about internet culture. And we explain why Drake is in the music video.

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