With his much-anticipated film debut, ‘Never Say Never,’ due to hit the big screen on Feb. 11, multiplatinum music phenom Justin Bieber is putting the finishing touches on the movie’s soundtrack. One high-profile songwriter who has wrapped up studio time with the teen superstar is Ester Dean, the Grammy-nominated talent behind hits by Rihanna (‘Rude Boy,’ ‘What’s My Name?’), Usher (‘Hot Tottie’) and Katy Perry (‘Firework’).
According to Dean, the in-demand Bieber — who has become a pop culture behemoth, selling over 3 million copies of his debut album ‘My World’ and over 1 million of the release’s extended edition, ‘My World 2.0′ — took her by surprise with his humble demeanor. “I first met Justin with Usher at an ‘American Idol’ event,” Dean told PopEater. “He was like, ‘Oh my God … I’m such a fan of your songwriting!’ And I’m like, ‘You’re a fan? [laughs] I’m a fan of your music!’”
While some of Dean’s longtime followers may be surprised at the pairing, the genre-jumping artist, who has also become a force in the R&B world drafting hits for Chris Brown, Robin Thicke and Tre Songz, sees no cultural differences when it comes to creating songs. “He’s a very talented guy. He was very easy to work with and was very nice,” she said. “We just finished up some music for the new movie he has coming out. I can’t get too much into it. I don’t want to give too much away. [Laughs] But it’s going to be great.”
“I’ve worked on all different types of music,” Dean said of her diverse resume. “Take Katy Perry … I’ve been wanting to collaborate with her since I heard ‘I Kissed A Girl.’ And I found out later that Katy wanted to work with me! So we did ‘Firework’ and ‘Peacock’ and wrote the lyrics together on both songs.”
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