Bieber & Nicki Hit #1

Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj’s “Beauty And A Beat” climbed to No. 1 on the global Apple Music songs chart this week, nearly 14 years after its 2012 release. (forbes.com) The jump followed Bieber’s April 11 Coachella headlining set in Indio, California, where he pulled up archival clips and sang along to older songs including “Beauty and a Beat.” Forbes reported the track reached No. 1 on Apple Music’s worldwide chart after that performance. (forbes.com) Apple Music lists “Beauty and a Beat” as a 3-minute, 47-second track from Bieber’s album *Believe*, released June 15, 2012, with Nicki Minaj credited as a featured artist and songwriter alongside Max Martin, Zedd and Savan Kotecha. (music.apple.com) Forbes said Bieber’s catalog was streamed 24.6 million times in the United States on April 12, up 54% from April 11 and 74% from April 10. The same report said his global catalog topped 77 million streams in a single day, his biggest streaming day of 2026. (forbes.com) The chart move puts a 2012 dance-pop single back into a 2026 streaming race dominated by new releases and viral catalog revivals. Kworb, which tracks Apple Music rankings, shows the worldwide Apple Music songs chart updating daily across markets. (kworb.net) The song already had a long digital afterlife before this week’s rise. Apple Music still carries the original single and remix package, and uDiscover Music reported in 2022 that the official video had passed 1 billion YouTube views. (music.apple.com) (udiscovermusic.com) Bieber has not staged a full U.S. concert since the *Justice* World Tour was canceled in 2022, according to Forbes, so the Coachella set doubled as a return to a mass live audience. USA Today separately reported that the performance marked his official Coachella debut on April 11, 2026. (forbes.com) (usatoday.com) That return sent listeners back to one of Bieber’s crossover records from the *Believe* era, and this time the replay surge was large enough to push “Beauty And A Beat” to the top of Apple Music’s global chart. (forbes.com)