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“Beauty And A Beat” Somehow Becomes 2026’s Biggest Song
A fourteen-year-old EDM-pop single topping the global charts in 2026 sounds like a headline generated by mistake, but “Beauty And A Beat,” Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj’s 2012 collaboration, genuinely earned that spot after a single festival set turned into one of the year’s strangest and most fascinating chart stories.
The spark traces back to Bieber’s headline performance at Coachella this past April. Mid-set, he played old YouTube clips of his earlier hits and sang along to them live, “Beauty And A Beat” included, a moment that seemed like simple nostalgia at the time but ended up igniting a full-blown streaming surge almost overnight. Within days, the track leapt onto the UK’s Official Singles Chart at a brand-new peak position it never touched back in 2012, and by early May it had claimed the top spot on both the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts simultaneously, joining Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” as only the second non-holiday song ever to top the Global 200 more than a decade after its original release.
Musically, the song hasn’t aged the way anyone expected either. Produced by Max Martin and Zedd, with songwriting help from Savan Kotecha, “Beauty And A Beat” was built on a relentless EDM foundation, heavy drum machines and rushing synths supporting a teenage Bieber’s Disney-adjacent fantasy of young romance, while Minaj’s bridge cuts through with sharper, more knowing energy. That contrast, boyish sincerity against Minaj’s playful edge, apparently still lands with a new generation of listeners discovering the song fresh.
For Bieber personally, the moment marked his third career chart-topper on both Global charts, following “Stay” and “Peaches,” while Minaj claimed her first-ever number one on either list, a genuinely notable milestone for an artist with such an extensive catalogue already behind her.
MusicPorta says: “Beauty And A Beat” proves that a great pop hook doesn’t come with an expiration date, it just needs the right spotlight pointed at it again. Fourteen years later, Zedd’s production still hits, and the Bieber-Minaj chemistry still holds up.
MusicPorta Rating: ★★★★★
“Beauty And A Beat” is an exciting track with captivating energy, impressive delivery, and a memorable sound. Make sure you listen to this impressive song and add it to your playlist today.
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