When MTV News spoke to the blogger-turned-music mogul backstage at his high-profile South by Southwest party, he explained his connection to the teen-pop sensation. And he professed his undying admiration for all things Bieber-y."People won't believe this, but it's true. I was into Justin Bieber two years ago, because I discovered him on YouTube, but I wasn't in a position to do anything, because I didn't have a record label back then," Hilton said. "Thankfully, I told other people about Justin Bieber back then. So I didn't just keep it to myself. I didn't post it on my Web site or anything, but I did talk about it, because it was the beginning of the conversations of me doing something with music, so I was hoping I could do something with him in the future, but it didn't pan out. ... But I love Justin Bieber."
So how is Hilton linked to My World 2.0? Turns out, the connection is Los Angeles-based production team Stereotypes, who played a new song for Hilton.
"It's actually not even six degrees, it's one degree of Perez on his new album, because I'm so involved in music now, and I'm working with a lot of artists, I've been meeting with a lot of producers," he explained. "I met with this camp in the Valley, they're called Stereotypes. They're these up-and-coming producers, and they played me a lot of their music, and one of their songs, the first time I heard it, I was like, 'This is a smash. This is a huge hit.' And then I started thinking, 'This might be a great song for Justin Bieber.' So I sent it over to JB's camp. Justin loved it. They recorded the song, it's going to be on his new album, and it's going to be a huge hit for him. The song's called 'Somebody to Love.' "
So, if on Tuesday, you're grooving to My World 2.0, remember to give thanks to Perez Hilton. After all, he's just one little part of Bieber's success. Sort of.
