Esperanza Spalding | Justin Bieber Congratulates Esperanza Spalding After Losing To Her Latest Photos & Video

Justin Bieber Congratulates Esperanza Spalding beat out Justin Bieber,Florence and the Machine, Drake, and Mumford & Sons as best new artist at Sunday's Grammy Awards.She's the first jazz winner of the best new artist award.She's 26 years old and from Portland, Oregon. She's a classically training jazz/chamber music fusion musician and singer.Justin Bieber Congratulates Esperanza Spalding

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She taught herself to play violin at age 5, and joined the Chamber Music Society of Oregon shortly after.Although there is speculation that she did indeed have a stroke, nothing has been confirmed yet.There are currently conflicting reports about what actually happened after the incident; The Daily Telegraph claimed that she had been hospitalized, and did have a stroke, while an LA radio host said that she had been checked out by a friend, according to the New York Daily News.CBS has made no comment or update yet, but we are hoping they will soon.





Our best wishes go out to Serene Branson.Although Justin Bieber fans were upset that Esperanza Spalding beat the young singer for Best New Artist at last night’s Grammy Awards - and even attacked her own Wikipedia page – The Biebs was totally gracious in defeat.Admittedly, the pop star was disappointed he didn’t win, but that didn’t stop Bieber from congratulating Spalding.“I didn’t meet her…. I’m gonna go say what up…. [and] congratulate her,” Bieber told MTV News backstage before seeking out the singer.What do you think of the young singer’s show of graciousness