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Justin Timberlake has a sweet message for Justin Bieber after the singer shouted him out at Coachella.
During his headlining set at the 2026 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival on Saturday (April 18), Bieber paid tribute to the Timberlake by singing along to an old YouTube video of himself covering the latter's song "Cry Me A River" and sharing that he grew up listening to Timberlake and "so many other beautiful talents."
Timberlake took to his Instagram on Monday to react to the call out and share his support for the "Daisies" singer, even sharing a throwback video of the pair meeting when Bieber was a teen just starting out in his career, chatting and snapping some photos together.
"I know this has been a long road. And I know it's not always a smooth ride," Timberlake wrote in the caption. "I'm proud of you - and you should be proud of you too. Sending love."
Bieber's two-weekend Coachella set, lovingly dubbed by fans as Bieberchella, featured many special appearances from artists like SZA, The Kid LAROI, Big Sean and more as well as notable moments like when he recreated his viral paparazzi rant mid-performance. He even serenaded superfan Billie Eilish during weekend two, leaving her visibly overwhelmed and smiling after Bieber's wife Hailey Bieber pushed her to the stage so he could sing her his 2009 hit "One Less Lonely Girl."