Billboard.com has unveiled its 2012 ranking of music's most powerful minors and Canadian pop superstar Justin Bieber topped the list for the second time beating today's hottest boy group, One Direction which settled in second place.
Billboard's 21 Under 21: Music's Hottest Minors listed this year's music royalties with "hit records, millions of fans, and the kind of success most musicians only dream of yet still cannot uncork a battle of champagne to celebrate their success."
Other notable music icons in the list are The X Factor USA judge Demi Lovato (#3), 2011 American Idol Scotty McCreery (#4), rapper Mac Miller (#5) and Justin Bieber's girlfriend Selena Gomez (#6).
Meanwhile, K-POP Princess IU made it to this year's list. IU, who played Kim Pil Suk in the hit Korean series Dream High landed at #15. Billboard described IU as "the nation’s little sister" whose "unique charm and undeniable hits have made her into a bona fide superstar."
1. Justin Bieber
2. One Direction
3. Demi Lovato
4. Scotty McCreery
5. Mac Miller
6. Selena Gomez
7. Porter Robinson
8. Cher Lloyd
9. Earl Sweatshirt
10. Nick Jonas
11. Jackie Evancho
12. Cody Simpson
13. Mindless Behavior
14. Megan & Liz
15. IU
16. Bridgit Mendler
17. 3BallMTY
18. Miley Cyrus
19. Madeon
20. Ross Lynch
21. Victoria Justice
