Justin Bieber is NOT retiring from music.

We all thought Christmas had come a week early when news of pop star 
Justin Bieber’s supposed 'retirement from music' broke on Wednesday.

But it was nothing more than a cruel December fools, as his manager has now confirmed that the "Baby"  singer was joking when he made the announcement on a US radio station.

"Um, I'm actually retiring man," Bieber told Power 106 FM radio host Kurt Alexander in Los Angeles. "I'm just gonna take some time. I think I'm probably gonna quit music, I'm quitting everything."

The Twittersphere exploded with the news as Bieber's panic-stricken fanbase - the dedicated 'Beliebers' -posted frantic messages of shock, worry and teenage heartbreak.

Now, the full interview has been releasSpeculation that Bieber's comment was a practical joke had been rife when no official statement or comment appeared on his website or Twitter after the interview.ed, with the pop star revealing.