--- title: Super Bowl 2017: Justin Bieber T-Mobile Commercial description: Following in the footsteps of Drake, Justin Bieber is dancing his way onto primetime TV in this year's T-Mobile Super Bowl ad. canonical: https://time.com/4658029/super-bowl-2017-justin-bieber-t-mobile-commercial/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-02T16:56:46.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-06-24T06:56:54.216Z og:title: Justin Bieber Dances T-Mobile Super Bowl Commercial og:description: See the Biebs as a "Celebration Expert" og:url: https://time.com/4658029/super-bowl-2017-justin-bieber-t-mobile-commercial/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4556245569a06911/6988b889bc6cfc5a033e0086/screen-shot-2017-02-02-at-11-41-17-am.png?branch=production&width=1191&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1191 og:image:height: 670 og:image:alt: screen-shot-2017-02-02-at-11-41-17-am og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Justin Bieber Dances T-Mobile Super Bowl Commercial twitter:description: See the Biebs as a "Celebration Expert" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4556245569a06911/6988b889bc6cfc5a033e0086/screen-shot-2017-02-02-at-11-41-17-am.png?branch=production&width=1191&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Justin 'Celebration Expert' Bieber Dances in a Tux in This T-Mobile Super Bowl Commercial > Sponsored content. 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See the Biebs as a "Celebration Expert"_  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 2, 2017 4:56 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 2, 2017 4:56 PM UTC Following in the footsteps of [Drake](http://time.com/4204129/drake-hotline-bling-t-mobile-super-bowl-commercial/), [Justin Bieber](http://time.com/4542734/justin-bieber-leaves-stage-fans-screaming/) is dancing his way onto primetime TV in this year’s T-Mobile [Super Bowl ad](http://time.com/4653281/super-bowl-ads-commercials-most-influential-time/). The commercial — titled #UnlimitedMoves — was released Thursday by the cell phone carrier and stars Biebs as a “Celebration Expert” who takes viewers on a journey through the history of touchdown dances alongside New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski and NFL 6-Time Pro Bowler Terrell Owens. 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