Bieber, Morrison & more debut

With YouTube and broadcast/cable TV behind them, we're expecting big sales send-offs for new music "product" from Justin Bieber, Matthew Morrison and the Lonely Island, leading this week's CD/videodisc parade.

BIEBERMANIA: If you can't stand the sight and sound of young girls going bonkers over Bieber, stay away from the new home video release of his documentary "Never Say Never" (Paramount Home Video, A-). If you're at all intrigued by what it took to achieve JB's iconic level of success, this film is just the ticket and quite a fun ride.

For starters, copious home videos (thanks, Mom) chronicle J.B.'s confidence and prowess on drums, guitar and vocals from single-digit age. Then there's the whole YouTube phenomenon, how his self-posted video performances kick-started Biebermania. (Bieber's top-viewed "Baby" is closing in on 543 million hits.)

And all that groundwork he laid playing radio and school gigs. (Shout out to Ridley High!)

While there isn't a 3-D version (as the film played theatrically) for home consumption, the high-definition Blu-ray treatment still carries quite the visual and sonic wallop, especially with performances at Madison Square Garden wherein our boy plays nicely with special guests Boyz II Men, Miley Cyrus, Jaden Smith, mentor Usher and "Baby" collaborator Ludacris. And fan alert: Home video bonuses include JB's famous haircut.

GLEEK ATTACK: America's top musical comedy TV show "Glee" has made Matthew Morrison a household name. Now he can hold head high with the smooth pop stylings of his self-titled debut (Mercury, B), with decent self-penned originals and star-powered duets with Sting ("Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot"), Elton John ("Mona Lisa and Mad Hatters"/"Rocket Man") and Gwyneth Paltrow ("Somewhere Over the Rainbow").

SAVING SNL: When volume 2 (the 21st-century years) of the "Saturday Night Live" story is written, there'll surely be a big chapter devoted to how YouTube saved the show. Or, more precisely, how the YouTube-posted, grossly funny musical "SNL Shorts" performed by show regular Andy Samberg and his friends in the Lonely Island did the deed by luring in a new generation of fans who had thought the show was still pointed at their parents.