Cruz Beckham Drops His First Single — But Is 11 Too Young to Launch a Pop Career?

So it looks like Cruz Beckham is set to become the next Justin Bieber. David and Victoria Beckham have been offering teasers of their 11-year-old’s musical talents on social media all year, and now they’ve taken it to the next level by allowing the youngster to release his first single.

Showcasing the festive track “If Every Day Was Christmas” on Wednesday morning’s Capital FM Breakfast Show, Cruz announced that proceeds from the single will go to Global’s Make Some Noise organization, which funds charities across the U.K.

But while the Internet melted upon first hearing the seasonal tune, others weren’t as impressed with brand Beckham for giving the go-ahead for Cruz to enter the celebrity circuit.

Speaking on Good Morning Britain, Piers Morgan slammed David and Victoria for allowing the tween to launch his pop career so early. Describing the situation as “sickening,” Piers said he thought Cruz “should be at school.”

Making it clear that he wasn’t landing the blame at Cruz’s high tops, but holding the parents entirely responsible, he said, “It’s not his fault. He’s 11. But how did he manage to release this? It’s sickening.”

The presenter also penned an opinion piece for the Daily Mail and took to Twitter to defend his views in a back-and-forth to Cruz’s manager, Scooter Braun, who also manages Justin Bieber.

Scooter was quick to note, “He is an 11 year old who wanted to make a song to help other kids. Once again Piers shows why he is a jackass and why his show was cancelled.”

But Piers wasn’t done yet: “Stop pretending this is about charity when it’s about promoting Brand Beckham & making YOU a ton of money off another young kid’s back.”

And it seems some people were in agreement with Piers.

“Too young in MY opinion! @justinbieber has already proved this in the last couple of years that it affects you later!” wrote one Twitter user.

“Totally agree with Piers about Cruz Beckham it’s not right,” added another.

“Cruz Beckham is an 11 year old pop star??? Not sure what to make of this. Surely he needs to just be a kid first…or is it good timing?” another user posed.

Celebrity Journalist Dan Wootton also took to social media to give his views on Cruz becoming a pint-size pop star.

Cruz isn’t the only Beckham to start carving out his celebrity career at a young age. Big brother Romeo participated in his very first modeling gig at age 10 for big-time brand Burberry. And even bigger brother Brooklyn has been dabbling in celebrity photography, modeling from an equally young age.

The youngest Beckham boy has also joined his older brothers in making his social media debut. Earlier this week, his manager, Scooter, signed Cruz up to his own Instagram account, and the youngster racked up 30,000 followers in just one hour.

And as we all know, with social media comes unwanted attention that grownups, let alone children, often struggle to deal with. So it’s OK to ask whether it’s healthy for an 11-year-old to be exposed to the sometimes creepy, often hurtful, online world.

The Beckham boys certainly aren’t the only celebrity offspring to launch their own careers young. Cindy Crawford’s daughter Kaia Gerber also made her modeling debut at the age of 10. While Anais Gallagher, daughter of Oasis star Noel Gallagher and his ex-wife Meg Mathews, was signed up by Select Model Management at 11.

Then there are child stars Justin Bieber and Lindsay Lohan, who’ve inspired countless headlines between them.

No doubt the Beckhams have considered the effects that fame could have on their youngest boy, but then you could argue that Cruz and his siblings are already famous, thanks to the huge global star of their parents. So would it be possible for them to have a “normal” childhood anyway? In which case, shouldn’t Cruz just do what he loves to do and take advantage of the opportunities that having celebrity parents will obviously present to him?

Of course it could also be argued that children often follow their parents into the same profession. The sons and daughters of doctors or lawyers often become doctors or lawyers in their turn. So what’s the difference in Cruz following him mom, Victoria, into the music business? Would an 11-year-old child genius face the same backlash?

Whatever you think about Cruz releasing a single at 11, you can’t deny that the boy has got something. Let’s just hope we’re not reading TMI headlines in a few years’ time.

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