The Canadian singer is a fan of body art and he already has a number of tattoos on his skin.

The 'Believe' star has now revealed a new tattoo that he had made in honour of his grandfather, with a Canadian ice hockey theme running throughout.

In a photo on Instagram, Bieber announced that he has had a picture of the Stratford Culliton's logo inked onto his left shoulder blade. He said:

"My grandfather always took me to the stratford culliton every friday night. This is for [you] Grampa."

He later uploaded a photo of himself showing off the tattoo underneath an orange top at one of his recent shows.

Right before his Salt Lake City show on Saturday night, the Canadian superstar stopped by Primary Children’s Medical Center to meet with seven-year-old fan Millie Flamm, who’s been battling leukaemia for the past three years.

An online campaign was started after the young girl was too ill to attend Bieber's concert, with her dad Brad Flamm, telling the local ABC station, “A friend posted a picture on Facebook, and it’s been shared thousands of times.”

A number of fans took to Twitter to share their delight at Justin's kind gesture.

While one wrote: "I'm so happy Justin went to visit Millie!! :)" another fan wrote: "Millie met Justin in the Medical Center before his show.He put a smile on her little face ♥ (sic)."

Bieber's show comes just days after photographs surfaced of him reportedly smoking marijuana with friends in a hotel room.

The teenage heartthrob took to Twitter yesterday to share his thoughts amidst the scandal surrounding him: ''Everyday growing and learning. Trying to be better. U get knocked down, u get up. I see all of u. I hear all of u. I never want to let any of you down. I love u.

He added: ''I'm ready. We are ready. See u all tomorrow and everyday after that. Back on tour tomorrow. Ready to see u all smile. Time to do what I'm supposed to be doing. Performing (sic).''

US website TMZ obtained images of the Canadian superstar which were reportedly taken on January 2nd - a day after a photographer tragically died while chasing down Bieber's car.

The photographs show Bieber holding a suspicious looking cigarette - leading many people to speculate whether or not he was smoking marijuana at the party.

Bieber - who has not commented on the controversial claims - took to Twitter today to address his fans following his difficult week: ''Everyday growing and learning. Trying to be better. U get knocked down, u get up. I see all of u. I hear all of u. I never want to let any of you down. I love u.

He added: ''I'm ready. We are ready. See u all tomorrow and everyday after that. Back on tour tomorrow. Ready to see u all smile. Time to do what I'm supposed to be doing. Performing (sic).''

Earlier this week Bieber issued a statement about the incident involving the photographer, calling for a change in law to protect celebrities and photographers. The 'Believe' star said:

"While I was not present nor directly involved with this tragic accident, my thoughts and prayers are with the family of the victim."

He continued: "Hopefully this tragedy will finally inspire meaningful legislation and whatever other necessary steps to protect the lives and safety of celebrities, police officers, innocent public bystanders, and the photographers themselves."

Speaking to Top of the Pops magazine, the 'Boyfriend' hitmaker explained that women often trouble him and he struggles to understand them sometimes:

"In every relationship the boy definitely has to wait more for the girl than the girl has to wait for the boy. I'm used to it. Getting annoyed won't get you anywhere anyway."

"You have to know when it is better to leave a girl alone, to wait for her to realise she is yours. And yes, sometimes they can give you a headache."

When asked "I have my qualities. I can be attentive and I have a lot of patience. And I like to surprise my girlfriend with nice things, romantic trips, such as a picnic or something. For girls, it's more important to be loved than to constantly get great gifts. Girls are cuddly and affectionate, but so are boys."

Watch Bieber's recent interview with Ellen DeGeneres below:

The reloadable SpendSmart debit card has been launched by BillMyParents.com and will charge users for periods of inactivity, deposits and ATM withdrawals, and the 'Boyfriend' hitmaker is set to be the face of the product.

BillMyParents.com CEO Mike McCoy explained that Bieber will be perfect to represent the company and the card because he's of the appropriate age and is an admirable figure in society as well as in the spotlight:

"In addition to his many musical talents, Justin Bieber is a smart, motivated and socially conscious artist who actively works to have a positive social influence on his tens of millions of fans worldwide."

"By combining our new teen prepaid debit card with Justin's vast reach and financial educational materials, we can empower countless families with teens to think about responsible spending in a new and better way."

The Brit revealed that he was in the studio with the 'Boyfriend' star last night (January 3), prompting speculation about a collaboration.

The Canadian has been busy writing an acoustic album over the past few weeks, but it remains unclear what project they could be teaming up for.

Brown tweeted: "Was in the studio with Bieber tonight! X."

Bieber meanwhile simply said on Twitter: "#writing."

The 'Believe' man meanwhile earlier tweeted about his plans for the new year ahead, suggesting that he is going to prove his doubters wrong. He said:

"Another year. Another year to be doubted. Another year to work hard and prove them wrong. Another year we are coming out of the gate strong."

Artist Chente, who is the owner of the Under The Gun tattoo studio in Southern California, revealed the news earlier today (January 3) by posting a photograph of himself posing with the 'As Long As You Love Me' hitmaker to his official Instagram page (shown below) and explaining that they had an 'all night' session on January 2.

Although he didn't share any details about the design Bieber chose, Chente accompanied the picture with the telling caption "Tattooin @justinbieber last night#all#night#session."

The Canadian superstar made headlines yesterday after calling for a change in the law following the tragic death of a photographer who was struck and killed by a car while taking shots of Bieber's Ferrari.

Watch a recent interview with Bieber below:

As previously reported, a photographer was hit by a vehicle and killed on Tuesday (January 1) after taking snaps of Bieber's white Ferrari.

The Canadian wasn't in the car at the time or involved in the incident but he issued a statement calling for new laws to protect photographers and celebrities.

Miley Cyrus backed Bieber's statement and took to Twitter to decry the situation. She said:

"Hope this paparazzi/JB accident brings on some changes in '13 Paparazzi are dangerous! Wasn't Princess Di enough of a wake up call?!"

The star continued: "It is unfair for anyone to put this on to Justin's conscious as well! This was bound to happen! Your mom teaches u when your a child not to play in the street! The chaos that comes with the paparazzi acting like fools makes it impossible for anyone to make safe choices."

TMZ meanwhile have reported that the photographer killed was Chris Guerra, who was in his late twenties.

As previously reported, police have confirmed that a snapper was run over and killed on a Los Angeles road on Tuesday (January 1) after taking photos of Justin Bieber's stationary Ferrari.

The singer was not in the car at the time of the incident and the unnamed photographer was hit by a vehicle as he walked back to his own car before dying in hospital.

Bieber has issued a statement about the incident, calling for a change in law to protect celebrities and photographers. The 'Believe' star said:

"While I was not present nor directly involved with this tragic accident, my thoughts and prayers are with the family of the victim."

He continued: "Hopefully this tragedy will finally inspire meaningful legislation and whatever other necessary steps to protect the lives and safety of celebrities, police officers, innocent public bystanders, and the photographers themselves."

Police have confirmed that the unnamed photographer died in hospital on Tuesday (January 1) following the incident.

He was shooting Bieber's white Ferrari on Sepulveda Boulevard, with the singer not said to be in the vehicle at the time.

It is said he was walking back to his own car when he was fatally struck by another vehicle.

It has been reported that Bieber's car was temporarily stationary at a routine traffic stop.

No charges are likely to be filed against the driver of the car involved in the fatal incident.