Aston Villa striker Darren Bent has revealed that his taste in music includes 'guilty pleasure' Canadian popstar Justin Bieber.

The 29-year-old, whose future at Villa Park remains uncertain, has admitted that music plays a big role in his career - naming the likes of rappers Drake and Jay-Z among his artists of choice.

"I'm not sure I've got too much music I'd describe as guilty pleasures," Bent told AskMen.com. "The only music I listen to that you might call horrific is Justin Bieber.

"Hear me out! It's only the odd track here and there and having taken my wife and kids to see him in concert, I'll defend him. He was fantastic.

"Honestly, I got more pleasure watching Bieber than I did when I went to see Drake. And I'm a huge Drake fan, but I was just bored by the end. Whereas Bieber knows how to put on a good show."

Bent has been linked with a transfer to Newcastle United this summer.