Episode 2303
Scooter Braun
Wed, 2023-Aug-23 03:14 UTC
Length - 2:25
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With 156,287 views on Tuesday, 22 August 2023 our article of the day is Scooter Braun.
Scott Samuel "Scooter" Braun (born June 18, 1981) is an American entrepreneur, music executive, and talent manager. He is known for having managed the careers of music artists such as Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Carly Rae Jepsen and J Balvin, via his talent company SB Projects.
Braun is the founder of American record label Schoolboy Records and the holding company Ithaca Ventures. He also co-founded TQ Ventures, Mythos Studios, and RBMG Records, and co-owns the esports team 100 Thieves. He is a board member of South Korean entertainment company Hybe Corporation after it bought Ithaca in its entirety; Braun assumed the position of CEO of Hybe's United States subsidiary, Hybe America. The purchase of Big Machine Records by Braun and his private equity shareholders in 2019 resulted in a highly publicized dispute and controversy with American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift regarding the ownership of the masters of her Big Machine albums. In August 2023, it was reported that some artists in his roster, such as Grande, Lovato and Balvin, have terminated their contracts.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 03:14 UTC on Wednesday, 23 August 2023.
For the full current version of the article, see Scooter Braun on Wikipedia.
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