The Job Scooter Braun Had Before He Was Famous

Shutterstock Scooter Braun, owner of Scooter Braun Projects, is a music tycoon who manages some of the world’s most iconic artists. Although the millionaire is known for representing big-name clients, including Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, David Guetta, and Dan + Shay, in recent years, he has also made headlines for his connection to Taylor Swift. When Braun bought Swift’s former record label, Big Machine Label Group, including the master recordings of her first six albums, the “You Belong to Me” singer took to Tumblr to pen an explosive post about how “sad and grossed out” she was over the deal, according to Rolling Stone.  The problem stems from how Swift perceived Braun as a “manipulative bully” and felt betrayed by her prior record label for selling her master recordings to Braun, especially after she begged to be granted the rights to her own music, as reported by Vox. “Never in my worst nightmares did I imagine the buyer would be Scooter,” Swift wrote. She went on to claim that Big Machine founder Scott Borchetta knew that she didn’t trust Braun and that both he and Braun were attempting to “[control] a woman who didn’t want to be associated with them.” Swift’s post incited plenty of…
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