The End of Taylor Swift's $300 Million Fight With Scooter Braun
For all her claims of misogyny and predatory labels, Swift’s main beef seems simple: she doesn’t like Braun.
When Scooter Braun agreed to sell Taylor Swift’s first six albums for $300 million, it wasn’t just a good deal for the manager and his investors. It was the end of a year-long headache that started with his purchase of Big Machine, Swift's old label.
Braun, the manager of Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber, had purchased Big Machine to accelerate his efforts to become a mogul. Big Machine had an active roster of country stars and generates cash. But moments after the deal was announced, Swift assailed Braun as a duplicitous bully.