Let’s take a brief intermission in the middle of our 5 part Ariana Grande series to tear apart the flood of rumors around Scooter Braun’s mass client exodus. Some very shady stuff happening with all those “sources” talking to the tabloids!

Sources:

• HYBE AND ITHACA HOLDINGS JOIN FORCES TO LEAD THE GLOBAL MUSIC INDUSTRY INNOVATION [04/02/2021] [Hybe]
• Current Roster [SB]
• The many faces of Scooter Braun, Anna Silman, March 1, 2022 [Insider]
• J Balvin Signs With Roc Nation for Management, May 15, 2023 [Billboard Pro]
• Justin Bieber and Scooter Braun Have Not Parted Ways, Still Working Together (Exclusive), August 18, 2023 [ET]
• Demi Lovato Splits With Manager Scooter Braun, August 21[Billboard Pro]
• Ariana Grande Parts Ways With Manager Scooter Braun, August 21 [Billboard Pro]
• Why Ariana Grande Is Leaving Scooter Braun After 10 Years: ‘This Is Her Choice,’ Says Source (Exclusive), August 22 [People]
• Source: Idina Menzel Is No Longer Being Managed by Scooter Braun (Exclusive), August 22 [THR]
• Scooter Braun Jokes That He’s ‘No Longer Managing’ Himself, August 22 [Billboard] / [Twitter]
• What the Hell Is Going On in Scooter Braun’s Empire?, August 22 [Variety]
• Justin Bieber ‘Hasn’t Talked’ to Scooter Braun in Months, Is Working on New Album Without Him: Source (Exclusive), August 22 [People]
• Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato both split from music manager Scooter Braun: Source, August 23 [EW]
• People Think That Taylor Swift Is Subtly Referencing Ariana Grande And Justin Bieber In The “Karma” Chorus Because Of Their Association With Scooter Braun And Honestly, What A Mind. [Buzzfeed] / [TikTok]