Back in July, MBW reported that Shamrock Capital had raised $400m in a new fund – and that it intended to spend this money on entertainment IP, including music copyrights. Looks like it just spent the majority of it on Taylor Swift’s back catalog…
Category archives: Scooter Braun
Scooter Braun sells Taylor Swift masters for $300m+ to investment fund (report)
Sale follows nearly 18 months of bad blood between Braun and Swift over Ithaca’s acquisition of six albums
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Scooter Braun & Troy Carter backed livestream startup Moment House launches with $1.5m funding
Seed funding round was led by Forerunner Ventures
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Scooter Braun joins $30m investment in avatar-based virtual concert startup Wave
Wave recently hosted concerts with John Legend and Tinashe
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Scooter Braun is a songwriter now, with credit on new Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber single
Braun is credited on Stuck With U, and has previously gotten a songwriting nod on Justin Bieber’s Purpose
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Taylor Swift: Scooter Braun paying $330m for Big Machine ‘wasn’t exactly a wise choice’
“Just another case of shameless greed in the time of Coronavirus. So tasteless, but very transparent.”
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‘The music industry’s relationship with tech has been less than optimal. We’re here to improve that.’
Zach Katz and Shara Senderoff discuss their startup-surveying, Scooter Braun-backed venture
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Scooter Braun publicly calls on Taylor Swift to resolve fallout after ‘numerous death threats’ towards his family
Scooter Braun, often painted as the villain of the piece in Taylor Swift’s ongoing complaints about the ownership of her masters, has spoken out. Braun, manager of the likes of Justin Bieber, J Balvin and Ariana Grande, has just posted a lengthy …
Taylor Swift denies Big Machine Label Group song use claims
Artist’s team issues statement slamming Big Machine Label Group’s response to note published this week
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Defending Taylor Swift, Sky Ferreira Claims the Music Industry Forces Underage Singers Into Exploitative Contracts
Over the weekend, Taylor Swift blasted both Scooter Braun and Big Machine Label Group’s (BMLG) Scott Borchetta. Overdramatizing Braun’s acquisition of her former label, she called the move “my worst-case scenario.” “This is what happens when you sign a…