Scooter Braun#Ithaca Holdings

{{short description|American businessman (born 1981)}}

{{Use American English|date=September 2023}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Scooter Braun

| image = Scott (Scooter) Braun 2022.jpg

| caption = Braun in 2022

| birth_name = Scott Samuel Braun

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|6|18}}

| birth_place = New York City, U.S.

| education = Greenwich High School
Emory University (no degree)

| title = CEO of Hybe America (2023–present){{cite web | url = https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2023/01/25/scooter-braun-hybe-america-ceo/ | publisher = Digital Music News | title = Scooter Braun Reportedly Becomes Sole Hybe America CEO As K-Pop's Global Expansion Continues| date = January 25, 2023 | access-date = 1 February 2023}}
Founder of School Boy Records and co-founder of Raymond-Braun Media Group (RBMG)

| organization = Hybe, SB Projects, TQ Ventures{{cite news | url = https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-10/scooter-braun-invests-in-european-cannabis-as-region-opens-up | publisher = Bloomberg | title = Scooter Braun Invests in European Cannabis as Region Opens Up | newspaper = Bloomberg.com | date = February 10, 2020 | access-date = 23 April 2020 | archive-date = October 27, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201027144751/https://signal-metrics-collector-beta.s-onetag.com/metrics | url-status = live }}

| occupation = {{hlist|Talent manager (former)|record executive|businessman|investor}}

| spouse = {{marriage|Yael Cohen|2014|2022|end=divorced}}

| children = 3

| years_active = 2002–present

| label_name = {{hlist|Big Machine|RBMG|SB Projects|School Boy}}

| website = {{URL|http://scooterbraun.com}}

| signature = Scooter Braun signature, Billboard Open Letter 2016.png

}}

Scott Samuel "Scooter" Braun ({{IPAc-en|b|r|ɔː|n}} {{respell|BRAWN}}; born June 18, 1981) is an American businessman, investor, and record executive. Since 2023 he has served as chief executive officer (CEO) of Hybe America, the North American subsidiary of South Korean entertainment company Hybe Corporation, following Hybe's acquisition of Braun's Ithaca Holdings.{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/27/arts/music/heres-a-brand-name-scooter-braun.html | title = Here's a Brand Name: Scooter Braun | newspaper = The New York Times | date = December 23, 2015 | access-date = 4 June 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226173619/http://nytimes.com/2015/12/27/arts/music/heres-a-brand-name-scooter-braun.html|archive-date=December 26, 2015| last1 = Coscarelli | first1 = Joe }}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/959001/justin-bieber-the-billboard-cover-story|title=Justin Bieber – The Billboard Cover Story|last=Herrera|first=Monica|date=March 19, 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 6, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113114749/http://billboard.com/articles/news/959001/justin-bieber-the-billboard-cover-story|archive-date=November 13, 2017}} He is credited with having discovered Canadian singer Justin Bieber in 2008, whose success along with other artists under Braun's management led to the establishment of Braun's record label RBMG Records, a joint venture with R&B singer Usher. Braun has also served in career management for artists including Ariana Grande, Kanye West, Demi Lovato, J Balvin, Ozuna, Dan + Shay, and the Kid Laroi, among others.{{cite web | url = https://www.wavymagazine.com/from-youtube-to-superstar#:~:text=In%20the%20end%2C%20Braun's%20management,famous%20superstars%20of%20all%20time. | publisher = Wavy magazine | title =From YouTube to Superstar: The Role of Scooter Braun in Justin Bieber's Success| accessdate = 15 December 2023}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/usher-introduces-teen-singer-justin-bieber-268791/|title=Usher Introduces Teen Singer Justin Bieber|magazine=Billboard |date=April 28, 2009}} He retired from artist management in 2024.{{Cite magazine |last=DiGiacomo |first=Frank |date=2025-01-27 |title=Billboard 2025 Power 100 List Revealed |url=https://www.billboard.com/p/billboard-2025-power-100-list/ |access-date=2025-02-26 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}

Braun is also the founder of Schoolboy Records, co-founder of investment firm TQ Ventures and Mythos Studios, and founder of Ithaca Holdings, whose 2019 acquisition of Big Machine Records led to a publicized dispute with Taylor Swift.{{cite magazine | url = https://variety.com/2018/film/news/scooter-braun-david-maisel-mythos-studios-1202737774 | magazine = Variety | title = Scooter Braun, David Maisel Form Mythos Studios| access-date = 3 June 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180609142558/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/scooter-braun-david-maisel-mythos-studios-1202737774|archive-date=June 9, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a29807801/taylor-swift-scooter-braun-scott-borchetta-tyrannical-control-amas-netflix-doc/|title=Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun's Drama, Explained|last=Olson|first=Samantha|website=Cosmopolitan.com|date=February 16, 2024 }} Throughout his career, Braun organized concerts and tours including March for Our Lives{{cite web | url = https://www.businessinsider.com/what-to-know-about-celebrity-manager-scooter-braun-2019-7 | publisher = Business Insider | title = What to Know about Celebrity Manager Scooter Braun| accessdate = 15 April 2025}} and Hand in Hand, in support of victims of gun violence and natural disaster relief. Active in film and television, he served as executive producer for the comedy series Dave, whose first season was the most-watched comedy show for FX.

Braun was nominated for Grammy Awards in 2017 and 2022.

Early life

Braun was born in New York City to Conservative Jewish parents, Ervin and Susan ({{née|Schlussel}}) Braun.{{cite news|first=David|last=Lev|work=Arutz 7|title=Young Bieber Gets a Firsthand Lesson in Israeli Politics|url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/143531|access-date=January 7, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422041603/http://israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/143531|archive-date=April 22, 2017}} Following the Holocaust,{{cite web | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/justin-biebers-manager-scooter-braun-657356/ | publisher = The Hollywood Reporter | title = Scooter Braun: 10 Things You May Not Know About Justin Bieber's Manager| date = November 20, 2013 | accessdate = 14 December 2023}} Ervin's parents lived in Hungary until 1956, when they immigrated to the United States. Ervin grew up in Queens, and became a dentist and high-school basketball coach; Susan Schlussel Braun was an orthodontist.{{cite web | url = https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/how-scooter-braun-became-a-billionaire/ | publisher = Grazia magazine | title = How Scooter Braun Became a Billionaire by Helping Others Find Their Place| date = January 8, 2022 | access-date = 29 December 2022}} After the couple married, they settled in Cos Cob, Connecticut.{{cite web|url=http://mofflymedia.com/Moffly-Publications/Greenwich-Magazine/December-2010/Brains-amp-Braun|last=Hodenfield|first=Chris|title=Brains & Braun|work=Greenwich Magazine|date=December 2010|access-date=December 7, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503024157/http://greenwichmag.com/g/December-2010/Brains-amp-Braun|archive-date=May 3, 2012}}

Braun has four siblings. He attended Greenwich High School, where he was elected class president. Braun attended Emory University in Atlanta, where he played college basketball until his sophomore year. He dropped out of college in his junior year.[http://www.jpost.com/Features/In-Thespotlight/Braun-and-brains-behind-Bieber-313141 Jerusalem Post: "Braun and Brains Behind Bieber" by David Brinn and Amy Spiro] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120123115/https://www.jpost.com//Features/In-Thespotlight/Braun-and-brains-behind-Bieber-313141 |date=November 20, 2018 }} May 14, 2013{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brains-bieber-conversation-scooter-braun-48088|last=Halperin|first=Shirley|title=The Brains Behind Bieber: A Conversation with Scooter Braun|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 22, 2010|access-date=December 12, 2010|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331042551/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brains-bieber-conversation-scooter-braun-48088|url-status=live}}

Career

Braun began organizing parties while studying at Emory University.{{Cite web|title=The Brains Behind Bieber: A Conversation With Scooter Braun {{!}} Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brains-bieber-conversation-scooter-braun-48088|access-date=2020-10-10|website=www.hollywoodreporter.com|date=November 22, 2010|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331042551/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brains-bieber-conversation-scooter-braun-48088|url-status=live}} In 2002, Braun was hired to plan after-parties in each of the five cities on the Anger Management Tour, which featured Ludacris and Eminem.{{Cite web|date=May 10, 2006|first=Coley|last=Ward|title=Scooter Braun is the Hustla|url=https://creativeloafing.com/content-165779-scooter-braun-is-the-hustla|access-date=2020-10-20|website=Creative Loafing|language=en}} He subsequently met Jermaine Dupri, the founder of So So Def Records, who offered him a job as So So Def's executive director of marketing.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BKrMkpe3hGgC&q=scooter+braun+billboard+30+under+30+2009&pg=PT22|title=30 Under Thirty 2009|last=Duffy|first=Thom|magazine=Billboard |publication-date=August 22, 2009|access-date=May 11, 2015|page=23|volume=121|number=33|issn=0006-2510|date=August 22, 2009}} Events organized by Braun in this era included parties for the 2003 NBA All-Star Game and after-parties for Britney Spears' 2004 Onyx Hotel Tour.{{Cite web|date=2010-11-22|title=The Brains Behind Bieber: A Conversation With Scooter Braun|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brains-bieber-conversation-scooter-braun-48088|access-date=2021-02-21|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en}} Braun left So So Def{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/09/03/120903fa_fact_widdicombe?currentPage=all|last=Widdycombe|first=Lizzy|title=Teen Titan|date=September 3, 2012|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=June 27, 2013|archive-date=May 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513181231/http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/09/03/120903fa_fact_widdicombe?currentPage=all|url-status=live}} in 2005, and a few weeks later brokered a $12 million campaign deal between Ludacris and Pontiac. After the Pontiac deal, Braun was hired as an entertainment consultant for the Atlanta Hawks.

In 2008, Braun scouted Bieber, then 13, after accidentally clicking on a YouTube video of Bieber singing. Braun urged Bieber's mother, Pattie Mallette, to bring her son to Atlanta to record demos and meet Usher. He eventually convinced them to move permanently from Canada to the United States. Both Usher and Justin Timberlake expressed interest in signing Bieber, who ultimately signed with Island Def Jam in partnership with Raymond-Braun Media Group (RBMG).{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/justin-bieber-cover-team-strategy-97658|title=Justin Bieber Cover: The Team and Strategy Behind Making Him a Star|first=Shirley|last=Halperin|date=February 9, 2011|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=May 11, 2015|quote=The resulting joint venture, which took six months to come together, is a straightforward 50-50 split between IDJ and the newly formed Raymond Braun Media Group.|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331042601/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/justin-bieber-cover-team-strategy-97658|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last1=Spangler|first1=Todd|date=2020-10-21|title=Spotify Inks Podcast First-Look Deal With Scooter Braun's Ithaca, Kicking Off With Graham Bunn Country Music Series|url=https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/spotify-scooter-braun-podcast-graham-bunn-country-music-1234811781/|access-date=2020-10-25|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021144315/https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/spotify-scooter-braun-podcast-graham-bunn-country-music-1234811781/|url-status=live}} Braun signed Ariana Grande to his management label in 2013.

Braun also managed Psy, Tori Kelly, Carly Rae Jepsen, Martin Garrix, Kanye West, Black Eyed Peas, David Guetta, Lil Dicky, and others.{{cite web | url = https://www.insider.com/list-of-artists-that-scooter-braun-manages-2019-7| publisher = Insider | title = Talent manager Scooter Braun is in a very public feud with Taylor Swift. Here are 29 of his biggest clients.| access-date = 7 December 2022}} He acquired half of the management companies of Jason Owens’ Sandbox Entertainment, Morris Higham, Brandon Creed, Troy Carter, and a partnership with Future and Drake. In 2024, he retired from artist management to focus on the HYBE-America CEO role.{{Cite web|url =https://www.complex.com/music/a/cmplxtara-mahadevan/scooter-braun-retiring-from-management|title=Scooter Braun Retiring From Management, Reflects on 23 Years Working With Superstars Like Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande|first=Tara|last=Mahadevan|website=Complex.com|date=June 17, 2024}}

=Film and television=

Braun produced Never Say Never, a documentary about Bieber that MTV reported in 2011 as "one of the highest grossing music documentaries in domestic box-office history".{{cite web | url = http://www.mtv.com/news/1659185/justin-bieber-never-say-never-box-office/ | publisher = MTV | title = Justin Bieber's 'Never Say Never' Is Third-Highest-Grossing Documentary of All Time | access-date = 15 June 2018 | archive-date = March 31, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190331004625/http://www.mtv.com/news/1659185/justin-bieber-never-say-never-box-office/ | url-status = dead }} The film's budget was $13 million and earned over $100 million worldwide.{{cite web| url = https://variety.com/2017/film/news/scooter-braun-justin-bieber-1202612487/| title = Scooter Braun's Movie Business Expanding Well Beyond Justin Bieber| date = November 22, 2017| publisher = Variety magazine| access-date = 15 June 2018| archive-date = March 30, 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190330233338/https://variety.com/2017/film/news/scooter-braun-justin-bieber-1202612487/| url-status = live}} Braun was the executive producer of Burden, Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil, The Giver, The Boy from Medellin, and Project Runway among others. Braun was also an executive producer for the CBS drama Scorpion, which aired from 2014 until 2018.{{cite news | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/01/16/scooter-braun-is-best-known-for-bieber-but-scorpion-is-his-real-breakout-hit/?amp;utm_term=.4988f56fd919&noredirect=on | newspaper = Washington Post | title = Scooter Braun is best known for Bieber, but 'Scorpion' is his real breakout hit | access-date = 4 June 2018 | archive-date = March 30, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190330233532/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/01/16/scooter-braun-is-best-known-for-bieber-but-scorpion-is-his-real-breakout-hit/?amp;utm_term=.4988f56fd919&noredirect=on | url-status = live }} In 2018, Variety reported that FX had ordered a pilot of Dave, a comedy executive-produced by Braun that included actor Kevin Hart and rapper Lil Dicky.{{cite web | url = https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/lil-dicky-fx-tv-series-1202826897/ | title = FX Orders Lil Dicky Comedy Pilot With Kevin Hart, Scooter Braun Producing | work = Variety | date = May 31, 2018 | access-date = 22 June 2018 | archive-date = April 22, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190422163210/https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/lil-dicky-fx-tv-series-1202826897/ | url-status = live }} In its first season, Dave was the most-watched show in FX history.{{cite web | url = https://deadline.com/2020/05/dave-renewed-season-2-fxx-fx-networks-highest-ranked-comedy-series-ever-1202931218/ | publisher = Deadline | title = 'Dave' Renewed For Season 2 As It Becomes FX Networks' Highest Ranked Comedy Series Ever| date = May 11, 2020 | access-date = 18 February 2021}}{{cite web | url = https://deadline.com/2020/04/dave-ratings-on-track-surpass-atlanta-fx-most-watched-comedy-series-season-2-renewal-1202898007/ | publisher = Deadline | title = 'Dave' On Track To Surpass 'Atlanta' As FX's Most Watched Comedy Series As It Awaits Season 2 Renewal | date = April 2020 | access-date = 23 April 2020 | archive-date = April 11, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200411082920/https://deadline.com/2020/04/dave-ratings-on-track-surpass-atlanta-fx-most-watched-comedy-series-season-2-renewal-1202898007/ | url-status = live }} In July 2019, SB Projects signed a first-look deal with Amazon Studios that included television and film scripts.{{cite magazine | url = https://deadline.com/2019/07/scooter-brauns-sb-projects-amazon-studios-1202644428/ | magazine = Deadline | title = Scooter Braun's SB Projects Strikes First-Look Television Deal With Amazon Studios | access-date = 15 July 2019 | archive-date = July 15, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190715141854/https://deadline.com/2019/07/scooter-brauns-sb-projects-amazon-studios-1202644428/ | url-status = live }} Braun's SB Projects has also had film and television projects at Netflix, Hulu, and Fox.

=SB Projects=

In 2007, Braun established SB Projects, an entertainment and marketing company that encompassed ventures including Schoolboy Records, SB Management, and Sheba Publishing, a music publishing firm.{{cite web|url=http://scooterbraun.com/music|title=SB Projects - Music|work=scooterbraun.com|access-date=May 11, 2015|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331031340/http://scooterbraun.com/music|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2015/02/scooter-braun-shotcaller-feb-march-2015|title=No Ceilings: Inside Scooter Braun's Growing Empire|first=Joe|last=La Puma|date=February 9, 2015|work=Complex|access-date=May 11, 2015|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331042635/https://www.complex.com/music/2015/02/scooter-braun-shotcaller-feb-march-2015|url-status=live}} The group also included RBMG, a joint venture between Braun and Usher. School Boy Records was founded as a joint venture with Universal Music Publishing Group. In early 2013, Braun signed Ariana Grande.{{cite magazine |last=Halperin |first=Shirley |date=September 23, 2016 |title=Ariana Grande Returns to Scooter Braun Management |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7518752/ariana-grande-returns-scooter-braun-manager |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022201351/http://billboard.com/articles/news/7518752/ariana-grande-returns-scooter-braun-manager |archive-date=October 22, 2017 |access-date=September 23, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/tv/exclusive-real-reason-ariana-grande-201500512.html|title=EXCLUSIVE: The Real Reason Ariana Grande Fired Scooter Braun as Her Manager|website=yahoo.com|date=February 12, 2016 |access-date=November 1, 2017|archive-date=July 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712044253/https://www.yahoo.com/tv/exclusive-real-reason-ariana-grande-201500512.html|url-status=live}} As of August 2023, Braun no longer managed Grande, Lovato, and Idina Menzel.{{Cite web |last=Fekadu |first=Mesfin |date=2023-08-22 |title=Source: Idina Menzel Is No Longer Being Managed by Scooter Braun (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/idina-menzel-no-longer-being-managed-scooter-braun-1235572089/ |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2023-08-22 |title=Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, & J Balvin Drop Scooter Braun Management; Justin Bieber Denies Report He's Leaving Too |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2233813/ariana-grande-demi-lovato-justin-bieber-denies-report-hes-leaving-too/news/ |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Frank |first=Jason P. |date=2023-08-21 |title=Everybody's Getting Off the Scooter |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/ariana-grande-demi-lovato-scooter-braun-manager-split.html |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}}{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Will |date=2023-08-25 |title=Carly Rae Jepsen becomes latest artist to part ways with Scooter Braun |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/carly-rae-jepsen-becomes-latest-artist-to-part-ways-with-scooter-braun-3488494 |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2023-08-18 |title=Justin Bieber and Scooter Braun Have Not Parted Ways, Still Working Together (Exclusive) {{!}} Entertainment Tonight |url=https://www.etonline.com/justin-bieber-and-scooter-braun-have-not-parted-ways-still-working-together-exclusive-209988 |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=www.etonline.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2023-08-22 |title=Scooter Braun: Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Carly Rae Jepsen, & J Balvin Drop Manager |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2233813/ariana-grande-demi-lovato-justin-bieber-denies-report-hes-leaving-too/news/ |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}

SB Projects has handled television campaigns, branding, music-licensing deals, and tour sponsorships, including Bieber's Calvin Klein endorsement for the 2016-2017 Purpose World Tour.{{cite web | url = https://variety.com/2017/music/features/scooter-braun-key-execs-1202620971/ | title = Meet the Six Key Execs Who Help Scooter Braun Care for Roster of Clients | date = November 22, 2017 | access-date = 4 June 2018 | archive-date = March 30, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190330233257/https://variety.com/2017/music/features/scooter-braun-key-execs-1202620971/ | url-status = live }} The company also brokered a partnership between Kanye West and sneaker brand Adidas.{{cite magazine | url = https://variety.com/2018/music/news/kanye-west-and-manager-scooter-braun-part-ways-professionally-1202785844/ | magazine = Variety | title = Kanye West and Manager Scooter Braun Part Ways Professionally | access-date = 22 June 2018 | archive-date = March 30, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190330233452/https://variety.com/2018/music/news/kanye-west-and-manager-scooter-braun-part-ways-professionally-1202785844/ | url-status = live }}{{Cite web|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=2021-08-05|title=Scooter Braun's SB Projects Extends First-Look Deal With Amazon (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/scooter-brauns-sb-projects-extends-first-look-deal-with-amazon-exclusive-1235035372/|access-date=2021-08-06|website=Variety|language=en-US}}

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=Ithaca Holdings, Hybe=

Ithaca Holdings, Braun's holding company that includes SB Projects, raised $120 million in venture capital in 2010.{{cite magazine| url = http://fortune.com/2016/02/18/scooter-braun-sb-projects/| title = Meet the Powerhouse Behind Justin Bieber's Success| magazine = Fortune| access-date = 15 June 2018| archive-date = March 30, 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190330233238/http://fortune.com/2016/02/18/scooter-braun-sb-projects/| url-status = live}}{{cite news| url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/scooter-brauns-hit-factory-1506622600| title = Scooter Braun's Hit Factory| newspaper = The Wall Street Journal| access-date = 15 June 2018| archive-date = March 30, 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190330233411/https://www.wsj.com/articles/scooter-brauns-hit-factory-1506622600| url-status = live}} Media reported that Ithaca, with $500 million under management as of 2018, financed GoodStory Entertainment, a collaboration between Braun and entertainment executive J. D. Roth, to acquire live event content, unscripted programming, and documentary films.{{cite web | url = https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/scooter-braun-jd-roth-goodstory-entertainment-1202841617/ | magazine = Variety | title = Scooter Braun Teams With JD Roth to Form Unscripted Content Studio | date = June 12, 2018 | access-date = 15 June 2018 | archive-date = March 30, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190330233439/https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/scooter-braun-jd-roth-goodstory-entertainment-1202841617/ | url-status = live }}{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/scooter-braun-jd-roth-launch-unscripted-content-studio-goodstory-entertainment-1202407981/|magazine=Deadline|title=Scooter Braun & JD Roth Launch Unscripted Content Studio GoodStory Entertainment|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=June 12, 2018|access-date=June 26, 2018|archive-date=March 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330233207/https://deadline.com/2018/06/scooter-braun-jd-roth-launch-unscripted-content-studio-goodstory-entertainment-1202407981/|url-status=live}}

In 2019, Ithaca acquired Big Machine Label Group in a purchase that included the masters to the first six albums of singer-songwriter Taylor Swift.{{Cite news|last1=Sisario|first1=Ben|last2=Coscarelli|first2=Joe|last3=Kelly|first3=Kate|date=2020-11-17|title=Taylor Swift Denounces Scooter Braun as Her Catalog Is Sold Again|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/16/arts/music/taylor-swift-scooter-braun-masters.html|access-date=2021-02-03|issn=0362-4331}} The purchase resulted in a public denouncement from Taylor Swift regarding the transfer of ownership of Big Machine album masters. As a minority shareholder in Ithaca, the label's founder Scott Borchetta remained with the company as its CEO.{{cite magazine|date=June 30, 2019|title=Scooter Braun's Ithaca Holdings Acquires Big Machine Label Group|url=https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/scooter-brauns-ithaca-holdings-acquires-big-machine-label-group-1203256601/|url-status=live|magazine=Variety|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630200932/https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/scooter-brauns-ithaca-holdings-acquires-big-machine-label-group-1203256601/|archive-date=June 30, 2019|access-date=June 30, 2019}}{{Cite news|last=Beaumont-Thomas|first=Ben|date=2019-11-22|title=Scooter Braun pleads for resolution with Taylor Swift following death threats|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/nov/22/scooter-braun-pleads-for-resolution-with-taylor-swift-following-death-threats|url-status=live|access-date=2020-03-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305163456/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/nov/22/scooter-braun-pleads-for-resolution-with-taylor-swift-following-death-threats|archive-date=March 5, 2020|issn=0261-3077}} In 2020, Ithaca Holdings sold the album masters to Shamrock Holdings for a reported $405 million, earning Ithaca $265 million.{{Cite magazine |last=Knopper |first=Steve |date=August 17, 2022 |title=How a Kid Flick Got Taylor Swift to Remake a Previously Off-Limits Song |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/taylor-swift-movie-songs-synchs-1989-super-pets/ |access-date=August 18, 2022 |magazine=Billboard}} As of 2023, Braun had netted nearly $400 million from the Big Machine deal.{{cite web | url = https://www.billboard.com/music/features/hybe-bang-si-hyuk-bts-k-pop-interview-billboard-cover-story-1235309931/ | publisher = Billboard magazine | title = The Big Bang Theory: HYBE's Chairman on K-Pop Future, the BTS Model, AI Plans and More | access-date = 8 May 2023}}

In April 2021, South Korean company Hybe announced that it would acquire Ithaca Holdings via the subsidiary Hybe America in a deal estimated to be around $1.05 billion.{{cite web | url = https://www.aol.com/scooter-braun-talks-bts-company-121552907.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKsftSCnw7gRXjNvjo7k930XoKNA_zyIZXAmyojygpaNPSkkrvieOJP3uGwB_UXNOwdwJiib0nlJ_OhXWD9vlO5h4S6FmIzBcxXbOXwqOywgxSB1cU3caMoHkGl7d6pmsiRzIXhe1B0rUbA_Secp6vY_rcvAXig47-gLzscQmlP2 | publisher = AOL | title =Scooter Braun Talks BTS and His Company's Future With Korean Entertainment Giant HYBE | date = June 25, 2021 | access-date = 15 September 2022}} As part of the sale, Braun became Hybe America's CEO and joined Hybe's board of directors. Long-time staffers were gifted $50 million in stock from Braun's personal allotment, with artists Bieber and Grande receiving $10 million each.{{cite web | url = https://variety.com/2021/music/news/scooter-braun-hybe-deal-what-ariana-grande-justin-bieber-j-balvin-get-paid-1234943608/ |publisher = Variety| title= Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, J Balvin to See Big Paydays From Scooter Braun Mega Deal | date=April 3, 2021 |accessdate=1 January 2024}}{{cite web | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/news/hybe-new-ceo-big-hit-1191928/ | publisher = Rolling Stone | title = BTS's HYBE Has a New C-Suite, Including Scooter Braun| date = July 2021 | access-date = 24 July 2021}}{{cite web|last1=Halperin|first1=Shirley|last2=Frater|first2=Patrick|date=April 2, 2021|title=HYBE, Formerly Big Hit Entertainment, Merges With Scooter Braun's Ithaca Holdings Bringing Together BTS, Justin Bieber, Big Machine (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/hybe-formerly-big-hit-entertainment-acquires-scooter-brauns-ithaca-holdings-bringing-together-bts-justin-bieber-big-machine-1234943092/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210402081547/https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/hybe-formerly-big-hit-entertainment-acquires-scooter-brauns-ithaca-holdings-bringing-together-bts-justin-bieber-big-machine-1234943092/|archive-date=April 2, 2021|access-date=April 2, 2021|work=Variety}} On May 31, 2022, Braun met with BTS and US President Joe Biden at the White House to discuss the recent rise in anti-Asian hate crimes.{{cite web | url = https://variety.com/2022/music/news/bts-biden-aapi-asian-hate-crimes-1235281543/ | publisher = Variety |title = BTS Speaks With President Biden About AAPI Inclusion, Anti-Asian Hate Crimes| date = May 31, 2022 | access-date = 7 December 2022}} Braun and Clive Davis presented Hybe's Chairman Bang Si-Hyuk with the Visionary award at Billboard's Power 100 Party in 2023.{{Cite magazine |last=Tanaka |first=Stefanie |date=2023-02-02 |title=Chairman Bang Si-Hyuk Accepts the Visionary Award From Scooter Braun & Clive Davis |url=https://www.billboard.com/video/chairman-bang-si-hyuk-accepts-the-visionary-award-from-scooter-braun-and-clive-davis-billboard-power-100-party-2023/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}

In 2023, Hybe acquired Quality Control Music for $300 million, with Kevin “Coach K” Lee and Pierre “P” Thomas maintaining control of the label under Braun.{{cite web | url = https://pitchfork.com/news/quality-control-sells-to-scooter-brauns-hybe/ | publisher = Pitchfork | title =Quality Control Sold to Scooter Braun's Hybe | date = February 9, 2023 | access-date = 21 February 2023}}

In 2025, Braun partnered Hybe America with Jermaine Dupri's So So Def to launch new music and cooperate on distribution and marketing.{{cite web | url = https://allhiphop.com/news/jermaine-dupri-explains-deep-connection-with-scooter-braun-that-led-to-new-deal | publisher = All HipHop | title = Jermaine Dupri Explains Deep Connection With Scooter Braun That Led To New Deal| date = April 13, 2025 | accessdate = 15 April 2025}}

==Dispute with Taylor Swift==

{{Further information|Taylor Swift masters dispute}}

The 2019 purchase of Big Machine Records by Ithaca resulted in a publicized dispute with Taylor Swift regarding the ownership of the Big Machine album masters. Swift condemned Ithaca's purchase,{{cite web|last=Grady|first=Constance|date=July 1, 2019|title=The Taylor Swift/Scooter Braun controversy, explained|url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/7/1/20677241/taylor-swift-scooter-braun-controversy-explained|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211151943/https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/7/1/20677241/taylor-swift-scooter-braun-controversy-explained|archive-date=February 11, 2020|access-date=August 23, 2019|work=Vox}} and denied the claims by Big Machine's former president, Scott Borchetta, who said that Swift declined an opportunity to buy the masters.{{cite web|date=July 2, 2019|title=Taylor Swift, Scooter Braun feud ramps up as texts leak and stars take sides|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/taylor-swift-scooter-braun-feud-ramps-up-as-texts-leak-and-stars-take-sides/U2EOIZFWJT43VTTODNLJBIPVMY/|url-status=live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210418134609/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/taylor-swift-scooter-braun-feud-ramps-up-as-texts-leak-and-stars-take-sides/U2EOIZFWJT43VTTODNLJBIPVMY/|archive-date=April 18, 2021|work=The New Zealand Herald|access-date=February 13, 2021}} According to a May 2020 email, Braun expressed an openness to selling the master recordings back to Swift.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-22 |title=Scooter Braun wanted to sell Taylor Swift her masters. What happened? |url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/scooter-braun-wanted-sell-taylor-swift-masters/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=Music Business Worldwide |language=en-US}}

= Mythos Studios =

In 2018, The New York Times reported that Braun had joined David Maisel, founding chairman of Marvel Studios to form Mythos Studios to produce comic book movie franchises in live-action and animated formats.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/27/movies/scooter-braun-david-maisel-mythos-interview.html|title=A New Film Studio From the Moguls Behind Justin Bieber and Marvel|last=Coscarelli|first=Joe|date=2018-03-27|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-04-02|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=April 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401030802/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/27/movies/scooter-braun-david-maisel-mythos-interview.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/03/justin-biebers-manager-is-making-marvel-superhero-movies.html|title=Justin Bieber's Manager Is Going to Make Marvel Superhero Movies|last=Ivie|first=Devon|work=Vulture|access-date=2018-04-02|language=en|archive-date=October 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002074835/http://www.vulture.com/2018/03/justin-biebers-manager-is-making-marvel-superhero-movies.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/justin-biebers-manager-scooter-braun-making-comic-book-movies-now-2275083|title=Justin Bieber's manager Scooter Braun is making comic book movies now|date=2018-03-28|work=NME|access-date=2018-04-02|language=en-US|archive-date=April 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401030854/https://www.nme.com/news/film/justin-biebers-manager-scooter-braun-making-comic-book-movies-now-2275083|url-status=live}}

= Investments =

Braun is a partner in the investment firm TQ Ventures.{{Cite magazine |last=Gruger |first=William |date=2014-09-18 |title=Scooter Braun and Tiesto Invest in Splice, a Cloud-Based Music Creation Platform |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/splice-funding-scooter-braun-tiesto-steve-angello/ |access-date=2022-03-14 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{cite web | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/dive-studios-launches-mindset-1235002853/ | publisher = The Hollywood Reporter | title =DIVE Studios Launches Mindset Audio Platform With Funding From Scooter Braun's TQ Ventures | date = August 25, 2021 | access-date = 25 July 2022}} He was an early investor in Uber, Spotify, Waze, DropBox, Pinterest, Lyft, Ro, Noom, Liquid I.V., among others.{{cite web | url = https://variety.com/2022/music/news/scooter-braun-japanese-audition-1235346493/ | publisher = Variety | title = Scooter Braun Joins Japanese Talent Show '&Audition – The Howling'| date = August 20, 2022 | access-date = 7 December 2022}} The acquisition of holdings company, Ithaca, brought Braun's net worth beyond $1 billion in 2021.{{cite web | url = https://www.billboard.com/music/features/hybe-bang-si-hyuk-bts-k-pop-interview-billboard-cover-story-1235309931/ | publisher = Billboard | title =HYBE's Chairman on K-Pop's Future, the BTS Model, AI Plans and More | access-date = 1 May 2023}}

Awards

In 2012, Braun was awarded an ACLU Bill of Rights award.{{cite web | url = https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/362508/Jane-Lynch-and-Scooter-Braun-saluted-at-civil-rights-gala | publisher = Express | title =Jane Lynch and Scooter Braun saluted at civil rights gala | date = December 4, 2012 | access-date = 15 September 2022}}

In 2013, Braun was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.{{cite web|last=Katzenberg|first=Jeffrey|url=https://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/scooter-braun/|title=Scooter Braun: The 100 Most Influential People in the World|publisher=Time|date=April 18, 2013|access-date=April 23, 2013|archive-date=November 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117202327/http://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/scooter-braun|url-status=live}} He also appeared a second time on the cover of Billboard in its April 20, 2013, issue, alongside Guy Oseary and Troy Carter.{{cite magazine|last=Hampp|first=Andrew|date=April 22, 2013|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/digital-and-mobile/1559093/how-guy-oseary-scooter-braun-and-troy-carter-are|title=How Guy Oseary, Scooter Braun and Troy Carter Are Finding the Rock Stars of Tech: Billboard Cover Story|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 23, 2013|archive-date=April 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425055212/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/digital-and-mobile/1559093/how-guy-oseary-scooter-braun-and-troy-carter-are|url-status=live}}

Braun was nominated for Grammy awards for his work as a producer and songwriter on Bieber's albums Purpose in 2017 and Justice in 2022.{{cite web | url = https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/scooter-braun-launching-competitor-american-idol | title = Is Scooter Braun Launching A Competitor To "American Idol"? | last = Merrill | first = Phillip | publisher = Grammy.com | access-date = 4 March 2020 | archive-date = October 27, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201027144753/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/scooter-braun-launching-competitor-american-idol | url-status = live }} In 2017, he appeared on the cover of Variety magazine's Hitmakers.{{cite web| url = https://variety.com/2017/music/features/scooter-braun-justin-bieber-manager-one-love-manchester-1202619937/| publisher = Variety magazine| title = The Secrets of Scooter Braun's Success: Compassion, Loyalty and a Golden Ear| date = November 21, 2017| access-date = 4 June 2018| archive-date = May 12, 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190512195026/https://variety.com/2017/music/features/scooter-braun-justin-bieber-manager-one-love-manchester-1202619937/| url-status = live}}{{cite web | url = https://www.success.com/blog/the-ripple-effects-of-gratitude | publisher = Success magazine | title = The Ripple Effects of Gratitude | date = October 10, 2017 | access-date = 4 June 2018 | archive-date = July 22, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180722105913/http://www.success.com/blog/the-ripple-effects-of-gratitude | url-status = live }} With Grande, Simon Moran, and Melvin Benn, he organized One Love Manchester, a June 14 benefit concert and British television special in response to the Manchester Arena bombing after Grande's concert two weeks earlier.

In 2018, Braun received the Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award for his philanthropic efforts in 2017.{{cite magazine | url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8456621/scooter-braun-ariana-grande-gun-control-music-biz-2018 | magazine = Billboard magazine | title = Scooter Braun Urges Nashville to Join Gun Control Debate at Music Biz 2018: 'Get on the Right Side of History' | access-date = 4 June 2018 | archive-date = April 4, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190404210803/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8456621/scooter-braun-ariana-grande-gun-control-music-biz-2018 | url-status = live }} He also received the Save the Children's Humanitarian Award that year.{{cite web | url = https://www.manhattandigest.com/2018/11/28/save-the-children-illumination-gala-recap/ | publisher = Manhattan Digest | title = Save The Children Illumination Gala: Jennifer Garner, Kelly Ripa & More| date = November 28, 2018 | access-date = 15 September 2022}}

ln 2019 he was inducted into the Midem Hall of Fame.{{cite web | url = https://www.billboard.com/pro/scooter-braun-keynote-midem-hall-fame-award/ | publisher = Billboard | title = Scooter Braun to Keynote Midem, Receive First-Ever 'Hall of Fame' Award| access-date = 15 September 2022}} In 2020, Fortune named him to its "40 Under 40" list in media and entertainment.{{cite web | url = https://fortune.com/40-under-40/2020/scooter-braun/ |magazine = Fortune magazine | title = 40 Under 40, Media & Entertainment | access-date = 14 September 2020}}{{cite magazine | url = https://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/scooter-braun/ | magazine = Time | title = The 2013 TIME 100: Scooter Braun| access-date = 4 June 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117202327/http://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/scooter-braun|archive-date=November 17, 2016}} In 2021, Braun was named Variety magazine's "Music Mogul of the Year."{{cite web | url = https://variety.com/2021/music/podcasts/scooter-braun-justin-bieber-demi-lovato-j-balvin-ariana-grande-1235003230/ |title = The Braun Identity: An In-Depth Talk With the Music Mogul Who Goes by Scooter |date = June 23, 2021 | publisher = Variety magazine | access-date = 24 July 2021}} In 2024, Braun was honored by the Anti-Defamation League for his role in the Nova Festival Exhibit in New York City.{{cite web | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/scooter-braun-nova-exhibition-anti-defamation-league-1235975737/ | publisher = The Hollywood Reporter | title =Scooter Braun to be Honored by Anti-Defamation League for Nova Festival Exhibit | date = August 15, 2024 | accessdate = 15 August 2024}}

Politics

Braun hosted a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton at his home in 2015.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/biz/news/hillary-clinton-justin-bieber-manager-fundraiser-1201537705/|title=Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande's Manager to Host Hillary Clinton Fundraiser|first1=Ted|last1=Johnson|date=July 10, 2015|access-date=May 22, 2020|archive-date=December 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209171534/https://variety.com/2015/biz/news/hillary-clinton-justin-bieber-manager-fundraiser-1201537705/|url-status=live}} In 2019, he hosted a fundraiser for the Kamala Harris 2020 presidential campaign.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jul/23/taylor-swift-scooter-braun-kamala-harris-fundraiser-attendance-angers-fans|title=Kamala Harris attended a fundraiser with Scooter Braun. Will the Taylor Swift voting bloc react?|first=Vivian|last=Ho|newspaper=The Guardian |date=July 23, 2019|via=www.theguardian.com|access-date=May 22, 2020|archive-date=August 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813032745/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jul/23/taylor-swift-scooter-braun-kamala-harris-fundraiser-attendance-angers-fans|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/07/kamala-harris-scooter-braun-taylor-swift-fundraiser|title=Scooter Braun's Kamala Harris Fund-Raiser Connects the Latest Pop Wars to the Democratic Primary|first=Dan|last=Adler|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=July 22, 2019|access-date=May 22, 2020|archive-date=October 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026022045/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/07/kamala-harris-scooter-braun-taylor-swift-fundraiser|url-status=live}} He supported developer Rick Caruso in the 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election.{{Cite web|last=Del Rosario|first=Alexandra|date=2022-11-08 |title=Hollywood goes to the polls: See which celebrities are voting for Bass and Caruso |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-11-08/midterm-elections-hollywood-stars-endorsement-social-media |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}

Braun is a supporter of Israel.{{cite web |last1=Klein |first1=Zvika |title=Scooter Braun: I light Shabbat candles for the children of Israel and of Gaza |url=https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-773981 |website=www.jpost.com|date=November 19, 2023 }} In December 2023, Braun spoke at a rally in Tel Aviv's Hostages Square,{{cite web |last1=Steinberg |first1=Jessica |title=US record producer Scooter Braun to Tel Aviv rally: 'I found a nation of lions' |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/us-record-producer-scooter-braun-to-tel-aviv-rally-i-found-a-nation-of-lions/ |website=www.timesofisrael.com/}} and featured the mother of an Israeli hostage in a video posted to his Instagram calling for the music industry to spread awareness on the issue.{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C1KGrqRrOdB/ |website=Instagram |publisher=scooterbraun |title=Instagram }}

Philanthropy

Braun is involved in various charities including the Braun Family Foundation.{{cite magazine | url = https://variety.com/2017/music/features/scooter-braun-philanthropy-1202621090/ | magazine = Variety | title = Philanthropy at the Core of Scooter Braun's Business | first = Nick | last = Williams | access-date = 4 March 2020 | archive-date = December 2, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191202135553/https://variety.com/2017/music/features/scooter-braun-philanthropy-1202621090/ | url-status = live }}{{cite web| url = https://www.nba.com/clippers/la-clippers-foundation-patrick-beverley-and-braun-family-foundation-renovate-la-elementary-school| publisher = National Basketball Association| title = L.A. Clippers Foundation, Patrick Beverley and Braun Family Foundation renovate L.A. elementary school playground| access-date = 3 June 2018| archive-date = April 1, 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190401003840/https://www.nba.com/clippers/la-clippers-foundation-patrick-beverley-and-braun-family-foundation-renovate-la-elementary-school| url-status = live}}{{cite news| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/05/arts/music/ariana-grande-scooter-braun-manchester-benefit.html| work = The New York Times| title = How Ariana Grande's Manchester Benefit Came Together So Quickly| date = June 5, 2017| access-date = 3 June 2018| archive-date = May 2, 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190502024125/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/05/arts/music/ariana-grande-scooter-braun-manchester-benefit.html| url-status = live| last1 = Coscarelli| first1 = Joe}} He also assists with his brother Adam's charity, Pencils of Promise.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/adam-braun-pencils-promise-how-216267|work=The Hollywood Reporter|title=Adam Braun on Pencils of Promise and How Justin Bieber Is 'Making the World Better|last=Halperin|first=Shirley|date=July 28, 2011|access-date=January 13, 2012|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331042603/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/adam-braun-pencils-promise-how-216267|url-status=live}} Billboard reported that as of 2017, Braun—along with his then-clients and companies—had granted more wishes for the Make-A-Wish Foundation than any other organization in the history of the foundation.{{cite magazine | url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8023261/scooter-braun-music-biz-harry-chapin-humanitarian-award | magazine = Billboard | title = Scooter Braun Receiving Humanitarian Award at Music Biz 2018 | date = November 6, 2017 | access-date = 4 June 2018 | archive-date = April 9, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190409001428/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8023261/scooter-braun-music-biz-harry-chapin-humanitarian-award | url-status = live }} He received the Humanitarian Award at the 2016 Billboard Touring Awards for his philanthropic support of Pencils of Promise, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and Fuck Cancer.{{Cite magazine|title = Scooter Braun on Karma & How His Wife's Work With Cancer Patients Keeps His Problems In Perspective|url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/7565816/scooter-braun-humanitarian-award-touring-conference|magazine = Billboard|date = November 7, 2016|access-date = November 7, 2016|archive-date = April 9, 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190409040415/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/7565816/scooter-braun-humanitarian-award-touring-conference|url-status = live}} Braun and actor George Clooney held significant roles in March for Our Lives and aided in fundraising efforts behind the scenes. In 2017, Braun was an organizer of Hand in Hand, a telethon which raised $55 million for relief efforts related to Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma.{{cite web | url = https://variety.com/2017/music/news/scooter-braun-hand-in-hand-hurricane-harvey-irma-benefit-1202548995/ | publisher = Variety | title =Scooter Braun, Bun B's 'Hand in Hand' Hurricane Benefit Expands to Include Irma Relief, if Needed | date = September 6, 2017 | access-date = 6 December 2022}}

Braun coordinated the charity single, "Stuck with U" by Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, which benefitted the First Responders Children's Foundation to fund grants and scholarships for children of first responders and health care workers that worked on the front lines during the pandemic.{{cite web |last1=Asmelash |first1=Leah |title=Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber are collaborating on a new track, and you could be in the music video |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/02/entertainment/ariana-grande-justin-bieber-stuck-with-u-trnd/index.html |work=CNN|access-date=8 May 2020 |date=3 May 2020 |archive-date=May 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508052409/https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/02/entertainment/ariana-grande-justin-bieber-stuck-with-u-trnd/index.html |url-status=live }} In 2023, Braun joined the board of directors of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.{{cite web | url = https://www.wdw-magazine.com/disney-parks-chairman-josh-damaro-joins-the-make-a-wish-national-board-of-directors/ | publisher = WDW Magazine | title =Disney Parks Chairman Josh D'Amaro Joins the Make-A-Wish National Board of Directors | date = February 7, 2023 | access-date = 1 May 2023}}

In March 2024, Braun launched a fundraising project with Care.org and the Hostages and Missing Families Forum in Israel.{{cite web |last1=Rahman |first1=Abid |title=Scooter Braun Launches Campaign to Help Palestinians in Gaza and Israeli Hostage Families: "You Can Do Two Things" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/scooter-braun-campaign-palestine-gaza-israel-hostages-1235852283/ |website=www.hollywoodreporter.com|date=March 14, 2024 }}

Personal life

In 2013, Braun began dating Yael Cohen.{{cite web|last=Nessif|first=Bruna|url=http://ca.eonline.com/news/496186/justin-bieber-s-manager-scooter-braun-engaged-to-yael-cohen|title=Justin Bieber's Manager Scooter Braun Engaged to Yael Cohen|work=E! Online|date=January 6, 2014|access-date=January 18, 2014|archive-date=January 18, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140118075348/http://ca.eonline.com/news/496186/justin-bieber-s-manager-scooter-braun-engaged-to-yael-cohen|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=David|first=Mark|date=2014-11-05|title=Stacey Snider Sells to Scooter Braun|url=https://variety.com/2014/dirt/real-estalker/stacey-snider-sells-to-scooter-brown-1201347353/|access-date=2020-10-10|website=Variety|language=en|archive-date=October 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013212242/https://variety.com/2014/dirt/real-estalker/stacey-snider-sells-to-scooter-brown-1201347353/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=2014-11-05|title=Former Dreamworks CEO Sells Home To Scooter Braun|url=https://jewishbusinessnews.com/2014/11/05/former-dreamworks-ceo-sells-home-to-scooter-braun/|access-date=2020-10-10|website=Jewish Business News|language=en-US|archive-date=August 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802023340/http://jewishbusinessnews.com/2014/11/05/former-dreamworks-ceo-sells-home-to-scooter-braun/|url-status=live}} The couple wed on July 6, 2014, in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, at Cohen's parents' house.{{cite news|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/scooter-braun-marries-yael-cohen-justin-biebers-manager-wedding-pictures-201477|title=Scooter Braun Marries Yael Cohen: Justin Bieber's Manager Wedding Pictures and Guest Details|work=Us Weekly|first=Esther|last=Lee|date=July 7, 2014|access-date=July 8, 2014|archive-date=April 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415002751/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/scooter-braun-marries-yael-cohen-justin-biebers-manager-wedding-pictures-201477/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/557187/justin-bieber-s-manager-scooter-braun-marries-yael-cohen|title=Justin Bieber's Manager Scooter Braun Marries Yael Cohen|date=July 7, 2014|work=E! Online|first1=Marc|last1=Malkin|first2=Senta|last2=Scarborough|access-date=July 7, 2014|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331004713/https://www.eonline.com/news/557187/justin-bieber-s-manager-scooter-braun-marries-yael-cohen|url-status=live}} They had a son in 2015,{{cite news | url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/scooter-brauns-hit-factory-1506622600 | newspaper = The Wall Street Journal | title = Scooter Braun's Hit Factory | access-date = 4 June 2018 | archive-date = March 30, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190330233411/https://www.wsj.com/articles/scooter-brauns-hit-factory-1506622600 | url-status = live }}{{cite news|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/scooter-braun-welcomes-first-child-baby-boy-with-wife-yael-cohen-201572|title=Scooter Braun, Justin Bieber's Manager, Welcomes First Child With Wife Yael Cohen|work=Us Weekly|first=Stephanie|last=Webber|date=February 7, 2015|access-date=February 8, 2015|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331092552/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/scooter-braun-welcomes-first-child-baby-boy-with-wife-yael-cohen-201572/|url-status=live}} another son in 2016,{{cite web | url = https://www.etonline.com/news/203975_scooter_braun_welcomes_baby_boy_with_wife_yael_cohen_braun | publisher = Entertainment Tonight | title = Scooter Braun Welcomes Baby Boy With Wife Yael -- Find Out His Cute Name! | date = November 30, 2016 | access-date = 4 June 2018 | archive-date = March 30, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190330233232/https://www.etonline.com/news/203975_scooter_braun_welcomes_baby_boy_with_wife_yael_cohen_braun | url-status = live }} and a daughter in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/scooter-braun-wife-yael-cohen-welcome-baby-girl/|title=Scooter Braun, Wife Yael Cohen Welcome First Daughter|date=2018-12-03|website=Us Weekly|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-11|archive-date=December 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215222246/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/scooter-braun-wife-yael-cohen-welcome-baby-girl/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=2020-01-14|title=John Travolta sells Brentwood compound to Scooter Braun for $18 million|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/real-estate/story/2020-01-14/john-travolta-sells-brentwood-compound-for-18-million|access-date=2020-10-10|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|archive-date=October 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013212242/https://www.latimes.com/business/real-estate/story/2020-01-14/john-travolta-sells-brentwood-compound-for-18-million|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|last=James McClain|date=2020-01-21|title=John Travolta Quietly Sells Longtime Brentwood Compound to Scooter Braun|language=en-US|work=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2020/dirt/entertainers/john-travolta-quietly-sells-longtime-brentwood-compound-to-scooter-braun-1203474341/|access-date=2021-02-06}} Braun filed for divorce in July 2021,{{Cite web|last=Curto|first=Justin|date=2021-07-21|title=Scooter Braun Divorcing Wife Days After Seventh Anniversary|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/07/scooter-braun-divorcing-wife-yael-cohen.html|access-date=2021-07-22|website=Vulture|language=en-us}} which was finalized in September 2022.{{Cite news |last1=Grebenyuk |first1=Yana |last2=McGahan |first2=Michelle |date=September 21, 2022 |title=Scooter Braun Finalizes Yael Cohen Divorce After Split: Details |work=Us Weekly |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/scooter-braun-finalizes-yael-cohen-divorce-after-split-details/}}

Filmography

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2011

|Never Say Never

|Documentary

|Producer

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2014–2018

|Scorpion

|TV series

|Executive producer

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2015

|Jem and the Holograms

|Film

|Musical producer

|{{Cite web |last=Ford |first=Rebecca |date=2015-10-23 |title=Scooter Braun on How Justin Bieber Inspired 'Jem and the Holograms' (Q&A) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/how-justin-bieber-inspired-jem-833877/ |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

2016

|Radio Disney Music Awards

|TV show

|Creative executive producer

|{{Cite magazine |last=Stutz |first=Colin |date=2016-02-25 |title=Scooter Braun to Creative Executive-Produce 2016 Radio Disney Music Awards |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/scooter-braun-creative-executive-produce-radio-disney-music-awards-6889527/ |access-date=2022-03-14 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}

2020

|Karma

|TV series

|Co-creator

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2020–2022

|Dave

|TV series

|Executive producer

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See also

References

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