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Yahoo
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Scooter Braun Hints at Future With Justin Bieber After $31M Agreement
Originally appeared on E! Online Scooter Braun will never say never to reuniting with Justin Bieber. The record executive—who cut ties professionally with the singer before retiring from artist management altogether in 2024—believes their story isn't over despite the fact that they're no longer as close as they once were. "That's what happens with relationships like that," Scooter said on the July 17 episode of the Question Everything podcast, which was recorded in April. "They ebb and they flow. They go up and down. Sometimes, they go in one direction and sometimes they go another, but you always keep your heart open to the fact that that's family and you have each other's back in the end." For the 44-year-old, he said his life "went in a certain direction" when he shifted his focus to running his entertainment company Hybe America, while Justin went another way "where he was ready to really control his own destiny." More from E! Online Coldplay's Chris Martin Shared Remorse Over Affair Joke in Viral Concert Video Chris Hemsworth's Mini-Me Twin Sons Steal Spotlight in Rare Red Carpet Appearance Annabelle Doll Handler Dan Rivera's Nature of Death Revealed "Both are appropriate," Scooter, who discovered Justin on YouTube in the early aughts, noted. "I respect completely that he is his own man now and he wants to build his career moving forward the way he sees fit and he should. The same way I respect the fact that I want to build my life a certain way moving forward." For now, it seems Scooter and Justin, 31, have settled their score. The pair struck a financial deal over show cancellations and unpaid commissions, with Justin agreeing to give $31.5 million to his former manager. Neither have publicly spoken out about their deal, though Scooter did congratulate Justin on his latest album Swag, which was released July 11, days after news of the settlement. 'This is, without a doubt, the most authentically Justin Bieber album to date," Scooter wrote on his Instagram Stories July 12. "It's beautiful, raw, and truly him. And that matters." To see more of Justin's accomplishments, keep reading… 1. Season's Greetings2. Tweet Tweet3. Big Screen Breakthrough4. "Baby" Record Breaker5. A New Pinnacle6. The Last Laugh7. The Bieber Effect8. A Foray Into Fashion9. New Territory10. Eight Times a Charm11. Biebers12. Hold On, Even More Records? For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App Solve the daily Crossword
Forbes
26-06-2025
- Business
- Forbes
How I Travel: Mike Lisanti
Mike Lisanti spends his time traversing the world in search of the next the global music icon. As the founder of MLennial, a Los Angeles-based artist management company, Lisanti has made a name for himself cultivating the big names across dance and bass music, among them such artists as Crankdat, BARELY ALIVE, Kompany, SABAI and MUZZ. So it's of little wonder that the entrepreneur has his travel preferences dialed in - from his go-to in-flight uniform to his preferences upon check-in. Check them out, below. Mike Lisanti Mike Lisanti Mike Lisanti's Travel Intel My go-to airline is: Delta. My favorite seat on the flight is: window. My go-to in-flight beverage is: Coke Zero. My favorite airport/terminal is: Istanbul (IST). The second I get on a plane, I: Put my neck pillow on and plug in my Steam Deck. My go-to travel uniform is: Grey sweatpants from Represent, a MLennial Hoodie, Black North Face beanie, Daniel Patrick thermal oversized tee, Rolex Datejust, Nike Airforce 1's or Clark's Wallabees. My carry-on consists of: Tumi Alpha 2 backpack and Tumi Alpha 3 carry-on suitcase. The pieces I take everywhere are: Daniel Patrick T shirts, Daniel Patrick 7 pocket Cargo Pants, MLennial hoodie, Prada sunglasses, my everyday Rolex, my custom white gold and diamond necklaces from JK jewelers. My flying soundtrack is: Hot Since 82 Radio on Spotify. My favorite thing about flying is: I'm good at sleeping on planes. The worst part about flying is: sitting next to someone to that stinks. My one flying hack is: If you're a business owner using Delta, make sure you have Skybonus for Business set up to gather status for flights you book for employees including yourself. The second I land, I: call people I needed to call while only on WiFi in the air. As soon as I check into my hotel room, I: go to the gym. My favorite hotel in the world is: The St. Regis in Dubai. My favorite city in the world is: Rome. A concierge will know that I prefer: private drivers if I'm overseas trying to site-see. I conquer jetlag by: not sleeping. My biggest piece of travel advice is: if someone is giving you unwanted attention while you are out and alone, jump on FaceTime video with someone and just figure out things to talk about so you're not totally alone. I did this at a restaurant in Tunis, Tunisia and it saved me since I had to walk back up Sidi Bou Said alone after dinner.
Yahoo
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Scooter Braun Admits He Has 'a Lot of Guilt' After Working With 'So Many Young Artists'
Scooter Braun has opened up about the 'guilt' he's reeling from his long-standing career as a former artist manager. During a recent interview on The Diary of a CEO, the former music manager admitted he feels guilty because he previously worked with a lot of young up-and-coming artists who had to grapple 'being judged by the whole world at a very young age.' More from The Hollywood Reporter Kendrick Lamar Was the Top Winner at the 2025 BET Awards Tyler Perry Calls Out Hollywood Studios at BET Awards: "This Is Not the Time to Be Silent" SHINee's Key on K-pop Stardom After 30 and Reuniting with U.S. Fans 'At this age, I feel a lot of guilt because I worked with so many young artists,' he said. 'I hadn't taken the time to look at myself or do the therapy myself until I was older, so I didn't understand at 25, 27, 30 years old that they were coming from very unique backgrounds of their own stuff with their own families and their own childhood growing up this way and being seen by the whole world and being judged by the whole world at a very young age.' Most notably, he managed Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber during the rise of their careers. In 2008, he began working with Bieber when he was 13, and Grande in 2013 when she was roughly 20. Both artists parted ways with Braun in the early 2020s. Braun elaborated on the pressures of young stardom, noting that 'I think human beings are not made to be worshiped. I think we're made to serve, and I think that when we worship human beings, it changes something within us, it messes us up a little bit.' 'That's not what we're built for, and I think it can be very confusing,' Braun added. 'And I think being able to transcend the childhood of people cheering your name and everything else at that level and get to a place where the artists I've worked with are where they are in healthy relationships and with their families and still working through stuff but having a human experience, I think it's a testament to their strength and I think that's part of it.' The Hybe CEO also addressed his feud with Taylor Swift, which sparked after he acquired Big Machine Records and, with the acquisition, her catalog of master recordings in 2019. Braun said, 'When I bought Big Machine, I thought I was going to work with all the artists on Big Machine.' 'I thought it was going to be like an exciting thing. I knew that Taylor, she and I had only met three or four times, and one of the times it was years earlier and it was a really great engagement. She invited me to a private party and we respected each other. We had a great engagement in between that time,' he explained. 'Since I'd seen her last, I started managing Kanye West, I managed Justin Bieber, I knew she didn't get along with them. I had a feeling, this is where my arrogance came in, I had a feeling she probably didn't like me because I managed them, but I thought once this announcement happened, she would talk to me, see who I am and we would work together.' Braun recalled the moment he saw Swift's Tumblr post where she said learning he had control of her catalog was her 'worst case scenario' after 'incessant, manipulative bullying I've received at his hands for years.' 'I was just like shocked,' he said. 'It's been five, six years, I don't need to go back into it, but what I can tell you is everything in life is a gift, having that experience allows me to have empathy for the people I worked with who I would always say, 'Yeah, I understand,' but I never knew what it was like to be on the global stage like that. I never knew what criticism felt like.' His interview comes a few weeks after Swift bought back her catalog for her first six albums in a deal with Shamrock Capital. The original sale, which saw Scooter Braun's Ithaca Holdings buy Big Machine Label Group, took place in June 2019 and led the Grammy winner to re-record and release all but two of her initial six records. Best of The Hollywood Reporter Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025 Hollywood's Highest-Profile Harris Endorsements: Taylor Swift, George Clooney, Bruce Springsteen and More
