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Paul Xavier Jaehwa Bernardo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171869265395820240618-Scooter-Braun.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Scooter Braun"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Music executive Scooter Braun with Justin Bieber, left, and Ariana Grande. <em>Photos from Braun&#x27;s Instagram account</em></span></span></span>Scooter Braun, a prominent figure in the music industry known for representing major stars like Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, has announced his retirement from music management.</div><p>On Monday, Braun said via his Instagram account that he will no longer work as a manager, adding that he would focus on running HYBE America, the United States-based subsidiary of the South Korean entertainment giant.</p><p>&quot;After 32 years, this chapter as a music manager has come to an end,&quot; he wrote in the lengthy post.</p><p>&quot;In this next chapter, I have been honored to join as a board member of Hybe and serve as CEO of Hybe America. My brilliant partner these past years, Chairman Bang [Si-hyuk], has a vision I truly believe in,&quot; he said.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C8UcS1vpraj/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1121000%2C%22ls%22%3A1120616%2C%22le%22%3A1120990%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="722" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>In addition to his role in HYBE, which manages K-pop supergroup BTS, Braun said he would also prioritize his role as a father.</p><p>&quot;I was really just 19 years old when I started. So for my entire adult life, I played the role of an artist manager on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. And for 20 years I loved it. It&#x27;s all I had known,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;But as my children got older and my personal life took some hits, I came to the realization that my kids were 3 superstars I wasn&#x27;t willing to lose.&quot;</p><p>In his post, Braun also mentioned some of his high-profile clients, including Bieber, Grande, Tori Kelly, J Balvin, Demi Lovato, David Guetta, Carly Rae Jepsen, and PSY.</p><p>&quot;Every client I have had the privilege of working with has changed my life, and I know many of them are just beginning to see the success they deserve. I will cheer for every single one of them,&quot; he said.</p><p>In 2021, HYBE acquired Scooter Braun&#x27;s Ithaca Holdings through HYBE America.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/4/23/hybe-labels-explained-k-pop-acts-their-sub-labels-1451"><strong>HYBE Labels, explained: K-pop acts, their sub-labels</strong></a></div><p>Braun is also known for his dispute with Taylor Swift after he bought Big Machine Records, the pop superstar&#x27;s former record company, in 2019.</p><p>With the purchase, Braun gained ownership of the master recordings of Swift&#x27;s first six studio albums, which he sold to a private equity company. This led to Swift re-recording her previous albums to own her new masters in a project called &quot;<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/09/21/taylor-swift-releases-re-recording-of-hit-2008-fearless-album"><strong>Taylor&#x27;s Version</strong></a>.&quot;</p>

<p>Scooter Braun, a prominent figure in the music industry known for representing major stars like Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, has announced his retirement from music management.</p>

Scooter Braun, a prominent figure in the music industry known for representing major stars like Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, has announced his retirement from music management.

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Scooter Braun retires as music manager, to focus on HYBE America

Paul Xavier Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published June 18, 2024 02:37 PM PHT

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Updated June 18, 2024 03:08 PM PHT

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