Scooter Braun

Scooter Braun became part of the masters dispute after Ithaca Holdings bought Big Machine and gained control of Swift’s early catalog. The deal made him a focus of debates over power, ownership, and how music assets change hands.

• He is a music manager and entrepreneur known for working with major pop acts.
• In 2019, Ithaca Holdings purchased Big Machine, giving Braun control of Swift’s first six albums’ masters.
• Swift said she had not been given a fair chance to buy her recordings.
• The controversy widened because Braun was also associated with artists and industry power networks.
• The dispute helped turn a business transaction into a public argument about artist rights.