Justin Bieber will remain managed by Scooter Braun for the time being.
A source told People Tuesday that the 29-year-old pop star has been working on a new album without actively collaborating with Braun, 42.
The Canadian pop star is “still managed by Braun,” with whom he hasn’t spoken in almost a year, numerous insiders told the magazine.
Details of the long-term relationship come at a turbulent time for the entertainment exec, who recently lost Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato as clients of his company SB Projects.
“Justin has been working on his new album for the past six months,” a source told the outlet. “Scooter and SB Projects haven’t prepared a single session or done anything for this album,” the source said, adding that the Peaches singer’s “relationship with Scooter is at an end.”
The Latest: Justin Bieber, 29, has been working on a new album without actively working with manager Scooter Braun, 42, who recently lost Ariana Grande, 30, and Demi Lovato, 31, as clients
Lovato split from Braun on Monday after being her manager for four years; Grande stopped using Braun as her manager Monday after a decade, an insider told the publication, adding that it was the singer’s decision.
“They’re friendly, but she’s outgrown him and is looking forward to taking a different direction,” the source said of Grande, adding that “it’s time for something new.”
The source noted that “negotiations are taking place on the basis of contracts”.
An industry insider told People that “as Scooter assumes his larger role” as the American CEO of South Korean entertainment company HYBE, some of his clients “have been under contract and in negotiations for several months…”.
The insider said that “people spread rumors based on what they know, but they’re wrong” in their speculations.
“Scooter’s team at SB Projects are still looking after Justin and Ariana as they work out what this new structure will look like,” the source said.
An industry insider told People that “as Scooter assumes his larger role” as the American CEO of South Korean entertainment company HYBE, some of his clients “have been under contract and in negotiations for several months…”.
The insider said that “people spread rumors based on what they know, but they’re wrong” in their speculations.
The Canadian pop star is “still managed by Braun,” who he hasn’t spoken to in almost a year. Pictured in Hungary last year
Bieber, pictured in May 2023, has been working on a new album for the past six months
Grande stopped using Braun as her manager Monday after a decade, an insider told the publication, adding that it was the singer’s decision. Pictured in NYC in 2018
“Scooter’s team at SB Projects are still looking after Justin and Ariana as they work out what this new structure will look like,” the source said.
Braun discovered Bieber on YouTube when the baby singer was 13 and eventually took him on to the Raymond Braun Media Group label, where he worked with Usher.
During a conversation with Complex in 2012, Braun spoke about the “completely different bond” he has with the Grammy-winning artist.
“The most common misconception — because I’m 13 years older than him — is that it’s a little brother. It’s more like an uncle or a father.”
Braun said he “kind of realized it while he was hanging out with Justin’s mom, Pattie Mallette,” adding, “She’s not a disciplinarian and he needed that person in his life.”
Braun and his longtime client were photographed together in LA in January 2020
The entertainment executive and top pop star has reportedly not spoken a word in months
Bieber and Braun were pictured at the American Music Awards in LA in November 2012
Braun and Big Machine Records CEO Scott Borchetta were pictured in Montecito, California in June 2019 after negotiating a deal for Taylor Swift’s recording masters
A major controversy between Braun and Taylor Swift erupted in June 2019 when Braun bought Swift’s master recordings from Big Machine Records CEO Scott Borchetta.
In a June 2019 Tumblr post, Swift expressed her disappointment at the high-profile transaction.
“Essentially, my musical legacy is in the hands of someone who has tried to dismantle it,” Swift said. “For years I have asked and begged for a chance to own my work. Instead, I was given the opportunity to re-enter Big Machine Records and earn back one album at a time, one for each new one I submitted.’
Almost a year and a half later, Braun sold the master recordings for more than $300 million.
Swift has said she intends to re-record her first six records after releasing the albums Fearless (Taylor’s Version), Red (Taylor’s Version), and Speak Now (Taylor’s Version); 1989 (Taylor’s Version) will be released in the fall.