Fans appeared to rejoice on social media on Monday following the news that Ariana Grande had severed her professional ties with manager Scooter Braun after a decade.
Grande, 30, decided on Monday to break off her business relationship with Braun, 42, and his company SB Projects. Billboard reported, after a decade of six albums she released.
The social media feedback seemed to support the Positions artist in her business decision – which came as Demi Lovato also parted ways with Braun – with many citing that Braun got a deserved reward following his controversial 2019 purchase of Taylor Swift’s master recordings.
The bar pausing in the middle of Taylor Swift’s trivia night to announce that Ariana Grande has been added to the list of stars dropping Scooter Braun and getting cheers and applause. I love it here,” said one user.
Another quoted a Swift lyric from her 2022 song Karma that read, “KARMA’S GONNA TRACK YOU DOWN, STEP BY STEP FROM TOWN TO TOWN.”
The latest: Fans appeared to rejoice on social media on Monday following the news that Ariana Grande, 30, had cut her professional ties with manager Scooter Braun, 42, after 10 years
One user said, “He’s done, Karma favors Taylor.”
Another user defended Braun, saying, “Karma for? Buying Taylor’s songs was purely business and she still ended up on the right side, it’s not that deep.’
One user said Braun will be ‘unemployed soon’, while another commented, ‘Scooter is losing all its customers, oh I never thought I’d see this day coming.’
One fan shared a meme of Swift snacking with the caption, “EVIL IS DEFEATED.”
Some social media users speculated that Grande and Lovato’s rescue from Braun’s management company could be a harbinger of bad news on the horizon for the music executive.
“All his customers are leaving him, so something is up,” said one user. They all seem to jump ship before the bad press dies down. Does anyone have any idea what it could be?’
Another speculated: ‘I wonder what happens…’
The feedback seemed to support Grande in her decision, with many citing that Braun got a reward after his controversial 2019 purchase of Taylor Swift’s master recordings.
Braun and Big Machine Records CEO Scott Borchetta were pictured in Montecito, California in June 2019 after signing a deal for Taylor Swift’s master recordings
One fan defended Braun, noting that Swift’s career has been going great since selling her masters in 2019
Some fans saw the value of Grande’s departure from Braun’s company as a potential partnership with Swift in the future
One fan speculated that Braun was simply not the manager he was in his prime and posted a photo of Shaquille O’Neal in his final NBA season playing for the Boston Celtics.
Some social media users speculated that Grande and Lovato’s rescue from Braun’s management company could be a harbinger of bad news on the horizon for the music executive.
One fan speculated that Braun was simply not the manager he was in his prime and posted a photo of Shaquille O’Neal in his final NBA season playing for the Boston Celtics.
Some fans saw the value of Grande’s departure from Braun’s company as a potential partnership with Swift in the future.
One user commented, “Can we finally get the partnership with Tayriana now that Ariana Grande fired Scooter Braun?”
Another fan commented, “WE ALL ADMITTED, TAYRIANA COLLAB IS COMINGGG.”
One fan predicted, “Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift will work together now that Ariana has fired her manager, Scooter Braun.”
Under Braun’s direction, Grande had released six studio albums: 2013’s Yours Truly, 2014’s My Everything, 2016’s Dangerous Woman, 2018’s Sweetener, 2019’s Thank U, Next, and 2020’s Positions.
Grande is gearing up for the August 25 release of a 10th anniversary edition of Yours Truly.
The controversy between Braun and Swift erupted in June 2019 when Braun bought Swift’s master recordings from Big Machine Records CEO Scott Borchetta.
Nearly a year and a half later, Braun sold the master recordings for more than $300 million.
Swift has said she plans to re-record her first six records, having released Fearless (Taylor’s Version), Red (Taylor’s Version), and Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) albums, including 1989 (Taylor’s Version) this fall comes out.