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Ryoung122 00:27, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
Scooter Braun has over 54,000 followers on Twitter.
http://twitter.com/ScooterBraun
He's no A-list celebrity, or even B-list. However, he has notability as a party promoter, hip-hop record executive, and most recently Justin Bieber's manager and the one who got him signed up with Usher.
That, to me, shows a pattern of continuing importance which is only likely to grow.Ryoung122 00:39, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
Even before "Biebermania"...
http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A72915 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ryoung122 (talk • contribs) 00:47, 28 April 2010
I'm particularly irked by you removing sources and removing text. Others have added a few improvements, but due to your UNconstructive edits I had to revert. Please stop.Ryoung122 05:41, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
A. make edits separate, so that some changes that are acceptable to others will be incorporated
B. explain your reasons for your edits, especially the ones that are controversial/disputed by others.
C. Engage in dialogue with other editors if you have a dispute.
Ryoung122 17:31, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
In some instances, it is...and in fact, can be used in a court of law. That's why Scooter Braun was arrested. The irony is lost on some people who push policies without considering their proper application.Ryoung122 20:11, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
FYI, I will be making some major improvements to this page over the next week or two. Braun has become a very potent figure in the music business in the past year or so, therefore a lot of new information has come about that wasn't available before. As always please correct any wrong info you find but PLEASE do not come in and mercilessly slash away at the improvements I make. It will be a work in progress. Thank youBped1985 (talk) 03:40, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
Due to Scooter Braun's association with Justin Bieber, it seems that this page is frequently vandalized. At this point, it is difficult to sort out the constructive from the unconstructive edits. An experienced editor should review this article for cleanup.Ryoung122 20:17, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
Speaking of Bieber, if Braun has to be called "a Jewish-American talent manager", shouldn't Bieber be "a Christian-Canadian pop artist" instead of just "a Canadian pop artist?" Or is that "Jewish-American" thing a bit ridiculous maybe? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.80.174.165 (talk) 12:47, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
This article in The New Yorker could go a long way toward fixing this article. I'll get to it some day, but it's not enormously high on my to-do list. If someone wants to pick up the baton, that'd be great. David in DC (talk) 17:28, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
I removed the following reference articles which tried to support that he was from a Conservative Jewish family but did not have the word "conservative" anywhere (found a third article instead). These can be added back where there is notable information. -AngusWOOF (talk) 17:48, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
Last night, watching the TV show Scorpion, I noticed that Mr. Braun was listed as an executive producer. That was news to me so a did a google search and found this article from the Washington Post. It seems worth adding to the article in some way, but I'm not sure how. Ideas? David in DC (talk) 16:50, 6 September 2016 (UTC)
Emiliano Dragos mocanu (talk) 22:47, 5 November 2016 (UTC)
I have restored my deletion of a paragraph describing a 2010 incident. My first deletion was on the grounds that the deleted material was WP:UNDUE, and I stand by that. However, after the material was restored by David, I looked at the ref itself. In brief, it does not match the paragraph in question, and is, as noted in my summary is in fact, a WP:BLP violation. I have asked that the material not be restored, and if need be, discussed here instead. Thanks. Jusdafax 02:36, 12 December 2016 (UTC)
In the case of public figures, there will be a multitude of reliable published sources, and BLPs should simply document what these sources say. If an allegation or incident is noteworthy, relevant, and well documented, it belongs in the article – even if it is negative and the subject dislikes all mention of it. If you cannot find multiple reliable third-party sources documenting the allegation or incident, leave it out.[Emphasis added]
Noticed that Braun's Wikipedia page has not touched upon any of his most recent projects and career points. Scooter Braun was a producer and organizer behind Ariana Grande's One Love Manchester concert benefiting the 22 killed at her concern in May 2016, which raised over $324K [1]. He also produced and organized Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Relief, which brought together over 30 A-list celebrities in a televised telethon to raise money for Hurricane Maria, Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma victims[2]. His more recent endeavors range under philanthropic production and events, rather than just being Bieber's talent manager. Would like to move forward with making these edits on the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Daryazal (talk • contribs) 17:13, 30 October 2017 (UTC)
References
I'm going to condense these Early Life and Personal Life sections.DavidWestT (talk) 18:53, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
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Contents 2.1 erroneously states "The film's budget was $13 million and earned over $100 million worldwide as the highest-grossing documentary to date.[27]" The citation only confirms the film budget and gross. The film is NOT the highest-grossing documentary and never was, neither domestically nor world-wide. It is the 6th highest domestically and 9th worldwide. You can film citations at the-numbers.com or boxofficemojo.com. ShaunM73 (talk) 05:47, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
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please change ((Halsey)) to ((Halsey (singer)|Halsey)) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:541:4500:1760:c064:dda9:3cbf:f8b9 (talk • contribs)
The whole "Taylor" section is clear BLPVIO; WP:SOAP, and Undue Weight. It's so poorly written by a fan of hers with spelling and grammar errors. (Catalogue?). Most of that belongs at Big Machine Records page. Note the target of criticism is Borchetta (owner of Big Machine) and her whole claim is that he (Borchatta) didn't give her a shot at buying the label. It later turns out that's false; but either way while this is tabloid nonsense whether it's on Wikipedia or not it doesn't quite make sense here.
One proposal: Just move the section to Big Machine Records.47.205.73.132 (talk) 17:00, 9 December 2019 (UTC)
it seems like scooter is notorious now for this conflict with singer taylor swift, and perhaps we should include it Camdoodlebop (talk) 08:49, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
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Remove the following sentence under Taylor Swift Feud. "In 2021 Swift released Love Story (Taylor's Version) it quickly reached number 1 on the country charts." Although it may be sourced, the sentence itself does not follow MOS:, and is not punctuated correctly. dxtalk 14:21, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
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template. As you noted, the claim is sourced and so there should be a consensus of editors before it can be removed. The sentence structure has been improved a bit. Thank you for your input! P.I. Ellsworth ed. put'r there 20:22, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
"According to a 2006 profile he was known as the "King of White Chicks"." does not seem to be supported by the Hollywood Reporter source that supports this so I'm moving it here. Raffybund (talk) 17:22, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
"Following Ithaca Ventures' acquisition of Big Machine Label Group, Taylor Swift denounced the deal on social media due to Braun's former role as Kanye West's manager during the release of the song Famous, which controversially referenced Swift." For those who know about the backstory or not it seems so much more useful to say that Swift was ripe from the Kanye West song that references her and at the time, Braun was West's manager. That's at Famous (Kanye West song) Raffybund (talk) 02:17, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
These two lines are about Taylor Swift and therefore belong on the Taylor Swift masters controversy page.
Swift posted on Instagram that she would re-record her first six studio albums (Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, and Reputation).[52][53] On April 9, 2021, Swift released Fearless (Taylor's Version), the first of the rerecordings. Raffybund (talk) 01:59, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
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Please change: In 2021 Braun was sued for $200 million by Peter Comisar a former business associate regarding a private equity fund (SCOPE Capital Management) that Braun was involved in launching. Comisar accused Braun of recruiting Comisar to join the newly create private equity fund by promising to raise large amount of money (around $500-750 million) from wealthy friends like David Geffen, who he described as his "godfather", Jimmy Iovine, Haim Saban, the Reuben family, Soros family and Mittal family. Comisar alleges that Braun's promises of his friends investment where not followed through on saying “Not one of Braun’s contacts agreed to invest any amount, much less the hundreds of millions Braun had promised. Braun had to explain to Comisar, tail between his legs, how he had asked David Geffen, his supposed godfather, to invest in SCOPE, only to be told by Geffen that he did not view Braun as someone with whom Geffen would invest. Braun got the same brush-off from Jimmy Iovine, Haim Saban, and the Rueben, Soros and Mittal families — indeed, Braun was rejected by each of his promised close relationship investors. The truth was that Braun’s relations valued him as someone to socialize with, but to whom they would never entrust their millions". The suit alleges that David Bolno, a business manager who was also involved in the fund threatened Comisar by saying "Braun is an expert in the media and would destroy his reputation in a press and litigation process" if Comisar filed suit against Braun. Comisar goes on to allege that Braun and Bolno falsely accused Comisar of racism as a "predicate for his removal" in 2018. Braun later filed suit again Comisar, denying the allegations and asking that the court order the suit into private confidential arbitration rather than a public jury trial which Comisar requested.
Change to: In 2021 Braun was sued for $200 million by Peter Comisar a former business associate regarding a private equity fund (SCOPE Capital Management) that Braun was involved in launching. Comisar accused Braun of recruiting Comisar to join the newly created private equity fund by promising to raise large amounts of money (around $500-750 million) from wealthy friends like David Geffen, who he described as his "godfather", Jimmy Iovine, Haim Saban, the Reuben family, Soros family and Mittal family. Comisar alleges that Braun's promises of his friend's investment were not followed through with. The suit alleges that David Bolno, a business manager who was also involved in the fund, threatened Comisar by saying "Braun is an expert in the media and would destroy his reputation in a press and litigation process" if Comisar filed suit against Braun. Comisar goes on to allege that Braun and Bolno falsely accused Comisar of racism as a "predicate for his removal" in 2018. In response Braun filed a petition for arbitration against Peter Comisar for what's described as a "judicial intervention to end Peter’s unlawful, extortionate and opportunistic threats against him." Braun spoke out about the dispute stating, "One day I woke up to find out that a guy who took $5 million from us years ago with zero results has now read a headline of our success and has shown up out of the blue to ask for more money. Got to love a good opportunist. Unfortunately we don’t scare easy. Wish him well." Intranetsremain (talk) 20:36, 4 June 2021 (UTC)
This allegation I moved to Carter's page, since he's named, and the one who settled. The content content that moved is: In 2019, Ithaca Holdings alleged Troy Carter failed to repay a loan. The case settled out of court. Raffybund (talk) 02:54, 6 June 2021 (UTC)
His birthday is today, and the year born was 1981, so he is 40. But it still says he is 39. Any other improvements? I am new to Wikipedia editing. Also I am anonymous but I will sign my anonymous name anyways
And sorry if it violates the rules-again I’m new
From someone anonymous — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:600:C700:EFB:18FB:865D:3F81:344A (talk • contribs)
The page, like a number of others I looked into, was edited by Bvcqszj, a sock of Deltagammaz. Consistent with the other pages edited by Bvcqszj, an account that added negative content on "financial types," the associated flag was removed. The rationale is that the editor was more of an "attack editor" on financial types who did disruptive editing, versus a paid editor. Raffybund (talk) 20:47, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
At end of the Career section, in the closing sentence, the word "signed" (or something similar) appears to have been omitted. Restrictions here mean that it can only be fixed by a registered editor in response to such a query as this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.253.16.20 (talk • contribs)
1. He is the co-CEO at HYBE. Requesting: | occupation =
2. He is an investor. Requesting: an American entrepreneur, investor, and entertainment executive.
3. HYBE should be capitalized, since that's how it's stylized including on its own page. Requesting: In April 2021, South Korean company HYBE announced that it would acquire Ithaca Holdings from Braun and Carlyle via the subsidiary Hybe America in a deal estimated to be around $1.05 billion.[1] As part of the sale, Braun would became HYBE Americas' CEO
4. The ACLU Bill of Rights award is bigger than the other awards on the page. Requesting: In 2012, Braun was awarded an ACLU Bill of Rights award.[2]
5. 2x Grammy nominee. Requesting: Braun was nominated as a producer and writer for two Grammy Awards, in 2017 and 2022.
6. The Save the Children's Humanitarian Award is bigger than the other awards on there. Save the Children has its own Wikipedia page. Requesting:
He also received the Save the Children's Humantarian Award that year.[3]
7. He is a CLIO award winner: [1]
Thank you. 37.205.120.66 (talk) 09:42, 16 September 2022 (UTC)
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Some of these are good. Added in part, reversed in part. Raffybund (talk) 17:19, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
he is the founder of SB Projects. His main company should be in the lead.
Braun’s grandparents were survivors of Dachau and Auschwitz during the Holocaust [2]
On immigration, the father became a dentist and high-school basketball coach
Missing from career: Braun also signed Ariana Grande to his record label in 2013. She went on to become the most streamed artist in the world. Braun also managed the careers of Psy, Tori Kelly, Carly Rae Jepson, Martin Garrix, Kanye West, Black Eyed Peas, David Guetta, Lil Dicky and others. [3]
At one point, Braun formed the largest music-management company by acquiring half of the management companies of Troy Carter (Lady Gaga), Brandon Creed (Bruno Mars), Morris Higham (Kenny Chesney), Jason Owens’ Sandbox Entertainment (Kacey Musgraves, Little Big Town), and a partnership with Drake his partner Adel “Future the Prince” Nur.
[4]
Braun was the executive producer of The Giver, Burden, Demi Lovato’s Dancing with the Devil, The Boy from Medellin, and Project Runway among other titles.
Dave was the most watched-comedy on FX and went on to become the highest-rated show in FX history [5]
The Big Machine acquisition was financed by The Carlyle Group and several other private equity firms. [6]
In 2020, Ithaca Holdings sold the six-album masters to Shamrock Holdings for $300 million and $450 million, reportedly netting Ithaca a large profit. [7]
The sale of Ithaca made Braun a billionaire.
On May 31, 2022, Braun visited with BTS and US President Joe Biden at the White House to discuss the recent rise in anti-Asian hate crimes.
Swift announced she would re-record her first six studio albums after a series of disputes, including allegations that Big Machine blocked her from using her old material for the American Music Awards in 2019.
In 2021, Braun filed for arbitration in a legal dispute with former associate Peter Comisar, who led a private-equity fund in which Braun had invested.
Braun is known to be a collector of fine art.
In 2017, Braun was an organizer behind “Hand in Hand” a telethon that raised $55 million for relief from Hurricane Harvey and Irma. In 2018, Braun was an organizer behind March for Our Lives in support of gun control legislation. [8]
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The order for clients leaving scooter are out of order. The current dates are May 2023, Aug 2023, Aug2023, 2019. change to order 2019, May 2023, Aug 2023, Aug2023 Foleycolin00 (talk) 13:08, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
@Raffybund: Please stop restoring the version of the lead that censors much of information about Braun that has received widespread media coverage. It looks biased. Refusing to mention the Swift controversy in the lead, when it's the single most publicized event of Brain's life in the spotlight, is blatant POV. Please address the disputed neutrality concerns before making edits to the article. ℛonherry☘ 13:39, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
Main issue seems to be the images you revert to are 4+ years old each time. Your reversions to old pics and removing stats on other music pages is equally disruptive.Raffybund (talk) 15:38, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
I see what you mean. When we look past your words, it's clear you're looking for a particular implementation of the page. It works on other pages, but BLPs should be written responsibly, cautiously, and in a dispassionate tone, avoiding both understatement and overstatement.
Your edit reads like a blog post that says:
"The purchase of Big Machine Records by Braun and his private equity shareholders in 2019..."
which violates BLP guidelines. The lower sections cover the WP:Event, importantly, without the bias you introduce.
You're well known for adding and removing content that favors Taylor Swift. While I myself and a fan, it's not the place for Wikipedia to be Swiftopedia and narrowly usher your implementation. Because the sentence is not NPOV it is reversed. Raffybund (talk) 17:42, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
Raffybund (talk) 17:42, 9 April 2024 (UTC)