Scooter Braun, the music executive entwined in a famous dispute with Taylor Swift over her master recordings, is now ready to put their turbulent past behind him.
The history between them has been highlighted recently in the two-part Max documentary, Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun: Bad Blood, which delves deeply into their contentious relationship. According to Deadline, Braun expressed his thoughts about the documentary during the Bloomberg Screentime event in Los Angeles.
Held from October 9-10, Braun initially hesitated to watch the documentary, fearing it would be unflattering. “I wasn’t going to watch it because I just thought it was going to be another hit piece,” he admitted. However, after some encouragement from his parents, he chose to check it out.
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Trying to move on, Braun stated, “Look, it’s five years later. I think everyone, it’s time to move on.” He emphasized that direct communication is vital in settling disputes, noting that many accounts of their conflict were misconstrued. “When people actually take the time to stand in front of each other and have a conversation, they usually find out the monster’s not real,” he remarked.
The rift between Braun and Swift began in 2019 when his firm, Ithaca Holdings, acquired Big Machine Records, which held the rights to Swift’s first six albums—an acquisition she was unaware of until after it happened. Swift voiced her frustration on X (formerly Twitter), stating, “This was the second time my music had been sold without my knowledge.”
After her masters were eventually sold to Shamrock Capital in 2020, Swift took the initiative to re-record her albums, releasing them as Taylor’s Version. Recently, she has refrained from making public statements about Braun.