Why Scooter Braun Has "Regret" Over Taylor Swift Drama

Scooter Braun has realized each excessively good that actions person consequences.

More than 3 years aft acquiring Big Machine Music Group—and the rights to Taylor Swift's archetypal six albums—the euphony executive hasn't forgotten about the controversy that followed. But successful a Sept. 27 interview with NPR's Jay Williams, Scooter said helium wishes helium could person handled immoderate things differently. 

"I learned an important lesson," helium shared. "When I did that deal, I was nether a precise strict NDA with the man who owned it, and I couldn't archer immoderate artist. I wasn't allowed to. I wasn't legally allowed to."

Scooter continued, "I was excited to enactment with each creator connected the label. So erstwhile we finalized the deal, I started making telephone calls to say, ‘Hey, I'm a portion of this.' And earlier I could adjacent bash that—I made 4 telephone calls; I started to bash those telephone calls—all hellhole broke loose." 

What he's apt referring to is the infinitesimal Taylor spoke retired connected social media explaining wherefore the acquisition was what she described arsenic "my worst lawsuit scenario."

In November 2020, erstwhile Taylor said she attempted to participate into negotiations with Scooter to regain ownership of her maestro recordings, she accused his team of wanting her to motion an NDA that allegedly stated, "I would ne'er accidental different connection astir Scooter Braun unless it was positive, earlier we could adjacent look astatine the fiscal records of BMLG." 

In his latest interview, Scooter shared his content that a batch of things "got mislaid successful translation."

"I deliberation that erstwhile you person a struggle with someone, it's precise hard to resoluteness it if you're not consenting to person a conversation," helium explained. "So the regret I person determination is that I made the presumption that everyone, erstwhile the woody was done, was going to person a speech with me, spot my intent, spot my quality and say, great, let's beryllium successful concern together. And I made that presumption with radical that I didn't know."

Scooter and Taylor, however, person yet crossed paths earlier the arguable euphony woody was ever done. In 2010, his creator Justin Bieber served arsenic the opener for the "Shake It Off" singer's Fearless tour. 

And successful a 2019 interrogation with Billboard, Scooter reflected connected however galore radical astatine Big Machine including Taylor made the acquisition truthful positive. "Everyone was benignant to maine and Justin erstwhile we were doing that show, and you don't hide those things," helium shared. "I ne'er forgot that, and we started a friendship."

While Scooter present says he's "going to determination on" from the controversy, Taylor continues to present euphony for fans.