ARTIST MANAGER; OWNER, SB PROJECTS
The “Young Irving Azof” raised funds to make him one of the music business’ most powerful managers for years to come
There’s more to Scooter Braun than Justin Bieber, whom Braun signed in 2009 when the YouTube child star was barely 15 years old and helped turn him into a global superstar. Then, in 2012, he snagged the Wanted, Carly Rae Jepsen and K-pop phenom PSY. And last year Braun showed that he could work his mojo on other stars, breaking Ariana Grande, Martin Garrix and Tori Kelly.
Grande’s debut album, Yours Truly, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in September, selling 138,000 copies (according to Nielsen SoundScan), while Kelly’s second EP, Foreward, bowed at No. 16 in November with sales of 16,000.…