Hey, everyone listening to the podcast. This is Ari Melbaugh with a podcast extra.

We have been dealing with so many serious issues in the news, and we have our daily coverage for you.

If you want to hear some of our experts and thoughtful people on everything that's going on in America.

But this extra is something different. It's something fun. Maybe it's the break you need.

I sit down with one of the most influential music moguls

of our time, Scooter Braun.

And you're gonna hear our in-depth discussion.

This is way longer than what we had time to air on television

as we get into why he thinks the internet

and digital media has actually been such a great boon

for artists, including people from around the world you might not have otherwise heard of. He's someone who of course gets a shout out from Drake. I had to ask him about that. He's got his conversation and issues with Taylor Swift. That comes up at one point in the interview. Plus we talked David Bowie, Asher Roth, and a little bit of politics at one point. So that's coming up here. And then we turned to one of

his artists. This was a separate interview, a separate day, but we put him together for you in this

podcast, Extra, the great Colombian singer and reggaeton star Jay Baldwin. We talk about mental health. We

talk about his interesting career, what he's doing around the world, why he wants people to take

COVID and vaccination seriously, which isn't really politics. It's more like public health. But all of that is in our full conversation. Again, longer than what aired on TV, that's why I sometimes like to put these together for you guys. So both of those are coming up. And as always, you can connect with me on social media or the best way to connect with me. Go to Ari Melbaugh.com and subscribe to my free newsletter at Ari Melburgh.com.

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So without further ado, here's our The Beat Podcast Extra with Scooter Braun and Jay Balvin.

Welcome to the Summit series with Ari Melbert.

Today we are joined by one of the most accomplished moguls in the industries of music and culture.

Scooter Braun is behind so many well-known artists

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