Scooter Braun vs. Taylor Swift: Inside the $300M Music Feud with Corey O'Brien and Alex Falcone | 104
The Big Flop
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4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 8 September 2025
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
From club promoter to music mogul, Scooter Braun's Midas touch turned Justin Bieber into pop royalty and made him millions. But when he bought Taylor Swift's masters, he learned the hard way that hell hath no fury like a pop princess scorned. In our final episode, we're going out with a bang – this is the story of how one savvy dealmaker became public enemy #1 to Swifties everywhere, and how the music industry's golden boy found himself in the biggest flop of his career.
Corey O'Brien and Alex Falcone join Misha to understand the bad blood between Scooter Braun and Taylor Swift.
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| 0:17.1 | It's the ultimate way to immerse yourself in the drama of these business debacles. |
| 0:30.7 | Hi, besties. You know I hate to be the bearer of bad news, But unfortunately, today I must tell you that this episode |
| 0:39.2 | of The Big Flop will be our last. I know. Over the course of 100 episodes, we've cataloged the |
| 0:46.5 | downfalls of restaurant chains, reality TV stars, department stores, and more Silicon Valley |
| 0:52.0 | startups than I can count. While endings are sad, |
| 0:56.5 | I can sincerely say on behalf of myself, my friends at Atwell Media, and Wondery, we've loved |
| 1:02.8 | making this show for you. Whether we've helped you dominate at your local pub trivia, |
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| 1:11.5 | brightened your day with a laugh and a smile. We hope you've loved listening. As I said |
| 1:16.4 | recently on my page, every end is an opportunity for something new. So I hope to see you |
| 1:22.6 | wherever I end up next. But for now, enjoy the last episode of The Big Flop. Swifties, this one's for you. |
| 1:31.9 | The moon man for best female video goes to Taylor Swift. |
| 1:36.9 | Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. |
| 1:39.7 | The definition of the toxic male privilege in our industry. |
| 1:43.3 | Strong words from Taylor Swift in the wake of a nine-figure sale of her master recording. |
| 1:48.0 | But it's not just the sale that has her upset. |
| 1:51.0 | It's the buyer, Scooter Braun, the high-profile manager behind artists like Justin Bieber and once, Kanye West. |
| 1:59.0 | All the hate I got after that moment was not deserved. |
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