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PEOPLE & ARTS Monday 16 deceMber 2019

Taylor Swift calls out Scooter Braun during Billboard speech

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. who were also honored,
Associated Press performed during the live
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tay- stream show.
lor Swift used the Billboard The beef began after Swift
Women in Music stage to discovered that Braun’s
address a series of issues in- Ithaca Holdings owned her
cluding her ongoing beef master recordings.
with Scooter Braun. It was announced in June
Swift was awarded the that he acquired Big Ma-
first-ever woman of the chine Label Group, the la-
decade honor during the bel led by Scott Borchetta
14th annual event Thurs- and home to Swift’s first six
day night, the eve of her albums.Braun, who man-
30th birthday. Her ac- ages Grammy winners in-
ceptance speech lasted cluding Ariana Grande,
more than 15 minutes as Justin Bieber and Tori Kelly,
she spoke about witness- wrote a lengthy post on so-
ing institutionalized sexism cial media that he’s made
throughout her career, un- calls to have an open
fair business practices and discussion with Swift and
Braun, who bought her squash their differences,
master recordings without but said he’s been reject-
her knowledge. Taylor Swift arrives at Billboard’s Women in Music at the Hollywood Palladium on Thursday, Dec. ed. However, the singer
The Grammy-winning sing- 12, 2019, in Los Angeles. said she hasn’t heard a
er also called out Braun’s Associated Press word from him.
supporters. “None of these investors
“The definition of the toxic id concerns about artists something that he needs.” celebrated the achieve- have ever bothered to
male privilege in our indus- owning their rights to own Swift, Alicia Keys and Billie ments of top female per- contact me or my team di-
try is people saying ‘But their music,” Swift said. “Of Eilish were among the mu- formers and executives in rectly to perform their due
he’s always been nice to course he’s nice to you. If sic artists who were recog- the music industry. Rosalia diligence on their invest-
me,’ when I’m raising val- you’re in this room, he has nized at the event, which and Megan Thee Stallion, ment,” she said. q