US EditionScooter Braun Reacts to Justin Bieber’s Swag Album After Financial Settlement
UNITED STATES, JUL 12 – Justin Bieber resolved a $31.5 million dispute with Scooter Braun over canceled 2022 tour payments before releasing his seventh album, gaining full creative freedom on the project.
- Justin Bieber released his seventh studio album, Swag, on Friday, July 11, 2025, via Def Jam Recordings.
- This release followed Bieber's split from longtime manager Scooter Braun in 2023 and a multimillion-dollar financial settlement.
- Scooter Braun, who discovered Bieber on YouTube almost two decades ago, praised Swag as beautiful, raw, and the most authentically Bieber album to date.
- The $31.5 million settlement resolved unpaid commissions and show cancellations tied to Bieber's canceled 2022 Justice tour, with Braun now serving as a music consultant.
- Bieber’s new album and financial resolution suggest his continued artistic growth and independence following his long professional relationship with Braun.
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Justin Bieber and Scooter Braun Reach $30+ Million Settlement Following Financial Dispute: Sources
Justin Bieber and Scooter Braun have reached an agreement following a financial dispute, sources told PEOPLE. According to these sources, the settlement sees Bieber pay back a $26 million advance for his canceled Justice Tour that Braun's company HYBE had covered, along with $5.5 million in unpaid commissions to Braun.
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Justin Bieber Settles Financial Dispute With Scooter Braun for $31.5 Million Over Scrapped 'Justice' Tour Dates, Commissions
Justin Bieber has reached a financial settlement with former manager Scooter Braun, agreeing to pay a total of $31.5 million to resolve a dispute stemming from the cancellation of his 2022 “Justice” tour, according to multiple media reports. Bieber, who released a self-produced album “Swag” ahead of the weekend, will pay $26 million to Braun to reimburse an advance from concert promoter AEG Presents, TMZ first reported, citing sources familiar w…
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