Scooter Braun was telling the truth all along! Perezcious readers know the 44-year-old record executive has been the villain in the eyes of many Swifties for years over how he handled the sale of Taylor Swift's masters. But should he have been demonized all this time? The drama started when Scooter shelled out $300 million to purchase Big Machine Label Group and its music catalog through his holding company, Ithaca Ventures. This included all of the pop star's first six albums.