Justin Bieber Manager Scooter Braun Calls on Major Company Heads to ‘Doc Your Pay to Zero’ to Avoid Layoffs
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorDuring their talk at Fast Company’s Innovation Festival on Monday, Ariana Grande/ Justin Bieber manager Scooter Braun, Raised in Space cofounder Shara Senderoff and Island Recording artist Jessie Reyez spoke about how their artists, their artistry and their businesses have coped during the pandemic and what the prospects look like for the return to live touring that is still on the distant horizon.But the most attention-getting comments came from Braun when he was asked by the moderator, “In this time of financial uncertainty, what stability are you seeing in the music business?” As he often does, Braun went in, calling on major company heads to forego their own salaries, as he has, in order to avoid layoffs,