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did Taylor Swift Let’s make this summer brutal Scooter BraunSome Swifties think so after the 34-year-old “Karma” hitmaker performed a diss mash-up against her. Eras Tour The stop in Cardiff coincided with Scooter’s 43rd birthday and shortly after he announced his retirement from music management.
During the surprise set, Taylor performed “I Forgot That You Existed” and “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things,” belting out the lyric “forgiveness is a nice thing,” before throwing her hands in the air and the crowd responding with laughter.
Commenters on social media were quick to react to the onstage moment, with many pointing out that the sly moment came at an interesting time.
“I forgot about you. This is why we can’t get any good stuff right after Scooter Braun announces his retirement. Taylor Swift will always be funny.” X-user I tweeted.
#Taylor Swift The surprise song, “This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things” had me laughing out loud. #TheErasTour In Wales. 😅🤣 A fan pointed out that she chose this song for Scooter Braun’s birthday. 😏
🎥: shilohchristiethepomsky/TMX#ErasTour #CardiffTSErasTour pic.twitter.com/uZmINmW3Y7
— Extra TV (@extratv) June 19, 2024
On Monday, June 17, Scooter announced his retirement after more than 20 years in the music management industry.
“After 23 years, this chapter as a music manager has come to a close,” he said in a statement. “My journey began 23 years ago as a young 19-year-old managing an artist named Kate in Atlanta, Georgia. Along the way, I’ve had many experiences I never dreamed of,” he said. “So for my entire adult life, I’ve served in the role of an artist manager, on-call 24/7, and for 20 years, I loved it. It was everything to me. But as my kids grew up and my personal life took a hit, I realized they were three superstars I couldn’t lose. The sacrifices I was once willing to make could no longer be justified.”
At the end of the announcement, Scooter admitted that he “never imagined how this chapter would end” and never thought it would happen, but that he would “cherish every moment of it.”
As fans may remember, Scooter and Taylor had a public falling out in 2019. After Scooter’s company, Ithaca Holdings, acquired Big Machine Label Group, he became the owner of Taylor’s music. The “Fearless” artist accused Scooter of bullying her for years and slammed the business acquisition. She then re-recorded her album, calling each re-recorded track a “version of Taylor.”