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Fans of BTS have pleaded with the K-pop band’s management company HYBE to fire Scooter Braun, the CEO of HYBE-America, for his pro-Israel views amid the war in Gaza. The Korea Times reported on Wednesday that some BTS fans, commonly known as the ARMY, reacted with anger over Braun delivering a speech in Israel in December that supported the country’s war effort, and also called for the return of the hostages taken during the Oct. 7 terrorist attack by Hamas. On Feb. 23, according to local media…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Every great beard — no matter how scruffy or carefree it may look — involves at least some trimming. But, luckily for us facial hair-wearers in 2024, beard trimmers are much more advanced than ever before. The best beard trimmers now feature precision tools for nailing whatever kind of facial hair you might want — be it stubble and a stache or a short boxed look. If…

The Taylor Swift era continues. The superstar singer-songwriter has been named Time‘s 2023 Person of the Year, the first time that an entertainer has received the honor from the long-running publication. Time announced the Person of the Year on Wednesday morning. “The selections over the years have tended to follow certain patterns. The person chosen has typically been a ruler over traditional domains of power. He — and yes, usually it has been a ‘he’ — is very often a politician or a titan…

Every object made by humans has a story to tell. There’s the story of the people who made it, of the materials chosen, and the creative motivation. Only when you understand the story do you understand an object’s meaning. Or so says Dieter Rams, who headed up product design at Braun from 1961 to 1995.Braun: Designed to Keep is the story of Braun. It’s billed as “the most comprehensive history” of the company to date. Telling it requires more than 400 pages and 500 images, including never-before-published archival…

Kelly Clarkson Says Taylor Swift’s Former Manager Scooter Braun Took Offense Of Her Tweet Suggesting Tay To Re-Record Her Songs (Photo Credit: Bang Showbiz/Instagram) Kelly Clarkson has revealed Scooter Braun “took offense” when she suggested Taylor Swift re-record her back catalogue. The singer-turned-talk show host took to Twitter in 2019 to tweet a suggestion the ‘Shake It Off’ hitmaker created new versions of her early songs following the row over her master recordings when the music manager bought Taylor’s…

If Taylor Swift puts out a new album and fans don’t have a slew of highly complex and potentially accurate theories, did it even really exist?After “Midnights” was released late Thursday night on the West Coast, Swifties went right to work dissecting lyrics from the pop musician’s 10th studio album.The latest objects of their speculation? You already know their names and their complicated histories with Swift: John Mayer, Scooter Braun and Kanye West. Here’s a rundown of how fans are reading between the lines.Swift…

In an extensive interview with with NPR, music executive Scooter Braun said he isn’t satisfied with how the Taylor Swift catalog acquisition went down.“I learned an important lesson from . When I did that deal, I was under a very strict NDA with the gentleman who owned it, and I couldn’t tell any artist,” Braun told Jay Williams, whom he identified as “my friend since we were teenagers hooping” on social media. “I wasn’t allowed to. I wasn’t legally allowed to. … So the regret I have there is that I made the assumption…

Three years after he purchased the master rights to Taylor Swift’s early music, Scooter Braun said he wishes that transaction could have gone down differently. On Wednesday, the music mogul chatted with Jay Williams for NPR’s “The Limits With Jay Williams.” During the near-40-minute conversation, Braun recalled acquiring Big Machine, Swift’s former label, and her master recordings by way of that purchase. The 2019 acquisition then evolved into a larger, public conflict that prompted conversation about ownership and rights…

Photo: Andrew Liszewski | GizmodoOnce a war only waged amongst disposable razors, the engineering challenge of cramming as many blades as possible onto a razor has taken over electric shavers too. Panasonic’s Arc6 manages to squeeze in six cutting implements to hack and slash away all your stubble in fewer swipes, but does it outperform lesser razors enough to justify its $400 price tag?I absolutely hate shaving, don’t enjoy sporting a beard, and have no interest in pursuing any permanent hair removal solutions. I also…

Nearly a year after signing his first major management deal with Scooter Braun, before leaving the firm just three months later, the Kid Laroi is reuniting with the renowned music executive.Variety reports the 18-year-old Australian artist recently signed a new management deal with Braun’s SB Projects, whose star-studded roster includes Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, and J Balvin, among others.The news arrives just a month after Laroi parted ways with Adam Leber’s Rebel Management.The outlet notes that the…