Scooter Braun retires from music after 23 years following Taylor Swift controversy

Over the past year, a number of Braun's high-profile clients including Bieber, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato and Carly Rae Jepsen have all parted ways with the music mogul

Talent manager Scooter Braun with pop star Justin Bieber (Yui Mok/PA)

Scooter Braun has announced his retirement from talent management after 23 years.

The New York-born entrepreneur, 42, first rose to fame after helping launch the career of Justin Bieber, but was marred in controversy in recent years over acquiring the master recordings of Taylor Swift's first six albums.