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Social media users are in a tailspin trying to figure out<\/a> what\u2019s going on with Scooter Braun<\/strong><\/a> and his famous clients \u2014 but the real situation may not be that dramatic.<\/p>\n \u201cAll of Scooter Braun\u2019s clients are under contract and negotiations have been going on for several months as Scooter steps into his larger role as Hybe America CEO,\u201d a source with knowledge of the situation told Us Weekly<\/em> on Tuesday, August 22. \u201cPeople are spreading rumors based on what they know, but they are off. Scooter\u2019s team at SB Projects are still handling both Justin [Bieber]<\/strong><\/a> and Ariana [Grande]<\/strong><\/a> as they work through what this new structure looks like.\u201d\n<\/p>\n While the legal details are still being sorted out, Grande, for her part, is ready for a new chapter.\u00a0 \u201cThey are friendly but she\u2019s outgrown him and is excited to go in a different direction,\u201d an insider close to the singer tells Us<\/em>. \u201cYes, there are negotiations happening because of contracts. But this is her choice. It\u2019s time for something new.\u201d<\/p>\n Hybe America is the U.S. branch of Hybe Corporation, the South Korean company formerly known as Big Hit Entertainment. Before its American expansion, Hybe was best known for kickstarting the careers of K-pop superstars BTS and Tomorrow X Together.<\/p>\n The speculation about Braun began on Friday, August 18, when multiple outlets reported that Bieber, 29, had cut ties with Braun, 42. Reps for both parties, however, told Us<\/em> that the rumors were untrue.<\/p>\n After the Bieber speculation came and went, reports circulated that Grande<\/a>, 30, and Demi Lovato<\/strong><\/a> had also stopped working with Braun<\/a>. Grande has been working with Braun for the last 10 years, while Lovato, 31, signed with his company SB Projects in May 2019.<\/p>\n \u201c[Demi] is a special person and a special talent. I\u2019m \u2026 we \u2026 are honored,\u201d Braun wrote via Instagram at the time alongside photos of the duo. \u201cWelcome to the family Demi.\u201d<\/p>\n Several outlets, however, confirmed earlier this week Lovato is no longer part of Braun\u2019s roster, citing an amicable exit between the singer and the manager. And while the first source says Grande is still tied to Braun, a second source told Us<\/em> that he was no longer her manager.<\/p>\n Lovato previously defended Braun amid his feud with Taylor Swift<\/strong><\/a> over the ownership of her master recordings. Braun famously purchased Swift\u2019s back catalog in 2019 after he bought her former record label Big Machine. Swift, 32, was not happy about the situation and announced plans to re-record her first six albums<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI learned about Scooter Braun\u2019s purchase of my masters as it was announced to the world,\u201d she wrote via Tumblr in June 2019. \u201cAll I could think about was the incessant, manipulative bullying I\u2019ve received at his hands for years.\u201d<\/p>\n Lovato, for her part, said Braun was \u201cnot one\u201d of the \u201cbad people\u201d she\u2019s met in the music industry. \u201cHe\u2019s a good man,\u201d she wrote via Instagram<\/a> at the time. \u201cPersonally, I\u2019m grateful he came into my life when he did. Please stop \u2018dragging\u2019 people or bullying them. There\u2019s enough hate in this world as it is.\u201d<\/p>\n