Ramaswamy’s Surge, Brains & Braun, an S.B.F. Bankruptcy Twist

Happy Friday and welcome back to The Daily Courant, your afternoon download of Puck’s latest reporting.

Today, we lead with Matt Belloni’s inside account of why superstar manager Scooter Braun’s impeccable roster of A-list clients—Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, J Balvin, etcetera—have either cut ties with him or are seeking other representation.

Plus, below the fold: Lauren Sherman untangles the fashion mystery behind another potential Outdoor Voices reboot. Tara Palmeri charts the post-Republican debate Vivekquake. And on The Powers That Be, Matt joins Peter Hamby to dig through Puck’s second original data study of the streaming services, before Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer recount a bizarre startup scandal tied to Zuck and S.B.F.

MATTHEW BELLONI

After spending waaay too much time this week talking with people on all sides of this situation, here’s why the yacht-dwelling “music mogul of the year” has been jettisoned by Bieber, Grande, Lovato, and Menzel.

LAUREN SHERMAN

I’ve learned that another potential deal has emerged to revive the back-from-the-dead (again) O.G. athleisure brand. Why?

TARA PALMERI

News and notes on what really went down in Milwaukee: despondent donors, missed signals, defensive DeSantis, and the possibility of a Trump-Vivek ticket.

PETER HAMBY, MATT BELLONI, BEN LANDY and TEDDY SCHLEIFER

Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss Puck’s second proprietary data study of streamer sentiment—and the results will surprise you. Then Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer dig into a bizarre startup scandal that traces its roots from Zuck to S.B.F.