He was discovered from his videos on YouTube by American talent manager Scooter Braun in 2007 when He was 12 years old. Braun contacted Justin’s mom to get permission to bring Justin from their hometown and start performing professionally. At a later, Usher heard one of his songs "Somebody To Love" from one of these Youtube videos and later helped him sign a recording contract with "Raymond Braun Media Group" (RBMG), a joint venture formed with Island Records offered by then L.A. Reid, former chairman of Island Def Jam Music Group