Unreleased Beyoncé music stolen from rental car
As per AFP, the items were stolen from a rental car used by Beyoncé's choreographer and a dancer on July 8, two days before the pop icon kicked off the Atlanta leg of her Cowboy Carter tour, a police incident report said.
Choreographer Christopher Grant, 37, told police that he returned to the car to find its rear-window smashed and their luggage stolen.
Inside were multiple jump drives that "contained water marked music, some un-released music, footage plans for the show, and past and future set list (sic)," the report said.
Also missing were an Apple MacBook, headphones and several items of luxury clothing.
Police investigated an area where the MacBook and headphones had pinged their location, but the report did not mention any items being recovered.
Atlanta Police said in an online statement that a warrant had been issued for an unnamed suspect's arrest, but that the suspect remained at large.
The Cowboy Carter tour kicked off in April after the global superstar took home her first Album of the Year Grammy for the 2024 album.
The sweeping country-themed work saw Beyoncé stake out musical territory in a different genre from much of her previous discography.
The ambitious, historically rooted album also aimed to elevate and showcase the work of other Black artists in country music, whose rich contributions the industry has repeatedly sidelined.
As her stadium tour to promote the album winds down, Beyoncé ended her four-night stint in Atlanta on Monday, with two final performances set for late July in Las Vegas.
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