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National Post
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- National Post
Unreleased Beyonce music stolen from car in Atlanta
Washington — Computer drives containing unreleased music by U.S. superstar Beyonce Knowles and plans related to her concerts were stolen last week in Atlanta, police said Monday, with a suspect still at large. Article content The items were stolen from a rental car used by Knowles'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. Article content Article content Choreographer Christopher Grant, 37, told police that he returned to the car to find its rear-window smashed and their luggage stolen. Article content Article content 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. Article content Also missing were an Apple MacBook, headphones and several items of luxury clothing. Article content Police investigated an area where the MacBook and headphones had pinged their location, but the report did not mention any items being recovered. Article content 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. Article content
Express Tribune
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Unreleased Beyoncé music stolen from rental car
Computer drives containing unreleased music by US superstar Beyoncé and plans related to her concerts were stolen last week in Atlanta, police said Monday, with a suspect still at large. 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.
Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Beyoncé's unreleased music was stolen. Now Atlanta PD has an arrest warrant in hand
Thinking of stealing from Team Beyoncé? Think twice, because Atlanta police have a suspect in their sights after jump drives containing unreleased music by the singer were stolen from her choreographer's van. Queen Bey just wrapped up her shows in the ATL, but a bad tone was set for the four-night stand on July 8 when a Jeep Wagoneer rented by Beyoncé's choreographer Christopher Grant was broken into. The vehicle was on the main level of a parking structure near the city's Krog Street Market. Read more: 'Reclaiming red, white and blue': What fans wore to Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' show in L.A. Grant and dancer Diandre Blue had stopped at a restaurant shortly after 8 p.m. to get something to eat. When they returned a little more than an hour later, they saw that the back window of the SUV had been smashed and their suitcases had been stolen, according to an Atlanta Police Department report. The two suitcases held two computers and five jump drives containing unreleased music by Beyoncé as well as footage, plans for the tour production and past and future set lists, the report said. Clothing, Apple AirPods Max headphones and designer sunglasses were also taken, the report said. "They have my computer, and it's really, really important information in there," Grant said in a 911 call released by Atlanta police, keeping his employer's name out of it. "I work with someone who is, like, of a high status, and I really need my computer." He told police that the "Find My" feature was tracking his Mac devices. An officer was able to lift "two very light" fingerprints from the black Wagoneer, and police responded to the area where the devices were pinging. A suspicious vehicle being driven by a man was identified. Read more: He dazzled them with celebrity endorsements. Then came the lawsuits, bankruptcy and voodoo Police said Monday in a release that they had secured an arrest warrant for a male suspect. "At this time, the suspect remains outstanding, and their identity is not yet available for release," they said. Bey's tour stop wrapped with a small catastrophe as well: An escalator at the city's Vine City MARTA station reportedly sped up, then stopped, causing a small stampede after someone screamed. Medics took people out of the station on stretchers and in wheelchairs, according to FOX 5 Atlanta. "the escalator BROKE. someone screamed, people started running and at some point (maybe because the escalator broke and it was WAY too many people) people got injured," user @carlyraesasuke wrote Tuesday morning on X. "saw some poor lady on one of the benches with her leg bleeding and a handful of others on the floor. madness." Next, Beyoncé heads to Las Vegas for the final shows of the Cowboy Carter Tour on July 25-26. Get notified when the biggest stories in Hollywood, culture and entertainment go live. Sign up for L.A. Times entertainment alerts. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
The Star
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Star
Unreleased Beyonce music stolen from car during her tour in Atlanta
Thieves allegedly broke into an SUV near downtown Atlanta last week and stole several items that belonged to superstar Beyonce (pic), including unreleased music, footage plans for her tour shows, and past and future set lists, authorities said Monday. Atlanta police confirmed an arrest warrant was issued for a suspect following the vehicle theft at Krog Street Market on July 8, just two days before the Grammy Award-winning musician's Cowboy Carter Tour kicked off in Atlanta. Authorities are not sharing the alleged thief's name, but the person remains at large, police confirmed. Beyonce's choreographer, Christopher Grant, and one of her dancers, Diandre Blue, said they parked a rented black Jeep Wagoneer in the market's parking deck at 99 Krog Street around 8pm, according to a police report obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . They returned to the vehicle an hour later and saw the trunk window was damaged and two suitcases filled with their belongings had been taken, the report stated. Grant said he was also carrying hard drives that contained 'personal sensitive information for the musician Beyonce,' according to police. 'The hard drives contained water-marked music, some unreleased music, footage plans for her show, and past and future set list,' an officer wrote in the report. Other items listed in the report as stolen included laptops, clothes, Tom Ford sunglasses, a book bag and a pair of AirPods Max headphones. The AJC has reached out to a spokesperson for Beyonce, her choreographer and her dancer for comment. Police said cameras managed to capture the theft at the entrance of the parking deck, and officers canvassed the area. Law enforcement then used the Find My app to search for the headphones that were pinging at an undisclosed location, where officers 'conducted a suspicious person stop,' the report stated. 'After further investigation, a silver (redacted) which had also traveled into Zone 5 was moving at the same time as the tracking on the AirPods,' the report stated. 'Larceny from automobile investigators were on scene and flagged the vehicle on the system.' An officer dusted for prints and was able to 'retrieve two very light prints,' though police haven't confirmed if they were from the unidentified suspect who remains at large, the report said. The theft happened as thousands of excited fans prepared to descend upon Atlanta for four star-studded nights of the star's tour at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Tribune News Service
Al Arabiya
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Al Arabiya
Someone stole unreleased Beyoncé music from a car in Atlanta. What to know about the investigation
A choreographer and a dancer traveling with Beyoncé for her concerts in Atlanta left their rental car in a parking garage for an hour while grabbing a bite, then returned to find a broken window and both of their suitcases stolen. They lost more than just clothing, sunglasses, and headphones. According to an Atlanta police report, the thief also made off with thumb drives containing the singer's unreleased music. Police say they have identified a suspect, but they hadn't announced any arrests as of Tuesday. Here's what we know about Beyoncé's stolen music. The break-in and robbery: The theft was reported July 8, which was two days before Beyoncé kicked off four nights of concerts at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium as part of tour of the US and Europe in support of her Grammy-winning album 'Cowboy Carter.' Beyoncé's choreographer, Christopher Grant, and dancer, Diandre Blue, called police after dining at a restaurant at a retail complex a few miles (kilometers) east of the downtown Atlanta stadium. They said their rented Jeep Wagoneer had been broken into while parked in a nearby garage. They had left it for about an hour after stopping to eat shortly after 8 p.m. Among the things that were stolen were two suitcases, a pair of sunglasses, Apple headphones, two Apple laptops, and five thumb drives, according to the police report. 'They have my computers and it's really really important information in there,' one of the men told a 911 operator in a recording released by police. 'I work with um someone who's like of a high status and I really need my computer and everything.' Grant told officers at the scene that he and Blue work for Beyoncé and that he had been carrying some personal sensitive information for the musician. The police report said the thumb drives contained watermarked music, unreleased music, footage, plans for the show, and past and future set list(s). A representative for Beyonce did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday. Police zero in on a suspect: Investigators have secured an arrest warrant for a suspect, police said in a news release Monday. They did not release the suspect's name but said the person was at large. The 911 caller, who isn't identified on the released recording, noted that one of the stolen laptops had tracking software enabled. The police report says officers canvassed an area by following signals from the laptop and the stolen headphones. Although it's unclear what evidence following the tracking signals yielded, the police report lists a red 2025 Hyundai Elantra as a possible suspect vehicle. It also says an officer inspecting Grant and Blue's rented Jeep was able to retrieve two very light fingerprints. The police report also mentioned that cameras captured the incident at the garage. Car break-ins are common in Atlanta: As thousands of Atlanta residents and visitors learn every year, thieves commonly target parked cars with luggage and other potential valuables left in sight. There were 7,195 thefts from vehicles reported to Atlanta police in 2024, and 3,185 more have been reported since January. Police recorded 105 thefts from cars during the week before Beyonce's unreleased music was reported stolen. 'Take your bags, phone, and anything important with you every time you leave your car,' police said in their news release about the thefts from Beyonce's choreographer and dancer. 'Don't give criminals an easy win.'
