Unreleased Beyonce music stolen during US tour
The theft of the materials, stored on five thumb drives, happened on July 8, two days before Beyonce began a four-day residency at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The Atlanta Police Department said it secured an arrest warrant for a suspect whose identity was withheld.
Two MacBook laptops, Apple headphones, as well as luxury clothing and accessories were also reported stolen, according to the incident report.
Beyonce's choreographer, Christopher Grant, and dancer Diandre Blue told police they parked their rental car, a 2024 Jeep Wagoneer, at a food hall in the city. The pair returned to the car an hour later to discover the trunk window had been damaged and two suitcases had been taken.
Grant told officers "he was also carrying some personal sensitive information for the musician Beyonce," the police report stated.
The report identifies a possible suspect vehicle as a 2025 red Hyundai Elantra. Responding officers were able to identify "light prints" at the scene, and security cameras in the parking lot captured the incident, according to the report.
Officers canvassed an area where the stolen laptop and headphones were tracked by using the devices' location services, the report said.
Beyonce kicked off her highly-anticipated tour in late April, taking her Grammy-winning album, Cowboy Carter, to stadiums in the US and Europe. The pop superstar will end her tour with two Las Vegas nights in late July.
Unreleased music by Beyonce along with footage, show plans and concert set lists have been stolen from a car in Atlanta rented by the singer's choreographer and one of her dancers, police say.
The theft of the materials, stored on five thumb drives, happened on July 8, two days before Beyonce began a four-day residency at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The Atlanta Police Department said it secured an arrest warrant for a suspect whose identity was withheld.
Two MacBook laptops, Apple headphones, as well as luxury clothing and accessories were also reported stolen, according to the incident report.
Beyonce's choreographer, Christopher Grant, and dancer Diandre Blue told police they parked their rental car, a 2024 Jeep Wagoneer, at a food hall in the city. The pair returned to the car an hour later to discover the trunk window had been damaged and two suitcases had been taken.
Grant told officers "he was also carrying some personal sensitive information for the musician Beyonce," the police report stated.
The report identifies a possible suspect vehicle as a 2025 red Hyundai Elantra. Responding officers were able to identify "light prints" at the scene, and security cameras in the parking lot captured the incident, according to the report.
Officers canvassed an area where the stolen laptop and headphones were tracked by using the devices' location services, the report said.
Beyonce kicked off her highly-anticipated tour in late April, taking her Grammy-winning album, Cowboy Carter, to stadiums in the US and Europe. The pop superstar will end her tour with two Las Vegas nights in late July.
Unreleased music by Beyonce along with footage, show plans and concert set lists have been stolen from a car in Atlanta rented by the singer's choreographer and one of her dancers, police say.
The theft of the materials, stored on five thumb drives, happened on July 8, two days before Beyonce began a four-day residency at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The Atlanta Police Department said it secured an arrest warrant for a suspect whose identity was withheld.
Two MacBook laptops, Apple headphones, as well as luxury clothing and accessories were also reported stolen, according to the incident report.
Beyonce's choreographer, Christopher Grant, and dancer Diandre Blue told police they parked their rental car, a 2024 Jeep Wagoneer, at a food hall in the city. The pair returned to the car an hour later to discover the trunk window had been damaged and two suitcases had been taken.
Grant told officers "he was also carrying some personal sensitive information for the musician Beyonce," the police report stated.
The report identifies a possible suspect vehicle as a 2025 red Hyundai Elantra. Responding officers were able to identify "light prints" at the scene, and security cameras in the parking lot captured the incident, according to the report.
Officers canvassed an area where the stolen laptop and headphones were tracked by using the devices' location services, the report said.
Beyonce kicked off her highly-anticipated tour in late April, taking her Grammy-winning album, Cowboy Carter, to stadiums in the US and Europe. The pop superstar will end her tour with two Las Vegas nights in late July.
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