Beyoncé's unreleased music stolen during Atlanta tour stop, police report says
Beyoncé, who is in Atlanta for her "Cowboy Carter" tour stop, kicked off her first show in the city 48 hours after her choreographer and one of her dancers say several sensitive items were stolen from their rental car.
According to the police report obtained by USA TODAY, Christopher Grant and Diandre Blue told Atlanta police they parked their black rental Jeep Wagoneer in a parking deck around 8:09 p.m. When they returned, they discovered the trunk window had been damaged and someone had stolen two of their suitcases.
"Mr. Grant also advised he was carrying some personal sensitive information for musician Beyoncé," an officer noted in the police report. "He advised he was her choreographer and Mr. Diandre Blue was a dancer for her and that her hard drives for her upcoming show in Atlanta were stolen also. The hard drives contained water marked music, some un-released music, footage plans for the show and past and future set lists,' he added.
Grant and Blue also reported clothes, designer sunglasses, laptops and a pair of AirPods Max headphones were taken from the vehicle in the July 8 incident.
USA TODAY has reached out to Beyoncé's rep for comment.
Police are following up on multiple leads, and the investigation is ongoing.
Her first of four shows at at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on July 10 on her Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit Tour. She took the stage again July 11, and July 13.
The "Cowy Carter" creator is scheduled to perform a final Atlanta show Monday, July 14.
Beyoncé first debuted her "Cowboy Carter" tour at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on April 28 with a 39-song set list. Her shows have been filled with family, fashion and different music genres.
Follow Caché McClay, the USA TODAY Network's Beyoncé Knowles-Carter reporter, on Instagram, TikTok and X as @cachemcclay.
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