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Man sentenced to two years in prison for stealing unreleased Beyoncé music
TL;DR
Kelvin Evans has been sentenced to two years in prison for stealing unreleased music from Beyoncé. He pleaded guilty in an Atlanta court after being arrested for a July 2025 car robbery involving stolen suitcases containing the music.
Key points
- Kelvin Evans sentenced to two years in prison
- Stole unreleased Beyoncé music from a rental car
- Incident involved a July 2025 car robbery
- Evans pleaded guilty in an Atlanta court
- Probation terms include avoiding the theft location
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A man arrested for stealing hard drives containing unreleased Beyoncé music has pleaded guilty in an Atlanta court on Tuesday.
Kelvin Evans was arrested by the Atlanta police department in September in connection to a July 2025 car robbery where two suitcases containing Beyoncé music and tour plans were stolen from a rental car.
In an Atlanta court this morning, Evans accepted a five-year sentence of which he will serve two years in custody. Previously he had pleaded not guilty and reportedly declined to take a deal in April, according to Rolling Stone.
Evans was ordered to avoid the location of the theft in Atlanta and refrain from contact with the victim as part of his probation terms.
According to a July police report, Beyoncé choreographer Christopher Grant and dancer Diandre Blue called 911 to report a theft from their rental vehicle, a 2024 Jeep Wagoneer, before Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour dates in Atlanta.
An October indictment stated that Evans entered the car on 8 July “with the intent to commit theft”.
The stolen hard drives contained “watermarked music, some unreleased music, footage plans for the show and past and future set list”, according to a police report. Clothing, designer sunglasses, laptops and AirPods headphones were also stolen, Grant and Blue said.
Local law enforcement searched for the location of one of the stolen laptops and the AirPods to try and locate the property. One police officer wrote in the report: “I conducted a suspicious stop in the area, due to the information that was relayed to me. There were several cars in the area also that the AirPods were pinging to in that area also.
“After further investigation, a silver [redacted], which had traveled into zone 5 was moving at the same time as the tracking on the AirPods.”
Evans was arrested several weeks after Grant and Blue filed a report, and was publicly named as the suspect in September. He was released on a $20,000 bond a month later.
At the time of his arrest, Atlanta police said that the stolen property had not been recovered. It is unclear whether it has since been found.
Q&A
What was Kelvin Evans sentenced for?
Kelvin Evans was sentenced for stealing hard drives containing unreleased music from Beyoncé.
What happened during the July 2025 car robbery involving Beyoncé's music?
In July 2025, two suitcases containing unreleased Beyoncé music and tour plans were stolen from a rental car.
What are the terms of Kelvin Evans' probation after his prison sentence?
As part of his probation, Evans must avoid the location of the theft in Atlanta and refrain from contacting the victim.
