Trial Date Set for Man Accused of Stealing Beyoncé Music Hard Drives

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Trial Date Set for Man Accused of Stealing Hard Drives Containing Unreleased Beyoncé Music

Kelvin Evans, who pleaded not guilty to theft charges, is accused of lifting hard drives containing singer's music and tour plans from a rental car in Atlanta last summer

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May 8, 2026

Last summer, Kelvin Evans was arrested for allegedly stealing hard drives containing music and tour plans belonging to Beyoncé from a rental car in Atlanta. He pleaded not guilty to his charges, which include a felony charge of entering a motor vehicle with the intent to commit theft, as well as a misdemeanor charge of criminal trespassing. The case is scheduled to head to trial on Monday, May 11.

In July 2025, choreographer Christopher Grant and dancer Diandre Blue filed a police report after the trunk window was damaged on their rental car and two suitcases were missing. They were in Atlanta for the city’s stop on the Cowboy Carter tour. An arrest warrant was issued for a suspect about a week later, though Evans wasn’t arrested until August before being officially named the suspect in September. In October, he was released on a $20,000 bond.

In the police report, Grant told officers he had been carrying “personal sensitive information” for the musician Beyoncé. The hard drives for her Atlanta show, he said, were also taken. Some of the drives contained “water marked music, some un-released music, footage plans for the show, and past and future set list,” per the police report.

At the time of Evans’ arrest, the Atlanta Police Department reported that “the stolen items have not been recovered at this time.”

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_Originally reported by [Rolling Stone](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/unreleased-beyonce-music-stolen-theft-case-heads-to-trial-1235559867/)._