Thief jailed after stealing unreleased Beyoncé music from car

The man smashed into a car and stole luggage containing hard drives with the singer's tracks.

Man Who Stole Unreleased Beyoncé Music Is Sentenced to 5 Years

The theft occurred on July 8, 2025, when members of the singer’s team reported a vehicle break-in ahead of her “Cowboy Carter” tour dates in Atlanta.

By Johnny Diaz

Man sentenced to two years in prison for stealing unreleased Beyoncé music

Kelvin Evans pleads guilty to stealing hard drives and laptops from a car before singer’s Atlanta tour dates in 2025 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. Continue reading...

By Owen Myers

Man who spiked family’s meal, burned charcoal in flat guilty of attempted murder

A Hong Kong merchant has pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of his wife and three daughters by burning charcoal in their public rental flat two years ago, saying he was “out of options” after struggling to repay debts totalling nearly HK$900,000 (US$115,000). The High Court heard on Tuesday that Wong Pak-ting, 45, spiked the dinner he prepared for his family with sleeping pills before attempting to kill himself with them at their home in Tuen Mun’s Shan King Estate on June 25, 2024. Wong...

By Brian Wong

Man receives jail time for stealing unreleased Beyonce music during car break-in

Surveillance cameras captured the break-in, leading to Evans' arrest in August

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Man Accused of Stealing Beyoncé Unreleased Music Pleads Guilty in Theft Case, Sentenced to Two Years in Prison

The man accused of stealing hard drives that contained unreleased Beyoncé music in July 2025 pleaded guilty on Tuesday to avoid a jury trial. Kelvin Evans, 40, entered a guilty plea to single counts of criminal trespass and entering a vehicle with the intent to commit theft in Fulton County Superior Court, according Fox 5 […]

By Steven J. Horowitz

Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Hard Drives With Unreleased Beyoncé Music

The hard drives were stolen out of a rental car amidst the superstar's run of shows in Atlanta last year.

By Ethan Millman

Man Accused of Stealing Unreleased Beyoncé Music Pleads Guilty

Kelvin Evans accepted a deal that comes with a five-year sentence one day after his trial began in Atlanta

By Jon Blistein

Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Beyoncé’s Unreleased Music, Sentenced 2 Years in Prison

Prosecutors said Kelvin Evans broke into Bey's choreographer's rental car and swiped hard drives containing unreleased recordings.

By Bill Donahue

Man Who Stole Beyoncé’s Unreleased Music Pleads Guilty, Gets 2 Years in Prison

The man accused of stealing Beyoncé's unreleased music last summer in Atlanta won't be going to trial after all, but he will be going to prison ... after he cut a plea deal in the 11th hour. Kelvin Evans pleaded guilty Tuesday to several charges…

By TMZ Staff

Cliff push threat human trafficker sentenced to over 3 years in prison

A human trafficker who coerced two young men into virtual slave labor by making threats, including to push one of them over the edge of a cliff, has been imprisoned.