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Man pleads guilty to stealing Beyoncé's unreleased music in Atlanta, gets 2 years in prison
Kelvin Evans accepted a plea deal after prosecutors said surveillance video showed him stealing suitcases and hard drives with unreleased music.
- On Tuesday, Kelvin Evans pleaded guilty in Fulton County Superior Court to entering an automobile and criminal trespass stemming from the July 2025 theft of unreleased Beyoncé music and belongings from her Atlanta production team.
- Surveillance footage captured Evans breaking into a Jeep Wagoneer on Krog Street on July 8, 2025, stealing suitcases with hard drives containing unreleased music and laptops two days before Beyoncé's Atlanta concert.
- Investigators tracked stolen MacBook laptops to three locations in Hapeville and Atlanta; however, the hard drives and suitcases were never recovered, prosecutors told the court while detailing Evans' lengthy criminal history.
- Senior Judge Jane C. Barwick sentenced Evans to five years—two in prison and three on probation—while ordering him to stay away from victims and the Krog Street parking garage where the theft occurred.
- Prosecutors cited circumstantial evidence in offering the plea deal, while Evans' lawyer stated he is "looking forward to putting this... behind him and hoping for a future where he can make money legitimately.
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The incident occurred right before Beyoncé's Atlanta concert series.
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Man accused of stealing unreleased Beyoncé music pleads guilty
(NBC, KYMA) - The man accused of stealing unreleased Beyoncé music during her Atlanta tour stop has pleaded guilty. Just hours ago, Kelvin Evans took a plea deal right before his trial was set to begin in Atlanta. Prosecutors say Evans broke into a vehicle at the Krog Street parking garage last July, just days before Beyoncé's "Cowboy Carter" tour stop. Investigators say he stole jump drives with unreleased music, along with show plans, laptops,…
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