Police say “sensitive material” belonging to Beyoncé was also taken in the incident near Krog Street Market, Atlanta, two days before the musician began her gigs at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Unreleased music by Beyoncé has been stolen from a car in Atlanta rented by the singer’s choreographer and one of her dancers, according to a police report.
Footage, show plans and concert set lists were also taken from the Jeep Wagoneer, which was parked at a food hall at Krog Street Market in Atlanta on Tuesday July 8, two days before Beyoncé’s four-day residency at the city’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Police are investigating the theft of the materials, stored on five USB sticks, and have secured an arrest warrant for a suspect whose identity was withheld in the report.
The developments emerge as Beyoncé, 43, took to the stage on Monday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which can hold around 73,000. Her tour ends at the end of July with two performances in Las Vegas.
And the superstar, who has won 35 Grammy Awards since 2001, stoically continued to impress her fans last night despite the news. In addition to the music, two MacBook laptops, Apple headphones, luxury clothing and accessories, and “sensitive material” belonging to the star were stolen, police say.
The mum of three, born in Houston, Texas, is yet to publicly address the bombshell. It remains unclear what “sensitive material” she lost and no information about the music has been disclosed.
But Atlanta Police Department’s news release does state the choreographer, Christopher Grant, and dancer Diandre Blue – both named in the document – told officers they parked their rental car, a 2024 Jeep Wagoneer, by the food hall at around 8.10pm on Tuesday July 8. The pair returned to the car just after 9pm to discover the boot window had been damaged and two suitcases had been taken.
The report identifies a possible suspect vehicle as a 2025 red Hyundai Elantra. Responding officers were able to identify “light prints” at the scene, and security cameras in the parking lot captured the incident, according to the report. Officers canvassed an area where the stolen laptop and headphones were tracked by using the devices’ location services, the report stated.
Beyoncé’s epic tour hasn’t gone without incident already as, last month, she told how she almost fell out of a car, which was propelled into the air at a concert in her home city.
While performing in Houston during her flying car stint, the cables appeared to be uneven and left Beyoncé tilting over the edge until she was brought back down. In videos taken by fans, the singer kept it professional and was cool, calm and collected while the incident was resolved.
The star since addressed the situation with humour on Instagram. She shared a video montage of her show, including her car malfunction, along with the caption: “Sittin’ Sidewayz”. The tour, which began in late April, has taken Queen Bey to several large stadiums across Europe and the US.