Kelvin Evans Sentenced for Beyoncé Tour Theft

Kelvin Evans pleaded guilty in Fulton County Superior Court on May 12 to charges stemming from the theft of suitcases containing unreleased Beyoncé music and tour materials from a rental vehicle in Atlanta last summer, receiving a five-year sentence that includes two years in prison and three years on probation.

The break-in occurred on July 8 in a parking deck at Krog Street Market. The targeted vehicle, a rented Jeep Wagoneer belonging to Beyoncé choreographer Christopher Grant and dancer Diandre Blue, had its trunk window smashed. Police reports detailed the theft of two suitcases holding hard drives and jump drives with watermarked unreleased music, show footage plans, past and future setlists, Apple AirPods Max headphones, iPhones, chargers, and MacBook laptops. The team was in Atlanta for Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter tour, supporting her 2024 country-influenced album.

Prosecutors presented surveillance video during the plea hearing showing Evans arriving in a red Hyundai, parking next to the Jeep, peering inside, and removing the suitcases before carrying them into a nearby apartment building linked to his sister. Investigators tracked the stolen MacBooks and AirPods to...