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Numerous items belonging to Beyoncé were reportedly stolen in Atlanta earlier this month. According to local news station WSB-TV 2, USB drives containing unreleased music were among the posessions taken when thieves broke into a vehicle owned by Christopher Grant and Diandre Blue, choregorapher and dancers employed as part of the Cowboy Carter tour. The tour stopped in Atlanta last week with the incident occuring on July 8.
Other items taken by the thieves were video footage for use in the tour show and set lists, both archival and for future use, as well as laptops, AirPods, and designer clothing. Atlanta police have since issued an arrest warrant for a suspect, according to a spokesperson for the local police department.
Grant and Blue told Atlanta police that they parked in the Krog Street Market at around 8 p.m on the night of the incident. They noticed that the back lift gate of their rented black Jeep Wagoneer was broken and that two suitcases had been taken from the vehicle. Surveillance cameras are understood to have captured the break-in while investigators were able to use the Find My app to locate the AirPods.
“Mr. Grant advised he was also carrying some personal sensitive information for the musician Beyoncé,” the incident report reads (via Pitchfork). “He advised he was her choreographer and Mr. Diandre Blue was a dancer for her and that her hard drives for her upcoming show in Atlanta were stolen also. The hard drives contained watermarked music, some un-released music, footage plans for the show, and past and future set lists.”
Beyoncé is due to conclude the Cowboy Carter tour with two dates at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium on July 25 and 26. The singer is yet to comment on the theft.
