{"id":2413854,"date":"2026-05-12T19:53:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T19:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2413854"},"modified":"2026-05-12T19:53:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T19:53:32","slug":"beyonce-new-music-thief-pleads-guilty-in-shocking-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/beyonce-new-music-thief-pleads-guilty-in-shocking-twist\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyonc\u00e9 New Music Thief Pleads GUILTY in Shocking Twist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post-image\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thatgrapejuice.net\/2026\/05\/beyonce-new-music-thief-pleads-guilty-in-shocking-twist\/\" class=\"post-image-link\"\/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thatgrapejuice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/beyonce-music-theft-guilty-tgj-scaled.jpg\"><picture fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-rounded img-responsive mb15 aligncenter wp-image-518038 size-large\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/thatgrapejuice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/beyonce-music-theft-guilty-tgj-600x348.jpg.webp\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thatgrapejuice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/beyonce-music-theft-guilty-tgj-600x348.jpg\" alt=\"Beyonc\u00e9 New Music Thief Pleads GUILTY in Shocking Twist\" width=\"600\" height=\"348\"\/>\n<\/picture>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thatgrapejuice.net\/category\/beyonce\/\"><strong>Beyonc\u00e9<\/strong><\/a> has scored a legal victory in the headline-grabbing case surrounding the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thatgrapejuice.net\/2025\/07\/shocker-unreleased-beyonce-music-stolen-in-atlanta-robbery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>theft of unreleased music<\/strong><\/a> tied to her blockbuster <strong>\u2018Cowboy Carter Tour.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/94836679\/primis_TGJ_1x1_Desk --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The man accused of swiping confidential material connected to the superstar\u2019s camp has officially pleaded guilty, bringing the months-long saga to a close just as the case was gearing up for trial.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The theft sparked major buzz last summer after reports revealed unreleased songs and sensitive files had allegedly been taken from a rented vehicle in Atlanta only days before the singer\u2019s tour stop in the city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Full story below\u2026<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to local reports, <strong>Kelvin Evans<\/strong> entered a guilty plea today (May 12), tied to the July 2025 incident.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the scene:<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Guilty plea entered in Beyonc\u00e9 music theft case\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iBMTSqlG4co?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Investigators alleged surveillance footage captured Evans breaking into a Jeep rented by a member of the entertainer\u2019s team. A flash drive containing unreleased music was reportedly among the items stolen during the break-in.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Evans had initially pleaded not guilty and previously rejected an earlier plea offer back in March.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, with trial looming, he ultimately accepted a deal that will see him serve two years behind bars instead of the possible six-year sentence he was facing if convicted at trial.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prosecutors also reportedly linked him to additional vehicle break-ins in the Atlanta area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As of writing, it remains unclear whether the unreleased material tied to the Houston native was ever recovered.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source thatgrapejuice.net \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beyonc\u00e9 has scored a legal victory in the headline-grabbing case surrounding the theft of unreleased music tied to her blockbuster \u2018Cowboy Carter Tour.\u2019 The man accused of swiping confidential material connected to the superstar\u2019s camp has officially pleaded guilty, bringing the months-long saga to a close just as the case was gearing up for trial. 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