A man accused of stealing Beyoncé’s unreleased music, tour plans, and other personal items has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges.
According to Atlanta News First, suspect Kelvin Evans made a virtual appearance in a Fulton County courtroom on Wednesday (January 7), less than four months after he was charged with entering an automobile with the intent to commit theft and criminal trespass.
The charges stem from a July 8, 2025 incident in Atlanta, during Beyoncé’s multi-night Cowboy Carter Tour stop. Authorities said Harris broke into a Jeep Wagoneer that had been rented out to Beyoncé’s choreographer, Christopher Grant.
Grant told police he and dancer Diandre Blue had parked the vehicle on Kroger Street shortly after 8 p.m.; they returned to the parking deck roughly an hour later to discover that the car’s rear window had been smashed and multiple items were missing. Among the allegedly stolen goods were two MacBooks, luggage, Apple headphones, high-end clothing, past and future tour set lists, and hard drives that contained unreleased Beyoncé material.
TMZ released audio of the 911 call reporting the crime at the time of it happening.
"Someone broke into my car," the person said. "[T]hey stole my computer to everything, but it has a tracker on it. They have my computer, and it's really, really important information in there. I work with someone who's of a high status, and I really need my computer and everything."
Police said they reviewed security footage that captured the break-in, and connected the crime to a 2025 Hyundai Elantra.
According to WWNYTV, authorities eventually identified the Elantra owner as a woman who claimed to be Evans’ niece. She told police that on the day of the alleged burglary, her uncle had asked to borrow her car for five minutes. She claimed he had the vehicle for about half an hour.
Upon his return, Evans allegedly told his niece to meet him at a relative’s home to drop off four black bags that were inside the Elantra. Security cameras at the apartment complex captured Evans, his niece, and a child removing four bags from the vehicle.
Police said surveillance footage then showed Evans returning to the car, putting a black bag in the Elantra’s trunk, and leaving on a bike. Authorities said the purported missing hard drives have not been recovered.
Evans' next court hearing is scheduled for February 11.