Police: Man Charged in July Car Break-in That Took Beyoncé Tour Files and Hard Drives

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Atlanta police say the digital paper trail from a July car break-in that snatched five drives of Beyoncé’s unreleased, watermarked music has led to an arrest.

Investigators identified the suspect as Kelvin Lanier Evans, who is now charged with entering an automobile with intent to commit theft in the July 8 case. Police said Evans was taken into custody in Hapeville, just south of Atlanta, and booked into Fulton County Jail; he’d previously been held on a parole violation late last month. The July theft occurred in a parking deck near Krog Street Market in the Inman Park area while Beyoncé’s team was in town for the “Cowboy Carter” shows.

According to an Atlanta Police Department report, the rental SUV used by choreographer Christopher Grant and dancer Diandre Blue was left for about an hour. When they returned, a window was broken and two suitcases were gone. Inside, the pair said, were five thumb drives with unreleased and watermarked Beyoncé music, tour-related digital files including footage plans and set lists, two Apple laptops, AirPods Max headphones and other personal items. In a 911 call, Grant told a dispatcher he was carrying “personal, sensitive information” for Beyoncé.

Detectives said device-tracking pings from a stolen laptop and headphones helped map the path of the missing gear. Surveillance video, license-plate reader hits and fingerprints from the SUV rounded out the case, leading investigators to Evans. As of the announcement, police had not said whether the unreleased music or hard drives have been recovered. A representative for Beyoncé has not commented publicly.

Little Miss Drama Tour Marks Cardi B’s First Tour in Six Years

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Cardi B is trading headlines for turnstiles. After a summer that put her on the stand by day and back in rehearsal by night, the Grammy winner is taking “Am I the Drama?” to arenas with the "Little Miss Drama Tour" — her first headlining arena run, and her first tour in six years.

The trek launches Feb. 11, 2026, at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, Calif., and spans more than 30 North American dates, including Los Angeles, Vancouver, Chicago, New York, Austin and Washington, D.C. (Capital One Arena on April 8).

“HELLO!! … We putting the kids to bed early because the Little Miss Drama Tour is coming to a city near you! Sign up now thru this Sunday, September 21 at 10 p.m. PST for artist presale,” she posted on Instagram, pointing fans to the link in her bio and Stories.

Presales begin Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 10 a.m. local; artist presale registration closes Sunday, Sept. 21, at 10 p.m. PT. General on-sale opens Thursday, Sept. 25, at 10 a.m. local. Venue and ticketing pages are carrying market-by-market details. For more information click here.

The tour lands the same week as her long-awaited second album, “Am I the Drama?,” due Friday, Sept. 19, following 2018’s “Invasion of Privacy.” Announced guests include Janet Jackson, Megan Thee Stallion, Lizzo, Tyla, Kehlani and Summer Walker.

Cardi telegraphed the move days earlier on daytime TV. “I actually have an announcement coming soon… I’m already preparing for it. I’m at the gym, and I’m taking dance classes already,” she told “The Jennifer Hudson Show.”

It caps a stretch of high-visibility moments — a televised courtroom appearance that ended in her favor, a viral clip where she admitted she briefly nodded off in court, and an album rollout built for spectacle — now crystallizing into a straightforward ask: show up IRL. 

'Hearts Sold Separately' Goes Global as Mariah the Scientist Announces 36 Dates From Paris to Atlanta

The singer has announced a 36-date “Hearts Sold Separately” world tour, opening Jan. 12 in Paris and closing April 10 in Atlanta. 

Mariah the Scientist is taking “Hearts Sold Separately” around the world. The Atlanta singer announced a 36-date tour that opens Jan. 12 in Paris and wraps April 10 with a hometown show at the Coca-Cola Roxy, with marquee stops including Radio City Music Hall on Feb. 27 and the Hollywood Palladium on March 28. Presales begin Sept. 17 (market-specific times); general on-sale is Sept. 19.

The run follows the strongest chart debut of her career. “Hearts Sold Separately” bowed at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top R&B Albums and No. 11 on the Billboard 200 — new personal bests that extend the momentum of “Burning Blue” and her Kali Uchis duet “Is It a Crime.”

Mariah has framed the project as a statement about love in a cynical moment. “The climate of the world made me want to make a whole project about love,” she said in an interview, a theme that threads through the album’s sleek, 80s-tinted R&B.

The tour also arrives amid renewed attention on her partner, Young Thug. After leaked jail calls circulated online, he released a seven-minute track, “Man I Miss My Dogs,” apologizing to Mariah by name and addressing rifts with peers. The headlines haven’t slowed her rollout: the itinerary spans Europe, Canada and a full North American sweep before the Atlanta finale.

Tickets are listed via Live Nation, Ticketmaster and venue sites; Radio City’s page shows on-sale at 10 a.m. ET on Sept. 19, with presales beginning Sept. 17. Check local listings for times.