{"id":1931154,"date":"2026-05-12T13:56:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1931154"},"modified":"2026-05-12T13:56:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:56:53","slug":"man-who-stole-beyonces-unreleased-music-pleads-guilty-gets-2-years-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1931154","title":{"rendered":"Man Who Stole Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s Unreleased Music Pleads Guilty, Gets 2 Years in Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b2\/16by9\/2026\/05\/12\/b22848402265456494a890e391a7d701_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Man Who Stole Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s Unreleased Music Pleads Guilty, Gets 2 Years in Prison<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Beyonc\u00e9<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Atlanta Music Thief Pleads Guilty<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Breaking News<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-12T06:56:53-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              May 12, 2026<br \/>\n                            6:56 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-5b00dc2551046588dcd4d10be8f0f520\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260512_b22848402265456494a890e391a7d701\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:bfa70b8b-0f58-44e5-a146-34e25cfa9cda\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b2\/4by3\/2026\/05\/12\/b22848402265456494a890e391a7d701_md.png\" alt=\"main beyonce Kelvin Evans getty fulton county\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty \/ Fulton County Sheriff&#8217;s Office Composite<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ae47efd3caa4152d79d2c70002bbf609\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The man accused of stealing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/beyonce-knowles\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Beyonc\u00e9<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s unreleased music last summer in Atlanta won&#8217;t be going to trial after all, but he will be going to prison &#8230; after he cut a plea deal in the 11th hour.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-782ddf2f6fbadd91a714e554e9fb40bf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p><strong>Kelvin Evans<\/strong> pleaded guilty Tuesday to several charges related to the theft, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.11alive.com\/article\/news\/crime\/trials\/kelvin-evans-guilty-plea-stealing-unreleased-beyonce-music-in-atlanta\/85-52862dd0-4e95-419e-8918-b023820e3c42\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>WXIA-TV<\/strong><\/a> reports. Investigators say surveillance cameras captured Evans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/07\/14\/beyonce-unreleased-music-stolen-atlanta-cowboy-carter-tour\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>breaking into<\/strong><\/a> an SUV just two days before Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s Atlanta stop on her &#8220;Cowboy Carter&#8221; tour. The Jeep was rented by a member of Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s team who had a flash drive of unreleased music that was swiped.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6d4ef24d005ed7ec8194f474508afb58\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>He was facing six years in prison &#8230; but he was sentenced to two years in the plea deal. Evans previously pleaded not guilty and turned down an earlier deal in March. 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