Beyoncé’s unreleased music has been stolen from a car during her Cowboy Carter tour stop, local police have said.
The car – which was also looted of laptops and show plans – was being rented by the 43-year-old’s choreographer and a dancer in Atlanta.
Beyoncé was about to begin her four-day stint of concerts in the US city when two suitcases were stolen from the SUV on Tuesday (July 8).
An Atlanta police report said the Jeep Wagoneer’s back windows were smashed in (via CNN).
Two laptops, Apple headphones and luxury clothes were stolen, as well as hard drives that contained the unreleased music.
The stolen thumb drives also held footage plans and future set lists, the police report stated.
The theft was caught on CCTV and an arrest warrant has been issued for an unidentified suspect, police said.
In April the US superstar kicked off her Cowboy Carter world tour, which is scheduled to end on July 26 in Paradise, Nevada. Beyoncé is next heading to Las Vegas.
After recently struggling to sell out her six shows in London during the UK leg of her tour, the singer faced a ‘mishap’ during a performance in Houston, Texas.
Beyoncé was performing her song 16 Carriages on a car suspended above concertgoers at NRG Stadium when videos captured by those in the crowd showed the prop began to tilt mid-air.
The Lemonade hitmaker was seen sitting on top of the red convertible as it began to slant at a sharp angle in the air.
‘Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop,’ she said into the microphone as the music cut out. Some in the crowd also began screaming.
Remaining suspended in the air, she looked at the ground and up again before smiling at the crowd as they cheered.
The singer was wearing a harness and held onto one of the cables attached to the car as it tilted.
After a few seconds, she then told them ‘thank y’all for your patience’, before the car was lowered into the centre of the stadium.
After the show Beyoncé’s production and management company, Parkwood, released a statement regarding the incident.
‘Tonight, in Houston, at NRG Stadium, a technical mishap caused the flying car, a prop Beyoncé uses to circle the stadium and see her fans up close, to tilt,’ they shared on Instagram.
‘She was quickly lowered, and no one was injured. The show continued without incident.’
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