Grande Takes Legal Action Over Stolen Unreleased Music
Grande sues hackers over theft of 45 unreleased songs sold on dark web.
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Ariana Grande Content Theft Lawsuit
Ariana Grande filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against unnamed hackers for stealing and leaking unreleased content from her collaborators' accounts, including 45 unreleased songs, photographs, and video recordings that were sold on the dark web.
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2026-08-14 to 2026-11-11 · UTC publication dates
Coverage begins 28 Jul, 06:17 UTC
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Alleged hackers sold Grande's stolen content on dark web
The alleged hackers profited from the stolen files by selling personal data and unreleased content on the dark web for significant sums of money. The stolen materials included unreleased songs, photographs, and video and audio recordings intended for Grande's personal and professional creative process.
Ariana Grande files lawsuit against alleged hackers for privacy breach
Ariana Grande filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on July 27 against multiple unnamed defendants identified as John Does 1-100, alleging they hacked personal digital accounts of photographers and producers who worked with her, resulting in theft, dissemination, and exploitation of unreleased content.
Grande seeks to identify and hold hackers accountable
Grande's legal filing seeks injunctive relief and aims to uncover the identities of the unknown defendants in order to hold them accountable for their invasive and reprehensible conduct related to the privacy breach and theft of unreleased content.
Unreleased Ariana Grande track 'Fantasize' leaked online
The unreleased song 'Fantasize,' co-written with producers Max Martin and Savan Kotecha for an unreleased comedy project, mysteriously appeared on TikTok. Grande later incorporated elements of the song into 'The Boy Is Mine' from her 2024 album Eternal Sunshine.
45 unreleased Ariana Grande songs stolen and leaked in 2023
In 2023 alone, 45 unreleased songs belonging to Ariana Grande were hacked and leaked by the defendants. Since her music debut in 2011, hundreds of similar leaks have occurred.
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