Former Eminem Employee Charged Over Theft and Sale of Unreleased Music
Joseph Strange, a former sound engineer, faces up to 15 years in prison for allegedly stealing and selling over 25 unreleased songs by the rapper online.
- The FBI was alerted in January 2025 after employees at Eminem's Ferndale studio discovered unreleased music being sold online.
- Joseph Strange, who worked for Eminem from 2007 to 2021, is accused of transferring files from secure studio hard drives in 2019 and 2020.
- Strange allegedly sold over 25 unreleased songs, some for as much as $50,000 in Bitcoin, and attempted to sell handwritten lyric sheets.
- An FBI search of Strange's home uncovered handwritten lyrics, a VHS tape of an unreleased video, and hard drives containing 12,000 audio files.
- Eminem's team emphasized the artistic and financial damage caused by the leaks, while Strange denies the charges, calling them 'untested allegations.'
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