Overview

• 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.'