Ariana Grande sues hackers who leaked music and videos

Pop star Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit against two unidentified hackers who, she claims, leaked unreleased music and studio footage after gaining access to her collaborators' computers.

The singer alleges the hackers targeted photographers and producers to obtain material that was sold “on the dark web” for hefty sums of money, according to US media reports and court papers filed in Los Angeles. “In 2023 alone, 45 unreleased songs belonging to Ms Grande were hacked, stolen, and leaked,” the documents note. “Since her music debut in 2011, hundreds of similar leaks have taken place.”

Grande’s legal team says she is pursuing the case to uncover the hackers’ identities. She has repeatedly said she wants to hold the culprits accountable for leaking her unreleased music.

The lawsuit claims a pattern of illegal activity: in 2025, the defendants hacked into a producer’s mobile device to access unreleased masters and demos, while the previous year they created a fake photographer’s email to trick a digital technician into sending unprotected photos. The singer accuses the hackers of violating the “sacred relationship that exists between her and her fans” and seeks damages for invasion of privacy, violation of California computer hacking laws, and property conversion.

Her lawyers argue that the “malicious invasion of Ms. Grande’s privacy and disruption of her career has caused her substantial and irreparable harm due to this breach of privacy.” The court filing comes as Grande prepares for the release of her eighth studio album, Petal, this Friday, and the continuation of her world tour, which will reach the UK in August.

Grandé has hinted these concerts may be her last for “a long time,” adding that she wishes to give fans a memorable final experience. She told Amy Poehler’s Good Hang podcast that she’s doing this as a “last hurrah.”