Former Eminem Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing and Selling Unreleased Music
A man who was charged with stealing and selling unreleased Eminem music that leaked to the web last year has pleaded guilty to criminal infringement of copyright. In March 2025, former Eminem employee Joseph Strange was charged with copyright infringement and interstate transportation of stolen goods after he sold the rapper’s music to individuals who […]
Joseph Strange, Eminem's former sound engineer, has pleaded guilty to stealing and reselling unreleased music that leaked online. Strange, 48, admitted to a single charge of criminal copyright infringement for allegedly stealing over 24 studio demos and selling them for $50,000. Eminem's spokesperson stated that these leaked songs were "never meant for public consumption" and were studio efforts "dated and not relevant so many years later."
Strange, who worked at Eminem's Michigan studio for more than 15 years, will face up to five years in prison when he is sentenced in January.
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