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. In papers filed in Los Angeles, the singer alleged the hackers targeted photographers and producers to access material sold 'on the dark web' for 'significant sums of money.'

'In 2023 alone, 45 unreleased songs belonging to Ms Grande were hacked, stolen, and leaked,' the documents said. 'Since her music debut in 2011, hundreds of similar leaks have taken place.' Her lawyers said she is initiating legal action to uncover the hackers' identities.

Grande has previously expressed her desire to hold hackers accountable. During a 2024 interview, she spoke about a song called Fantasize, written with Swedish pop savant Max Martin, which went viral after being posted online. 'Before I left for Wicked - [there were] a few studio sessions that I did which are all over TikTok, thank you so much, I'll see you in jail. Literally,' she said. 'Those were all written for a TV show, for something that was not for me, so Fantasize comes out, crazy, was stolen... These pirates, crooks, illegal!'

Her legal case outlines an alleged pattern of illegal behavior, where accounts of Grande's co-workers were systematically targeted over several years. In 2025, it claimed, the defendants hacked into a producer's mobile device and accessed unreleased masters, demos, and footage. The previous year, hackers created an email account impersonating a photographer and persuaded a digital technician to send them unreleased photos.

Grande accused the hackers of violating the 'sacred relationship that exists between her and her fans' and is suing for invasion of privacy, violation of California computer hacking laws, and conversion. Her lawyers said the 'malicious invasion' has caused 'substantial and irreparable harm.'

The court filing comes as Grande prepares for the release of her eighth studio album, Petal, this Friday. She is currently on a world tour, due to hit the UK in August, which she previously hinted would be her last for 'a long time.' 'I'm going to give it my all and it's going to be beautiful,' she told Amy Poehler's Good Hang podcast. 'I think that's why I'm doing it because I'm like: "One last hurrah" - for now.'