Kelsea Ballerini is taking legal action after an alleged hacker – and former super fan – illegally released her unfinished music.
According to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital, the “Penthouse” singer requested a temporary restraining order against Bo Ewing, who Ballerini said “without authorization or approval, surreptitiously obtained access to, copied and distributed unreleased films still in production. masters and demos” of his music.
“The defendant has already distributed the recordings to numerous third parties,” the documents state. “These songs are not finished and no complainant has given permission for their distribution or broadcast at this time.”
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Kelsea Ballerini has accused her former fan Bo Ewing of releasing her unfinished music. (Getty Images)
Ewing is “a former member of Ms. Ballerini's fan club,” the documents state, and “a supporter of her career in the past” who “has since been disenfranchised with Ms. Ballerini.”
“[Ewing] has a history of hacking into the accounts of other famous musicians and obtaining works and information inappropriately,” the documents state.
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Ballerini, Black River Entertainment and producer Alysa Vanderheym obtained an injunction to prevent “continued and irreparable harm” resulting from any unauthorized further release of the unfinished recordings.
“Protecting an artist’s music is of the utmost importance,” a spokesperson for Ballerinin said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “Artists spend countless hours perfecting their craft and telling their stories through their music. Stealing and sharing unfinished music is illegal and harms the integrity of the creative process.”
Kelsea Ballerini filed a temporary restraining order against Ewing. (Michael Buckner/Variety)
Ballerini isn't the only artist to have recently been the victim of a music leak.
Hours before Taylor Swift The eleventh studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department”, was about to be released, according to leaked reports circulating online.
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Fans of the 14-time Grammy Award-winning artist took to social media to share their disdain for anyone actively listening to allegedly leaked tracks.
Taylor Swift released her eleventh studio album on April 19. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for the Recording Academy)
“I definitely don't listen to leaks,” one user wrote to first time person going through this, and I know LOTS of other newbies…why try to ruin it for them too??”
“If you listened to the leaks, you're not real fast and you don't respect Taylor,” another person suggested. “F– you if you stream or listen to leaks and even more F— YOU if you pretend to be a quickie while doing it,” commented a fan page for the Swifts' Eras tour.
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Larry Fink and Caroline Thayer of Fox News Digital contributed to this article.