Joseph Strange, who worked at Eminem's Michigan studio for nearly 15 years, has admitted to being the source of a 2025 leak of the rapper's unfinished songs.

Eminem attends the 37th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Microsoft Theater on November 05, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Theo Wargo/Getty Images.

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Eminem ’s former sound engineer has pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges that he stole and resold unreleased music that leaked on the internet last year.

Joseph Strange, 48, admitted Thursday to a single count of criminal copyright infringement over accusations that he was behind the incident, in which he allegedly stole more than two dozen studio demos and sold them for $50,000.

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Strange, who worked for the rap icon at his Michigan studio for more than 15 years, will face a maximum prison sentence of five years when he’s sentenced in January.

“Joseph Strange abused a position of trust to unlawfully copy and sell unreleased music belonging to…