Rock ‘n’ roll icon Tina Turner has sold all the rights to her music catalog spanning over 60 years.
This includes hits like “What’s Love Got to Do With It” and “The Best,” to BMG, the music company announced Tuesday.
According to NBC NEWS:
The deal means that her name, image, and the artist’s and writer’s shares of her recordings — which have altogether sold more than 100 million records — are now owned by the media giant.
BMG said it will be a partner with Turner in her music interests, and Warner Music will continue to be Turner’s record company.
“Tina Turner’s musical journey has inspired hundreds of millions of people around the world and continues to reach new audiences,” said BMG CEO Hartwig Masuch in a news release.
“We are honored to take on the job of managing Tina Turner’s musical and commercial interests. It is a responsibility we take seriously and will pursue diligently.
She is truly and simply, the best.”
BMG did not disclose how much the deal was worth, but, according to BBC, industry sources said the sales figure could be north of $50 million.
“Like any artist, the protection of my life’s work, my musical inheritance, is something personal,” Turner said in the release.
“I am confident that with BMG and Warner Music my work is in professional and reliable hands.”
This is great actually. She seems to have a solid personal relationship with the CEO and he earned her trust. The fact that she had rights to sell in the first place says a lot about her business acumen, so I’m sure the bag was A BAG!!
— Shoebox Benny (@ShoeboxBenny) October 6, 2021
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She’s 81. Good for her. Cash out. Eliminate the music rights estate nightmare when she’s gone.
— MusicCurationX (@MusicCurationX) October 6, 2021
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If we get to hear more of her music on the Internet and on the radio I am for it!!!
— Lewis (@Vegasseven) October 6, 2021
In March Tina Turner said farewell to fans in a self-titled documentary Tina, where she described how she overcame a difficult past and found happiness.
It was revealed that the legend has PTSD, Cancer, and a stroke. She shared
“It wasn’t a good life. The good did not balance the bad.
“I had an abusive life, there’s no other way to tell the story. It’s a reality. It’s a truth. That’s what you’ve got, so you have to accept it.
We hope BMG takes good care of everything Miss Tina has done over 6 decades.
