Tina Turner Sold The Music Rights For A Reported Amount Of $50 Million.

The company did not disclose much it paid, but industry circles said it would be as high as $50 million (£37m). Turner said he was confident his music was "in safe hands." The 81-year-old is one of the most famous and brightest stars in pop music history.

Born Anna May Bullock in Tennessee, she joined Ike Turner's support band at 18. Within two years, she was the star of the show, also the two were celebrating hits with future R&B standards such as A Fool In Love, Deep River, High Mountain Borders, and Nutbush Boundary Boundaries.

Turner's solo career quickly overshadowed his partnership with Ike, with five platinum albums, including 1984's Private Dancer, which went platinum three times in the UK.

His biggest hits include the title track from this album, What Love Got To Do With It, The Best, Steamy Windows, also the Bond theme Goldeneye. In October, he received 12 Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist - his second induction since joining the Pantheon with Ike Turner in 1991.

The deal with BMG required him to give up his share of the record and relinquish the rights to that hit and dozens more from his six-decade career. Warner Music remains the record company that sells the star's music. "Tina Turner's musical journey has inspired hundreds of millions of people around the world and continues to reach new audiences," said BMG boss Hartwig Mash.

He said the company intends to bring Turner's work to new audiences, especially when it comes to streaming and social media music platforms like TikTok. Remarks, warnings: Third-party content may contain advertisements. "Like any artist, my musical heritage is something personal that protects my creative life," Turner said in a statement.

The star has retired mainly since 2009, but interest in her work has grown thanks to the 2021 HBO documentary Tina and the West End musical based on Tina's life.