Turner signs share of recordings and legacy to label
BMG has acquired an extensive portfolio of rights in Tina Turner. Working hand-in-hand with Turner, the label will maintain and develop her musical treasure-trove and safeguard her inspirational legacy.
The deal means BMG will be a partner in all of Tina Turner’s music interests. The transaction includes Turner’s artist’s share of her recordings, her music publishing writer’s share, neighboring rights and name, image, and likeness. Turner´s solo works comprise ten studio albums, two live albums, two soundtracks, and five compilations, which together have sold over 100 million records. Warner Music continues to be her record company.
Turner emerged as a solo artist in the early Eighties with worldwide hit albums such as Private Dancer, Break Every Rule and Foreign Affair and hit singles including “What’s Love Got To Do With It,” “Private Dancer,” “We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome),” “Typical Male,” “I Don’t Wanna Fight,” “The Best” and “Goldeneye.”
Among her many accomplishments, Turner has received 12 Grammy Awards, has been inducted twice into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall Of Fame, was the first black artist and the first female artist to feature on the cover of Rolling Stone, and was awarded the Légion d’honneur by the French Government.
Turner’s life has been immortalized in at least three documentaries including HBO’s 2021 production Tina. Her story was also featured in the 1993 film drama What’s Love Got To Do With It and in the stage musical Tina: The Tina Turner Musical which received a Tony Award and an Olivier Award.
“Like any artist, the protection of my life’s work, my musical inheritance, is something personal,” Turner shares. “I am confident that with BMG and Warner Music my work is in professional and reliable hands.”
The transaction forms part of BMG’s long-term strategy to create a 21st century home for the most iconic music rights in popular music history.
BMG already represents or owns rights in the work of iconic artists including Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Mick Fleetwood, Roger Waters, Kurt Cobain, Blondie, David Bowie, Scorpions, The Kinks, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, and more.
The company expects to announce further transactions in the coming weeks.
