O ne day in London’s Kensington district in 1983, Tina Turner’s resurrection finally appeared within reach. The prior decade had been one of stage-shaking triumphs, personal nightmares, various degrees of mortification, and now, a chance at possible redemption. But as musician and producer Martyn Ware soon learned, Turner’s past was …
Read More »Beyoncé Continues Honoring Tina Turner on Tour With 'River Deep – Mountain High' Cover
The Renaissance tour has turned into something of a Tina Turner tribute show in more ways than one. The legendary singer has had an obvious impact on Beyoncé‘s career over the more than three decades during which she has actively redefined pop showmanship. But since Turner died last week at …
Read More »Beyoncé Honors Tina Turner at Paris 'Renaissance' Show
Beyoncé is honoring Tina Turner. During her tour stop in Paris’ Stade France on Friday, Beyoncé stopped her show to remember the legendary singer, who died earlier this week. “I just want to take a second and honor Tina Turner,” she told the crowd. “If you’re a fan of mine, …
Read More »We'll Never Live in a World Without Tina Turner
Tina Turner didn’t just pull off the greatest comeback in music history — she invented the whole concept of the comeback as we know it. She became a solo superstar when she was 44. Things like that simply don’t happen. That’s how old Brandy, Usher, Adam Levine, Lance Bass, and …
Read More »Why Tina Turner Turned Down a Role in Steven Spielberg's 'The Color Purple'
Tina Turner, the rock and roll legend whodied Wednesday at 83, spoke openly and candidly about domestic abuse at a time when resources for women were scarce and difficult to access. Throughout her career, the iconic singer shared her experiences of overcoming an abusive relationship with her ex-husband Ike Turner, …
Read More »Tina Turner Was Open About Her Abuse. Now, Her Legacy Is Saving Survivors
Ruth Glenn remembers the first time she read I, Tina, the powerful 1986 autobiography in which Tina Turner details the extensive abuse she suffered at the hands of her husband, Ike. Glenn, who read the book when it was first published, was “moved and encouraged” by Tina’s personal accounts; they …
Read More »Lizzo Performs 'Proud Mary' to Tribute Tina Turner: I 'Would Not Exist' Without Her
Lizzo knows how to command a stage — but she learned from watching the best. At her latest Special tour stop in Phoenix, Arizona, the singer paid tribute to Tina Turner, who died on May 24 at the age of 83. Shining in a sequin blue and green dress with …
Read More »Tina Turner's Solo Debut Was a Country Album. Why Hasn't the Genre Claimed Her as Its Own?
In her 2022 book Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions, author Francesca T. Royster devotes an entire chapter to Tina Turner — who died Wednesday at 83 — and her complicated relationship with country music. Despite recording a series of country songs by Dolly Parton, Hank Snow, and Kris Kristofferson …
Read More »What Tina Turner Meant to the MTV Generation
The death of Tina Turner is heartbreaking for anyone who’d ever marveled at the brilliance, basked in the warmth, been enthralled by the titanic talent of the woman born Anna Mae Bullock. Her resilience became an inspiration around the world, and Tina Turner’s musical and cultural legacy is unparalleled — …
Read More »Cher Reflects on Visiting 'Perfect Friend' Tina Turner Before Her Death
Cher remembered her friend and fellow music legend Tina Turner and opened up about Turner’s final years in an interview following the singer’s death Wednesday at the age of 83. “She’s one of the great artists in our generation,” Cher told MSNBC. “There was no other person like her. There …
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