Tina Turner's big money brand and rights deal
CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Tina Turner’s wide-ranging deal with BMG in which she has given up her recordings, songs and brand for a reported $50 million, plus Friendly Fires’ anger after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walked onto the stage at the Conservative Party’s annual conference to the sound of their song, ‘Blue Cassette’. SECTION TIMES 01: Tina Turner (00:06:02) 02: Friendly Fires (00:22:34) (Timings may be slightly different due to adverts) STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • BMG announces wide-ranging rights deal with Tina Turner • Friendly Fires hit out after their track is used at start of ‘Boris’ Johnson speech ALSO MENTIONED • Kanye West accepting admissions for his new school MORE FROM CMU • Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon • Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin