‘ABBA Voyage’ Creator Pophouse Buys Majority Stake In Tina Turner’s Music Rights

The company that helped bring the avatars of ABBA Voyage to life, Pophouse Entertainment, said on Thursday (March 19) it bought a majority stake in the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll Tina Turner ‘s music rights. A legendary singer, songwriter and live performer, Turner sold more than 180 million albums, won 12 Grammys, and was twice inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

Her life was the subject of at least three documentaries and a Tony Award-winning musical. But now with much of her name, image and likeness rights in new hands, Pophouse CEO Jessica Koravos says to expect new ways to experience Turner’s legendary live show, particularly as a solo artist. “We came to the table with the sense that not enough had been said or made of the latter part of Tina’s career: her time in Europe and her huge hits as a solo artist later in life, just exactly how groundbreaking she was,” Pophouse CEO Jessica Koravos tells Billboard .

“To capture Tina’s energy as a live performer, which is something that I have experienced...