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After an eight-year retirement, Tina Turner kicked off her "Tina Turner Live" tour at the
Performing for the first time in almost a decade isn't the only thing the 'What's Love Got To Do With It' singer is doing.
The 68-year-old singer also broke her silence and addressed the controversy surrounding her appearance with Beyoncé Knowles on the 50th anniversary of the Grammy Awards where they performed together for the first time.
In Knowle
s' introduction of Turner, she referred to the rock icon as "the queen," a reference that upset the "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin.
The day after the Grammy telecast, the 66-year-old 'Respect' singer released a statement that said: "I am not sure of whose toes I may have stepped on or whose ego I may have bruised between the Grammy writers and Beyoncé. However, I dismissed it as a cheap shot for controversy."
(See also: 'Royally Dissed: Aretha Franklin Feels Snubbed By Beyonce')
Turner told USA Today that she wasn't surprised by
"Aretha has always been like that. We've always accepted that from her. She's the queen of soul, and I'm the queen of rock 'n' roll. There were so many kings and queens there that night. Her ego must be so bi 
g to think she was the only one," she laughed. "That's how queens are!"
"Tina Turner Live" will play 22 cities in the U.S. through Dec. 6, with the last show being in
The tour then goes international, playing Canada, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, England, France and Ireland.
The concert is 150 minutes, includes a 30-minute intermission, and features Turner tunes like 'Better Be Good To Me,' 'Private Dancer,' 'We Don't Need Another Hero,' 'Let's Stay Together,' 'Proud Mary,' and 'Nutbush City Limits.'
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VIDEO: Watch this video of Beyonce and Tina Turner performing together on the 2008 Grammy Awards.
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By: sharon on 5/10/2009 5:29PM
aretha franklin is the queen of soul. tina is ok but aretha is the best. she shouldn't even allow someones quirky comment to shake her. she truly holds the title and wears the crown.
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By: fss on 1/17/2010 1:01PM
Ok people bottom lines here: (1) Aretha 1968 COVER of Time Magazine: Where was Tina?
(2) Aretha who else could stand in for a sick Pavoratti and sing an ITALIAN aria at the 1998 Grammys to a STANDING OVATION. She learned the song in 8 minutes. Where was Tina?
(3) can actually play an instrument to accompany and arrange her own material. A True musician as well.
(4) has hit number 1 on every chart in contemporary American music from Gospel, R&B, Pop and Jazz.
Tina who?
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By: Chloe Ward on 1/27/2012 1:03AM
Bless your heart fss. Tina Turner's record sales, touring, best selling books, and hit movie all speak to the mark she's left on the industry. Tina is three years older than Aretha, yet Aretha looks old enough to be her mother. Tina is not only a singer, but a PERFORMER. Please google her bio before you come on any other site and make yourself look foolish.
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