Sam Rubin: LA Entertainment reporter on Tina Turner passing aged 83 - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Tributes continue to flow in for rock' n roll icon Tina Turner.

The eight-time Grammy Award-winning singer and actress, has died in Switzerland aged 83, after a long illness.

LA Entertainment reporter Sam Rubin says Turner and her music meant a lot to people.

"There's a reason why we have heard from everybody, and most recently Beyoncé herself. Because Tina Tuner really mattered, and she mattered for six decades."

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