Tina Turner 2000-present
 Turner retired from major tours after her most recent in 2000. However, she continues to make public appearances and collaborations. In 2001, Tennessee State Highway 19 between Brownsville and Nutbush was named Tina Turner Highway. In 2003, she teamed up with Phil Collins to record the song Great Spirits for the Disney film Brother Bear.
In 2004, Turner released her latest greatest hits compilation album, All the Best. The album is both her highest debut on the Billboard 200 and her highest-charting album ever in the U.S. (Private Dancer peaked at #3). The album included a new single, Open Arms; the song failed to crack the Billboard Hot 100 in the US but reached the UK Top 25.
In early 2005, Tina gave several live television performances in the US and Europe, and appeared at a private charity ball in St. Petersburg, Russia in November. Tina was also honoured as one of Oprah Winfrey's 25 legends - African-American women who broke barriers through their work.
At the end of the year, Tina was recognised by the Kennedy Center Honors at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC and was elected to join an elite group of entertainers including contemporaries Aretha Franklin, Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, Little Richard, and Chuck Berry. Several artists paid tribute to Tina that night including Oprah Winfrey, Melissa Etheridge, Queen Latifah, Beyonc? Knowles, and the Reverend Al Green. Oprah stated, We don't need another hero. We need more heroines like you, Tina. You make me proud to spell my name w-o-m-a-n, and Tina Turner didn't just survive, she triumphed.
In early 2006, the All the Invisible Children soundtrack was released. Turner sang Teach Me Again with Elisa which charted at #1 in Italy. In April, the NRL (National Rugby League), one of the most popular sporting competitions in Australia and New Zealand, announced that Tina would return as the face and spokesperson of the rugby league in 2008 due to the overwhelming popularity of Tina's previous campaign.
In October 2006, in an interview with Billboard Magazine, Guy Chambers, Robbie Williams' former producer, revealed that his next project is Tina Turner's comeback album. At the premiere of the new Bond film Casino Royale in Zurich November 16, 2006, Tina confirmed that she has recorded several new tracks for the album. This will be her first full recording of new material in 8 years. In May of 2007, Tina returned to the stage to headline a benefit concert for the Cauldwell Children's Charity at London's Natural History Museum. This was her first full show in seven years.
Jazz pianist Herbie Hancock released an album, paying tribute to his longtime associate and friend, singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, entitled River: The Joni Letters on September 25, 2007. Tina contributed her vocals to a version of Edith and The Kingpin. On October 16th, 2007, guitar legend Santana released an album entitled Ultimate Santana, which features Tina singing The Game Of Love a song she recorded in 2002 but was previously unreleased.
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