Fears raised over what will happen to Prince's songs

Fears have been raised over what will happen to Prince's songs following his death aged 57.

It comes as the star's former manager voiced concerns today over whether whoever inherits the star's multi-million pound fortune, and of course valuable catalogue of works, will know what to do with it all.

Owen Husney, the star's first manager, told the Press Association he hopes that the star's estate has been "left in good hands" and they honour and respect what the singer wanted from his works.

He said: "Prince's music has never really appeared in commercials. God forbid someone gets hold of this thing and it winds up in some toothpaste commercial.

"I pray that he has left it in good hands with people who know what they're doing."

It has not yet been confirmed who is the beneficiary of Prince's will, or indeed if he left one, but whoever inherits the Purple Rain star's estate and vault of unreleased material will be in line to collect a fortune.

One person who could be in line to inherit could be Prince's sister - reformed drug addict Tyka Nelson.

Prince died at his Paisley Park estate near Minneapolis on Thursday after he was found collapsed in a lift.

Police are investigating whether foul play was involved in the singer's death after police said they had "no reason to believe" he killed himself and there were "no obvious signs of trauma" on his body.

A post-mortem examination was carried out on Prince's body on Friday but a cause of death may not be released for several weeks.