Sinéad O’Connor reportedly instructed her children to “milk” her music “for what it’s worth” in her will.

The Irish singer passed away on July 26 aged 56 last year, with her cause of death later revealed to be asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). She was laid to rest at a ceremony in the Irish town of Bray last August, with Bob Geldof and Bono among those paying tribute at her funeral.

According to Irish probate records obtained by The Sun, O’Connor left her family £1.4million in her will, with her ex-husband, music producer John Reynolds, named as the executor of the estate.

O’Connor also reportedly encouraged her children to “milk” her music, with the document reading: “I direct that after my death, and at the discretion of any of my children who are then over 18, my albums are to be released so as to ‘milk it for what it’s worth.’”

The document, which was reportedly signed before O’Connor converted to Islam in 2018, also requested that she be dressed in priest clothing and buried with a Hebrew Bible and her 2007 album ‘Theology’ upon her death.

Representatives for O’Connor’s family have not commented on The Sun‘s report.

After O’Connor’s death, tributes flooded in from the likes of Garbage, Michael Stipe and Ice-T.

Last year, Smashing Pumpkins‘ Billy Corgan also opened up about his friendship with the late singer, hailing her as “such an incredible talent”.

“People realise now that we lost someone who probably should have gotten more attention and support when she was here,” he said. “Because her gift was so rare. And her gift had a lot to do with her pathos. Her incredible gift of singing had a direct line to her heart. That’s so rare in singers. Most singers are actors. Sinéad was not an actor.”

O’Connor’s daughter performed an emotional cover of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ in March last year. It took place at Carnegie Hall in New York at a tribute concert to both O’Connor and The Pogues’ Shane MacGowan.

NME also reflected on her life and career, writing: “O’Connor was that rare artist who was determined to use her platform for retributive good, and she will be remembered not just for the beauty of her voice, but for its power.

In other news, a Dublin wax museum has apologised and removed their Sinéad O’Connor figure after backlash.