A bunch of devoted Celine Dion followers have launched a protest outdoors the workplaces of Rolling Stone, after the singer was omitted from their current listing of the 200 biggest singers.
The viral listing, which was shared earlier within the week, is topped by Aretha Franklin. The likes of Whitney Houston, Sam Cooke, Billie Holiday and Mariah Carey spherical out the Top Five. Dion isn’t featured in any respect, although, inflicting outrage on social media.
“The audacity of not acknowledging [Dion] in your flawed Top 200 as one of the top vocalists of all time and not seeing her vocal prowess is sincerely an insult beyond measure, if not a criminal offense. Fix it,” inspired one fan. “Celine Dion is a top 3 vocalist of all time. Rolling Stone needs to immediately exit the business of music journalism,” added one other, whereas a petition to have Dion added to the listing presently has over 8,000 signatures.
A bunch of Celine Dion followers from The Redheads’ Facebook group even took the six-hour journey from Montreal to New York to protest Dion’s snub in-person, holding an indication outdoors Rolling Stone’s workplace.
Celine Dion followers protesting Rolling Stone for snubbing her from their ‘200 Best Singers of All Time’ is 2023’s January sixth
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In footage shared on-line, protestors may be seen holding banners that learn “save Celine” and “How can you forget Celine?”, whereas one fan stated she “hoped Rolling Stone can admit they made a mistake”.
“We are here to express ourselves,” one – who was holding a placard studying “Celine is not by herself anymooore” – advised Rolling Stone. “Obviously you made a big mistake forgetting her name on the big list, so we wanted to make sure you understand that you missed the best singer in the world.”
Another protester apparently entered the constructing and requested to talk to Rolling Stone’s editor, in a bid to present him a DVD of Celine’s biggest moments.
“The list is completely illegitimate,” The Redheads founder Line Basbous advised Variety. “We wanted to support her and make sure that Rolling Stone hears the voice of the fans.”
Around 15 devoted Celine Dion followers traveled over six hours from Montreal to New York City to protest outdoors of Rolling Stone’s workplace constructing after the publication excluded the singer from their listing of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. https://t.co/k7AyBZbmqX pic.twitter.com/UfwdJWZX7a
— Variety (@Variety) January 6, 2023
At the tip of final 12 months, Celine Dion revealed that she’s been dwelling with a neurological dysfunction referred to as stiff particular person syndrome, and that she isn’t nicely sufficient to renew her tour as deliberate subsequent month.
A run of Dion’s exhibits, which had been initially booked to run from February 24 to April 11, have been rescheduled to 2024. Shows booked to happen between May 31 and July 17, nevertheless, have been cancelled altogether.
Her concert events scheduled for August to October 2023 will not be affected. See the listing of recent tour dates right here.