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Celine Dion fans protest outside Rolling Stone offices after she didn't make 200 Greatest Singers list

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Published 20:50 6 Jan 2023 GMT

Celine Dion fans protest outside Rolling Stone offices after she didn't make 200 Greatest Singers list

The list left fans of the Canadian singer fuming earlier this week

Claire Reid

Claire Reid

Celine Dion fans have been protesting outside Rolling Stone headquarters after the Canadian singer was left off its 200 Greatest Singers list.

In case you missed it, earlier this week the long-standing music publication published a list of what it says are the top 200 greatest singers of all time.

But, as you can imagine with such a subjective topic, the list ruffled a fair few feathers - particularly among fans of Celine, who were furious to see she’d been left off the list entirely.

In response to the ranking - which placed Aretha Franklin in first place, followed by Whitney Houston, Sam Cooke, Billie Holiday and Mariah Carey - one angry Celine fan tweeted: “Um, @RollingStone, you done lost your musical mind. Make haste with a correction - adding Celine to this list - if you want to retain any semblance of legitimacy.”

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Another said: “You can't have a greatest singers list without Celine Dion. She's one of the greatest vocalists of our generation. Need I remind you.”

Celine Dion was not featured on the list.
Hyperstar / Alamy Stock Photo

Someone else commented: “Respectfully, not including Celine Dion, arguably the best vocal technician of all time, in this list is borderline treasonous.”

While a fourth wrote: “Rolling Stone omitting the Celine Dion from its list of the greatest singers of all time is a crime against humanity. Je téléfone à la police.”

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Now, some fans have even taken it a step further and have been spotted protesting outside the Rolling Stone office.

According to Variety, protestors blasted out That’s the Way It Is from a portable speaker while chanting ‘Justice for Celine’ - many of those involved also held placards with one which read: “How can you forget Celine?” and another reading: “Rolling Stone is stoned”.

The protest was organised by a fan group known as The Redheads, with founder​​ Line Basbous, telling Variety: “The list is completely illegitimate. We wanted to support her and make sure that Rolling Stone hears the voice of the fans.

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“The list is ridiculous. No Madonna, no Celine. They’re clearly focused on American singers and we don’t understand.”

Another protestor told the publication: “In Quebec, it’s nonsense that she’s not on the list. She’s been in all our lives since the beginning.”

As yet, Rolling Stone hasn’t commented on the protest but it has responded to a video shared online by TV Line’s Andy Swift.

Replying to the short clip posted by Swift, the official Rolling Stone Twitter account shared a screenshot of Spongebob hiding inside his pineapple home.

Featured Image Credit: DPA picture alliance archive / Alamy Stock Photo / @andyswift/Twitter

Topics: Music, US News

Claire Reid
Claire Reid

Claire is a journalist at UNILAD who, after dossing around for a few years, went to Liverpool John Moores University. She graduated with a degree in Journalism and a whole load of debt. When not writing words in exchange for money she is usually at home watching serial killer documentaries surrounded by cats.

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