Fans upset Celine Dion snubbed from Rolling Stone list of greatest singers
A new list from the music magazine celebrates many of the greatest singers, but has left out the French Canadian songstress
Celine Dion revealed on December 8, that she is suffering from a ‘very rare neurological disorder’, which has forced her to postpone concerts on her ‘Courage World Tour’ in Europe.
ON New Year’s Day, Rolling Stone released an updated list of the 200 greatest singers of all time – having published the first edition in 2008.
The top 20 is filled with a who’s who of some of the most acclaimed singers of all time such as Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Beyonce, John Lennon, Freddie Mercury, Bob Dylan, Prince, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and Marvin Gaye. Aretha Franklin took the top spot.
To the shock of her many fans, Celine Dion not only was not in the top 20 but did not make the list at all.
Sure, Rolling Stone made sure to say: “keep in mind that this is the Greatest Singers list, not the Greatest Voices List” but that’s not good enough for many fans.
I beg of you all: don’t go look at the rolling stone article. It MUST have been purposefully shitty to get clicks, because WHAT?
– Celine Dion’s absent
– Kelly Clarkson’s down at 194
– Brandy’s at 192
– Carrie Underwood’s at 158
– but Taylor Swift is all the way up at 102?? bffr https://t.co/aGag2rcgcn— Dan (@dannah__montana) January 1, 2023
My oldest daughter took her first steps, without crutches, in a choreographed dance to a Celine Dion song. It doesn't matter what Rolling Stone thinks of her. One of her songs inspired someone to walk.
— Paula Poundstone (@paulapoundstone) January 2, 2023
Celine Dion is one of the GOAT vocalists! Rolling Stone will be hearing from lawyers 😌pic.twitter.com/Z3PYZLmIPI
— celine vocals (@CelineOracle) January 1, 2023
And here we have Céline Dion singing a French phone book to the tune of "I Will Always Love You." pic.twitter.com/cPHfSJCLuc
— Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman) January 2, 2023
The biggest disrespect in music history,Rolling Stone already lost all credibility doing this🤬
— El JAVY (El FUCKING HARRY⚡️) (@CUBANPOTTER22) January 1, 2023
That’s ridiculous and disrespectful
— Mario🫧🧜🏽♀️ (@mmdisney200) January 1, 2023
They need to make it 201 and fix that immediately 💯
— Chuck Wilson (@clwjr) January 2, 2023
Over the course of her decades-long career, Dion has won two World Music Awards, seven Billboard Awards, and five Grammys, to name a few. She has sold 10 million albums worldwide, being one of the very few female artists to do so.
She has not responded to the ‘snub’, having shared a video on social media on Christmas Day, despite her recent health issues.
Happy Holidays to all ✨🎄Joyeuses fêtes à tous ✨🎄
– Céline xx… pic.twitter.com/3ceFR1A50L— Celine Dion (@celinedion) December 24, 2022
Dion had recently been diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder, Stiff Person Syndrome. The illness causes a person’s muscles in the limbs and torso to suffer spasms and rigidity. The spasms are either random or triggered by a variety of things like loud noises, and emotional distress.
source – The Vibes
