Celine Dion Fans Picket Rolling Stone Over “Greatest Singers” List Snub

Their hearts will not go on — until Rolling Stone Gives justice to Celine Dion.

More There were more than a dozen superfans who gathered in front Rolling Stone’s New York City Headquarters Friday with protest signs — and songs — after the rock bible excluded the ailing 54-year-old legend Their “200 Greatest Singers of All Time” Published list Jan. 1.

Her diehard fans previously declared her omission a “crime against humanity” Before they take their beef to the streets.

Some of the pop anthem activists’ homemade signs were emblazoned with messages such as “We want a recount,” “How can you forget Celine?”  “Rolling Stone, you’ve hit an iceberg,” She was referred to as “chicly” “Titanic” mega-hit “My Heart Will Go On.”

Others Defiantly claimed “Rolling Stone is stoned” — and drew a marijuana blunt on their posters heralding the artist once declared “The Greatest Singer in the World” By “Saturday Night Live.”

Rolling Stone eventually sent out one of their reporters You can speak with the passionate crowd.

The Also, there is a venerable music news outlet reported The protest was organized by a group of Dion Fans who call themselves The “Red Heads,” As videos of them making their signage You will appear in the stories about an Instagram Fan account with more that 10,000 followers

“We are here to express ourselves in the name of Celine because obviously you made a big mistake forgetting her name on the big list you published last week,” One protestor said this in a video posted online Rolling Stone’s Twitter.

Note: These Dion Fans could be the most cheery activists ever ever If their smiley-faced Instagram Stories are a good indicator. However, one post was pretty blunt:

“We hope that Rolling Stone will admit that they made a mistake,” another fan reasoned.

The Fans of the five-time winner are pleased to see public display days later GrammyThe list that honored classic acts such as the Beatles did not include a single award-winning artist. Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson Freddie Mercury. Even SZA is one of the newer artists. Adele Taylor Swift made the list — but not Dion.

In Their defense Rolling Stone asked wrote in its Article: “Before you start scrolling (and commenting), keep in mind that this is the Greatest Singers list, not the Greatest Voices List.”

The Publication added that “originality, influence, the depth of an artist’s catalog and the breadth of their musical legacy” It was also considered in its decisions.

The Post Reps were contacted. Rolling Stone Dion For comment.

MeanwhileThe pop icon that was revealed in December After being diagnosed with an incurable neurological disorder, which turns people into a neuropathie, she had to cancel her upcoming shows. “human statues.”

The “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now” singer broke the news In an emotional Instagram video.

“As you know I’ve always been an open book and I wasn’t ready to say anything before but i’m ready now,” Dion In the heartbreaking clip. “I’ve been dealing with problems with my health for a long time and it’s been really difficult for me to face my challenges and to talk about everything that I’ve been going through.”

Dion then disclosed that she’d been diagnosed with a “a very rare neurological disorder called stiff person syndrome which affects one in a million people.”

Stiff Person syndrome is a form of a “rare acquired neurological disorder characterized by progressive muscle stiffness (rigidity) and repeated episodes of painful muscle spasms,” according to RareDiseases.org,

If left untreated, SPS symptoms can progress to the point that it significantly impairs the sufferer’s ability to walk and perform routine daily tasks. 

“While we’re still learning about this rare condition, we now know this is what’s been causing all the spasms I’ve been having,” The singer explained. “Unfortunately, these spasms affect every aspect of my daily life, sometimes causing difficulties when I walk and not allowing me to use my vocal cords to sing the way I’m used to.”

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