This Sunday, the American magazine rolling rocks released his list of the “200 Greatest Singers of All Time”. A ranking that has created a stir, since some key artists are misplaced or completely absent. This is the case of Celine Dion, snubbed by the magazine, and michael jacksonrelegated to 86th place.
On Twitter, his nephew, the singer and former member of the group 3T, TJ Jackson was outraged by this position.
“This is why trust in the mainstream media is in tatters. Supposedly credible publications like the Rolling Stones are trying to make the icons disappear,” he tweeted angrily.
And to add: “But ironically, they are the ones who will disappear, and not the legends they try so hard to erase.”
A controversial classification
Other personalities also expressed their astonishment at the position attributed to the King of Pop by the magazine. “Michael Jackson got relegated to 86th place?!” ‘Community’ star actress Yvette Nicole Brown tweeted.
In addition to Michael Jackson, the absence of artists like Celine Dion, Justin Bieber or even Cher from this top has also aroused a lot of outrage. by his side, rolling rocks has yet to react to these criticisms.
Aside from Michael Jackson, the absence of artists like Celine Dion, Justin Bieber or even Cher from this top, also aroused a lot of outrage. next to her, rolling rocks specified, in the preamble at the top, that this list was produced by the editorial team.
The American magazine also reacted on Instagram, recalling that it is a ranking of “the greatest singers”, and not “the greatest voices”.
“Yesterday we set the internet on fire with our ranking of the 200 greatest singers of all time. In any case, what mattered most to us was the originality, the influence, the depth of the artist’s catalog and the breadth of his musicianship. heritage”, concludes the magazine.
Source: BFM TV
