Soloist IU and Jungkook of BTS are the only K-Pop acts that made it to Rolling Stone's 200 Best Singers of All Time, ranking 135th and 191st respectively. | via philstarlife
"A force of nature. A work of genius. A gift from the heavens. Aretha Franklin’s voice is all that and more, which is why she remains the unchallenged Queen, years after her final bow. Her singing is the most magnificent sound to emerge from America—more universal than Coltrane’s horn, bolder than Hendrix’s guitar," Rolling Stone said of Franklin.
In picking names for its list, Rolling Stone said what mattered most to its staff was originality, influence, the depth of an artist’s catalog, and the breadth of their musical legacy. It also noted that it's not the"Greatest Voices" list, in anticipation of critical comments about the magazine's supposed snubbing.
"A voice can be gorgeous like Mariah Carey’s, rugged like Toots Hibbert’s, understated like Willie Nelson’s, slippery and sumptuous like D’Angelo’s, or bracing like Bob Dylan’s," Rolling Stone said."But in the end, the singers behind it are here for one reason: They can remake the world just by opening their mouths."
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