<i>Rolling Stone</i>

Rolling Stone

<p><i><b>Rolling Stone</b></i> is an American monthly <a href="/en/Magazine" title="Magazine" class="wl">magazine</a> that focuses on <a href="/en/Music" title="Music" class="wl">music</a>, <a href="/en/Politics" title="Politics" class="wl">politics</a>, and <a href="/en/Popular_culture" title="Popular culture" class="wl">popular culture</a>. It was founded in <a href="/en/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco" class="wl">San Francisco, California</a>, in 1967 by <a href="/en/Jann_Wenner" title="Jann Wenner" class="wl">Jann Wenner</a>, and the music critic <a href="/en/Ralph_J._Gleason" title="Ralph J. Gleason" class="wl">Ralph J. Gleason</a>. It was first known for its coverage of <a href="/en/Rock_music" title="Rock music" class="wl">rock music</a> and political reporting by <a href="/en/Hunter_S._Thompson" title="Hunter S. Thompson" class="wl">Hunter S. Thompson</a>. In the 1990s, the magazine broadened and shifted its focus to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors, and popular music.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-samuelfreedman.com_2-0"><a href="#cite_note-samuelfreedman.com-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span> It has since returned to its traditional mix of content, including music, entertainment, and politics.</p>

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<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><div class='mobile-collapse'><header class="mobile-collapse-header mobile-collapse-btn"><b>Quick facts: Editor, Categories, Frequency, Publisher, Tot...</b> <span class='arrow'>▼</span></header> <table class="infobox hproduct mobile-collapse-element"><caption class="infobox-title fn"><i>Rolling Stone</i></caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span><a href="/en/File:Rolling_Stone_2022.svg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Rolling_Stone_2022.svg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Rolling_Stone_2022.svg/180px-Rolling_Stone_2022.svg.png" decoding="async" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="194" data-file-type="drawing" height="35" width="180" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Rolling_Stone_2022.svg/270px-Rolling_Stone_2022.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Rolling_Stone_2022.svg/360px-Rolling_Stone_2022.svg.png 2x" alt="Rolling_Stone_2022.svg"></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size"><a href="/en/File:Rolling_Stone_1000th_Issue_May_June_2006.png" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Rolling_Stone_1000th_Issue_May_June_2006.png"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/df/Rolling_Stone_1000th_Issue_May_June_2006.png/220px-Rolling_Stone_1000th_Issue_May_June_2006.png" decoding="async" data-file-width="260" data-file-height="327" data-file-type="bitmap" height="277" width="220" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/df/Rolling_Stone_1000th_Issue_May_June_2006.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/df/Rolling_Stone_1000th_Issue_May_June_2006.png 2x" alt="Rolling_Stone_1000th_Issue_May_June_2006.png"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Cover of <i>Rolling Stone</i> #1000 (May 18 – June 1, 2006)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Editor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Noah_Shachtman" title="Noah Shachtman" class="wl">Noah Shachtman</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Categories</th><td class="infobox-data">Popular culture</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Frequency</th><td class="infobox-data">Monthly</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publisher</th><td class="infobox-data">Brian Szejka</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total circulation<br>(June 2022)</th><td class="infobox-data">414,038<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="#cite_note-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/en/Jann_Wenner" title="Jann Wenner" class="wl">Jann Wenner</a></li><li><a href="/en/Ralph_J._Gleason" title="Ralph J. Gleason" class="wl">Ralph J. Gleason</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First issue</th><td class="infobox-data">November<span>&nbsp;</span>9, 1967<span class="noprint"><span>;</span><span> </span>55 years ago</span><span style="display:none"><span>&nbsp;</span>(<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1967-11-09</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Company</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Penske_Media_Corporation" title="Penske Media Corporation" class="wl">Penske Media Corporation</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Based in</th><td class="infobox-data">New York City</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="mw:ExtLink nofollow" href="http://rollingstone.com" class="external text" target="_blank">rollingstone<wbr>.com</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/en/ISSN_(identifier)" title="ISSN (identifier)" class="mw-redirect wl">ISSN</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="mw:ExtLink nofollow" href="https://www.worldcat.org/search?fq=x0:jrnl&amp;q=n2:0035-791X" class="external text" target="_blank">0035-791X</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div>

<p>The first magazine was released in 1967 and featured <a href="/en/John_Lennon" title="John Lennon" class="wl">John Lennon</a> on the cover and was published every two weeks. It is known for provocative <a href="/en/Photography" title="Photography" class="wl">photography</a> and its cover photos, featuring musicians, politicians, athletes, and actors. In addition to its print version in the <a href="/en/United_States" title="United States" class="wl">United States</a>, it publishes content through Rollingstone.com and numerous international editions.</p>

<p><a href="/en/Penske_Media_Corporation" title="Penske Media Corporation" class="wl">Penske Media Corporation</a> is the current owner of <i>Rolling Stone</i>, having purchased 51 percent of the magazine in 2017 and the remaining 49 percent in 2020. <a href="/en/Noah_Shachtman" title="Noah Shachtman" class="wl">Noah Shachtman</a> became the <a href="/en/Editor-in-chief" title="Editor-in-chief" class="wl">editor-in-chief</a> in 2021.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="#cite_note-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span></a></span></p>



Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first known for its coverage of rock music and political reporting by Hunter S. Thompson. In the 1990s, the magazine broadened and shifted its focus to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors, and popular music. It has since returned to its traditional mix of content, including music, entertainment, and politics. The first magazine was released in 1967 and featured John Lennon on the cover and was published every two weeks. It is known for provocative photography and its cover photos, featuring musicians, politicians, athletes, and actors. In addition to its print version in the United States, it publishes content through Rollingstone.com and numerous international editions. 