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# Rolling Stone Issues “A Big Fat Thanks” To Record Execs: “Because of you, millions of kids will stop wasting time listening to new music…”
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/rolling-stone-issues-a-big-fat-thanks-to-record-execs-because-of-you-millions-of-kids-will-stop-wast/
- Published: 2010-08-16T16:13:43.000Z
- Updated: 2010-08-16T16:13:43.000Z
- Description: UPDATE: I've now learned that this open letter was issued in 2002, but that doesn't stop Hypebot readers call out Rolling Stone for its hipocracy then and now below. Hypebot. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/08/rolling-stone-issues-a-big-fat-thanks-to-record-execs-because-of-yo
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Major Labels, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:59

**UPDATE:** I've now learned that this open letter was issued in [2002](http://www.zeropaid.com/news/1945/rolling%5Fstone%5Fslams%5Flabel%5Fexecs/?ref=hypebot.com), but that doesn't stop Hypebot readers call out Rolling Stone for its hipocracy then and now [below](https://www.hypebot.com/rolling-stone-issues-a-big-fat-thanks-to-record-execs-because-of-you-millions-of-kids-will-stop-wast/).

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from Rolling Stone Magazine via [icanhasinternets](http://www.icanhasinternets.com/2010/08/a-big-fat-thanks-to-record-execs/?ref=hypebot.com)