Rolling Stone magazine - Shakira, Britney Spears and Mary J. Blige cover (31 October 2002)

Rolling Stone magazine - Shakira, Britney Spears and Mary J. Blige cover (31 October 2002)
Women in Rock Special Issue
Very good condition - tiny crease at top corner of rear cover - white price sticker attached to bottom corner of front cover (see photo)

EVE (EVE JIHAN JEFFERS) - 1 page Q&A feature

NEKO CASE - half page

BRITNEY SPEARS - "I'm a people pleaser," says our national pop princess. But starting now, she's going to take some time to please herself
2 pages

SHARON OSBOURNE - The most loved and feared woman in the music business on how she got to be that way
1 and three-quarter pages

SLEATER-KINNEY - half page

NELLY FURTADO - The Canadian songbird on why women are the sexy species - and why that shouldn't be exploited
1 page

PINK - This hellion is full of advice: don't sleep around, learn the biz and, above all, enjoy yourself
1 page

MARY J. BLIGE - She grew up thinking she'd marry the king of pop. Instead, she became the queen of hip-hop soul
2 pages

TORI AMOS - On how she arrived at her musical combination of Mary Poppins and Sylvia Plath
Half page

SHERYL CROW - Forty and going strong: "Now I've got the luxury of choosing whether I want to be sexy"
1 page

MACY GRAY - Ever since her mom sat naked listening to Sly Stone, she's been deep into music
Three-quarter page

ASHANTI - R&B's rookie of the year has learned a lot in a very short time, from groupies and Madonna to the benefits of having a mom who's willing to say, "No! You're not wearing that outfit on MTV!"
2 pages

CHER - If you want a career that lasts, she offers this advice: learn how to yell
1 page

MICHELLE BRANCH - Definitely teen. Definitely pop. But this guitar girl is definitely not teen pop
1 page

JEWEL - She's thankful that she's never had to do a T&A video, but she still knows why all those boys come to her show
1 page

MANDY MOORE - Teen pop's queen of all media is working on her third album and fouth movie - but all anyone can talk about is her hair
Three-quarter page

ALANIS MORISSETTE - The relentlessly polite Canadian thinks there's nothing sexier than loving yourself - regardless of your "outer-body vehicle"
2 pages

NIKKA COSTA - Keeping the funk alive with blood, sweat and tears in the age of manufacturing and marketing
1 page

STEVIE NICKS - At 54, the Fleetwood Mac singer is still the coolest chick in the room
1 page

SHAKIRA - The Columbian temptress always knew she'd have a rendezvous with fame, but she still dreams of planting tomatoes and onions
2 pages

JILL SCOTT - Philadelphia's jazzy siren is in it for the long haul - with no plans of turning into a size four
Three-quarter page

NORAH JONES - She sings ballads. Loves jazz. And doesn't want to be famous. She's the untrendiest new star of 2002
1 page

JONI MITCHELL - Still too original, too jazzy, to spawn any real imitators, though many have tried
1 and a half pages

KASEY CHAMBERS - A Hank Williams-loving roots-country girl from the Austalian outback
Half page

AVRIL LAVIGNE - She's never bought a CD and started listening to music only six years ago. But at 18, this skate punk is the hottest woman on the charts
2 pages

LIL' KIM - Hardcore rap was mostly a man's game until she said, "I'm not having this," and kicked some ass
1 page

DIXIE CHICKS - These former street buskers who once made 65 bucks for playing an oil convention are now country's biggest act
Half page

MELISSA ETHERIDGE - Ever since she heard Springsteen at the age of 15, the Kansas guitar slinger has lived her life by one motto: "What would Bruce do?"

LUCINDA WILLIAMS - Who else can claim to be equal parts Flannery O'Connor and The Pretenders?
Three-quarter page