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Pope Francis and Rolling Stone Countless rock stars have graced the music magazine's cover over the years - from Adele and Bob Dylan, to Michael Jackson and Beyonce. But this time the magazine added a different kind of star to that list: Pope Francis. The pontiff was the first to make the cover. Read what the magazine had to say.

Billy Joel Is Back Monday night, Billy Joel kicked off a series of concerts at New York's Madison Square Garden. No one has reportedly tried it before. Joel will perform a concert a month - a kind of artist-in-residency - and will continue the open-ended gig as long as fans keep coming.