Rolling Stone Settlement Ends Class Action Lawsuit Over Digital Switch for Lifetime Magazine Subscribers

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Rolling Stone parent Penske Media Corp. has agreed to a class action settlement to resolve a lawsuit that claimed the company breached its contracts with lifetime magazine subscribers when it switched them from print versions to digital-only access to the publication.

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The Rolling Stone class action settlement received preliminary approval from the court on April 27, 2026. The deal covers all individuals living in the United States who previously purchased a “lifetime” subscription to Rolling Stone Magazine.

The court-approved website for the Rolling Stone class action settlement can be found at RS-Settlement.com.

Rolling Stone settlement class members can continue to receive the print edition of the magazine with their subscription for as long as printed editions continue to be published during their lifetime, the website says.

Additionally, class members can receive two years of free access to RollingStone.com, as long as they continue to live in the United States.

Class members who previously requested, and are currently receiving, the print edition of Rolling Stone will continue to receive the printed version as usual, and they may also claim the two years of free access to RollingStone.com, the website says.

To submit a Rolling Stone claim form online, class members can head to this page and enter their contact information, or they can email settlement@rollingstone.com with their name, mailing address, and email address.

Claim forms will be accepted on a rolling basis as there is no deadline for the Rolling Stone settlement.

The court will determine whether to grant final approval to the Rolling Stone settlement following a hearing on August 7, 2026. Settlement benefits will begin to be distributed to class members only after final approval has been granted and any appeals have been resolved.

The Rolling Stone class action lawsuit alleged that the pop culture magazine breached its contracts with “lifetime” subscribers by no longer printing physical copies of the magazine and instead switching them to a digital “E-Edition,” depriving the readers of the primary benefit of their subscriptions, in violation of California’s Consumer Legal Remedies Act.

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