Photograph by Mark Seliger

• Mick, Bruce and Bono graced the cover of the new issue of Rolling Stone as we went behind the scenes, backstage and front row at the legendary Rock Hall 25th anniversary concerts. For video from the cover shoot, exclusive photos from the concert, interviews and much more, check out our Essential Rock and Roll Hall of Fame coverage.

• It was an emotionally exhausting week for Aerosmith fans: First, Steven Tyler allegedly left the band, forcing Joe Perry to reveal that the group would search for a new singer. Tyler then surprised fans at the Joe Perry Project’s New York concert to announce that he wasn’t quitting Aerosmith, only to have Perry tell Rolling Stone the next day that the band’s problems are far from over.
• Even apart, Rihanna and Chris Brown seemed to move in unison. Just one week after the ex-couple’s same-day appearances in a pair of high-profile interviews, they both released new videos — Rihanna’s “Russian Roulette” and Brown’s “Crawl.”
• Rolling Stone launched our Greatest Music of the Decade Readers Poll, and invited our readers to vote for their picks for the Best Album, Song and Artist of the last 10 years. Voting closes November 30th, so act fast. Both the Readers’ and Rolling Stone’s Greatest Music of the Decade results will be revealed December 9th.