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The people at the Swedish Academy deserve a medal or two for their patience in regards to awarding Bob Dylan. No-one in modern history has been quite as difficult to impose a Nobel Prize on than this songwriting legend, who finally accepted the accolade at a private ceremony this week.

Bob Dylan performing live

The Swedish Academy were relieved to finally get to meet with Bob Dylan and formally award him his Nobel Prize medal in a private ceremony in Stockholm, where he happened to be travelling for his forthcoming Never Ending Tour dates.

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As part of a series of intimate (quickly selling out) UK shows from Bob Dylan And His Band, three further dates have been announced which will see the Nobel Prize winning American songwriter embark on a three-night residency in London this coming April.

Bob Dylan adds new dates to UK tour schedule

In addition to his shows in Cardiff, Bournemouth, Nottingham, Glasgow, Liverpool and London's SSE Arena in May, Bob Dylan will be heading to the London Palladium on April 28th, 29th and 30th. Tickets are already sold out for the Cardiff, Bournemouth and Glasgow shows.

Continue reading: Bob Dylan Announces 3-Night Residency In London This April

A speech written by Bob Dylan was read by the United States Ambassador to Sweden, Azita Raji, at the Nobel Prize ceremony on Saturday night, after the singer was unable to attend.

Dylan, who was being honoured with the Nobel Prize for literature, missed the ceremony due to “pre-existing commitments”, but provided a lengthly speech where he said he never imagined he would one day receive the honour.

Bob Dylan provided a speech for the Nobel Prize ceremony

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Patti Smith is set to honour Bob Dylan at the forthcoming Nobel Prize ceremony in Sweden by performing a cover of one of his famous songs. The folk artist isn't going to be attending the event himself, but Smith is determined to make it a super special occasion nonetheless.

Bob Dylan won't appear at the Nobel Prize ceremony himself

The punk rock icon will play Dylan's 1963 song 'A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall', from his album 'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan', at the Stockholm event on Saturday. She was initially asked back in September to perform live at the gala and planned to do one of her own songs alongside an orchestra, but decided to change tack when it was announced that Dylan had won the Nobel Literature Prize.

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Bob Dylan will not be putting an appearance at the Nobel Prize ceremony on December 10, but he will be providing a speech.

The singer will supply a speech which ‘will be read’ at the event in Stockholm, where he is being honoured with the Nobel prize in literature.

Bob Dylan will provide a speech for the Nobel Prize ceremony

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Bob Dylan will not be attending the Nobel Prize ceremony, the Swedish Academy has confirmed.

The Academy received a personal letter from the singer, saying that due to pre-existing commitments, he is unable to make the trip to Stockholm in December to attend the ceremony.

Bob Dylan will not be attending the Nobel Prize ceremony

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Finally! Bob Dylan has broken his silence on his Nobel Literature Prize win after precisely sixteen days after the announcement was made and, despite some speculation that he wouldn't, he has accepted the coveted honour. Though he's still vague on whether or not he will attend the ceremony in December.

Bob Dylan 'speechless' over Nobel prize win

Just when the Nobel committee had given up trying to get hold of Bob Dylan, he has finally given them a call. Or at least they have given him another call and he's answered. Almost a week after one Nobel member branded him 'impolite and arrogant'.

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A member of the academy that awards the Nobel prize for literature has branded Bob Dylan ‘impolite and arrogant’ for not yet acknowledging the award.

Dylan was announced as the recipient of this year’s Nobel Prize in literature on October 13, but he is yet to make any public comment.

Bob Dylan has been labeled ‘ impolite and arrogant’ for not acknowledging his Nobel Prize win

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Apparently people have been making Bob Dylan feel so bad about winning the Nobel Literature Prize this month that he has felt the need to remove any mention of it from his website. No wonder he hasn't been in contact with the Nobel committee just yet.

Bob Dylan removes Nobel Prize mention from his website

In a piece plugging his latest book of lyrics, 'The Lyrics: 1961-2012', the legendary songwriter was referred to as 'winner of the Nobel prize in literature'. Which he is. Unfortunately, it encouraged sceptics everywhere to continue their tirade against him and vociferate their opinions on why he's unworthy to be named a Nobel laureate.

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Days after they awarded him their prestigious annual prize for literature, the Nobel committee has admitted they have given up trying to contact Bob Dylan.

The Swedish academy’s permanent secretary, Sara Danius, told the national broadcaster’s SR radio station on Monday (October 17th) that Dylan hadn’t said yes to any of the e-mails or telephone calls they had made, despite "friendly" responses, in order to ascertain whether he’ll be able to attend the awards ceremony in December.

“Right now we are doing nothing. I have called and sent e-mails to his closest collaborator and received very friendly replies. For now, that is certainly enough,” Danius confirmed.

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Legendary singer and songwriter Bob Dylan has been awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize for literature, for what the award’s judges describes as “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition” over his entire body of work.

In doing so, Dylan became the first songwriter to receive the hugely prestigious award from the Swedish judging panel. It was a decision that left many prize-watchers surprised but mostly in agreement that it was appropriate.

His name had been raised on a number of occasions over the last couple of decades, but was never really thought of as a serious contender.

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Bob Dylan, without knowing it, made history on Friday, 6 December, when the sunburst Fender Stratocaster he played during the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 was sold at auction for just short of $1 million. According to The Associated Press, the instrument that best signifies Dylan's move from acoustic folk to electric rock sold for $965,000 at Christie's Auction House in New York.

Bob Dylan still tours and performs to this day

Christie's have witheld the identity of the buyer, but did say that their purchase is the most paid for a guitar at auction ever. The guitar was sold sold with its original black leather strap and Fender hard shell case and was initially marked to sell for anywhere between $300,000 to $500,000. The final price fetched for the guitar moves it just ahead of the previous record holder: 'Blackie,' the Fender Stratocaster once owned by Eric Clapton, which sold at Christie's for $959,500 in 2004.

Continue reading: Bob Dylan's Newport Festival Guitar Sets Auction Record As It Sells For Almost $1 Million

Iconic American singer/musician Bob Dylan has landed in hot water with the French authorities.

The 72 year-old has been placed under judicial investigation in France for allegedly making racist remarks towards Croatians.

The comments stem from an interview Dylan did with Rolling Stone magazine last year in September 2012, a Croatian community organization claim the 'Blowin in the Wind' singer incited racial hatred.

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It's been 46 years since Bob Dylan has played London's Royal Albert Hall and the legendary singer-songwriter set about making up for lost time during his show on Tuesday evening (November 26, 2013).

Bob Dylan Performing at London's Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday.

Promoting his critically acclaimed album Tempest, Dylan appears to have returned to form on his current UK tour. It's no secret that the 72-year-old has often been criticized for his live sets, rendering Like A Rolling Stone and others unrecognisable and raising eyebrows with a distinctly gravelly delivery. 

Continue reading: 3 Very Cool Pictures Of Bob Dylan At The Royal Albert Hall [Pictures]

Bob Dylan's new sculpture exhibition, Mood Swings, has opened in Central London's Halcyon Gallery and will offer visitors a chance to experience the singer's lesser-known skill for metalwork. The exhibition features his distinctive and ornate iron sculptures, made with scrap metal, as well as paintings, bullet-ridden car doors and mock-up covers of classic American magazine, TIME and Playboy.

Bob Dylan Shows Off His Welding Skills In A New Exhibition.

The 72 year-old musician, who has amassed 110 million record sales to date, has said that the inspiration for the collection comes from his Minnesotan heritage. "I've been around iron all my life ever since I was a kid. I was born and raised in iron ore country - where you could breathe it and smell it every day. And I've always worked with it in one form or another," he explained, via Sky News.

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Located along the Tennessee River is Muscle Shoals - a small town in Alabama and an unlikely breeding ground for some of America's most creative and interesting music. Under the influence of "the singing river" as the Native Americans called it, Muscle Shoals has helped create some of the most important songs of all time.

Etta James Recording At Muscle Shoals Studio

At the heart of the Muscle Shoals sound is Rick Hall - sounds like a wrestler, actually the founder of FAME studios, home of house band The Swampers.

Continue reading: Muscle Shoals? You Know, Home Of The World's Greatest Songs [Trailer + Pictures]

This Tuesday, August 27, sees the release of Bob Dylan’s sequel (or should that be a blooper reel) to his 1970 Self Portrait. The tracks on Another Self Portrait, however, are far from bloopers themselves. While the 1970 original was largely critically panned, the 35 tracks on the new album, which include songs, which didn’t make it on his follow-up New Morning, as well as some miscellaneous previously unreleased recordings, also contain some of the biggest gems from Self Portrait.

With this record, Dylan has reclaimed the power from his record label.

This Portrait seems to contain all the music that the will of record producers left off the original, to the regret of fans. The two-disc set also offers live recordings from Dylan’s 1969 performance on the Isle of Wight, accompanied by The Band. In short, these cutting room floor rejects seem to hold most of the soul of the 1970 album and more.

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After 43 years gathering dust, Bob Dylan’s Pretty Saro will finally see the light of day on his compilation Another Self Portrait, due August 27th. The collection will feature previously unheard recordings for Dylan’s 1970 Self Portrait. 'Pretty Saro' is yet another one of those tracks – a rendition of an old English folk song, made all the more personal by Dylan’s calm, familiar vocals and accompanied by his chilled out strumming. The song went through six iterations, before Dylan was satisfied with the current version, however it didn’t make the final cut for the album.

Watch the beautiful video for 'Pretty Saro'below.