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Bob Dylan Says Billionaires Should Solve Unemployment
Bob Dylan has put forward a solution for unemployment in America – let the billionaires sort it out. In an interview with AARP magazine, the discussion turned to the state of the nation’s job market...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 23 January 2015
Jimmy Carter To Present Bob Dylan With Musicares Award
Former US President Jimmy Carter will present Bob Dylan with the 2015 MusiCares Person of the Year award next month.The 90-year politician will honour the 'Like a Rolling Stone' singer in Los Angeles, following in...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 08 January 2015
Former President Jimmy Carter To Fete Bob Dylan At Musicares Ceremony
Folk legend Bob Dylan will be presented with the 2015 MusiCares Person of the Year honour from former U.S. president Jimmy Carter after receiving musical tributes from Bruce Springsteen, Willie Nelson and Jack White.The Lay...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 07 January 2015
Bob Dylan, Abba And Chic Recordings Join Grammy Hall Of Fame
Recordings by artists including Bob Dylan, Abba and Chic will be added to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2015.The list of 27 classic singles or albums, aged 25 years or older, have been chosen...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 17 December 2014
Dylan Tackles Lost Sinatra Songs On New 'Uncovers' Album
Bob Dylan has reworked a series of lost Frank Sinatra tunes for a new album project.The folk rock icon's 36th studio album, Shadows in the Night, will feature 10 "uncovers" even Sinatra fans may be...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 10 December 2014
Bob Dylan Reveals Details Of Frank Sinatra Covers Album, 'Shadows In The Night'
Bob Dylan recently announced that his recognizable croaking vocals will be taking on one of the most unblemished singers in music history as he is set to release an album that consists of only Frank...
By Nick Hill in Music / Festivals on 10 December 2014
Bob Dylan 'Privileged' To Have Recorded New Album
Bob Dylan says it was a ''privilege'' to cover Frank Sinatra on his new album.The 73-year-old musician will release his 36th studio album, 'Shadows in the Night', next year, comprised of covers of songs once...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 09 December 2014
Joni Mitchell: I'm Better Than Bob Dylan
Joni Mitchell believes she is a better musician than Bob Dylan.The 71-year-old singer explained that she is far more creative than her fellow music maker, despite being in a male-dominated industry.When questioned about comparisons to...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 November 2014
What Do Your Favourite Bands, Actors And Celebrities Say About You (According To Yougov)?
If you need something to help waste away a few hours today, then look no further than YouGov’s new profiler app, which gives you an in-depth look at exactly what your particular tastes say about...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18 November 2014
Bob Dylan To Release New Album In 2015
Iconic musician Bob Dylan is set to release a new album in 2015, according to ‘official rumours’. Advance copies of Dylan’s latest box set The Basement Tapes Complete came with a flyer advertisement inserted into...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 01 November 2014
Five Swedish Scientists Have Been Hiding Bob Dylan Lyrics In Articles For 17 Years!
Five Swedish scientists with a penchant for Bob Dylan, have been amusing themselves for 17 years by inserting the famous wordsmith's lyrics into their work, all in order to win a free lunch.Bob Dylan, inspiring...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 30 September 2014
Bob Dylan Named As The 2015 Musicares Person Of The Year
Iconic musician Bob Dylan is set to add another accolade to his long list of awards as he has been named the 2015 MusiCares Person of the Year, which he will be honoured with ahead...
By Nick Hill in Music / Festivals on 24 September 2014
Johnny Depp To Play Guitar On 'Lost' Bob Dylan Album
Johnny Depp will appear alongside some of the biggest names in music on a new album of ‘lost’ Bob Dylan songs.Depp, who turned 51 this year, will play guitar on Lost On The River: The...
By Dan Greaves in Music / Festivals on 05 August 2014
Here's How The Late Manny Roth Helped Create The Face Of Modern Music
Manny Roth, club owner and New York legend, has died at age 94. He was the owner of the Greenwich Village establishment Café Wha?, heavily frequented by the likes of Bob Dylan, Jimmy Hendrix, Bruce...
By Victoria Pavlova in Music / Festivals on 03 August 2014
Tom Petty Rules Out Solo Album
Tom Petty never wants to make another album without his band.The 63-year-old musician recorded a solo record 'Highway Companion' in 2006 but with the release of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' latest album 'Hypnotic Eye'...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 25 July 2014
Bob Dylan Lyric Sheet Sold For $2.045 Million
A lyric sheet for Bob Dylan's 1965 hit song 'Like a Rolling Stone' has sold for $2.045 million.The draft was bought by an unidentified bidder at auction house Sotheby's on Tuesday (24.06.14) and the sale...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 25 June 2014
Handwritten Lyrics To Bob Dylan's Iconic Anti-establishment Song "Like A Rolling Stone" Sold For $2 Million
In an ironic twist of fate, the handwritten lyrics to Bob Dylan’s Like A Rolling Stone have sold at at Sotheby's auction house in New York. The song is one of the most popular pieces...
By Victoria Pavlova in Music / Festivals on 25 June 2014
Bob Dylan's Handwritten Lyrics Break Sales Record At Auction
The handwritten lyrics to Bob Dylan song Like a Rolling Stone have been sold at auction for over $2 million (£1.25 million).The folk-rocker's scrawl has broken sales records for popular music lyrics snapped up at...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 24 June 2014
Alice Cooper Praises Musical Megastars
Alice Cooper is friends with his musical heroes.The 66-year-old rocker was lucky enough to meet many of his idols, from Frank Sinatra to John Lennon, over the course of his career and has always found...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 02 June 2014
Bob Dylan Working On New Album
Bob Dylan is working on a new album. The 72-year-old singer has treated fans on his website bobdylan.com by posting a cover of Frank Sinatra's 'Full Moon & Empty Hearts', which will reportedly be featured...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 14 May 2014
Chuck Berry And Peter Sellars To Receive Polar Music Prize
Chuck Berry and Peter Sellars will receive the 2014 Polar Music Prize.Rock 'n' roll legend Berry, 87, and American opera and theatre director Sellars, 56, will both be presented with the prestigious accolade by King...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 08 May 2014
Boxer Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter Dies At 76
Boxing icon Rubin Carter, who was immortalised in song by Bob Dylan and portrayed onscreen by Denzel Washington, has died at the age of 76.The sportsman, known by his nickname Hurricane, had been battling prostate...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20 April 2014
Music Fans Crown Ozzy Osbourne And Lady Gaga "Hardest Artists To Understand"
Music fans have named Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus and Rihanna in their top ten hardest artists to understand lyrically. 2000 people took part in the poll, which was created by Blinkbox music, a music streaming...
By Sophie Miskiw in Music / Festivals on 18 April 2014
Elvis Costello & Marcus Mumford Turn Lost Bob Dylan Lyrics Into New Album
Elvis Costello and Marcus Mumford have signed up to help music producer T Bone Burnett turn lost Bob Dylan lyrics into songs for a new tribute album.My Morning Jacket star Jim James and Rhiannon Giddens...
By World Entertainment News Network in Music / Festivals on 26 March 2014
Charlie Daniels Paying Tribute To Bob Dylan With Covers Album
Country rocker Charlie Daniels is releasing an album of Bob Dylan covers to pay tribute to the folk icon.The veteran singer reveals he has always looked up to the Blowin' in the Wind hitmaker and...
By World Entertainment News Network in Music / Festivals on 07 February 2014
Music Legend Bob Dylan Will Feature In Chrysler Super Bowl Commercial
Bob Dylan, a music pioneer since the 1960s, will be the latest high-profile personality to star in a Super Bowl ad for the upcoming sporting event.The 74 year-old singer/songwriter will appear in a new commercial...
By Nick Hill in Music / Festivals on 30 January 2014
Bob Dylan's Newport Festival Guitar Sets Auction Record As It Sells For Almost $1 Million
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....
By Joe Wilde in Music / Festivals on 07 December 2013
Bob Dylan In Hot Water Over Croat-serbs, Nazi-jews Comparisons
Bob Dylan is allegedly facing legal action over comments he made regarding Croatians and Serbians in an interview with Rolling Stone. The CRICCF - a Croatian community organisation based in France – suggested the comments...
By Jack de Aguilar in Music / Festivals on 03 December 2013
Bob Dylan Under Investigation In France For 'Racist' Remarks
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...
By Nick Hill in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 03 December 2013
Bob Dylan Sued For 'Racism'
Bob Dylan is being sued for alleged 'racism'.A Croatian community association is reportedly suing the legendary singer for comments he made in the September issue of the French version of Rolling Stone magazine.In response to...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 02 December 2013
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