Bob Dylan

Timelines

14 Jan 2021

Shakira sells 145-song robust back catalog to Hipgnosis Songs Fund

Shakira has sold her back catalog consisting of 145 songs, which are either in English or Latin.

08 Oct 2020

American poet Louise Gluck wins 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature

American poet Louise Gluck has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature.

20 Apr 2020

Dylan's 'The Times' lyrics up for sale for $2.2 million

Bob Dylan's thoughts and words are worth millions of dollars, literally!

08 Apr 2020

Legendary singer John Prine dies from coronavirus at 73

Legendary American country and folk singer-songwriter John Prine has passed away due to complications related to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

23 May 2019

'Black Mirror', 'The Dark Knight' and more: Netflix's June content

June 2019 comes with a promise of some interesting content on Netflix.

24 Feb 2019

Woody Allen to begin shooting in Spain in July

Woody Allen is refusing to go away silently in face of resurfaced accusations of sexual assault against daughter, Dylan Farrow.

11 Jan 2019

Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese team up for Netflix documentary

Bob Dylan is one of the world's greatest poets and songwriters, known for equal mastery in lyrics that permeate the scorn and sweetness in love, and are sharp social commentaries on injustice.

24 May 2018

Happy birthday, Dylan: You have songs for all my firsts

What do I write about Bob Dylan that hasn't been written?

03 Oct 2017

American musician Tom Petty dies, at 66

Tom Petty, whom most of us know as the lead singer of the band "Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers" has died in California at 66 years of age.

15 Jun 2017

Bob Dylan accused of plagiarism in Nobel acceptance speech

Popular musician Bob Dylan, who recently received the Nobel prize in literature has been accused of lifting parts of his acceptance speech from SparkNotes, a popular reference website containing abridged notes on popular literary work.

02 Apr 2017

Dylan finally accepts Nobel Prize

The Swedish Academy stated that Bob Dylan finally accepted the Nobel Prize at a "private ceremony in Stockholm."

29 Mar 2017

Dylan agrees to accept the Nobel Prize

The Swedish Academy has stated that Bob Dylan will meet them in Stockholm to accept the Nobel Prize in literature and will also present them with a taped version of his acceptance lecture.

29 Dec 2016

Looking back at 2016

The year 2016 has witnessed several political upheavals both domestically as well as internationally.

21 Nov 2016

What made news last week?

Demonetization politics continued with the opposition and Centre sticking to their views on the matter.

20 Nov 2016

Modi woos youth with jokes, quotes Dylan

In his speech at the Global Citizen Festival in Mumbai, PM Modi joked about how the audience would demand a refund in Rs.100 notes, were he to sing.

17 Nov 2016

Bob Dylan won't come for Nobel Prize ceremony

The Swedish Academy has confirmed that Bob Dylan would not be coming to pick up his Nobel Prize at the ceremony in Stockholm.

07 Nov 2016

Global Citizen Festival mired in politics

Politics over the Maharashtra government's handling of the Cold Play concert (organized by Global Citizen Festival) continued as opposition parties alleged that the government has waived the rent for the concert's venue.