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Bob Dylan Pays Tribute To His 'Guiding Light' Little Richard
Bob Dylan has hailed Little Richard as his ''guiding light''.The 78-year-old icon has paid a glowing tribute to the late music star, who died of bone cancer on Saturday (09.05.20) at the age of 87.In...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 10 May 2020
Rage Against The Machine Reschedule Reunion Tour For 2021
Rage Against the Machine have rescheduled their entire tour for the summer of 2021.The iconic rock group announced in November that they were reuniting for a world tour in 2020 - but they've been forced...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 03 May 2020
Bob Dylan's Handwritten Lyrics Are Up For Sale
Bob Dylan's handwritten lyrics for three classic songs are set to be put up for sale.The 78-year-old icon's original manuscripts for 'The Times They Are A-Changin', 'Lay Lady Lay' and 'Subterranean Homesick Blues' are currently...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 20 April 2020
Bob Dylan Surprise-releases New Song I Contain Multitudes
Bob Dylan has surprise-released a new single called 'I Contain Multitudes'.The music legend recently returned with his first original piece of music in eight years, in the form of 17-minute long 'Murder Most Foul', and...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 17 April 2020
Bob Dylan Tops Billboard Chart For First Time With Murder Most Foul
Bob Dylan has earned his first-ever number one on a Billboard Chart with 17-minute long 'Murder Most Foul'.The music legend's first original piece of music in eight years - which is about the 1963 assassination...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 09 April 2020
John Prine Dead
John Prine has died aged 73. The legendary US songwriter passed away on Tuesday (07.04.20) due to complications from coronavirus, after spending 13 days in intensive care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Tennessee.The Recording...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 08 April 2020
Kanye West Reaches Out On Twitter For Bob Dylan Collaboration
Kanye West has reached out on social media to none other than Bob Dylan, apparently in the hope of scoring a collaboration with the legendary songwriter.Having spent most of the last few days feverishly tweeting...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 13 December 2018
Music News Round-up: Britney Spears' Vegas Residency; Bob Dylan Movie; Blossoms Homecoming Gig
BRITNEY SPEARS ANNOUNCES NEW LAS VEGAS RESIDENCY Britney Spears has announced details of a second Las Vegas residency, following the resounding success of her Piece Of Me run which lasted a staggering four years.The move...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 20 October 2018
From Love & Mercy To Sid & Nancy: 7 Best Musical Biopics Of All Time
Here at Contactmusic, we can't get enough of a good musical biopic whether it's 'The Runaways', 'The Doors' or 'Nowhere Boy' - the list is endless. There are only a handful, however, that make for...
By Holly Mosley in Movies / TV / Theatre on 08 September 2018
Opening Heaven's Door: Bob Dylan Has A New Whiskey Range
Bob Dylan has become the latest celebrity to launch his own line of whiskeys as he announces his partnership with the bourbon company Angel's Envy. The new range has been appropriately named Heaven's Door and...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 30 April 2018
Ezra Koenig Dedicates Show To Tom Petty
Ezra Koenig has dedicated a show to Tom Petty. The Vampire Weekend frontman paid tribute to the late music legend, who passed away last week aged 66, by doing his Beats 1 show 'Time Crisis'...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 09 October 2017
Did Bob Dylan Plagiarise Part Of His Nobel Prize Lecture?
It took him the best of nine months to get round to doing it, but now it has been claimed that Bob Dylan plagiarised his Nobel Literature Prize lecture from SparkNotes, an online version of...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 14 June 2017
Bob Dylan's Nobel Literature Lecture Is Finally Here - And It's Epic
Bob Dylan is notoriously private, to such a point that he refused to attend the official Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm in favour of a private meeting during his tour stop. However, that hasn't stopped...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 06 June 2017
Bob Dylan Picks Up Nobel Prize Medal - He Was In Town Anyway
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...
By Holly Williams in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 02 April 2017
Bob Dylan's Taste In Music Is Not As Predictable As You Might Have Thought
Bob Dylan is due to drop his 38th studio album 'Triplicate' next week and in anticipation for the release, he has opened up in a rare interview about some of his favourite artists. He's the...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 23 March 2017
Bob Dylan Announces 3-Night Residency In London This April
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...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 08 February 2017
Bob Dylan's Acceptance Speech Read At Nobel Prize Ceremony
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...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 11 December 2016
Bob Dylan Declines Nobel Gala, But Announces A UK Tour Instead
Bob Dylan might not be showing his face for the Nobel Prize Ceremony in Sweden this weekend, but he is set to return to Europe in Spring 2017 with a newly announced UK tour with...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 09 December 2016
Patti Smith To Honour Bob Dylan With Performance At Nobel Gala
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...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 06 December 2016
Bob Dylan Will Provide A Speech For Nobel Prize Ceremony
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...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 05 December 2016
Bob Dylan Will Not Attend The Nobel Prize Ceremony
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...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 16 November 2016
'I Appreciate The Honour': Bob Dylan Finally Opens Up About His Nobel Prize
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....
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 29 October 2016
Nobel Member Brands Bob Dylan 'Impolite And Arrogant'
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...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 23 October 2016
Is Bob Dylan Trying To Reject His Nobel Prize?
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...
By Holly Williams in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 21 October 2016
Nobel Prize Committee Gives Up Trying To Contact Bob Dylan
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...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 18 October 2016
Bob Dylan Wins The 2016 Nobel Prize For Literature
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...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 13 October 2016
Kylie Minogue Will Be Singing The Theme Tune For 'Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie'!
The upcoming Absolutely Fabulous movie has just got a lot more fabulous, as Kylie Minogue has revealed she’ll be singing the film’s theme tune. Kylie will cover Bob Dylan’s 'This Wheel’s On Fire' for the...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10 June 2016
Album Of The Day: 'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'
Musical genius Bob Dylan celebrated his 75th birthday yesterday (May 24th 2016) just days after he released his 37th studio album 'Fallen Angels'. And while he's not quite as popular as he was in the...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 25 May 2016
'Secret' Bob Dylan Archive Containing Thousands Of Items To Be Housed In Tulsa
A previously undiscovered treasure trove of private diaries, documents and recordings belonging to Bob Dylan, arguably the most iconic and influential songwriter in pop history, has been obtained by a consortium and will be housed...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 03 March 2016
Has Simon Cowell Chosen A Bob Dylan Song For This Year's 'X-factor' Winner?
Simon Cowell has reportedly decided on the song which will be covered by the winner of this year’s ‘X-Factor’. The music mogul is said to have picked Bob Dylan’s 1974 classic ‘Forever Young’ for the...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14 November 2015
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