Bob Dylan wins 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature

Oct 13, 2016

Bob Dylan wins 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature

Quinn Kelley 0 Comment Entertainment Bob Dylan, literature, music, Nobel Prize, songwriting

Bob Dylan won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, a stunning announcement that for the first time bestowed the prestigious award on a musician for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.”

: FILE – (L-R) Honoree Bob Dylan, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences President Neil Portnow appear onstage at the 25th anniversary MusiCares 2015 Person Of The Year Gala honoring Bob Dylan at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 6, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. The annual benefit raises critical funds for MusiCares’ Emergency Financial Assistance and Addiction Recovery programs. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

: FILE – This file photo taken on February 27, 2002 shows US singer Bob Dylan (L) performing at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. US songwriter Bob Dylan won the Nobel Literature Prize on October 13, 2016, the first songwriter to win the prestigious award and an announcement that surprised prize watchers. (Hector Mata/AFP/Getty Images)

: FILE – This file photo taken on May 29, 2012 shows US President Barack Obama (R) presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to US musician Bob Dylan in the East Room of the White House in Washington. US songwriter Bob Dylan won the Nobel Literature Prize on October 13, 2016, the first songwriter to win the prestigious award and an announcement that surprised prize watchers. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

: FILE – This file photo taken on June 3, 1984 shows US singer Bob Dylan performing during a concert at the Olympic stadium in Munich, southern Germany. US songwriter Bob Dylan won the Nobel Literature Prize on October 13, 2016, the first songwriter to win the prestigious award and an announcement that surprised prize watchers. (Istvan Bajzat/AFP/Getty Images)

: Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy Sara Danius announces that Bob Dylan is awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature during a presser at the Old Stockholm Stock Exchange Building in Stockholm, on October 13, 2016. (TT News Agency/Jonas Ekstromer/AFP/Getty Images)

: People look at books by US songwriter Bob Dylan who was announced the laureate of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 13, 2016. US songwriter Bob Dylan wins the 2016 Nobel Literature Prize. US songwriter Bob Dylan wins the 2016 Nobel Literature Prize. (Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images)

: FILE – In this May 22, 1966, file photo, Bob Dylan gestures during a news conference in Paris, France. Dylan won the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, a stunning announcement that for the first time bestowed the prestigious award on a musician for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.” (AP Photo/Pierre Godot, File)

: FILE – This April 27, 1965, file photo, shows Singer Bob Dylan in London. Dylan was named the winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, in a stunning announcement that for the first time bestowed the prestigious award to someone primarily seen as a musician. (AP Photo/File)

: FILE – In this Feb. 13, 2011, file photo, Bob Dylan, center, performs at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Dylan won the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, a stunning announcement that for the first time bestowed the prestigious award on a musician for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.” (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

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