Nov 30 Bob Dylan skips Nobel Prize meeting with President Obama By Associated Press President Barack Obama welcomed four recipients of the Nobel Prize to the White House on Wednesday. Singer Bob Dylan wasn't among them. Continue reading
Nov 16 Bob Dylan does think twice, decides to skip Nobel ceremony in Stockholm By Joshua Barajas It ain't you, babe. Dylan said he had "pre-existing commitments."… Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 5:09 News Wrap: Supreme Court to hear first case on transgender rights By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear its first case on transgender rights, which involves a transgender teen in Virginia who was barred from using the boys' bathroom at a high school. Also, the secretary… Continue watching
Oct 28 ‘It’s hard to believe’; Dylan breaks silence over Nobel Prize win By Joshua Barajas After two weeks of silence, Bob Dylan has finally acknowledged his Nobel honor. In an interview with The Telegraph, the 75-year-old musician said it was “hard to believe” the Swedish Academy awarded him the Nobel Prize in literature. Dylan… Continue reading
Oct 20 Bob Dylan acknowledges his Nobel Prize — sort of By Joshua Barajas Although the famously elusive musician still hasn’t said anything about receiving the award, eagle-eyed fans can spot an all-caps mention of the honor on Dylan’s website. Continue reading
Oct 17 5 important stories that have nothing to do with Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton By Joshua Barajas But before you "unplug the internet and just look at cat GIFs," take a moment to catch up on these domestic and international stories that aren't receiving the same amount of air time or column inches as this election. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 6:28 Nobel honors Bob Dylan, bard for a changing world By PBS News Hour By any measure, Bob Dylan is one of the most important and influential popular songwriters of his era. Now he's also a Nobel laureate in literature, a choice that came as a surprise. Jeffrey Brown talks to singer/songwriter James Taylor… Continue watching
Oct 13 American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize in literature By Larisa Epatko He’s gotten a presidential honor and performed for a pope. Now musician Bob Dylan has won the Nobel Prize in literature. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 6:18 Judy Collins still turn, turn, turning with new album at 77 By Anne Azzi Davenport, Jeffrey Brown Folk legend Judy Collins, known for her critically acclaimed covers of Stephen Sondheim’s “Send in the Clowns” and Pete Seeger’s “Turn! Turn! Turn!” has been making music since the 1960s. Now, at the age of 77, she is still going… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 6:36 Singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams talks finding ‘the joy’ later in life By PBS News Hour One of the most critically acclaimed singer-songwriters in America today is Lucinda Williams. She's a hard-to-categorize Southerner who transcends any one style, and has won Grammy Awards for rock, country and folk music. A late bloomer, it's taken Williams four… Continue watching