STOCKHOLM (AP) — American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan won the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday, a stunning announcement that for the first time bestowed the prestigious award on a musician.

(STOCKHOLM) — Although he wasn’t present at the ceremony, Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Instead, the singer and songwriter sent a heartfelt speech, which was read Saturday ...

Bob Dylan, the famous American singer-songwriter and “rock poet,” was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday. According to the Swedish academy's press release, he was honored “for having ...

The Nobel prize winner and music legend has said he will not attend . — -- Bob Dylan will not be attending the Nobel Prize banquet this weekend, but he has sent a speech to be read in his absence ...

Earlier this month, Bob Dylan became the first musician to win a Nobel Prize in Literature. An outpouring of support for the legendary singer-songwriter followed (including a message from President ...

More than half a century ago, the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature turned it down. The French philosopher novelist and dramatist Jean-Paul Sartre said he didn't believe in honors. In 1964, ...

"I have called and sent emails," the academy's secretary said. — -- Since Nobel judges announced Thursday that rock legend Bob Dylan would receive this year's prize for literature, they have yet ...

The Swedish Academy took the world by surprise this morning when it awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature to Bob Dylan. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LIKE A ROLLING STONE") BOB DYLAN: (Singing) Once upon a ...

The 75-year-old rock legend, Bob Dylan, has won the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature. Dylan received the prize “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”.

STOCKHOLM — Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan won the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday, a stunning announcement that for the first time bestowed the prestigious award on a musician for "having ...

When Bob Dylan was once honored back in the 1960s, he was asked by a reporter if he saw himself as a singer or a poet. And he responded, I think of myself as more of a song and dance man. As of today, ...