Consequence of Sound — Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. more info

Stereogum — The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony was held in Stockholm today, and no, Bob Dylan didn’t bother to show up. But he still got his Nobel Prize In Literature, and Professor Horace Engdahl of the Swedish Academy introduced the award with a glowing speech a... more info

Consequence of Sound — Everyone from Smashing Pumpkins to Roxy Music, Patti Smith to Radiohead have covered Shakey. more info

Stereogum — Patti Smith performed at Democracy Now!‘s 20th anniversary event in NYC last night. She dedicated the first of the two songs she played, “Peaceable Kingdom,” to the victims of the Oakland warehouse fire, and afterwards, R.E.M. frontman Michael ... more info

CNN Showbiz — Bob Dylan tells the Swedish Academy someone's turning up to celebrate his prize for literature but "It Ain't Me Babe." Christiane Amanpour has more. more info

The Quietus — Patti Smith to perform 1962 Bob Dylan song in his absence before speech is read out which he has provided more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus Patti adds New Year's Eve show in Chicago. Continue reading… more info

Time — He initially did not respond to the Swedish Academy for weeks after winning the prize. more info

MSN Music — Nobel literature laureate Bob Dylan will provide a speech and fellow American singer-songwriter Patti Smith will perform one of his best-known songs in his absence during Stockholm's prize celebrations, the awards body said on Monday. more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — STOCKHOLM (AP) — He won’t be there in person but the Nobel Foundation says Bob Dylan has written a speech that will be read out at the traditional Nobel Prize banquet. Dylan, the winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in literature, declined the inv... more info