JamBase — The legendary singer-songwriter is the first American to be given the prestigious honor since 1993. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Bob Dylan was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition." Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — In the past 115 years, the Nobel Prize in Literature has only been awarded to 113 people. The laureates of the past include literary giants like William Butler Yeats, Rudyard Kipling, Ernest Hemingway, and William Faulkner. Before today, no Americans... more info

Time — Some say the musician should not have won a literature award more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The times they are a-changing: Bob Dylan was announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday morning. Dylan was awarded the prize “for having created new poetic expressions within the American song tradition.” The ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The times they are a-changing: Bob Dylan was announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday morning. Dylan was awarded the prize “for having created new poetic expressions within the American song tradition.” The ... more info

Yahoo! Music — US music legend Bob Dylan won the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday, the first songwriter to win the prestigious award in a decision that stunned prize watchers. Dylan, 75, was honoured "for having created new poetic expressions within the great Ame... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — The Swedish Academy cited Dylan for "having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition." more info

Uncut — He has "created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition" He has "created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition" The post Bob Dylan awarded Nobel Prize for Literature appeared first on Uncut. more info

The Quietus — He is the 259th American to receive the honour more info