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

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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

New York Times — The musician Patti Smith will perform a song by Mr. Dylan, who will not be attending the ceremony to receive his Nobel Prize for literature. more info

Reuters — STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - 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 M... more info

New York Post — For TV viewers of a certain age, Scott Patterson is synonymous with his “Gilmore Girls” character Luke Danes, the curmudgeonly, flannel-clad, backward-baseball-cap-wearing diner owner forever bantering with Lorelai (Lauren Graham). But before he ... more info

Stereogum — Angel Olsen and the Raincoats performed together last night at London’s Islington Assembly Hall as part of a series of collaborative concerts in honor of Rough Trade’s 40th anniversary. They played a mix of old and new Raincoats songs, Olsen song... more info

Uncut — Over 175 musicians appear in the “We Are Not Afraid” refugee aid campaign Over 175 musicians appear in the “We Are Not Afraid” refugee aid campaign The post Keith Richards, Patti Smith, Robert Plant, Bruce Springsteen appear in Refugee A... more info