Dylan revisited
Dylan revisited
Streaming of Dylan music up by 500% after Nobel win
Artist’s most-listened song since he won prestigious literature prize is ‘Like a Rolling Stone’
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US singer-songwriter Bob Dylan performing in France, July 2012. (AP/David Vincent/File)
NEW YORK — Following Bob Dylan’s win for the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature, streaming of the singer-songwriter’s music has increased by more than 500 percent on Spotify.
A day after Dylan’s win, the digital music platform said Friday that streams for his songs jumped by 512 percent globally. His most-listened song after earning the prize was “Like a Rolling Stone,” which was increased by 258 percent.
Dylan is the first musician to earn the Nobel Prize in literature. The 75-year-old is arguably the most iconic poet-musician of his generation.
He’s the first American winner of the Nobel literature prize since Toni Morrison in 1993.
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