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Why Bob Dylan may have sold his entire catalog of music

Dec 7, 2020
Under his estimated $300 million deal with Universal Music, royalties for his songs will go to the company.
Bob Dylan performs at the Grammy Awards in 2011.
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Bob Dylan should respond to the Nobel Prize committee if he wants that prize money

Oct 24, 2016
Per the prize’s rules, the musician is required to deliver a lecture or a concert to receive the nearly $1 million purse.
Honoree Bob Dylan speaks onstage at the 25th anniversary MusiCares 2015 Person Of The Year Gala honoring Bob Dylan at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
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The Nobel Committee can't find Bob Dylan

Oct 17, 2016
They're trying to give him the Nobel prize for literature — but he's blowin' in the wind (sorry).
Bob Dylan performs onstage during Desert Trip at the Empire Polo Field on October 7, 2016 in Indio, California.

 
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Bob Dylan hands over his archives

Mar 2, 2016
The vast treasure-trove was long rumored but was not confirmed until purchased.
Bob Dylan's notebooks
Courtesy of the University of Tulsa

Small talk: 'Bob Dylan bond,' 83-year-old flight attendant retires

Sep 7, 2012
The news that didn't quite make the headlines. This week: A social media site for the 1 percent, explaining the Bob Dylan bond, and the longest-running flight attendant in the history of aviation retires.

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Playlist: Dave Stewart is in the studio

Sep 16, 2010
Posted by Matt Berger Thursday, September 16, 2010 Musician, songwriter, producer, and now author Dave Stewart joined host Kai Ryssdal in the s...

MID-DAY UPDATE: Coffee cup problems

Aug 25, 2010
Have a cup of coffee this morning? Sustainability reporter Adriene Hill tells us why that cup is raising some environmental issues. The SEC wil...

Extended Playlist: Edward Webb

Jul 26, 2010
Submitted by Edward Webb Los Gatos, Calif. The forth featured Road Warrior in our travel-song series is Edward Webb, a Marketplace listener and...