Bob Dylan: Last News

Timothee Chalamet is one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, and he could make history at the 2025 Oscars on Sunday (March 2).

Bob Dylan and Lou Reed.Earlier today, it was confirmed that the Top Gun and Batman Forever star had died from pneumonia at the age of 65. He passed away on Tuesday (April 1), having been diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014, although he did later make a full recovery.He was also known for his distinctive portrayals of Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s The Doors and Shane Black’s Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.In the light of the news, fans of the Hollywood star have been reminiscing about some of his most idiosyncratic encounters with stars of the music world.Kilmer had been aware that Dylan was a fan of his 1993 Western film Tombstone, and on a visit to New York, he called a mutual friend to ask about the possibility of meeting up with him. “And the next call I got – I thought it was going to be my friend, but it wasn’t, it was Bob,” Kilmer once recalled.Once Bob Dylan came over to hang.

Billy Strings recently added another leg to his 2025 tour, which now stretches into the summer.Based on our findings, the bluegrass icon doesn’t have any shows in New York or New Jersey lined up on this forthcoming run. Instead, he’ll hit venues all over the West Coast, Midwest and Southwest from April through August on his solo run and Outlaw Music Festival shows with co-headliners Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan.And, while one might assume he’d focus on cuts from his 2024 album “Highway Prayers” while road tripping, a little research on Set List FM shows that the gifted picker switches things up most nights playing classic covers, select tracks from the recently-released record and a handful of tunes from his sizable back catalog.Unlike most artists, you really never know what you’re going to get when it comes to a Billy Strings show.If you want to be there to catch one of his unpredictable, freewheeling sets live, tickets are available for all upcoming concerts as of today.At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on tickets was $23 before fees on Vivid Seats.Other shows have seats starting anywhere from $27 to $506 before fees.For more information, our team has everything you need to know and more about Billy Strings’ 2025 tour below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn’t noted, will include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Viola Davis has responded to the “beautiful” Timothée Chalamet acceptance speech shout-out that he gave her recently.Last week (March 27), Davis attended the premiere of her new action drama G20 and spoke about Chalamet’s comments during his acceptance speech when winning Best Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role at the Screen Actors Guild Awards earlier this year.Chalamet won for his performance in Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown and during his speech, shouted out actors whose work he admired and hoped to replicate in his own career.He said: “I’m as inspired by Daniel Day-Lewis, Marlon Brando, and Viola Davis as I am by Michael Jordan and Michael Phelps. I wanna be up there so I’m deeply grateful to that.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Hulu‘s upcoming scripted series about the infamous Murdaugh family has cast both Will Harrison and Johnny Berchtold, Variety has learned exclusively. Previously, it was reported that both Patricia Arquette and Jason Clarke would lead the series as Maggie and Alex Murdaugh, while J.

Matt Minton mminton@variety.com “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints” is officially returning for Part Two on Fox Nation beginning Friday, April 4 and will roll out throughout Easter, Variety can exclusively reveal, along with the first trailer. From host, narrator, executive producer and Oscar-winner Martin Scorsese, the docuseries tracks over 2,000 years of history, exploring religious figures like Francis of Assisi, Moses the Black and Mary Magdalene.

Bob Dylan kicked off his 2025 ‘Rough & Rowdy Ways’ tour last night (March 25) in Tulsa, Oklahoma.The legendary singer-songwriter took over the Tulsa Theater and opened with ‘All Along The Watchtower’ – Dylan played the track for the first time in six years back in 2024, and has become his most played track, racking up a total of over 2,285 times performed live.From there, the Nobel prize-winning artist then treated attendees to a packed 17-track setlist including performances of ‘It Ain’t Me’, ‘I Contain Multitudes’, ‘Black Rider’, ‘My Own Version of You’, ‘To Be Alone With You’, ‘Watching The River Flow’, ‘It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue’ and more.A bulk of the night’s performance saw the icon play the majority of his 2020 LP ‘Rough And Rowdy Ways’. To wrap up the show, Dylan ended with his song ‘Every Grain of Sand’.

Matty Healy of The 1975 has shared a list of his all-time favourite albums.

Timothee Chalamet is getting his caffeine fix.

Lizzo has been tapped to portray rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe in an upcoming biopic – find out more below.Deadline Hollywood has reported that Amazon MGM Studios is developing Rosetta, an upcoming biopic based on the life and career of the legendary Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a gospel musician who broke boundaries and paved the way for rock ‘n’ roll music.Rosetta has yet to receive a release date, and a director has not been announced to helm the film. However, it has been revealed by Deadline that among the biopic’s producers are actor Forest Whitaker and Lizzo herself.Per Deadline, Rosetta will “capture a pivotal period in Thrape’s life — one of groundbreaking innovation, defiant passion and secret love.

Glastonbury 2025.The Liverpool band, best known for their their version of The Drifters’ hit ‘Sweets For My Sweet’, ‘Sugar And Spice’ and ‘Don’t Throw Your Love Away’, will end nearly 70 years of touring with their debut at Worthy Farm on the Acoustic Stage on Friday, June 27, after the line-up was announced yesterday (March 22).Founding member John McNally told BBC News: “A Glastonbury debut at 83, can anyone top that? I don’t think life gets any better, does it? There will be a few nerves, but in a good way, and we’ll be nicely warmed up from our shows in June. We can’t wait to see our fans again for this incredible final farewell.”Bassist and singer Frank Allen, who joined the group in 1964, added: “I have played shows across the world with The Searchers for over 60 years; Glastonbury has always been an ambition that has eluded us – until now.“The Searchers are finally performing at the greatest music festival of them all.

The Brutalist faced throughout awards season for using AI to alter the voices of its leads.The Oscar-winning drama, which follows the fictional Hungarian-born Jewish architect László Tóth (Adrien Brody) as he moves to the US with his wife Erzsébet (Felicity Jones), was subject to criticism after editor Dávid Jancsó shared that AI was used to alter Brody and Jones’ Hungarian accents.Soon after, director Brady Corbet clarified the details, saying: “Adrien and Felicity’s performances are completely their own”, adding that “Innovative Respeecher technology was used in Hungarian language dialogue editing only, specifically to refine certain vowels and letters for accuracy. No English language was changed”.Nevertheless, the performance was seen as tainted by some, particularly those who were a fan of Timothee Chalamet’s work in Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown.

Dead and Company’s long farewell is officially underway.After their 2023 ‘Final Tour,’ Bob Weir and John Mayer shocked Deadheads and classic rock aficionados ’round the world when they announced their Las Vegas Sphere ‘Dead Forever’ residency.Once the Rock Hall of Famers wrapped their first run at the groundbreaking, immersive venue, they announced a second set of 2025 shows, the first of which took place on Thursday, March 20.“[They mixed] the greatest hits from last year’s setlists and visuals with a healthy dose of fresh material,” Billboard reported from the inaugural gig.According to the publication “last year’s May 16 opening night included far more static shots of the band on giant video screens; this time around, every moment on the 240-foot-tall curved display served an aesthetic purpose beyond what any other concert venue can even attempt to provide.”As for the music, the always-unpredictable jam band delivered 18 songs, based on our findings at Set List FM. Notable tracks that made the cut include fan favorites like “Scarlet Begonias,” “Fire on the Mountain” and “Touch of Grey” as well as surprising covers like Bob Dylan‘s “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” and The Spencer Davis Group‘s “Gimme Some Lovin’.”“I have a feeling that it’s music that’s going to bring this country together,” Weir, 77, told Rolling Stone.

Bob Dylan some acting techniques while they worked together on the set of a film.The Big Lebowski star talked to The Guardian about his life and career, including his love of music – the Hollywood veteran won an Oscar in 2010 for his role in Crazy Heart, playing a country musician struggling with addiction.Dylan and Bridges worked together on the 2003 drama Masked And Anonymous, where the former played a fading star whose return for a benefit gig is investigated by a journalist, played by Bridges. The actor recalled the film’s director, Larry Charles, one day making an unusual request.“Why don’t you and Bob go off and you teach Bob some acting? Go and do some improvisation or something” Bridges recalled. Although reluctant, Bridges agreed and is enthusiastic about the experience.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music At first, Peter Wolf — best known as the limber-limbed solo artist and former lead singer of the J. Geils Band — may not seem like a day-one Bob Dylan fan who saw some of the legendary bard’s earliest New York concerts and witnessed his meteoric rise in the early ‘60s, first-hand.

After a 92-day theatrical window that is hearty for an independent movie, Searchlight’s Oscar-nominated A Complete Unknown will hit Hulu on March 27.

Matt Minton mminton@variety.com “A Complete Unknown,” the musical biopic about Bob Dylan that garnered eight Academy Award nominations, including best picture, and $127 million worldwide at the box office, will begin streaming March 27 on Hulu. The film takes place in the early ’60s as Dylan, played by “Call Me by Your Name” star Timothée Chalamet, takes on New York City and causes a rift in the musical community after he challenges the lines between folk and electric music.

Cate Blanchett has praised the new Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown and Timothée Chalamet’s “fantastic” performance in it, for which he received an Oscar nomination – check out her full interview with NME above.A Complete Unknown was released earlier this year and tells the story of Dylan’s rise to fame in the 1960s. Chalamet won the Best Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role trophy at the Screen Actors Guild Awards for his portrayal of the iconic musician as well as a Golden Globe.In a new interview with NME, Hollywood legend Blanchett – who previously played Bob Dylan in Todd Haynes’ experimental 2007 biopic I’m Not There – confirmed she has seen A Complete Unknown and said of Chalamet: “I thought he was fantastic.

With movie awards season over, and rumors that Adrian Brody’s Oscar acceptance speech is finally coming to an end, the year 2025 sees a surprising amount of faces coming straight back into the conversation. For one, Zoe Saldaña will be putting her Supporting Actress Oscar to good use on the publicity trail for one of the biggest tentpoles of the year: James Cameron’s Fire and Ash, the third in the Avatar series, in which she reprises her role as Na’vi princess Neytiri.

Willie Nelson has announced his 154th studio album, ‘Oh What A Beautiful World’ – find out more below.Last night (March 12), Nelson took to social media to announce the upcoming record, which is due for release on April 25 – pre-order or pre-save the album here. It’ll mark his 154th studio album in total, and his 77th solo effort.Like past albums, ‘Oh What A Beautiful World’ sees Nelson dedicate an entire album to interpreting the works of notable songwriters.

method dressing may officially be behind us following his best actor loss for “A Complete Unknown,” the actor’s rock-and-roll era lives on in a new GapStudio satin set, designed after the custom fit he wore to the Academy Awards Nominees Dinner earlier this month. For one of his last ensembles of awards seasons, Chalamet wore a custom recreation of Gaps’ Icon jacket and loose jeans in a black Duchesse satin, layered on top of a black silk jersey T-shirt.

Nick Cave is set to share a global stream of one of his shows in Europe last year.Titled Wild God – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Live In Paris, the stream is set to show Cave’s full live show from his recently completed number of UK and European tour dates.The footage was captured at the music icon’s show at the Accor Arena in the French Capital last November, and marked the final date of the band’s extensive European tour. The dates ran across the latter half of 2024, and saw Cave celebrate the release of his latest album ‘Wild God’.It included a career-spanning set that included classics such as ‘The Weeping Song’ and ‘Red Right Hand’, as well as numerous tracks from the tracklist of the latest LP.“With Cave’s electrifying stage presence and a powerful band featuring Warren Ellis, George Vjestica, Colin Greenwood, Jim Sclavunos, Carly Paradis and Larry Mullins, plus a four-piece gospel-inspired vocal section (Wendi Rose, T Jae Cole, Miça Townsend and Janet Ramus), Nick Cave led a high-intensity, emotionally charged performance in front of 20,000 fans,” reads a description.It will be available to stream worldwide (barring North America) on April 7 via the ARTE Concert YouTube channel and ARTE.tv.