Bob Dylan: Last News

EXCLUSIVE: Jesse Collins Entertainment and Concord Originals are partnering on a biopic of Robert Johnson, the influential musician nicknamed the King of the Delta Blues.

Joan Baez has given actress Monica Barbaro props for her portrayal of the musician in A Complete Unknown – see what Baez had to say below.Speaking to the Marin Independent Journal, Baez spoke about Barbaro’s portrayal of herself in the acclaimed Bob Dylan biopic. Baez revealed she was a fan of Barbaro’s take on the role: “I loved what she did in the film.”She continued: “If I didn’t think she was good at it, I probably wouldn’t have enjoyed it in general.

Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan will be reuniting for the summer leg of their 2025 Outlaw Music Festival Tour.The 34-date run will be in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Nelson’s “Outlaw Music Festival Tour” and will see likes of Dylan as well as Billy Strings, Wilco, Sheryl Crow, The Avett Brothers, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Waxahatchee and more as special guests on select dates. Dylan will perform on every date as a co-headliner alongside Nelson.The tour will kick off on May 13 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Beyoncé isn’t the only iconic country artist to announce a nationwide tour today.Willie Nelson just shared he’s heading out on his tenth ‘Outlaw Music Festival’ tour all over North America this summer as well.At all shows, the 91-year-old country crooner will be joined by co-headliner Bob Dylan for the second consecutive summer. Last year, the long-running legends joined forces along with Robert Plant. This time around, Wilco, The Avett Brothers, Sheryl Crow, Billy Strings, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats and a host of others are slated to provide support for the lo-fi pair on select dates.In total, five artists — Nelson, Dylan and three other special guests — are on the bill for nearly every gig (except four shows with just four performers) on the 34-show run.“What an amazing lineup to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Outlaw Music Festival Tour,” Nelson said in a press release.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Jody Gerson is one of the most accomplished music publishers of the last five decades, so it’s no surprise that she was honored with the Recording Academy’s Industry Icon Award at Clive Davis’ Pre-Grammy Event on Saturday night. What is sadly surprising is the fact that as CEO of Universal Music Publishing, she is one of the very few female heads of a major music companies — a number that has been shrinking, rather than rising, in recent years. Gerson took the helm of Universal Music Publishing in 2015, after rising through the ranks at Chappell Music, EMI and Sony Music Publishing, and the company has gone from strength to strength since she took charge.

Gwenno is set to headline a launch event for Green Man Festival 2025 in London later this month.Green Man is Wales’ largest independent music, science and arts festival and will celebrate its 23rd year in 2025, running at its Glanusk Estate site in the Brecon Beacons from August 14 to 17. Tickets for the festival sold out in 60 minutes in September.

Oscar-nominated No Other Land scored among highest per screen openings for a documentary in the last year, grossing an estimated $26.1k on one screen at the Film Forum in New York City.

The War On Drugs, Vampire Weekend, Mick Fleetwood and others have honoured the Grateful Dead at a Los Angeles charity gala.On Friday (January 31), the MusiCares Persons Of The Year ceremony took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center, an annual gala that has in the past paid tribute to music legends such as Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Dolly Parton.Grateful Dead became the third group to receive the honour – after Fleetwood Mac and Aerosmith – and surviving members Mickey Hart and Bob Weir were on hand to accept the tribute.The War On Drugs played the Dead’s 1970 track ‘Box Of Rain’, while Vampire Weekend covered 1974’s ‘Scarlet Begonias’. Billy Strings played ‘Wharf Rat’, Dwight Yoakam covered ‘Truckin’’, Sammy Hagar performed ‘Loose Lucy’, My Morning Jacket played ‘One More Saturday Night’ and Norah Jones covered ‘Ripple’ at the show.John Mayer, The Police’s Stewart Copeland, Noah Kahan and Maren Morris were all also on hand at the event.

Metallica have paid their respects to Marianne Faithfull, following news of her death at age 78.The iconic singer and actor’s representatives announced that she had “passed away peacefully in London” yesterday (January 30), “in the company of her loving family.” A number of other artists and admirers shared tributes to Faithfull, a range of which you can find here. Mick Jagger also shared a personal tribute to his former partner.Now, Metallica have taken to Instagram to share an assortment of photos of various members with Faithfull, along with a message from drummer Lars Ulrich.“Thank you, Marianne… For the good times, For your kindness, For the great stories, For your fearlessness … And the biggest Thank You and Fuck Yeah for your incredible and unique contribution to our music, and for always being so willing to join us in performing it … and partake in the ensuing shenanigans! Rest in Peace – Lars.”A post shared by Metallica (@metallica)Faithfull famously contributed vocals to the Metallica song ‘The Memory Remains’ from their 1997 ‘ReLoad’ album.In 1998, frontman James Hetfield told CMJ New Music Monthly (via Consequence): “She had that voice that we were looking for, that weathered, smellin’-the-cigarettes-on-the-CD kinda voice.

A.D. Amorosi What makes a Marianne Faithfull song great is something an artist can’t buy or learn: It’s the sound of experience.

Marianne Faithfull fans have been sharing footage from the final concert she ever played, following the news of her passing.Earlier today (January 30), Faithfull’s representatives shared the news that the iconic singer and actress had died at the age of 78. “Marianne passed away peacefully in London today, in the company of her loving family,” the message read.

Timothee Chalamet is opening up about getting into character as Bob Dylan.

Timothée Chalamet has said that he put on 20 pounds in order to play Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown.In a recent interview with NPR, Chalamet described the lengths he went for the role: “I’ve turned over every stone. I did all the work, like you just described, physicality, behavior-wise.”This included gaining weight.

Ethan Shanfeld Timothée Chalamet learned to play guitar and sing like Bob Dylan for “A Complete Unknown.” He also gained 20 pounds to look more like the folk music legend, he revealed an interview with NPR. “I’ve turned over every stone.

he’s a workhorse.Tom Jones — who turns 85 in June — just announced his ‘Defy Expectations Tour’ that will send him to venues all over North America this spring.While the Grammy winner isn’t scheduled to drop into New York on this 17-concert run, he’ll get close when he headlines at Red Bank, NJ’s Count Basie Center on Monday, April 21.“I’m very much looking forward to be performing again for you all, see you along the road soon!” Jones shared on Instagram.Based on our findings at Set List FM, the tireless crooner goes all out at his live shows, too. Just last year, he regularly performed 20+ songs — including a number of exciting covers along with the hits — at every gig on his ‘Ages & Stages Tour.’“Jones’ voice is so strong and robust,” the New England Rock Review wrote in a review of a September 2024 show.

Naman Ramachandran Disney’s “A Complete Unknown” held its spot at the top of the U.K. and Ireland box office for a second weekend, earning £1.6 million ($2 million), according to numbers from Comscore. The cumulative total of the Bob Dylan biopic, starring Timothée Chalamet, now stands at $7.3 million.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent The Italian release of James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown” is prompting local media to claim that, unlike in the movie, Dylan traveled to Italy in 1962 in pursuit of Suze Rotolo — named Sylvie Russo in the film and played by Elle Fanning — who had left New York to study abroad. In 1962, Rotolo left the Greenwich Village apartment where she had been living with Dylan and arrived with her mother in Perugia, where she attended the Italian city’s famed University for Foreigners.

Bob Dylan has announced his first tour dates for 2025 – check out the current list of scheduled performances below.This past weekend, Dylan took to social media to announce one concert in Tulsa, Oklahoma on March 25. Yesterday (January 27), he announced three more shows in smaller towns and cities that include Wichita, Green Bay and Mankato.The Wichita show will take place on March 29 at the Century II Concert Hall before he heads to Mankato on April 4 and Green Bay on April 6.

Bob Dylan has paid tribute to the late Garth Hudson – see what he had to say below.Hudson, who was a co-founder of The Band and the group’s last remaining member, died last week (January 21) at the age of 87. According to reports, Hudson “died peacefully” in his sleep in the nursing home where he was living.

Kylie Jenner traveled all the way to NYC for Timothée Chalamet!

Kylie Jenner was in the audience supporting boyfriend Timothee Chalamet!