Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan finally accepts his Nobel Prize in literature
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan 'for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition'. The prize was announced by the Swedish Academy on 13 October 2016. He is the 12th Nobel laureate from the United States. The Swedish Academy announced in November 2016 that Dylan would not travel to Stockholm for the Nobel Prize Ceremony due to 'pre-existing commitments'. At the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm on December 10, 2016, Dylan's speech was given by Azita Raji, U.S. Ambassador to Sweden. Patti Smith accepted Dylan's Nobel and performed his song 'A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall' to orchestral accompaniment. On April 1, 2017 Swedish Academy met with Bob Dylan for a private ceremony in Stockholm, during which Dylan received his gold medal and diploma.