The book will arrive in November via Simon & SchusterThe post Bob Dylan announces new collection of essays, ‘The Philosophy Of Modern Song’ appeared first on NME.

Bob Dylan is about to release his first book since 2004’s Chronicles: Volume One and his first since winning the Nobel Prize for literature in 2016. The new tome, scheduled for release in November, is called The Philosophy Of Modern Song. A press release describes it like so:

Sam Lay, the masterful Chicago drummer known for his work with artists including Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan, and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, has died. Music journalist Chris Morris first reported Lay’s death on Facebook, and the Chicago Sun Times has confirmed it with Alligator Records and Lay’s band...

He'll hit the road again in March The post Bob Dylan announces spring 2022 dates for his ‘Never Ending Tour’ appeared first on NME.

Bob Dylan has sold his catalog of recorded music to Sony Music Entertainment in a deal that BIllboard estimates is worth about $200 million. That includes all of his studio albums, all the entries in his Bootleg Series, and various singles and rarities. A press release also states that the deal encompasses “the rights to multiple futur...