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Oct 14 2011 06:23 PM ET

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TV Jukebox: 'Dancing With the Stars,' 'Fringe,' 'Jersey Shore' feature our favorite songs on TV this week

by Lanford Beard

Tags: Bob Dylan, Musics, Regina Spektor, Soundtracks, Sting, Television, TV Jukebox, TV

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Many shows came and went this week, and the music featured in them proved a rich testament to just how good the fall season is shaping up to be for those new shows that have earned their place and the returning shows that continue to impress. From the silly (Jersey Shore, Community) to the serious (Sons of Anarchy, The Vampire Diaries), and even reality shows (Dancing With the Stars, The X Factor), our favorite shows offered a treasure trove of musical gems. See our picks after the jump! READ FULL STORY »

Oct 13 2011 01:43 PM ET

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Bob Dylan buys a set of bagpipes. (Hope you like his new direction!)

by Clark Collis

Tags: Bob Dylan, What the...?, News

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While in Glasgow, Scotland, last weekend to play a couple of shows, Bob Dylan bought a new instrument: A set of traditional bagpipes.

“He’s always wanted to learn,” said a spokesperson for the Glasgow’s National Piping Centre, according to Reuters. “It’s a lovely sound when they are played well, and something to be appreciated.”

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Aug 4 2011 11:29 AM ET

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Bob Dylan, Jack White, Norah Jones recording lost Hank Williams songs

by Kyle Anderson

Tags: Bob Dylan, Country, Y'all!, Jack White, Norah Jones, Tributes

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You can’t stop Bob Dylan. The seemingly indestructible 70-year-old force still puts out albums (his last was 2009′s Together Through Life) and still tours constantly, despite the fact that he turned 70 this year.

For his next trick, Dylan is partnering with the Country Music Hall of Fame to release The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams on his own Egyptian Records.

The album will feature never-recorded lyrics written by country legend Williams set to new music care of the likes of Jack White, Norah Jones, Alan Jackson, Jakob Dylan, Sheryl Crow, and Dylan himself.

The album, which coincides with the closing of the Country Music Hall of Fame’s exhibit on the Williams family’s impact (it shuts down at the end of the year), will be available on October 4. READ FULL STORY »

May 24 2011 04:00 PM ET

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Hear Bob Dylan's unfinished song, with songstress Nikki Jean: 'Steel and Feathers (Don’t Ever)' -- EXCLUSIVE

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What better gift for a birthday boy than his own song, rescued from the sonic dust pile and reborn?

Dylan’s fellow Minnesota native Nikki Jean, a twentysomething singer-songwriter previously best known for touring with Kanye West and guesting on Lupe Fiasco tracks, looked to more traditional inspirations for her upcoming July 12 release Pennies In a Jar.

Pennies features songs co-penned by Burt Bacharach, Carole King, Carly Simon, and yes, Bob Dylan, whose “Steel and Feathers” is an unfinished track circa his early ’80s Shot of Love era; producer Sam Hollander introduced Dylan to Nikki’s work, and he gave her his permission to complete the composition.

Listen to the final result of their decade-crossing collaboration, exclusive to EW.com, after the jump:

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May 24 2011 01:41 PM ET

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Bob Dylan was addicted to heroin in early '60s, old interview tape reveals

by Clark Collis

Tags: Bob Dylan, Happy Birthday!, Rock Stars Say the Darndest Things, Books, News

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Bob Dylan’s achievement in reaching the age of 70 today seems doubly impressive given the news that he was addicted to heroin in the early ’60s.

According to the BBC, the rock legend talked about his former drug problem to writer Robert Shelton in the course of an interview which took place in March 1966. “I kicked a heroin habit in New York City,” Dylan said. “I got very, very strung out for a while, I mean really, very strung out. And I kicked the habit. I had about a $25-a-day habit and I kicked it.”

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Mar 25 2011 11:52 AM ET

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All-star Japan Relief album on iTunes now: Madonna, Gaga, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Eminem, U2, Elton John, Justin Timberlake, and more contribute 38 hits to $9.99 comp

by Leah Greenblatt

Tags: Beyonce, Black Eyed Peas, Bob Dylan, Bon Jovi, Bruno Mars, Cee-Lo, Charity, Elton John, Foo Fighters, Good Causes, John Lennon, John Mayer, Josh Groban, Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Kings of Leon, Lady Antebellum, Lady Gaga, Leona Lewis, Madonna, New Stuff, Norah Jones, Pink, R.E.M., Rihanna, Shakira, Black Eyed Peas, Madonna

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Image Credit: Lennon: Susan Wood/Getty Images; Timberlake: Bob Charlotte/PR Photos; Beyonce: Janet Mayer/PR Photos

Dozens of the world’s best-known recording artists have come together for a digital-only album—downloadable today on iTunes for $9.99—with 100% of profits dedicated to relief efforts in earthquake-ravaged Japan. (To preview or purchase, click here.)

Songs for Japan features 38 tracks, the majority of them well-known hits, from a remastered version of John Lennon’s “Imagine” and Bob Dylan’s “Shelter from the Storm” to Eminem’s “Love the Way You Lie” and Beyonce’s “Irreplaceable.”

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Mar 14 2011 11:49 AM ET

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Bob Dylan to play his first-ever concert in China

by Joseph Brannigan Lynch

Tags: Bob Dylan, Rock n' Roll Politics, Strange Bedfellows, Tours

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For the first time ever, Chinese officials are permitting legendary folk singer Bob Dylan to play the People’s Republic of China. The 69-year-old icon will be playing Beijing between March 30 and April 12, with a Shanghai date to follow, according to the Chinese Ministry of Culture.

Dylan was reportedly going to folk-rock Beijing and Shanghai last year until difficulties with the Ministry (perhaps too much red tape? HA!) and financial disputes with promoters led to a cancellation.

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