![]() Dylan performing in Rotterdam, 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wins | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
Nominations | 49 | |||||||||||||||||||
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American singer-songwriter, author and visual artist Bob Dylan has received many accolades throughout his long career as a songwriter and performing artist. Dylan's professional career began in 1961 when he signed with Columbia Records.[1] Fifty-five years later, in 2016, Dylan continued to release new recordings and was the first musician to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.[2] Bob Dylan has also won the Presidential Medal of Freedom, given to him by the 44th president of the United States Barack Obama.