Bob Dylan, the first songwriter to win the prestigious prize, will not hold the traditional Nobel lecture during the meeting

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Music icon Bob Dylan is to receive his Nobel Literature Prize this weekend at a meeting with the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, it was announced on Wednesday, March 29. Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Bob Dylan performs With God on Our Side in 1964

Earlier this week, Prof Darius said the academy had had no phone conversations with Dylan and that he had until 10 June to perform the lecture in order to receive the money. Dylan, 75, was awarded the prestigious honour in October, but was unable to travel to Stockholm in December for the ceremony “due to pre-existing commitments.”

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The Academy’s personal secretary Prof Sara Danius wrote in a blog post: “The good news is that the Swedish Academy and Bob Dylan have decided to meet this weekend. Because the lecture is the only requirement to receive the eight million kronor (839,000 euros, $870,000) that comes with the prize, Dylan will not be handed the money during his Stockholm visit, even though he will collect the Nobel diploma and medal. “The setting will be small and intimate, and no media will be present; only Bob Dylan and members of the Academy will attend, all according to Dylan’s wishes.”

Dylan will not deliver his Nobel lecture while he is in Sweden, however. The Academy has reason to believe that a taped version will be sent at a later point," Danius says in her post, noting that if he sends a taped lecture, he will not be the first. Dylan declined to attend ceremonies last December “due to pre-existing commitments.”

Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature and was characteristically mum about the honor, only mentioning it briefly, but with gratitude.
The Swedish Academy announces that American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has agreed to accept his Nobel Prize in Literature this weekend at a private location in Stockholm.