Nobel win boosts Dylan 500% on Spotify

Spotify says plays of Bob Dylan's music has increased by more than 512 per cent on the platform in the past few days.

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Spotify says plays of Bob Dylan's music has increased by more than 512 per cent on the platform. (AAP)

Following Bob Dylan's win of the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature, plays of the US singer-songwriter's music have increased by more than 500 per cent on Spotify.

A day after Dylan's win, the digital music platform said on Friday that streams for his songs jumped by 512 per cent globally. His most-listened song after earning the prize was Like a Rolling Stone, which was increased by 258 per cent.

Dylan is the first musician to earn the Nobel Prize in literature. The 75-year-old is arguably the most iconic poet-musician of his generation.


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