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# Dylan Spotify Streams Jump 512% After Nobel Announcement
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/dylan-spotify-streams-jump-512-after-nobel-announcement/
- Published: 2016-10-12T12:28:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-10-12T12:28:00.000Z
- Description: After yesterday's announcement that Bob Dylan had been awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature, his streams increased 512% on Spotify globally. The most listened-to song in reaction to the news. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/10/dylan-spotify-streams-jump-512-after-nobel
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Conventions & Awards, Music Business, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

[![image from www.hypebot.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d229b3d9970c-150wi "image from www.hypebot.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d229b3d9970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)After yesterday's announcement that **Bob Dylan** had been awarded the **[2016 Nobel Prize for Literature](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/10/bob-dylan-wins-nobel-prize-for-literature-.html),** his streams increased **512%** on Spotify globally. The most listened-to song in reaction to the news was **"Like a Rolling Stone,"** which saw streams increase by **258%**. Even **President Obama** reacted to the award:

> Congratulations to one of my favorite poets, Bob Dylan, on a well-deserved Nobel. [https://t.co/c9cnANWPCS](https://t.co/c9cnANWPCS?ref=hypebot.com)  
>  
> — President Obama (@POTUS) [October 13, 2016](https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/786598777482153988?ref=hypebot.com)

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