Bob Dylan Is the First Musician to Win Nobel Prize in Literature

Bob Dylan has received one of the biggest honors in the world: the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, Washington Post reports. The rock legend made history by becoming the first musician to be awarded the honor, which he was given Thursday for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition."

Dylan is also the first American to win the prize since novelist Toni Morrison in 1993. The artist was honored with the award in Stockholm, Sweden. It comes as a welcomed surprise, since his songwriting doesn't fit the traditional standard of novels, poetry and short stories.