By Zachary Swickey

It's hard to believe that one of our rock's most revered singer/songwriters of all time, Bob Dylan, turned 70 today. Although the living legend hardly acts his age — he's been on the appropriately titled Never Ending Tour since 1988, which currently counts more than 2,300 shows.

There are very few senior citizens of rock who can still perform more than 100 shows a year (and keep the crowds coming), but Dylan's an artist that has stood the test of time: still producing critically acclaimed albums and winning awards. We have Bob to thank for inspiring a mass of modern bands and songwriters. Seems like an appropriate time to look back on some of his biggest moments in the new millennium.

2000 Academy Award for Best Original Song

Dylan recorded a new song, "Things Have Changed," for the Chris Hanson-directed Wonder Boys, a movie about a creative-writing professor played by Michael Douglas. The tune would go on to garner Dylan his first Academy Award, and also won Best Original Song at the 2001 Golden Globes.

Dylan's Memoirs, Part I

In 2004, Dylan released the first part of his planned, three-volume memoirs. The book has been lauded for its depth and found itself on The New York Times best-seller list for several months. In it, Dylan credits the first time he heard Robert Johnson as one of the main inspirations behind his interest in songwriting. Volume 1 was released nearly seven years ago, but there's still no word on when we can expect the next two. Read More...

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The 53rd Grammy Awards are upon us, and music's biggest, most prestigious awards show will feature a number of killer performances, appearances and potential acceptance speeches from the likes of Eminem, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Cee Lo Green, Muse, Arcade Fire, B.o.B, Justin Bieber, Lady Antebellum, Jay-Z and scores of others. In order to appreciate what's to come, every day the MTV Newsroom Blog will deliver a classic moment in the history of the Grammy Awards. Today's installment: Soy Bomb!

Considering the sort of reverence most people hold for the rock icons of the 1960s, it's weird to think that Bob Dylan ever needed any sort of a comeback. But that's just what happened when the venerable rocker released Time Out of Mind in 1997. After decades floundering with middling music, Dylan finally seemed to be embracing his own mortality on the dark, desolate Time Out of Mind, which tapped into Dylan's particular vision of love, death, freedom and the American experience. The minimalist flavor on the album pleased old fans (who were glad to have the old, weird Dylan back) and attracted a whole new generation of admirers.

Dylan's comeback came full circle on February 25, 1998, when he emerged as the big winner at the 40th Grammy Awards (which were held in Radio City Music Hall in New York that time around). Time Out of Mind took home the prize for Album of the Year, but the moment that everybody remembers from that night came during Dylan's performance. While in the midst of a scorching version of Time Out of Mind's "Love Sick," a man named Michael Portnoy stormed the stage and began manically dancing next to Dylan. Portnoy was shirtless and had the words "Soy Bomb" written across his chest. Dylan glanced at the strange man but barely batted an eye, and security came out to retrieve him while the rocker burned through another bluesy guitar solo.

Later, Portnoy (who was hired to dance behind Dylan during the performance, so was on stage legally) explained what "Soy Bomb" meant. "Soy represents dense nutritional life," he told Entertainment Weekly. "Bomb is, obviously, an explosive destructive force. So, soy bomb is what I think art should be: dense, transformational, explosive life."

Stay tuned to MTV News for all the latest on the 53rd Grammy Awards!

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My Chemical RomanceBy Larry Carroll

Now that we've all seen the dazzling first trailer for next year's "Watchmen" flick, it has officially become my most-anticipated movie of 2009. And the news just keeps getting better, as director Zack Snyder has revealed exclusively to MTV News that the only post-1985 song in the film will feature one of today's hottest bands.

"My Chemical Romance is absolutely awesome," the "300" director revealed. "And Gerard [Way] is a huge fan of 'Watchmen.' "

Read more on our new comic-movie blog, Splash Page.

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It turns out that report earlier this week about Jakob Dylan turning down a gig tied to September's Republican National Convention at the insistence of his dad, Bob Dylan, was a bit of wishful thinking on the part of a reporter from the Duluth, Minnesota, folk icon's home state. Jakob's publicist told MTV News today that the singer, currently touring in support of his first solo album, was offered the gig but turned it down. "The Wallflowers were asked to perform at AgNite and declined," read a statement from the singer's manager, Rich Egan. "Any other additional information or conjecture that has been reported has been fabricated into a story where otherwise none exists."

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· Justin Timberlake may step into the role of fictional rebel-on-the-run William Rast in an upcoming ad campaign for the clothing company of the same name, which he co-owns with pal Trace Ayala. Photos of Timberlake alongside model Erin Wasson, who plays Birdie in the Bonnie-and-Clyde-style campaign, can be seen on the William Rast site.

· Chances are, you'll never make beats as cool as French electronica duo Justice, but if you have the cash, you can at least wear the rocking clothes they designed for the international Surface to Air collective. Heads up, though: The leather jacket will run you almost $1,300.

·The upcoming deluxe editions of U2's first three albums — Boy, October and War — are streaming for free on imeem.com, a week before their July 22 release date.

· Coheed and Cambria will perform the entire Amory Wars saga live during a string of dates titled Neverender. The group will perform the tracks from an entire album of the four-part sci-fi epic each night during four-night stands at New York's Terminal 5 (October 22-25) and Los Angeles' Avalon (November 5-8). Read More...

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Kiedis

Chili Pepper Anthony Kiedis is set to curate a new summer fest in...Pittsburgh?

The two-day New American Music Union will give attention to 15 new college bands -- and other little-known acts such as the Raconteurs and Gnarls Barkley. The college acts taking part will also be judged (like "American Idol"!), with the winner given a full day of recording in a top LA studio for free. American Eagle, which is sponsoring the fest, will also promote the band's record in their stores.

Tickets go on sale tomorrow.

The lineup thus far -- including the college acts in competition -- after the jump. Read More...

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