TikToking on heaven’s door: Bob Dylan joins social media app as US ban looms

Bob Dylan performing in Hyde Park, London, in 2019. He has garnered 42,000 followers since setting up the account on Tuesday. Photograph: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images

Bob Dylan is TikToking on heaven’s door after signing up to the social media app – days before it could disappear from his native US.

The 83-year-old songwriter has set up an official account, which launched with a 50-second video montage accompanied by a soundtrack featuring Like a Rolling Stone, Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door and Hurricane. The post has attracted nearly 2m views.