She set such an imposingly high standard for excellence as a songwriter. Because of that, Joni Mitchell sometimes gets overlooked in terms of her ability to turn out hit singles. She enjoyed a decent ...

Mitchell wrote “You Turn Me On I’m a Radio” with the perimeters of a radio show in mind. She made the intro and outro longer than normal so that the DJs could give their two cents over top the ...

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The legendary singer-songwriter also shared the previously unreleased 1980 demo "Be Cool" Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has ...

Joni Mitchell — an only child born on the Canadian prairies — reinvented herself for more than six decades, aptly singing “I’m on a lonely road, and I am traveling, traveling, traveling, looking for ...

Joni Mitchell, Canadian-American icon of folk music and champion of the singer-songwriter genre, released “Joni’s Jazz,” a four-part collection of new and old music, on Friday, Sept. 5. The ...

Highly personal tributes by the writers Henry Alford and Paul Lisicky each view the singer’s life and artistry through their own prism. By Leah Greenblatt Leah Greenblatt is an editor at The Times. I ...

Almost exactly a year ago, Brandi Carlile took a bow with Joni Mitchell at the final “Joni Jam” concert at the Hollywood Bowl and the next morning hopped a flight to New York. Full of feelings after ...

Rock musician Jackson Browne is currently trending after he announced the death of his elder son, Ethan Zane Browne, who ...

Joni Mitchell has enchanted countless listeners with her gorgeous voice, poetic lyrics and distinctive guitar-playing, and over the years her personal life has garnered almost as much attention as her ...