Editor's note: Contributor Ray Levy Uyeda uses poetry to explore the love and ache in Joni Mitchell's 1972 album "For The Roses." how does a breakup happen? / what is broken / split down the center / ...

Joni Mitchell gave her first performance at the Grammys at the age of 80. Mitchell, seated in an ornate arm chair, started singing "Both Sides Now" with her back to the audience at the Crypto.com ...

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 ...

Even on a day when much of America was hoping to see the sun go out, there’s still an ongoing need to hear someone sing “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me.” That, among many other things, is what’s ...

It makes a lot of sense that Joni Mitchell’s musical career eventually shifted towards jazz. Mitchell started as one of the most important folk trailblazers of her time. She paved new roads and ...

There are a subset of women who learned how to feel thanks to Joni Mitchell. Yes, I stole that from Love Actually but it is a ...

When the revolving stage turned to reveal Joni Mitchell seated and singing from a brocade throne chair Sunday night, cheers erupted at the Grammy awards. Just a few notes into her slowed-down version ...

Joni Mitchell’s songwriting is a masterclass in capturing the complex nuances of human relationships, from soaring love songs to gut-punching break-up ballads. With her biting lyrical wit and stunning ...

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Jake Wesley Rogers’s gospel- and glam-rock-infused pop anthems have earned him raves from Elton John and opening gigs for Kesha and Cyndi Lauper. But though he’s been writing music since elementary ...

Whether compared to folkies of the 1960s or contemporary artists working today, Joni Mitchell is an incomparable musician. Some of that came by chance and child misfortune. Her intricate tunings, for ...