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Janet Jackson fans aren’t feeling Joni Mitchell’s racist alter-ego

It all started when Joni Mitchell showed up at a Halloween party in 1976 dressed in Blackface, an afro, a pimped out jacket ...
American Songwriter

The Women Who Inspired Joni Mitchell To Pose Nude on Her Album (And the Reason Why It Didn’t Make the Cover)

Joni Mitchell almost used a nude photograph for a 1972 album cover, but her manager, David Geffen, talked her out of it.
Hawk Central

Brandi Carlile reveals 'wild woman' Joni Mitchell's response to new song about her

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 ...
Variety

Marcus Mumford on Performing for Joni Mitchell’s PBS Special — and Why He Thinks She’s Singing Better Than Ever in 2023

When an all-star cast of musicians came together to rehearse their salute to Joni Mitchell for a Washington, D.C. tribute concert in February, in honor of her being the latest annual recipient of the ...
Salon

Life lessons: How Joni Mitchell taught us to look at life from both sides, now

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 ...
Rolling Stone

Kelela on Making a Live Album, Covering Joni Mitchell, and Inspiring Tomorrow’s Artists

Kelela has a music recommendation for you, if you’re looking for one. In a conversation just shy of an hour, the R&B and electronic music visionary pulls out all sorts of references. And while the ...