Editing Joni Mitchell (section)

=== Since 2022: return to live performance ===
[[File:Joni Mitchell 1143 03.jpg|thumb|upright|Mitchell performing in 2023]]
On July 24, 2022, Joni Mitchell appeared unannounced as a special guest in the closing performance of the final day of the [[Newport Folk Festival]] in [[Rhode Island]], where she had first played in 1967, as part of a set billed as "[[Brandi Carlile]] and Friends".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Powers |first=Ann |author-link=Ann Powers |date=July 25, 2022 |title=Joni Mitchell sings, steals show with surprise Newport Folk Festival concert |language=en |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/07/25/1113351769/joni-mitchell-brandi-carlile-newport-folk-festival-2022 |access-date=July 25, 2022 |archive-date=September 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904065333/https://www.npr.org/2022/07/25/1113351769/joni-mitchell-brandi-carlile-newport-folk-festival-2022 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=July 25, 2022 |title=Joni Mitchell makes triumphant surprise return to Newport Folk Festival |language=en |work=CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joni-mitchell-returns-to-newport-folk-festival/ |access-date=July 26, 2022 |archive-date=September 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904073133/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joni-mitchell-returns-to-newport-folk-festival/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=July 26, 2022 |title=Joni Mitchell Thanks Brandi Carlile & Newport Folk Festival for Hosting Her First Concert in 20 Years |magazine=Billboard |language=en |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/joni-mitchell-newport-folk-festival-brandi-carlile-1235118055/ |access-date=October 28, 2022 |archive-date=October 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028114500/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/joni-mitchell-newport-folk-festival-brandi-carlile-1235118055/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Supported by a group of well-wisher musicians, she participated in a 13-song set of her own material and covers, including one that she played as a solo on electric guitar.<ref name="Cameron Crowe">{{Cite news |date=July 22, 2023 |title=The inside story of Joni Mitchell's return to the stage |work=The Times Saturday Review |language=en |author=Cameron Crowe }}</ref>

In 2017, Mitchell had been inspired by a music-making visit from an old friend, singer-songwriter [[Eric Andersen]],<ref name="Cameron Crowe"/> to begin hosting monthly music sessions at her home in [[Laurel Canyon]]. The sessions became known as "Joni Jams". Brandi Carlile organized the sessions and recruited musicians, and among those who came over the years to play music and sing in Mitchell's living room were [[Elton John]], [[Paul McCartney]], [[Bonnie Raitt]], [[Harry Styles]], [[Chaka Khan]], [[Marcus Mumford]], [[Herbie Hancock]],<ref name="Carlile">{{Cite news |last=Carlile |first=Brandi |author-link=Brandi Carlile |date=July 29, 2022 |title=After Newport, Joni said 'I was delighted. It gave me the bug for it.' |work=[[The Times]] |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/brandi-carlile-how-i-got-joni-mitchell-back-on-stage-newport-folk-festival-mrrbch90b |access-date=July 29, 2022 |archive-date=August 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817043259/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/brandi-carlile-how-i-got-joni-mitchell-back-on-stage-newport-folk-festival-mrrbch90b |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Jess Wolfe]], [[Holly Laessig]], [[Taylor Goldsmith]], [[Blake Mills]], and [[Hozier]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Patrick |title=Hozier recalls 'super moving' jam session at Joni Mitchell's house: 'We all worship Joni' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/08/18/hozier-joni-mitchell-brandi-carlile/70623811007/ |access-date=October 1, 2024 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Cameron Crowe"/> 

Mitchell was delighted by the return of music to her home. The music sessions raised her spirits and assisted her recovery from the serious and disabling aneurysm she had suffered in 2015, and she began to sing in the sessions and learn to play guitar again.<ref name="Cameron Crowe"/> As her health  improved, a return to live performance began to seem possible, plans were cautiously laid, a set list was prepared; and in July 2022, after a rehearsal the night before, Mitchell joined Carlile and others on stage at the Newport Festival for a live Joni Jam, her first public performance in nine years.<ref name="Cameron Crowe"/>

Mitchell was given an ecstatic reception, and she said afterwards, "I was delighted and honoured. It gave me the bug for it."<ref name="Carlile" /> Songs performed included "Carey", "Come in from the Cold", "A Case of You", "Big Yellow Taxi", "Both Sides Now", "The Circle Game"<ref name="Carlile" /> and [[George Gershwin|Gershwin]] and [[DuBose Heyward|Heyward]]'s "[[Summertime (George Gershwin song)|Summertime]]". After her appearance at Newport, Mitchell told Carlile, "I want to do another show. I want to play again."<ref name="billboard2022">{{Cite magazine |date=October 22, 2022 |title=Joni Mitchell Joining Brandi Carlile for Summer 2023 'Echoes Through the Canyon' Shows at The Gorge |magazine=Billboard |language=en |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/joni-mitchell-brandi-carlile-june-2023-concert-the-gorge-1235158464/ |access-date=October 28, 2022 |archive-date=October 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028114458/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/joni-mitchell-brandi-carlile-june-2023-concert-the-gorge-1235158464/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Newport set was released as a [[At Newport (Joni Mitchell album)|live album]] in 2023 and won the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album in 2024.

On October 19, 2022, Carlile announced that Mitchell would play a headline concert, billed as "Joni Jam 2", in a weekend event at Washington State's [[Gorge Amphitheatre]], "one of the most beautiful venues in the world", on June 10, 2023.<ref name="billboard2022"/> Mitchell's last official headline shows had been on the Both Sides Now tour in 2000.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 22, 2022 |title=Joni Mitchell to play first headline concert in 23 years. |work=The Guardian |language=en |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/20/joni-mitchell-headline-concert-2023-washington |access-date=October 28, 2022}}</ref> Her 2023 appearance at Gorge Amphitheatre attracted a capacity audience of 27,000. In her first headline concert in 23 years, supported by 19 singers and musicians, Mitchell performed a nearly three-hour set of 21 songs plus a three-song encore in which she played guitar. [[Annie Lennox]], who sang on "Ladies of the Canyon", said Mitchell was "a visionary, a legend and an inspiration."<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 11, 2023 |title=Joni Mitchell review - first headline show in two decades is three hours of total joy. Matthew Cantor.|work=The Guardian |language=en |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jun/11/joni-mitchell-review-gorge-amphitheatre-quincy-washington |access-date=August 7, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=June 11, 2023 |title=A Three-Hour 'Joni Jam' Benefits from Famous Friends, but Nothing Overshadows Joni Mitchell's Triumphant Return: Concert Review |magazine=Variety |language=en |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/concert-reviews/joni-jam-mitchell-gorge-washington-concert-brandi-carlile-1235640046/ |access-date=August 7, 2023 |archive-date=August 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807170547/https://variety.com/2023/music/concert-reviews/joni-jam-mitchell-gorge-washington-concert-brandi-carlile-1235640046/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Mitchell was awarded the 2023 [[Gershwin Prize]] for her lifetime contributions to popular music.<ref name="gershwin1">{{Cite web |date=January 12, 2023 |title=Joni Mitchell to receive Gershwin Prize for Popular Song |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/joni-mitchell-to-receive-gershwin-prize-for-popular-song-1.6227827 |access-date=January 12, 2023 |website=CTVNews |language=en |archive-date=January 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112151148/https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/joni-mitchell-to-receive-gershwin-prize-for-popular-song-1.6227827 |url-status=live }}</ref> She was celebrated with a concert on March 2 in Washington, D.C., where musicians taking part included [[Brandi Carlile]], [[Annie Lennox]], [[Angélique Kidjo]], [[Herbie Hancock]], [[Diana Krall]], [[Cyndi Lauper]], [[Graham Nash]], [[James Taylor]], [[Ledisi]], [[Lucius (band)|Lucius]], [[Marcus Mumford]], [[Sara Bareilles]] and Celisse. Mitchell performed "[[Summertime (George Gershwin song)|Summertime]]" and participated in all-star renditions of her songs "Big Yellow Taxi" and "The Circle Game".<ref name="gershwin1"/><ref name="gershwin2">{{cite web |url= https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2023/03/joni-mitchells-gershwin-prize-concert-showcases-her-music-and-influence/ |title= Joni Mitchell's Gershwin Prize Concert Showcases Her Music and Influence |website= Library of Congress |date= March 2, 2023 |last1= Hartsell |first1= Mark |access-date= March 31, 2023 |archive-date= March 30, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230330040024/https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2023/03/joni-mitchells-gershwin-prize-concert-showcases-her-music-and-influence/ |url-status= live }}</ref><ref name="gershwin_divine_intervention">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/music/2023/03/31/joni-mitchell-gershwin-prize-summertime/ |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331232136/https://www.washingtonpost.com/music/2023/03/31/joni-mitchell-gershwin-prize-summertime/?itid=mr_5 |archive-date=March 31, 2023 |title=Joni Mitchell sang Gershwin. I think I heard divine intervention |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date= March 31, 2023 |last1=Richards |first1=Chris |access-date=February 2, 2024}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On February 4, 2024, Mitchell performed for the first time at the [[66th Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/joni-mitchell-first-performance-2024-grammys |title=2024 GRAMMYs: Joni Mitchell Performs For The First Time |first=Krystal |last=Rodriguez |publisher=grammy.com |date=February 5, 2024 |access-date=February 5, 2024 |archive-date=February 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205132751/https://platform.twitter.com/widgets/widget_iframe.2f70fb173b9000da126c79afe2098f02.html?origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.grammy.com |url-status=live }}</ref> Further Joni Jam concert dates were announced for Saturday October 19 and Sunday October 20, 2024, at the 18,000 capacity [[Hollywood Bowl]], where Mitchell performed three-hour sets with [[Brandi Carlile]], Marcus Mumford, Annie Lennox and numerous supporting musicians.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-10-20/joni-mitchell-hollywood-bowl-brandi-carlile-joni-jam-review |title=Los Angeles Times: Joni Mitchell rouses the Hollywood Bowl with an epic 3-hour Joni Jam |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=October 20, 2024|access-date=October 21, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Joni Mitchell adds second Hollywood Bowl concert date 'due to overwhelming demand' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/01/30/joni-mitchell-brandi-carlile-hollywood-bowl-tickets/72411700007/ |access-date=February 2, 2024 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202013319/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/01/30/joni-mitchell-brandi-carlile-hollywood-bowl-tickets/72411700007/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/joni-mitchell-review-hollywood-bowl-7cq7xdg38 | website=[[The Times]] |title=Joni Mitchell Review At the Hollywood Bowl |date=October 21, 2024 |access-date=October 21, 2024 }}</ref>

On March 22, 2024, Mitchell restored her music to Spotify after Neil Young did the same, ending her protest over Spotify's hosting of ''The Joe Rogan Experience''.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Joni Mitchell's Music Returns To Spotify, Following Neil Young's Lead |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/03/22/joni-mitchells-music-returns-to-spotify-following-neil-youngs-lead/ |date=March 22, 2024 |first=Hugh |last=McIntyre |website=Forbes }}</ref>