Editing Carly Simon (section)

===2012–2019: ASCAP Founders Award, collaborations, and memoirs===
On April 18, 2012, Simon was honored with the Founders Award from the [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]]. She performed "[[Anticipation (song)|Anticipation]]" and "[[You're So Vain]]" at the ceremony. [[Bill Withers]] presented Simon with her award and honored her with a speech, and [[The Chicks|Dixie Chicks]] lead singer [[Natalie Maines]] performed Simon's 1971 hit "[[That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be]]".<ref name=ASCAP/> That same year, Simon contributed the track "[[Just Like a Woman]]" to the [[Bob Dylan]] tribute album ''[[Chimes of Freedom (album)|Chimes of Freedom]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Thomas Erlewine |first=Stephen |title=Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/chimes-of-freedom-the-songs-of-bob-dylan-mw0002280594 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=May 12, 2014 |archive-date=January 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150117052802/http://www.allmusic.com/album/chimes-of-freedom-the-songs-of-bob-dylan-mw0002280594 |url-status=live}}</ref> Proceeds from the album were donated to the [[human rights]] organization [[Amnesty International]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/news/bob-dylan/60046 |title=Miley Cyrus, Ke$ha, Adele cover Bob Dylan for charity tribute album &#124; News |website=nme.com |date=October 27, 2011 |access-date=August 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117181946/http://www.nme.com/news/bob-dylan/60046 |archive-date=January 17, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

On July 27, 2013, in [[Foxborough, Massachusetts]], Simon performed "[[You're So Vain]]" with [[Taylor Swift]] on her [[The Red Tour|Red Tour]]. Swift had previously cited Simon as a musical influence and "You're So Vain" as one of her favorite songs.<ref name=news.com.au>{{cite news |last=Adams |first=Cameron |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/taylor-swift-is-happy-to-be-your-break-up-musician/story-e6frfn09-1226644234716 |title=Taylor Swift is happy to be your break-up musician |work=News.com.au |date=May 16, 2013 |access-date=May 20, 2015 |archive-date=May 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130519111037/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/taylor-swift-is-happy-to-be-your-break-up-musician/story-e6frfn09-1226644234716 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Later that year, Simon dueted with Jimmy Webb on the track "Easy for You to Say" from his album ''[[Still Within the Sound of My Voice (Jimmy Webb album)|Still Within the Sound of My Voice]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Leggett |first=Steve |title=Jimmy Webb – Still Within the Sound of My Voice |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/still-within-the-sound-of-my-voice-mw0002560849 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=May 12, 2014 |archive-date=May 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530184924/http://www.allmusic.com/album/still-within-the-sound-of-my-voice-mw0002560849 |url-status=live}}</ref> On October 30, 2013, Simon performed alongside [[Natasha Bedingfield]] at the [[Oceana (non-profit group)|Oceana]] Partners Award Gala in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/News.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211112243/http://www.carlysimon.com/News.html#.UqhLJBXP2Uk |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 11, 2013 |title=News |access-date=June 26, 2022}}</ref>

On November 24, 2015, Simon published ''[[Boys in the Trees (memoir)|Boys in the Trees: A Memoir]]'', an autobiographical book focusing on her childhood and her early life, from age five until the year 1983.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/26/books/review-in-carly-simons-memoir-few-secrets-left-untold.html |title=Review: In Carly Simon's Memoir, Few Secrets Left Untold |last=Maslin |first=Janet |date=November 25, 2015 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=July 30, 2017 |archive-date=September 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930044341/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/26/books/review-in-carly-simons-memoir-few-secrets-left-untold.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=boysinthetrees/> The book was met with widespread critical acclaim,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/dec/27/boys-in-trees-memoir-carly-simon-review |title=Boys in the Trees: A Memoir by Carly Simon review – Bond, Warren Beatty and the 'Beast' |date=December 27, 2015 |work=[[The Guardian]] |last1=Rogers |first1=Jude |authorlink=Jude Rogers |access-date=July 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227173636/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/dec/27/boys-in-trees-memoir-carly-simon-review |archive-date=December 27, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/carly-simon-boys-in-the-trees-more-pain-than-vain-book-review-a6769091.html |title=Carly Simon, Boys in the Trees: 'More pain than vain' – book review |date=December 11, 2015 |work=[[The Independent]] |last=Sturges |first=Fiona |access-date=July 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151214210916/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/carly-simon-boys-in-the-trees-more-pain-than-vain-book-review-a6769091.html |archive-date=December 14, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> and ''Billboard'' later ranked it No. 50 on their list of the 100 Greatest Music Books of All Time.<ref name="billboard2016">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/features/music-books-100-greatest-ever-7511014/ |title=100 Greatest Music Books of All Time |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 15, 2023 |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326201001/https://www.billboard.com/music/features/music-books-100-greatest-ever-7511014/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The two-disc compilation album ''[[Songs from the Trees|Songs from the Trees (A Musical Memoir Collection)]]'' was simultaneously released along with the book. The album features songs written and/or recorded during the era the book covers, as well as two previously unreleased songs: "Showdown" (originally recorded during the sessions for Simon's 1978 album ''[[Boys in the Trees]]'') and "I Can't Thank You Enough", a brand new song written and performed with her son Ben Taylor.<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=http://www.carlysimon.com/songs-from-the-trees |title=Songs from the Trees: A Musical Memoir Collection |access-date=May 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106061017/http://www.carlysimon.com/songs-from-the-trees |archive-date=January 6, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

On February 14, 2016, Simon made a surprise appearance at [[Clive Davis]]'s Pre-[[Grammy Award|Grammy]] Party and performed "You're So Vain", which drew a "thunderous standing ovation",<ref>{{cite web |last=Friedman |first=Roger |title=Carly Simon Surprise Appearance One of Many Hits at Clive Davis's Star Studded Pre-Grammy Party |url=http://www.showbiz411.com/2016/02/15/carly-simon-surprise-appearance-one-of-many-hits-at-clive-daviss-star-studded-pre-grammy-party |publisher=Showbiz 411 |date=February 15, 2016 |access-date=June 26, 2022 |archive-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509174404/https://www.showbiz411.com/2016/02/15/carly-simon-surprise-appearance-one-of-many-hits-at-clive-daviss-star-studded-pre-grammy-party |url-status=live}}</ref> and appeared in Davis' Grammy Party Class Photo.<ref>{{cite web |last=Halperin |first=Shirley |title=Fetty Wap, Tori Kelly and Dave Grohl in Clive Davis' Grammy Party Class Photo (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/fetty-wap-tori-kelly-dave-866218/ |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=February 17, 2016 |access-date=June 26, 2022 |archive-date=June 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626062422/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/fetty-wap-tori-kelly-dave-866218/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, Simon confirmed during a book signing that she and her son Ben Taylor were working to release [[Electronic dance music|EDM]] remixes of her signature songs. She also said she wanted to record an album with her two children.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/carly-simon-edm/ |title=Folk Rock Icon Carly Simon Is Now Making EDM Music |author=Britt Julious |publisher=[[Vice Media|Thump]] |access-date=November 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180528222703/https://thump.vice.com/en_us/article/wny4d9/carly-simon-edm |archive-date=May 28, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2017, Simon featured on the deluxe edition of the [[Gorillaz]] album ''[[Humanz]]'', on the track "Ticker Tape".<ref>{{cite web |last=Josephs |first=Brian |title=Gorillaz Announce New Album Humanz Featuring Danny Brown, Pusha T, Grace Jones, More |url=http://www.spin.com/2017/03/gorillaz-new-album-humanz-announced/ |newspaper=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=March 23, 2017 |access-date=April 28, 2017 |archive-date=April 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427115340/https://www.spin.com/2017/03/gorillaz-new-album-humanz-announced/ |url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, [[BBC Four]] broadcast the documentary ''Carly Simon: No Secrets'' as part of their [[Classic Albums]] series. It details the making of the album ''[[No Secrets (Carly Simon album)|No Secrets]]'', and includes interviews with Simon, producer [[Richard Perry]], and many of the main musicians and production staff.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=[[BBC Four]] |title = BBC Four – Classic Albums, Carly Simon: No Secrets |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08pg5tq |access-date=October 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001081419/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08pg5tq |archive-date=October 1, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, Simon came to terms with the [[Universal Music Publishing Group]] to administer her song portfolio.<ref>{{cite web |title=Universal Music Publishing Group Signs Carly Simon to Global Admin Deal |url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/universal-music-publishing-group-signs-carly-simon-administration-deal-1202692247/ |newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=February 8, 2018 |access-date=February 8, 2018 |archive-date=May 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507215622/https://variety.com/2018/music/news/universal-music-publishing-group-signs-carly-simon-administration-deal-1202692247/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

On October 22, 2019, Simon released a second memoir titled ''[[Touched by the Sun: My Friendship with Jackie]]'', which recounts her friendship with former [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Carlson |first=Adam |title=Carly Simon writing Jackie Kennedy friendship memoir |url=https://people.com/books/carly-simon-writing-jackie-kennedy-friendship-memoir/ |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=April 15, 2019 |access-date=May 26, 2019 |archive-date=April 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411155538/https://people.com/books/carly-simon-writing-jackie-kennedy-friendship-memoir/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Touched by the Sun: My Friendship with Jackie |publisher=[[Farrar, Straus and Giroux]] |isbn=978-0374277727 |last=Simon |first=Carly |date=October 22, 2019}}</ref> As a tie-in to its release, Simon also released a newly mixed live version of "Touched by the Sun" from her 1995 concert special ''[[Letters Never Sent#Live at Grand Central|Live at Grand Central]]'' as a single.<ref name=touchedbythesun>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/ |title=Touched by the Sun |access-date=January 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103195034/https://www.carlysimon.com/ |archive-date=January 3, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The book was selected by ''People'' as one of the top 10 books of 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hubbard |first=Kim |date=December 12, 2019 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |title=The 10 Best Books of 2019 |url=https://people.com/books/10-best-books-of-2019/?slide=7500107#7500107 |access-date=April 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216235531/https://people.com/books/10-best-books-of-2019/?slide=7500107#7500107 |archive-date=December 16, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>