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===2008–present=== Raitt appeared on the June 7, 2008 broadcast of [[Garrison Keillor]]'s radio program ''[[A Prairie Home Companion]]''. She performed two blues songs with [[Keb' Mo']]: "No Getting Over You" and "There Ain't Nothin' in Ramblin'". Raitt also sang "[[Dimming of the Day]]" with [[Richard Thompson (musician)|Richard Thompson]]. This show, along with another one with Raitt and her band in October 2006, is archived on the ''Prairie Home Companion'' website. Raitt appeared in the 2011 documentary ''Reggae Got Soul: The Story of [[Toots and the Maytals]]'', which was featured on the [[BBC]] and described as "The untold story of one of the most influential artists ever to come out of Jamaica".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ymljb|title=Toots and the Maytals: Reggae Got Soul – BBC Four|website=BBC|access-date=May 2, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520172432/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ymljb|archive-date=May 20, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfiNMBhnd8w|title=Toots & The Maytals – Reggae Got Soul – Documentary Trailer|date=August 15, 2013|website=Youtube.com|access-date=May 2, 2017|via=YouTube|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511184707/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfiNMBhnd8w|archive-date=May 11, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In February 2012, Raitt performed a duet with [[Alicia Keys]] at the [[54th Annual Grammy Awards]] in 2012 honoring [[Etta James]]. In April 2012, Raitt released her first studio album since 2005, entitled ''[[Slipstream (Bonnie Raitt album)|Slipstream]]''. It charted at Number 6 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart marking her first top ten album since 1994's ''Longing in Their Hearts''. The album was described as "one of the best of her 40-year career" by ''[[American Songwriter]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Bonnie Raitt: Slipstream|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2012/04/bonnie-raitt-slipstream|magazine=[[American Songwriter]]|access-date=April 10, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405231417/http://www.americansongwriter.com/2012/04/bonnie-raitt-slipstream/|archive-date=April 5, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In September 2012, Raitt was featured in a campaign called "30 Songs / 30 Days" to support ''[[Half the Sky|Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide]]'', a multi-platform media project inspired by a project outlined in a book by [[Nicholas Kristof]] and [[Sheryl WuDunn]].<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20121014103757/http://www.halftheskymovement.org/blog/entry/30-songs-30-days-for-half-the-sky1 30 Songs / 30 Days for Half the Sky {{!}} Half The Sky]}}. Halftheskymovement.org (August 30, 2012). Retrieved on 2012-09-16.</ref> In 2013, she appeared on [[Foy Vance]]'s album ''[[Joy of Nothing]]''.<ref>[http://www.folkradio.co.uk/2013/06/foy-vance-debut-album-joy-of-nothing-documentary/ Foy Vance Debut Album] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615024450/http://www.folkradio.co.uk/2013/06/foy-vance-debut-album-joy-of-nothing-documentary/ |date=June 15, 2013 }} Folk Radio</ref> On May 30, 2015, Raitt, [[Leon Russell]], and [[Ivan Neville]] gave a performance at The Canyon Club in [[Agoura Hills, California]] to raise money for [[Marty Grebb]] who was battling cancer. Grebb had played on some of their albums.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://californiarocker.com/2015/05/30/bonnie-raitt-and-musician-friends-celebrate-marty-grebb-at-canyon-club-fundraiser/|title=Bonnie Raitt, Friends Rock to Raise Funds for Marty Grebb|date=May 30, 2015|website=Californiarocker.com|access-date=July 24, 2019|archive-date=January 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190127035408/http://californiarocker.com/2015/05/30/bonnie-raitt-and-musician-friends-celebrate-marty-grebb-at-canyon-club-fundraiser/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In February 2016, Raitt released her seventeenth studio album ''[[Dig In Deep]]''. The album charted at number 11 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/296425/bonnie-raitt/chart?f=305 |title=Bonnie Raitt – Chart history |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2016-05-12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603114030/http://www.billboard.com/artist/296425/bonnie-raitt/chart?f=305 |archive-date=June 3, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and received favorable reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/dig-in-deep/bonnie-raitt|title=Reviews for Dig In Deep by Bonnie Raitt|website=Metacritic|access-date=2016-05-12|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512024211/http://www.metacritic.com/music/dig-in-deep/bonnie-raitt|archive-date=May 12, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The album features the single "Gypsy in Me" as well as a cover of the [[INXS]] song "[[Need You Tonight]]". Raitt cancelled the first leg of her 2018 spring-summer touring schedule due to a recently discovered medical issue requiring surgical intervention. She reported that a "full recovery" is expected and that she planned to resume touring with already scheduled dates in June 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/bonnie-raitt-cancels-tour-dates-with-james-taylor-due-to-surgery-1202791868/|title=Bonnie Raitt Cancels Tour Dates with James Taylor Due to Surgery|first=Jem|last=Aswad|date=April 30, 2018|website=Variety|access-date=May 30, 2018}}</ref> In 2022, Raitt announced the title of her 21st studio album would be ''[[Just Like That...]]''. The record was released on April 22, 2022, and coincided with the beginning of a nationwide tour that ran through November 2022. Preceding the album, Raitt released "Made Up Mind", a song originally written by Canadian roots duo [[The Bros. Landreth]], as the lead single.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/bonnie-raitt-announces-new-album-just-like-that-shares-new-song-listen/ |title=Bonnie Raitt Announces New Album Just Like That…, Shares New Song: Listen |work=Pitchfork |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=February 22, 2022 |access-date=March 15, 2022}}</ref> The title track of the album won for [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] at the [[65th Annual Grammy Awards]] in February 2023. The song also won in the [[Grammy Award for Best American Roots Song|Best American Roots Song]] category.<ref name="Grammy2023" />
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