Mitchell is coming into this year’s ceremony with one nomination for best folk album with Joni Mitchell at Newport. The surprise performance at Newport was her first in 20 years, and she’s now getting ready for another big “first”, hitting the stage at the Grammy Awards.

Even though Mitchell never performed during the Music’s Biggest Night, she always felt right at home at the Grammys stage. She’s a recipient of nine competitive Grammys, plus a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, which she received in 2022.

Mitchell is joining an impressive lineup of Grammy performers, which includes Billie Eilish, Billy Joel, Burna Boy, Dua Lipa, Luke Combs, Olivia Rodrigo, and Travis Scott. The rock band U2 is also expected to tune in for a special performance from Sphere in Las Vegas.

The 2024 Grammy Awards will take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 4. Trevor Noah will host the ceremony, which will be broadcast live on CBS, while also being available to stream on Paramount+.

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Last night (October 2) at WaMu Theater in Seattle, Del Rey performed for fans as part of her album tour. In addition to playing a selection of songs from her latest album Norman F***ing Rockwell, Del Rey offered up her own take on Michell’s “For Free.”

The “Videogames” singer previously covered the track at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena last week. This time, one of her fans caught the whole performance on their phone. The cover follows her studio take on Sublime’s “Doin’ Time” for which she has received significant critical acclaim.

“For Free” is a track from Mitchell’s Ladies Of The Canyon (1970). Del Rey’s version is stripped back and features her singing with nothing but piano accompaniment. She sings: “Now me I play for fortunes / and those velvet curtain calls / I’ve got a black limousine / and two gentlemen / escorting me to the halls.”

You can watch the footage below.

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The British hit-maker delivered her rendition of Mitchell’s classic during the latest episode of Spotify’s Under Cover podcast. This wasn’t her first time to play the song in front of other people, since she enjoys performing it for her friends whenever they’re drinking together.

Before playing the song, Ora expressed her admiration for Joni Mitchell and her ability to put so much emotion in this stripped-down song, describing her as a lyrical genius.

“You don’t expect how confident the words that she says are when you look at her. Her lyrics have so much depth and substance and presence that you don’t actually consider her the underdog. I feel like that’s what makes her so special,” explained Ora.

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The book, called Morning Glory on the Vine will be available to the public October 22.

“In 1971, as her album Blue topped charts around the world, Joni Mitchell crafted one hundred copies of Morning Glory on the Vine as a holiday gift for her closest friends,”  the website reads.

“For this stunningly beautiful book, Joni hand-wrote an exquisite selection of her own lyrics and poems and illustrated them with more than thirty of her original paintings and watercolors. Hand-crafted, signed, and numbered in Los Angeles, the existing copies of this labor of love have rarely been seen in the past half-century.”

The book will be released well in time for Christmas and will make the perfect gift for Joni Mitchel fans.

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Mitchell is coming into this year’s ceremony with one nomination for best folk album with Joni Mitchell at Newport. The surprise performance at Newport was her first in 20 years, and she’s now getting ready for another big “first”, hitting the stage at the Grammy Awards.

Even though Mitchell never performed during the Music’s Biggest Night, she always felt right at home at the Grammys stage. She’s a recipient of nine competitive Grammys, plus a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, which she received in 2022.

Mitchell is joining an impressive lineup of Grammy performers, which includes Billie Eilish, Billy Joel, Burna Boy, Dua Lipa, Luke Combs, Olivia Rodrigo, and Travis Scott. The rock band U2 is also expected to tune in for a special performance from Sphere in Las Vegas.

The 2024 Grammy Awards will take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 4. Trevor Noah will host the ceremony, which will be broadcast live on CBS, while also being available to stream on Paramount+.

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The post Joni Mitchell Set to Perform at the Grammy Awards for the First Time appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

Last night (October 2) at WaMu Theater in Seattle, Del Rey performed for fans as part of her album tour. In addition to playing a selection of songs from her latest album Norman F***ing Rockwell, Del Rey offered up her own take on Michell’s “For Free.”

The “Videogames” singer previously covered the track at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena last week. This time, one of her fans caught the whole performance on their phone. The cover follows her studio take on Sublime’s “Doin’ Time” for which she has received significant critical acclaim.

“For Free” is a track from Mitchell’s Ladies Of The Canyon (1970). Del Rey’s version is stripped back and features her singing with nothing but piano accompaniment. She sings: “Now me I play for fortunes / and those velvet curtain calls / I’ve got a black limousine / and two gentlemen / escorting me to the halls.”

You can watch the footage below.

The post Check it Out: Lana Del Rey’s Cover of Joni Mitchell’s “For Free” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

The British hit-maker delivered her rendition of Mitchell’s classic during the latest episode of Spotify’s Under Cover podcast. This wasn’t her first time to play the song in front of other people, since she enjoys performing it for her friends whenever they’re drinking together.

Before playing the song, Ora expressed her admiration for Joni Mitchell and her ability to put so much emotion in this stripped-down song, describing her as a lyrical genius.

“You don’t expect how confident the words that she says are when you look at her. Her lyrics have so much depth and substance and presence that you don’t actually consider her the underdog. I feel like that’s what makes her so special,” explained Ora.

The post Rita Ora Covers Joni Mitchell Classic “Big Yellow Taxi” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

The book, called Morning Glory on the Vine will be available to the public October 22.

“In 1971, as her album Blue topped charts around the world, Joni Mitchell crafted one hundred copies of Morning Glory on the Vine as a holiday gift for her closest friends,”  the website reads.

“For this stunningly beautiful book, Joni hand-wrote an exquisite selection of her own lyrics and poems and illustrated them with more than thirty of her original paintings and watercolors. Hand-crafted, signed, and numbered in Los Angeles, the existing copies of this labor of love have rarely been seen in the past half-century.”

The book will be released well in time for Christmas and will make the perfect gift for Joni Mitchel fans.

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