She set such an imposingly high standard for excellence as a songwriter. Because of that, Joni Mitchell sometimes gets overlooked in terms of her ability to turn out hit singles. She enjoyed a decent ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.

Mitchell wrote “You Turn Me On I’m a Radio” with the perimeters of a radio show in mind. She made the intro and outro longer than normal so that the DJs could give their two cents over top the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.

Joni Mitchell — an only child born on the Canadian prairies — reinvented herself for more than six decades, aptly singing “I’m on a lonely road, and I am traveling, traveling, traveling, looking for ...

Joni Mitchell has a nearly 60-year history of winning Grammys, but her first actual singing appearance on the awards show didn’t take place till Sunday night, as she sang “Both Sides Now” for 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 ...

Highly personal tributes by the writers Henry Alford and Paul Lisicky each view the singer’s life and artistry through their own prism. By Leah Greenblatt Leah Greenblatt is an editor at The Times. I ...

Joni Mitchell has enchanted countless listeners with her gorgeous voice, poetic lyrics and distinctive guitar-playing, and over the years her personal life has garnered almost as much attention as her ...