Joni Mitchell confirms launch of new live album on Elton John show. Details inside

Veteran American-Canadian singer and songwriter, Joni Mitchell will be launching a new live album, the singer confirmed during a rare interview with British icon Elton John. Joni was speaking to the Original Sin singer on his radio show ‘Rock Hour’, where she announced that her team is working on the launch of her new album which she will be releasing at the Newport Folk festival. It will also be her first full performance in 20 years.


Joni’s soon-to-be-launched album will be a collaboration with American singer Brandi Carlile. It will also feature artists like Marcus Mumford, Blake Mills, Wynonna Judd, and others. The album will mark the legendary folk singer’s full feature in more than two decades. The live performance saw Joni singing from an onstage throne and also her performing a guitar solo for ‘Just Like This Train’.


Talking more about it, Joni said that her performance came across as too intimate for the people and compared it to ‘(Bob) Dylan going electric’. She also said that the current generation faces emotions more easily than hers. Joni also expressed her disgust with wars and remarked that Chuck Berry as a GOAT( greatest of all times) rock musician.

Joni Mitchell suffered an aneurysm in March 2015, following which she has been struggling with her health. The 79-year-old musician's last studio album, ‘Shine’, was released in September 2007. The American-Canadian folk singer is all set to perform at her first headliner in 23 years at the Gorge Amphitheatre, Washington, in June 2023.

FAQs

• What was Joni Mitchell’s last studio album?
Shine, which was released in September 2007, and was Joni Mitchell’s last studio album.

• With whom has Joni collaborated for the upcoming live album?
Joni has collaborated with American singer Brandi Carlile for her upcoming live album.