Folk music icon Joni Mitchell has been announced to be performing at the 2024 Grammy Awards.
Unbeknownst to many, this would be Mitchell's first performance at the Grammy Awards ceremony, decades after she won her first Grammy Award in 1969.
Joni Mitchell Performing At The Grammy Awards
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Joni Mitchell will be performing at the Grammy Awards ceremony on Feb. 4, 2024, in Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.
Mitchell is nominated for Best Folk Album for "Joni Mitchell At Newport [Live]."
She previously received a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement award in 2002 and he was described as "one of the most important female recording artists of the rock era" and "a powerful influence on all artists who embrace diversity, imagination and integrity."
The singer has been nominated for 18 Grammy Awards and has so far won nine, including Best Folk Performance, Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s), Best Pop Album, Best Album Package, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, and ultimately, Album of the Year for "River: The Joni Letters" in 2008.
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2024 Grammy Awards Performers
Joni Mitchell will be joining Luke Combs, Burna Boy, Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish, Travis Scott, and Olivia Rodrigo as performers for the 2024 telecast.
Variety reported that Billy Joel will also be performing for the 2024 Grammy Awards. Although he is not nominated for any awards this year, the singer who recently announced the end of his Madison Square Garden Residency, Joel will be performing his new song in 17 years.
U2 will also be performing at the 2024 Grammy Awards, but not in the same building. They announced that they would be performing from the Sphere in Las Vegas, where the band is currently holding their Las Vegas Residency.
However, it was pointed out that U2 does not have a show booked for that night so it is not known up until now whether there would be a live audience where U2 will be performing.
2024 Grammy Awards
Leading the pack with nine outstanding nominations, SZA is preceded by Victoria Monet and Phoebe Bridgers with the most nominations with seven each.
SZA's record-breaking album "SOS" is nominated for Album of the Year and Best Progressive R&B Album. "Kill Bill" is nominated for Record and Song of the Year and Best R&B Performance. "Ghost in the Machine" with Phoebe Bridgers was nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, while "Love Language" earned a nod for Best Traditional R&B Performance Best R&B Song for "Snooze," and Best Melodic Rap Performance for "Low."
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