Joni Mitchell, 79, will perform on the Grammy stage for the FIRST time in her legendary career next week

Legendary folk singer Joni Mitchell, one of the most beloved singers of the last century, will perform at the 2024 Grammy Awards on February 4.

The Recording Academy and CBS have announced that the nine-time Grammy winner will take the stage at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, just one week before the awards ceremony.

This is her first time singing at the ceremony airs live on CBS and Paramount+.

U2, Luke Combs, Billie Eilish, Billy Joel, Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo and Travis Scott are among the other stars set to perform at the 66th annual Grammy Awards.

In 2015, Mitchell suffered a brain aneurysm and had to relearn how to talk, walk and play guitar.

After the medical emergency, she was transported to a hospital in Los Angeles.

A statement from her team at the time revealed that she was “found unconscious in her home” and “regained consciousness during the ambulance ride to an LA-area hospital.”

Soon after, she was reported to be recovering while undergoing tests and was “awake and cheerful.”

Many initially assumed Mitchell would never perform again, but intensive physical therapy and exercise eventually allowed her to regain many of her previous skills.

She wowed the crowd when she showed she was once again a capable performer when she made a critically acclaimed performance at the 2022 Newport Jazz Festival. Her most recent onstage appearance was in October at the Brandi Carlile and Friends show at the Hollywood Bowl.

Mitchell has also previously said that she suffers from a condition called Morgellons disease, in which “different colored fibers stick out of my skin like mushrooms after a rain shower: they cannot be identified forensically as animal, vegetable or mineral,” she said. the singer. the Los Angeles Times in 2010.

However, the condition has no known organic basis and is instead believed to be a delusional psychiatric disorder.

On Sunday, the Recording Academy and CBS announced that the nine-time Grammy winner will take the stage at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, according to Variety.

This is her first time singing at the ceremony, which airs live on CBS and Paramount+ (pictured in 1970)

In 2022, she was honored with the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize.

The Gershwin Prize for Popular Song celebrates the work of an artist whose career reflects the influence, impact and achievements in promoting song as a vehicle for musical expression and cultural understanding.

She received the award from Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden at the gala event.

Before the ceremony, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden said, “Joni Mitchell’s music and artistry have left a distinct impression on American culture and internationally, a hybrid of folk music with a distinctive voice whose songs will remain with us for a long time.”

U2, Luke Combs, Billie Eilish, Billy Joel, Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo and Travis Scott will also perform at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards

Born in Fort McLeod, Alberta, Canada, Mitchell began honing her craft in clubs across Canada before settling in America; seen in 1974

“Joni Mitchell’s music has so many artists and music lovers all singing her tunes,” Hayden added in her statement.

Mitchell was born in Fort McLeod, Alberta, Canada and began honing her craft in clubs across Canada before settling in America.

Her 1971 album Blue is widely regarded as one of the best of all time, landing third on Rolling Stone’s 2020 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

She has won 10 Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002 and Best Historical Album for Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967) in 2022.

Mitchell surprised fans in July 2022 by performing a full set with Carlile at the Newport Folk Festival, her first full set in over twenty years.

In October, it was announced that Mitchell will perform on June 10 at the Gorge Amphitheater east of Seattle.