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Amanda Seyfried addresses Joni Mitchell biopic speculations after ‘California’ cover goes viral

‘Mamma Mia!’ star’s pitch-perfect cover of Mitchell’s hit 1971 track led to speculation that she was auditioning to play the folk singer in a biopic

The Independent UK

Saturn’s moons, royal songs and sporting politicians – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

“This is what I learned to play during the pandemic for almost two years”: Amanda Seyfried just showed off her new-found dulcimer skills and proved that she’d be the perfect fit for Cameron Crowe’s Joni Mitchell biopic

An ‘impromptu’ performance of a Joni classic has got the internet talking

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Watch superstar actor Amanda Seyfried cover Joni Mitchell with a stunning dulcimer performance

The Mamma Mia! star covered Mitchell’s classic California during a recent stop by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Louder

“Are you kidding me?!” Amanda Seyfried shows off her dulcimer chops as she covers a Joni Mitchell classic on Jimmy Fallon

The Mamma Mia star learned the dulcimer during the pandemic, and paid homage to one of her heroes with a cover of California

Guitar World

Gracie Abrams, the year’s biggest pop star: ‘Trump has only been in office a month, and everybody is more at risk’

After dodging toxic fans, ‘nepo baby’ jibes and her own projectile vomit, the 25-year-old has just spent eight weeks at UK No 1. She explains why she’s now writing about our dark, uncertain future

The Guardian - UK

‘He smashed his iPad and headphones. My lyrics got torn up’: inside Elton John and Brandi Carlile’s explosive duets album

Retire quietly? The idea filled John with horror. Instead, he and Carlile made his best album in decades. They talk tantrums, mortality – and being tactful with Trump

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10 huge hits given away from one artist to another

From Prince to Joni Mitchell and Macca to the Bee Gees, the stars who were in such a creative purple patch that they had classics going spare and shopped them elsewhere.

Louder

Joni Mitchell delivers rare public performance for LA's FireAid benefit concert

Joni Mitchell made a rare public appearance to perform at the FireAid concert in Los Angeles on Thursday, 30 January, which was dedicated to rebuilding communities devastated by deadly wildfires in California earlier this month.

The Independent UK

FireAid, the massive benefit concert to help LA fire victims, came together quickly. Here’s how

Within days of the devastating Los Angeles-area fires breaking out, a benefit concert was in the works

The Independent UK

What is FireAid, the LA wildfire benefit concert featuring Billie Eilish, Stevie Wonder and more?

FireAid is a star-studded benefit concert organized for Los Angeles-area wildfire relief

The Independent UK

“I was on my way to Vegas to marry a French boy, who was asleep on my lap, and I was listening to this song thinking, I'm living the dream. Then he woke up and said, I can't marry you.” Du Blonde on the eight songs that changed her life

From Joni Mitchell to David Bowie via Billy Bragg, Led Zeppelin and Frank Zappa, here are eight songs that made Du Blonde the bold and brilliant artist that she is

Louder

‘She couldn’t walk, she couldn’t talk’: music therapy helped Joni Mitchell recover from a stroke – could it ward off depression and dementia too?

When his friend, the legendary songwriter, had a catastrophic stroke, neuroscientist Daniel Levitin put together a programme of music therapy. Now he’s recommending it for a whole range of conditions

The Guardian - UK

FireAid is go: Billie Eilish, Joni Mitchell, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Dave Matthews, John Mayer and more pile on for mega charity gig

Raising money to help rebuild communities devastated by fire, a line-up of stars will be appearing live in LA later this month

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“This is on a level of Live Aid, mid-'80s”: John Mayer and Dave Matthews to perform as a duo for the first time at L.A. FireAid benefit concert, alongside Red Hot Chili Peppers, Joni Mitchell and Green Day

The mega-event will take place on January 30 at L.A.'s Intuit Dome and Kia Forum, and will be broadcast on multiple platforms

The Independent UK

Joni Mitchell, Lady Gaga and Billie Eilish set to play LA fires benefit concert

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Katy Perry and Green Day also on line-up for FireAid

Louder

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rod Stewart, Stephen Stills, Stevie Nicks, Green Day, Joni Mitchell and more confirmed for FireAid benefit concerts

FireAid will raise money for those affected by Californian wildfires and efforts to prevent future disasters

MusicRadar

"When he died, I cried. And I actually jumped into the ocean at San Francisco. And let me tell you, the ocean at San Francisco is cold": Bass legend Jaco Pastorius

We salute a true bass guitar virtuoso

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The Walrus

2024: The Year in Arts & Culture

Thoughtful essays and fascinating deep dives into everything from art forgeries to Joni Mitchell’s best work

The Guardian - UK

From Bob Dylan to Stevie Wonder: the best late-era albums by musical greats

When pop stars are deemed ‘past their peak’, it’s easy to dismiss their work. But do that and you might miss out on hidden treasure. Here our critics celebrate unexpected gems from the likes of Aretha Franklin and The Fall

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Emma Thompson Says Her ‘Love Actually’ Crying Was All Too Real, Actually

"I knew what it was like to find a necklace that wasn't meant for me..."

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“They’re starting to call us punks. It was absurd, these stupid labels. One day I said to a guy, ‘If you call me a punk again, I’m gonna cut ya’”: How Tom Petty took on the record industry and won with Damn The Torpedoes

The story behind Tom Petty’s classic 1979 album Damn The Torpedoes and its follow-up Hard Promises

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Meet the Man Behind Gran Turismo's Amazing Jazz Soundtrack

The iconic racing game Gran Turismo introduced much to the world. The series’s huge popularity made heroes of many cars, from the unsuspecting Suzuki Cappuccino to the mighty Nissan Skyline GT-R. And GT’s now-iconic menu music, composed by Isamu Ohira, also exposed many to a unique version of jazz fusion.

Guitar World

“Jaco was Joni’s liberator, but she wanted the bass to play a greater part in holding down the groove”: Larry Klein on how he handled the challenge of replacing Jaco Pastorius in Joni Mitchell’s band

The session ace-turned producer began working with Mitchell in 1981, soon after her last album with the “world’s greatest bass player”

Guitar World

“The second night after I arrived in Miami, I went to a jazz club. This guy played bass for one tune and it was like he had dropped out of a spaceship”: Pat Metheny tells the story of how he met Jaco Pastorius – and their formative years in Miami

Pastorius notably played on Metheny's debut album, Bright Size Life, and the two even joined Joni Mitchell on her Shadows and Light tour

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