Joni Mitchell to present at the 2022 Grammys

The 64th annual Grammy Awards brought together the buzziest talent in the music biz, including BTS, Doja Cat and Questlove, on Sunday for a star-studded live and in-person ceremony in Las Vegas. However, unlike other awards ceremonies that have seen ratings rebound this year, the Grammys matched 2021’s all-time lows.

Joni Mitchell has delivered her first public performance in nine years, taking to the stage at MusiCares’ 2022 Person of the Year benefit gala.Mitchell was bestowed with this year’s titular honour on Friday night (April 1), following in the footsteps of previous recipients Aerosmith (who were celebrated with the title in 2020) and Dolly Parton (in 2019).Mitchell was not announced to be performing at the event, but joined the likes of Beck, Brandi Carlile, Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Stills, Jon Batiste and more to sing her 1970 classics ‘Big Yellow Taxi’ and ‘The Circle Game’.It marked her first time singing in public since June 2013, when she performed two short, impromptu sets at events being held in her honour, where she was initially booked to recite poetry. Prior to those, her last performance took place in 2002, with Mitchell having retired from touring altogether in 2000.Watch Mitchell singing ‘Big Yellow Taxi’ at the MusiCares gala below:At other points during the event, which took place at the Marquee Ballroom in Las Vegas, Mitchell was honoured with a sprawling roster of tributes.Among them were a cover of ‘The Jungle Line’ (from Mitchell’s 1975 album ‘The Hissing Of Summer Lawns’) performed by Beck, St.

The Recording Academy paid tribute to Ukraine Sunday night at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. First, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave a rousing pre-taped speech in English, asking for support for his nation as it struggles to fight off Russian attacks.

GRAMMY Awards saw some of music's brightest stars — including Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo and Lil Nas X — come together for music's biggest night.This year's ceremony was also a celebration of a return to (quasi) normality after last year's socially distanced show, and the slew of impressive performances tore the roof off the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.Hosted by Trevor Noah, the night featured some hilarious moments, and a slew of incredible performances from the multitude of A-list entertainers including John Legend, Carrie Underwood, and Silk Sonic, who opened the star-studded ceremony.Here's a look at the most memorable and jaw-dropping musical moments from Sunday's big show.pic.twitter.com/Xd779KlciRThe duo, made up of Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars, got the star-studded audience moving and on their feet at the start of the gala event, and their hit track, «777,» more than did the trick! The night proved fruitful for the group, as they won Best R&B Performance for «Leave the Door Open,» tying with Jazmine Sullivan («Pick Up Your Feelings») and later won Song of the Year for the same track!The  host and celebrated stand-up comic had endless charm and class as he delivered a fun monologue and didn't hold back when it came to poking fun at some of the A-list music stars in the room. He also delivered a low-key jab at the Oscars slap controversy, joking, «We're gonna be listening to some music, we're gonna be dancing, we're gonna be singing.

Billie Eilish is turning heads again on the red carpet, and this time it's at the 64th annual GRAMMY Awards!The «Happier Than Ever» singer stepped out in Las Vegas on Sunday, turning heads in a bold ensemble that featured a coat — except not how you might think. Instead of putting her arms through the sleeves, Eilish donned the outerwear through a hole at the neck of the coat, layered over a matching black draped garment with black boots. The star's look was complete with dark sunglasses and her hair in an updo. It's a back-to-back awards affair for the 20-year-old singer, who just last week attended the 94 annual Academy Awards and rocked a magnificent gothic look on the red carpet with an all-black tulle dress by Gucci.

Billy Porter is making a statement on the red carpet. The 52-year-old actor stepped out in Las Vegas for the 2022 GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, and stunned in a hot pink Valentino look.The star's monochromatic outfit featured a flowing, ruffled collared shirt and matching pants.

Hitting a beauty high note! The stars of music stepped out to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas for the 64th annual Grammy Awards on April 3 and they certainly did not play shy when it came to hair, makeup and style! See every amazing look on the red carpet here!

Billie Eilish is ready for the big night, and she’s a major contender!

Jon Batiste got in one more performance before the 2022 GRAMMYs. The 35-year-old singer took to Instagram hours ahead of Sunday's Las Vegas ceremony to share a video of himself performing in the New York City subway.In the clip, Batiste gathered with his friends below ground for a self-proclaimed «love riot,» during which he performed his 2021 track, «Cry.»After his subway performance, Batiste and his pals headed off to the studio for one last pre-GRAMMYs session.«Love riots are like chaotic, fun, impromptu musical parades.

Olivia Rodrigo’s “Good 4 U” and sobbing to Taylor Swift’s 10-minute version of “All Too Well,” the competition for this year’s awards is tight. The show will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas — the first time the event will take place in Sin City. Sunday night also will be the first time the Grammys return to a full-swing, in-person ceremony since the coronavirus pandemic began.

Chris Willman Music WriterWith due respect to Joni Mitchell’s lyrical prowess, never were there less prophetic words than “Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone” — if only for the due that Mitchell herself is receiving while she is around to take it in. The queen of singer-songwriters got what may be the best of all possible salutes Friday night, feted and serenaded in a three-hour tribute concert that capped MusiCares’ annual pre-Grammy MusiCares fundraising dinner.And even though the event, like the Grammy telecast itself, was transported to Las Vegas this year, with the main ballroom at the MGM Grand Conference Center sitting in for MusiCares’ usual L.A.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The biggest names in music will gather in Las Vegas this Sunday for the 2022 Grammy Awards, which will take place on April 3 at 5 p.m.

Joni Mitchell is the Person of the Year and she was honored at the 2022 MusiCares event during Grammys weekend!

Joni Mitchell just gave her first on-stage performance in years!

LAS VEGAS -- An 81-year-old jazz giant and a 15-year-old rock singer were the first to perform tributes to Joni Mitchell on Friday night.Such was the diversity of artists honoring a most diverse artist, Mitchell, a Canadian-turned-Californian, folkie-turned-rocker-turned-jazz explorer who was honored as the 2022 MusiCares Person of the year by the Recording Academy two days before the Grammy Awards.Herbie Hancock played a jazz piano rendition of music from Mitchell's 1976 album “Hejira” that was followed by a rocking version of 1974's “Help Me” from Violet Grohl, the teenage daughter of Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, to open the tribute concert in a ballroom at the MGM Grand Las Vegas.Mitchell, sitting at the front table, brought out the teenager in many of the older entertainers.“When I first heard Joni Mitchell it was 1968 and I was 15 years old,” Cyndi Lauper, now 68, said. “I had never heard anyone sing so intimately about what it was like to be a young woman navigating this world.”Lauper recited several of Mitchell's lines that moved her most, before launching into “Magdalene Laundry” while playing mountain dulcimer.“I don’t know how you do what you do, I just know I need it like food,” Meryl Streep said in a video message played for Mitchell and the crowd.