CSHF Inductee, Joni Mitchell, wins her 9th Grammy

One of music’s biggest nights, the 58^th Annual Grammy Awards, was held on February 15^th, 2016. Among the list of winners was Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (CSHF) inductee Joni Mitchell, who won her 9^th Grammy in the category of best album notes.

The famed singer-songwriter won for her album Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced, a career-spanning four-disc collection focusing on Mitchell’s most romantic works. The win was announced at the pre-show portion of the annual awards.

Mitchell’s first Grammy win was in 1969 for the album Clouds. She’s since been nominated 16 times over the years and has won a total of 9 times, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002.

A complete list of Joni Mitchell’s Grammy wins:

• 1969: Best Folk Performances, Clouds
• 1974: Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s), Down to You
• 1995: Best Pop Album, Turbulent Indigo
• 1995: Best Album Package, Turbulent Indigo
• 2000: Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, Both Sides, Now
• 2002: Lifetime Achievement Award
• 2007: Album of the Year, River: The Joni Letters
• 2007: Best Pop Instrumental Performance, One Week Last Summer
• 2016: Best Album Notes, Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced

You can read the album notes for Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced, at jonimitchell.com.