Joni Mitchell made Grammy debut

Joni Mitchell performed at the Grammy Awards for the first time.

The 80-year-old singer took to the stage to perform 'Both Sides Now' with her friend and collaborator Brandi Carlile, accompanied by Jacob Collier, Allison Russell, Sista Strings, Lucius and Blake Mills.

The 'Big Yellow Taxi' hitmaker remained seated throughout her moving performance of the classic folk track.

Brandi had introduced Joni to the stage and celebrated her friend as one of the "most influential and emotionally generous creators in human history".

She said: “Whether we know it or not, any one of us out here who ever dreamed of becoming a truly self-revealing singer/songwriter did it standing on the shoulders of one Joni Mitchell. Joni is one of the most influential and emotionally generous creators in human history. She redefined the very purpose of a song to reflect the contents of a person’s soul. Before she took this leap, the popular song was observational… But the exhilarating risk that we all now take by turning ourselves inside out for all the world to see, started, as far as I can tell, with Joni Mitchell doing it first."