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Joni Mitchell Is Now an American, After 60 Years in the U.S.
The celebrated singer-songwriter has lived in the United States for six decades; the New York Times reports she has now taken citizenship, paperwork finally complete.
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At a glance
- First reported by The New York Times: “Joni Mitchell Is Now an American, After 60 Years of Living in the U.S.”
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 1:02 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Gloria Vance and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: Mitchell, American, US.
- BBN covered this story before: Joni Mitchell sworn in as a U.S. citizen (October 13).
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- The New York TimesJoni Mitchell Is Now an American, After 60 Years of Living in the U.S.
What BBN said about it
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOkay, the one we teased: Joni Mitchell is now an American citizen, after sixty years of living in the United States, according to The New York Times.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe singer and songwriter, one of the most celebrated of her generation, has spent most of her adult life here, and the summary we have does not say what finally prompted the paperwork.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSixty years! I love this for her, honestly. Better late than never, I guess.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt is a long runway. She wrote about a lot of places in that time, and now she can vote in one of them.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSixty years to finally get the form back. Some of us wait that long for a text.
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The story so far
- Record $80 million shipping bills squeeze U.S. oil sales to Asia · The Daily Caller
- US green card crackdown clouds Indian tech workers' dream · CNA
- Mitchell's pick ends Eagles' drought; Lawson felt alone in F1 · Yahoo Sports
- Immigrants who lived under socialism warn US voters in opinion piece · Washington Examiner
- Iran war reportedly costs each U.S. household $2,000 · The Daily Caller
- Joni Mitchell sworn in as a U.S. citizen · Variety
- Joni Mitchell Is Now an American, After 60 Years in the U.S. (this story)
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