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Canadian Music Icon Joni Mitchell Becomes American Citizen

The singer-songwriter's citizenship follows what she calls a journey that began in the early sixties; the report does not say what took so long.

On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on BBN Newsroom
Published 1:29 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Photo: Library of Congress Life · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Photo: Library of Congress Life · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Photo: Joni Mitchell — Photo: Library of Congress Life · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by The Daily Caller: “Canadian Music Icon Joni Mitchell Proudly Becomes American Citizen”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 1:29 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
Topics: Joni Mitchell, American.
BBN covered this story before: Joni Mitchell shares citizenship ceremony footage on Instagram (October 14).

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The Daily CallerCanadian Music Icon Joni Mitchell Proudly Becomes American Citizen

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorJoni Mitchell, the Canadian singer and songwriter, has become an American citizen, according to The Daily Caller, calling it a journey that began sixty-two years ago.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOkay, so what actually happened? Did she move, or did somebody just finally stamp the form?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShe took the oath and is now a citizen. The report doesn't say what held it up for sixty-two years, so nobody knows that part.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSixty-two years?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat's the number in the headline.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorDoes this change anything for me? Like, do I have to hum along at the grocery store now?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNo. It's a pop culture headline, and nothing in the report affects your daily life. What happens next isn't said either.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSixty-two years. That's longer than most of her albums have been in rotation.

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