WATCH ABOVE: Mitchell appears at a pre-Grammy gala on February 7, 2015.
TORONTO — Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell was hospitalized Tuesday after being found unconscious in her California home.
TMZ reported paramedics rushed to the 71-year-old’s Bel Air home after receiving a 911 call for an unconscious female.
Mitchell’s website and Twitter account confirmed late Tuesday she was in the hospital.
Later, Mitchell’s Twitter account provided an update:
The singer-songwriter told Billboard magazine in December that she has a rare skin condition, Morgellons disease, which prevents her from performing.
Still, she released a career-spanning four-disc box set last year and appeared at Clive Davis’ annual pre-Grammy party in February.
Mitchell has received eight Grammy Awards, including a lifetime achievement award in 2002. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.
Mitchell, who was born in Fort Macleod, Alta., is also a member of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.
She has a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame in Toronto and a commemorative stamp, and is a companion of the Order of Canada.
Several public figures tweeted well-wishes to the Canadian music legend:
-with files from Associated Press and Jon Azpiri
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