TORONTO - Joni Mitchell’s incredible impact on music will be celebrated at the Juno Awards with a lifetime achievement honour.

Organizers say they’ve selected the Prairies-raised “Both Sides Now” singer-songwriter as next year’s recipient for the award created in 1989 to recognize Canadian content champion and Juno namesake Pierre Juneau.

Mitchell will become only the third recipient of the top honour, which was revived earlier this year to recognize the influence of Anne Murray.

The Junos say they’ve also chosen Nelly Furtado as the newest inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in recognition of a career of pop hits, which include “Like a Bird” and “Maneater.”

Furtado recently announced she is stepping back from live performances for the “foreseeable future,” raising the questi

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