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Amanda Seyfried’s Viral Late-Night Cover Makes Joni Mitchell Classic a Streaming Hit

Amanda Seyfried's cover of Joni Mitchell's "California" on 'Jimmy Fallon' has helped turn the Mitchell original into a streaming hit.

This week: Amanda Seyfried and her dulcimer help introduce a new generation to Joni Mitchell, while TikTok revives an ’00s southern rap cult favorite and makes new breakout hits for Ravyn Lenae and Sombr. You would if you watched her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon earlier this month, as the Emmy-winning actress explained she picked up the lap-set fretted string instrument over the pandemic. The clip unsurprisingly made headlines and quickly went viral, while also giving the original song a wave of TikTok momentum and sending younger audiences to revisit (or check out) the West Coast classic.

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