The return of KD Lang and the Reclines is expected to be a highlight when the Canadian Country Music Association hands out its annual hardware tonight in Edmonton.
The appearance marks the first time the Alberta singer has joined the band in 35 years and is tied to her induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
Singer-songwriter KD Lang performs during the Americana Honors and Awards show on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn.
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Lang and the Reclines are expected to perform “Big Boned Gal” from their last album together in 1989.
Singer MacKenzie Porter, from Medicine Hat, Alta., will co-host the show along with American singer Thomas Rhett, and they are also scheduled to perform.
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Porter is nominated for six awards, including female artist of the year, as well as single and video of the year for “Chasin’ Tornadoes.”
She is tied with Jade Eagleson of Bailieboro, Ontario, who is also nominated for best single for “Rodeo Queen” and best album for Do it anyway.
Tenille Townes is defending her title as top female artist after winning the award in 2023 for the fifth consecutive year. The “Somebody’s Daughter” singer from Grande Prairie, Alta., was first nominated for the award in 2011, when she was 17.
Brett Kissel and Dallas Smith will perform, and the James Barker Band and Steven Lee Olsen will take the stage as presenters.
The awards ceremony returns to Alberta’s capital for the first time since 2014. It was held in Hamilton last year and in Calgary in 2022.
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