CCMA Awards in Edmonton to see ok.d. lang get band again collectively after 35 years
The return of ok.d. lang and the Reclines is predicted to be a spotlight because the Canadian Nation Music Affiliation arms out its annual {hardware} tonight in Edmonton.
The looks marks the primary time the Alberta songstress has teamed up with the band in 35 years and is tied to her induction into the Canadian Music Corridor of Fame.
Singer and songwriter ok.d. lang performs throughout the Americana Honors and Awards present Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn.
AP Photograph/Mark Zaleski
Lang and the Reclines are anticipated to carry out “Huge Boned Gal” from the final album they recorded collectively in 1989.
Singer MacKenzie Porter of Medication Hat, Alta., is co-hosting the present with American crooner Thomas Rhett, and they’re additionally set to carry out.
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Porter is up for six awards, together with feminine artist of the 12 months, in addition to single and video of the 12 months for “Chasin’ Tornadoes.”
She’s tied with Jade Eagleson of Bailieboro, Ont., who can be nominated for greatest single for “Rodeo Queen” and prime album for Do It Anyway.
Tenille Townes is defending her title of greatest feminine artist after profitable the prize in 2023 for the fifth consecutive 12 months. The “Anyone’s Daughter” singer from Grande Prairie, Alta., was first nominated for the award in 2011, when she was 17.
Brett Kissel and Dallas Smith are set to carry out and the James Barker Band and Steven Lee Olsen are set to take the stage as presenters.
The awards present is again in Alberta’s capital for the primary time since 2014. It was held in Hamilton final 12 months and in Calgary in 2022.
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