After more than 15 years on Warner Bros. Records, k.d. lang has switched to Nonesuch Records. Her first release for the label will be "Hymns of the 49th Parallel," due July 27. On the album, lang covers songs by fellow Canadians, including tunes from Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Ron Sexsmith, Bruce Cockburn and Jane Siberry.
Boutique label Nonesuch, which will also release Brian Wilson's "Smile" in September, had been aligned with Atlantic Records. It switched to Warner Bros. in April as part of the restructuring of Warner Music Group under new heads Edgar Bronfman and Lyor Cohen.
Lang is enjoying a brief break from her Audi-sponsored North American symphony tour. Launched in late April, the trek resumes with a June 7-8 stand at Vancouver's Orpheum Theatre and will run through an Aug. 1 show in San Diego. After another break, lang will return to the road in October.
In February, lang and Tony Bennett won the best traditional pop album Grammy Award for their collaboration "A Wonderful World." Released in November 2002, the T Bone Burnett-produced RPM/Columbia album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 41 on The Billboard 200.
Here are lang's upcoming tour dates:
June 7-8: Vancouver (Orpheum Theatre)
June 10: Portland, Ore. (Arlene Schnitzer Hall)
June 12: Denver (Universal Lending Pavilion)
June 15: Edmonton (Jubilee Auditorium)
June 17-18: Toronto (Roy Thomson Hall)
June 19: New York (JVC Jazz Festival)
June 22: Milwaukee (Marcus Center)
June 23-24: Detroit (Detroit Orchestra Hall)
June 26: Cincinnati (Symphony Hall)
June 27: Ottawa (National Arts Centre)
June 29: Minneapolis (Orchestra Hall)
June 30: Nashville (Andrew Jackson Hall)
July 7: Montreal (Place des Arts)
July 7: Montreal (Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier; Festival International De Jazz De Montreal)
July 9: Boston (FleetBoston Pavilion)
July 10: Columbus, Ohio (Chemical Abstract Service Grounds)
July 11: Highland Park, Ill. (Ravinia Festival)
July 16: Atlanta (Chastain Park Amphitheatre)
July 17: Cary, N.C. (Regency Park)
July 21: Seattle (Paramount Theatre)
July 23-24: San Francisco (Davies Symphony Hall)
July 30-31: Los Angeles (Hollywood Bowl)
Aug. 1: San Diego (Starlight Bowl)
Oct. 8: Winnipeg (Centennial Concert Hall)
Oct. 10: Calgary (Jack Singer Concert Hall)
Oct. 12: Indianapolis (Hilbert Circle Theatre)
Oct. 14: Charlotte, N.C. (Ovens Auditorium)
Oct. 16: Albany, N.Y. (Palace Theatre)
Oct. 17: Philadelphia (Kimmel Center)
Jan. 7: Los Angeles (Walt Disney Concert Hall)
Boutique label Nonesuch, which will also release Brian Wilson's "Smile" in September, had been aligned with Atlantic Records. It switched to Warner Bros. in April as part of the restructuring of Warner Music Group under new heads Edgar Bronfman and Lyor Cohen.
Lang is enjoying a brief break from her Audi-sponsored North American symphony tour. Launched in late April, the trek resumes with a June 7-8 stand at Vancouver's Orpheum Theatre and will run through an Aug. 1 show in San Diego. After another break, lang will return to the road in October.
In February, lang and Tony Bennett won the best traditional pop album Grammy Award for their collaboration "A Wonderful World." Released in November 2002, the T Bone Burnett-produced RPM/Columbia album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 41 on The Billboard 200.
Here are lang's upcoming tour dates:
June 7-8: Vancouver (Orpheum Theatre)
June 10: Portland, Ore. (Arlene Schnitzer Hall)
June 12: Denver (Universal Lending Pavilion)
June 15: Edmonton (Jubilee Auditorium)
June 17-18: Toronto (Roy Thomson Hall)
June 19: New York (JVC Jazz Festival)
June 22: Milwaukee (Marcus Center)
June 23-24: Detroit (Detroit Orchestra Hall)
June 26: Cincinnati (Symphony Hall)
June 27: Ottawa (National Arts Centre)
June 29: Minneapolis (Orchestra Hall)
June 30: Nashville (Andrew Jackson Hall)
July 7: Montreal (Place des Arts)
July 7: Montreal (Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier; Festival International De Jazz De Montreal)
July 9: Boston (FleetBoston Pavilion)
July 10: Columbus, Ohio (Chemical Abstract Service Grounds)
July 11: Highland Park, Ill. (Ravinia Festival)
July 16: Atlanta (Chastain Park Amphitheatre)
July 17: Cary, N.C. (Regency Park)
July 21: Seattle (Paramount Theatre)
July 23-24: San Francisco (Davies Symphony Hall)
July 30-31: Los Angeles (Hollywood Bowl)
Aug. 1: San Diego (Starlight Bowl)
Oct. 8: Winnipeg (Centennial Concert Hall)
Oct. 10: Calgary (Jack Singer Concert Hall)
Oct. 12: Indianapolis (Hilbert Circle Theatre)
Oct. 14: Charlotte, N.C. (Ovens Auditorium)
Oct. 16: Albany, N.Y. (Palace Theatre)
Oct. 17: Philadelphia (Kimmel Center)
Jan. 7: Los Angeles (Walt Disney Concert Hall)
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