K.d. lang

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

Rankings

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Records

Lang's list of honours reflects both her musical achievements and her broader cultural impact. She is a four-time Grammy winner and has been recognized with Canada's highest civilian honour, the Order of Canada. Her induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame places her among the country's most celebrated artists. She has also received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement and the Alberta Order of Excellence. These honours recognize not just her music, but her role as a trailblazer for LGBTQ artists and her advocacy for animal rights and human rights.

AwardsLang has won four Grammy Awards: Best Female Country Vocal Performance for Absolute Torch and Twang (1990), Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Constant Craving" (1993), Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for "Crying" with Roy Orbison (1995), and Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for A Wonderful World with Tony Bennett (2005). She has also won multiple Juno Awards, including several for Female Vocalist of the Year and Best Country Female Vocalist in the late 1980s.

Honours & Distinctions

Order of Canada

Government of Canada·1996

Canada's highest civilian honour, awarded for her contributions to music and LGBTQ advocacy.

Canadian Music Hall of Fame

Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences·2013

Inducted for her lasting impact on Canadian music.

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame

Canadian Country Music Association·2025

Inducted in recognition of her pioneering country music career.

Alberta Order of Excellence

Government of Alberta·2009

Honoured for her achievements and contributions to the province.

Governor General's Performing Arts Award

Governor General of Canada·2013

Lifetime Artistic Achievement award.

Rankings & Lists

#Top 50

100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll

VH1·1999

#Listed

Greatest Living Voices

Multiple publications·2000

Magazine Covers

Vanity Fair

August 1993

k.d. lang: The Outlaw

The Advocate

1992

k.d. lang Comes Out

Rolling Stone

1993

k.d. lang: The Ingenue of Country

Out Magazine

2010

k.d. lang: The Legend

Records & Feats

First major mainstream artist to come out as lesbian

Historic First·1992

In 1992, she publicly came out in The Advocate, making her one of the first major artists to do so.

Performed at two Olympic ceremonies

Career Milestone·2010

She performed at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics closing and the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics opening.