TRIPLE THREAT

AN ERA where music feuds dominate tabloid coverage – think Drake vs. Meek Mill, Kanye West vs. Taylor Swift, Kanye West vs. Wiz Khalifa, Kanye West vs., well, you get the idea – k.d. lang’s gift for artistic collaboration proves all the more exceptional. A duet with Roy Orbison on the song “Crying” helped propel the Canuck songstress into the spotlight early in her career and, between solo hits like “Constant Craving,” “Miss Chatelaine” and a cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” and racking up numerous Juno and Grammy awards – not to mention her 2013 Canadian Music Hall of Fame induction – and advocating for LGBT rights, lang’s teamed with everyone from Elton John to Anne Murray on various projects. The 54-year-old’s latest collaboration involves a trifecta of musical talents that began with an email to American rocker Neko Case and folk singer Laura Veirs about recording together. “They wrote back within half an hour,” lang notes, “so that was a pretty good indication that my instincts were correct.” Four years and one new album, case/lang/veirs, later, the trio is set to hit the road, touring North America and making multiple Canadian stops this summer. “It’s going to be a very festive family kind of fun atmosphere,” she says. “The fact that we were actually able to take three independent and successful artists and collaborate equally is quite a feat.” —Mike Crisolago