Celebrity Name: k.d. lang
New Company: Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
Primary Agent: Mitch Rose
Department: Music
Territory: North America
- Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has signed Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, composer, and actress, k.d. lang, for representation.
- Her point agent is Mitch Rose, Head of North American Music at CAA, who has represented major acts including Harry Styles, Katy Perry, John Mayer, and Bryan Adams.
- Lang continues to be managed by Steve Jensen of Direct Management and Nonesuch Records for publicity.
- Lang’s decorated career includes four Grammy Awards, eight Juno Awards, a Brit Award, an AMA, a VMA, and four GLAAD Awards.
CAA has officially signed k.d. lang, the acclaimed singer, songwriter, composer, and actress, for representation. She will be repped by Mitch Rose, Head of North American Music at CAA, a 40-year veteran of the agency who also works with Harry Styles, Katy Perry, and Bryan Adams.
Lang has played an important role in shaping Canadian pop and country music, earning four Grammys, eight Juno Awards, a Brit Award, an AMA, a VMA, and four GLAAD Awards across her career.
Her landmark album Ingénue went platinum and was followed by critically acclaimed tours across Australia, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ireland.
She later released makeover, a collection of classic dance remixes of some of her most iconic tracks. Other acclaimed records include Shadowland, All You Can Eat, Hymns of the 49th Parallel, and Watershed.
Beyond music, Lang has contributed to numerous film soundtracks, appeared in multiple films, and made her Broadway debut in the seven-time Tony Award–nominated musical After Midnight. She continues to be managed by Steve Jensen of Direct Management.
This signing comes as CAA continues to expand its North American music roster with established, award-winning artists, a pattern also seen when Awkwafina signed with CAA and when Daniel Brühl signed with CAA and United Agents for representation.
Takeaways
Landing k.d. lang is a statement signing for CAA’s music division. She isn’t an emerging act looking for a break, she’s a multi-Grammy-winning icon with a cross-genre legacy spanning country, pop, and Broadway.
The move signals that CAA, under Mitch Rose’s long-tenured leadership, is actively courting heritage artists with serious touring and catalog value back into the fold.
The fact that her management with Steve Jensen at Direct Management stays intact tells us this is a strategic booking play. CAA is being brought in to maximize her live and commercial opportunities, not overhaul her team. That’s a confident, surgical move.
Could this CAA signing signal a new tour, album, or major live event on the horizon for k.d. lang? With Mitch Rose’s track record of arena-level touring (Harry Styles, Katy Perry), could lang be positioned for a larger-scale comeback run?
