{{short description|Canadian country music artist}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Matt Lang | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_date = | birth_name = Mathieu Langevin | birth_place = | alias = | origin = Maniwaki, Quebec, Canada<ref>{{cite web|url=https://matt-lang.prezly.com/award-winning-country-artist-matt-lang-to-release-sophomore-album-june-5th|title=Award Winning Country Artist Matt Lang to Release Sophomore Album June 5th|date=May 8, 2020|work=Matt Lang PR|access-date=September 9, 2021}}</ref> | instrument = | genre = {{hlist|Country|neotraditional country}} | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 2015-present | label = *Independent *Jayward Artist Group | website = {{URL|mattlangmusic.com/}} }} '''Matt Lang''' is a Canadian country singer and songwriter from Maniwaki, Quebec. He has released three albums ''More'', ''Moonlight Sessions'', and ''All Night Longer'', as well as multiple singles, including "Getcha" and "Only a Woman".<ref>{{cite web|title=More - Matt Lang|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/more-mw0003398534|work=AllMusic|access-date=September 10, 2021}}</ref>
==Early life== Lang is from Maniwaki, Quebec. He recalls Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" as the first song he ever performed live.<ref>{{cite web|title=Matt Lang shows Québec's take on country music|url=https://www.queensjournal.ca/story/2020-01-24/arts/matt-lang-shows-quebecs-take-on-country-music/|date=January 24, 2020|work=The Queen's Journal|first=Brittany|last=Giliforte}}</ref> While primarily playing hockey as a teenager, Lang realized his true passion was writing and performing music. He cites Cash, Dwight Yoakam, and Merle Haggard as artists he listened to growing up, in addition to regional Quebecois acts Kaïn, Les Colocs, and Okoumé.<ref name="UW">{{cite web|url=http://uwimprint.ca/article/matt-lang-canadas-next-country-star/|title=Matt Lang: Canada's next country star|first=Sharanya|last=Karkera|date=January 28, 2020|work=UW Imprint}}</ref>
==Career== Lang began his career as a Francophone singer on Quebec reality show ''La Voix'', North America's French language counterpart to ''The Voice''.<ref name="UW"/> He subsequently released a French album before deciding to pursue his passion for country music.<ref name="UW"/> When he travelled to Nashville, Tennessee in 2018, Lang stated he was then only learning to speak the English language,<ref name="EF">{{cite web|url=https://entertainment-focus.com/2021/02/25/interview-matt-lang-opens-up-about-learning-to-speak-english-and-his-album-more/|title=Interview: Matt Lang Opens Up About Learning To Speak English And His Album 'More'|first=Pip|last=Ellwood-Hughes|date=February 25, 2021|work=Entertainment Focus}}</ref> while working on his self-titled extended play.<ref>{{cite web|title='I want to sound like an American country man'|url=https://www.saultstar.com/entertainment/local-arts/i-want-to-sound-like-an-american-country-man|work=The Sault Star|date=January 24, 2020|first=Jeffrey|last=Ougler}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.socanmagazine.ca/features/matt-lang-and-laurie-leblanc-heading-west/|title=Matt Lang and Laurie Leblanc: Heading West|date=June 4, 2020|first=Catherine|last=Genest|work=Words and Music|publisher=SOCAN Magazine}}</ref>
Lang won the second annual SiriusXM "Top of the Country" competition in September 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.siriusxm.ca/matt-lang-is-canadas-next-big-name-in-country-music-winning-siriusxm-top-of-the-country-and-25000/|title=Matt Lang Is Canada's Next Big Name in Country Music, Winning Sirius XM's Top of the Country and $25,000|date=September 6, 2019|work=SiriusXM Canada |last1=Canada |first1=Siriusxm }}</ref> He released his debut country music album, ''More'', on Jayward Artist Group in June 2020, which contains the singles "Water Down the Whiskey", "Getcha", "Only a Woman", and "In a Bar".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.canewsottawa.ca/matt-lang-more-album-now-also-available-in-germany-country-d/|title=Matt Lang – More: Album Now Also Available In Germany - Country D|first=Alec|last=Woods|work=CA News Ottawa|date=August 24, 2021|access-date=September 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertainment-focus.com/2021/06/06/matt-lang-releases-new-single-in-a-bar/|title=Matt Lang Releases New Single 'In A Bar'|date=June 6, 2021|work=Entertainment Focus|first=Pip|last=Ellwood-Hughes|access-date=September 9, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Jayward">{{cite news|title=Jayward Artist Group - Matt Lang|url=https://www.jaywardartistgroup.com/mattlang|work=Jayward Artist Group|access-date=September 23, 2021}}</ref> Lang noted influence of Bakersfield sound and the western-influenced Franco-country music of Quebec in his music.<ref name="EF"/> In 2022, Lang collaborated with Tyler Joe Miller on the single "Never Met a Beer", which received a nomination for Musical Collaboration of the Year at the 2023 Canadian Country Music Awards.<ref name="Dicaire">{{cite web|url= https://www.lacliqc.com/videoclip-never-met-a-beer/|title=Le vidéoclip de "Never Met a Beer" maintenant disponible!|date=November 9, 2022|first=Christopher|last=Dicaire|work=La Cliqc|access-date=July 30, 2023}}</ref> In 2023, Lang formed a collaboration with the Alpha Tango distillery in Val-d'Or and Harricana Aventures in Amos, producing Moonlight Rum, a rum with banana and maple syrup flavours. The products were made available at SAQ.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere/emissions/des-matins-en-or/segments/entrevue/447054/gin-rhum-matt-lang-val-dor|title=Alpha Tango : trouver l'équilibre entre la nouveauté et la pérennité|work=Ici.Radio-Canada.ca|access-date=May 5, 2025|date=June 16, 2023|language=fr}}</ref>
In early 2024, Lang toured across Canada on Aaron Pritchett's "Liquored Up Tour" with Cory Marks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://countryslocal.ca/2024/09/06/aaron-prichett-breaks-down-new-album-demolition/|title=Aaron Prichett Breaks Down New Album "Demolition"|first=Julianna|last=Chubenko|date=September 6, 2024|work=Country's Local|access-date=December 20, 2024}}</ref> He released his album ''All Night Longer'' on May 10, 2024, via Symphonic Distribution.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://completecountry.ca/matt-lang-to-release-new-album-all-night-longer/|title=Matt Lang To Release New Album 'All Night Longer'|date=April 18, 2024|work=Complete Country|access-date=May 5, 2025}}</ref> The album includes the singles "All Night Longer", "A Hundred Beers", and "Sweet on You". In February 2025, Lang signed a management contract with River House Artists, a publishing contract with Anthem Entertainment, and a U.S. booking deal with WME.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://completecountry.ca/award-winning-canadian-country-artist-matt-lang-signs-three-u-s-deals-as-career-heats-up/|title=Award-Winning Canadian Country Artist MATT LANG Signs Three U.S. Deals As Career Heats Up|date=February 13, 2025|work=Complete Country|access-date=February 16, 2025}}</ref> In December 2025, he released an extended play ''All Night Even Longer'', intended to be an add-on to his previous album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://infolanaudiere.ca/matt-lang-lance-all-night-even-longer-version-deluxe-de-son-album/|title=Matt Lang lance All Night Even Longer, version deluxe de son album|work=Info Lanaudiere|date=December 5, 2025|access-date=February 6, 2026}}</ref>
On October 23, 2026, Lang will release his fourth studio album ''Ain't That Bad''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://qfq.com/spip.php?article111597|title=Matt Lang dévoile la suite de l’album « Ain’t That Bad » avec son nouvel extrait « Jukebox Money »|date=24 March 2026|work=Qui Fait Quo|access-date=April 7, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sommetfm.com/matt-lang-le-new-country-en-pleine-explosion/|title=Matt Lang : le New Country en pleine explosion|date=30 March 2026|first=Gary|last=Ouellette|work=Sommet FM|access-date=April 7, 2026}}</ref> It will be a concept album, inspired by the film ''The Hangover''.<ref name="ATB">{{cite web|url=https://infolanaudiere.ca/matt-lang-devoile-aint-that-bad-un-4e-album-aux-allures-cinematographiques/|title=Matt Lang dévoile Ain’t That Bad, un 4e album aux allures cinématographiques|work=Info Lanaudiere|date=January 8, 2026|access-date=February 6, 2026}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart<br />positions |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! scope="col" style="width:3.5em;"| CAN<br /><ref name="Canadian Albums">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/matt-lang/chart-history/CNA| title=Matt Lang Chart History (Canadian Albums)| magazine=Billboard| accessdate=December 1, 2021}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''More'' | * Released: June 5, 2020 * Label: Jayward Artist Group / The Orchard / Sony Music Canada * Format: CD, digital download, streaming | 94 |- ! scope="row"| ''Moonlight Sessions'' | * Released: June 16, 2023 * Label: Matt Lang * Format: Digital download, streaming | — |- ! scope="row"| ''All Night Longer'' | * Released: May 10, 2024 * Label: Matt Lang * Format: CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming | — |- ! scope="row"| ''Ain't That Bad'' | * Released: October 23, 2026 * Label: Matt Lang * Format: CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming | {{TBA|To be released}} |}
===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart<br />positions |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! scope="col" style="width:3.5em;"| CAN<br /><ref name="Canadian Albums"/> |- ! scope="row"| ''Matt Lang'' | * Released: September 7, 2018 * Label: Productions Mathieu Langevin * Format: CD, digital download, streaming | 74 |- ! scope="row"| ''All Night Even Longer'' | * Released: December 5, 2025 * Label: Matt Lang * Format: Digital download, streaming | — |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! scope="col" style="width:4em;"| CAN<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/matt-lang/chart-history/CAN|title=Matt Lang Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 1, 2021}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:4em;"| CAN Country<br /><ref> *Singles before November 2024: {{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/matt-lang/chart-history/ccw|title=Matt Lang Chart History (Canada Country)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008153003/https://www.billboard.com/artist/matt-lang/chart-history/ccw/|archive-date=October 8, 2024|url-status=dead}} *"Sweet on You": {{cite web|url=https://www.pollstar.com/charts/4219/canada-country/mediabase?variant=&date=2024-02-01T09:00:00|title=Canada Country chart for February 3, 2025|work=Pollstar|url-access=subscription|access-date=February 3, 2025}} *"I've Learned": {{cite magazine|url=https://ca.billboard.com/charts/canada-country/2025-08-30|title=Canada Country: Week of August 30, 2025|magazine=Billboard Canada|access-date=August 30, 2025}} *"She Stole My Truck": {{cite magazine|url=https://ca.billboard.com/charts/canada-country/2026-05-23|title=Canada Country: Week of May 23, 2026|magazine=Billboard Canada|access-date=May 21, 2026}}</ref> |- | 2019 ! scope="row"| "Water Down the Whiskey" | — | 19 | | align="left" rowspan="4"| ''More'' |- | rowspan="2"| 2020 ! scope="row"| "Getcha" | 98 | 5 | * MC: Gold{{Certification Cite Ref|region=Canada|type=single|title=Getcha|artist=Matt Lang}} |- ! scope="row"| "Only a Woman" | 99 | 11 | |- | 2021 ! scope="row"| "In a Bar" | — | 5 | * MC: Gold{{Certification Cite Ref|region=Canada|type=single|title=In a Bar|artist=Matt Lang}} |- | 2022 ! scope="row"| "Never Met a Beer"<br/>{{small|(with Tyler Joe Miller)}} | — | 10 | | align="left"| ''Spillin' My Truth'' |- | rowspan="3"| 2024 ! scope="row"| "All Night Longer" | — | 23 | | align="left" rowspan="3"| ''All Night Longer'' |- ! scope="row"| "A Hundred Beers" | — | 54 | |- ! scope="row"| "Sweet on You" | — | 32 | |- | 2025 ! scope="row"| "I've Learned" | — | 59 | | align="left" | ''All Night Even Longer'' |- | 2026 ! scope="row"| "She Stole My Truck" | — | 46 | | align="left" | ''Ain't That Bad'' |- | colspan="6" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |}
===Christmas singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Title |- | 2024 ! scope="row"| "Wonderful Christmastime" |- |}
===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Director |- | rowspan="2"| 2018 ! scope="row"| "Love Me Some You"<ref>{{cite web|title=Matt Lang - Love Me Some You (Official Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPHeckc5Q3I|website=YouTube|accessdate=September 9, 2021|format=video|date=April 6, 2018}}</ref> | rowspan="2"| Sébastien Ianuzzi |- ! scope="row"| "My Final Pour"<ref>{{cite web|title=Matt Lang - My Final Pour (Official Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8MAlKs4dvk|website=YouTube|accessdate=September 9, 2021|format=video|date=October 4, 2018}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| 2020 ! scope="row"| "Getcha"<ref>{{cite web|title=Matt Lang, Getcha - Official Music Video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3TztSprgZI|website=YouTube|accessdate=September 9, 2021|format=video|date=May 15, 2020}}</ref> | Bruno Labrie |- ! scope="row"| "Only a Woman"<ref>{{cite web|title=Matt Lang ''Only A Woman'' Official Music Video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymDjoNS0JBE|website=YouTube|accessdate=September 9, 2021|format=video|date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> | Sean Cartwright |- | 2021 ! scope="row"| "In a Bar"<ref>{{cite web|title=Matt Lang - Official Music Video IN A BAR|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY06OKFf9pA|website=YouTube|accessdate=September 9, 2021|format=video|date=June 9, 2021}}</ref> | Movik Productions |- | rowspan="2"| 2024 ! scope="row"| "All Night Longer"<ref>{{cite web|title=Matt Lang - All Night Longer - Official music video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gEuQMytB4U|website=YouTube|access-date=February 16, 2026|format=video|date=January 17, 2024}}</ref> | Mouv Film |- ! scope="row"| "Sweet on You"<ref>{{cite web|title=Matt Lang - Sweet On You - Official Music Video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M97hM9cakmA|website=YouTube|access-date=February 16, 2026|format=video|date=September 18, 2024}}</ref> | {{N/A|Not listed}} |- | 2025 ! scope="row"| "I've Learned"<ref>{{cite web|title=Matt Lang, I've Learned - Official music video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y80OqJIlaYA|website=YouTube|access-date=February 16, 2026|format=video|date=May 6, 2025}}</ref> | Agence Ranch / Forêt Sauvage Films |- | rowspan="2"| 2026 ! scope="row"| "She Stole My Truck"<ref>{{cite web|title=Matt Lang, She Stole My Truck (Official Music Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IawXL_rL_g|website=YouTube|access-date=February 16, 2026|format=video|date=January 16, 2026}}</ref> | rowspan="2"| Vickye Morin |- ! scope="row"| "Jukebox Money"<ref>{{cite web|title=Matt Lang - Jukebox Money (Official Music Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1Wvu51d0_U|website=YouTube|access-date=April 9, 2026|format=video|date=March 20, 2026}}</ref> |- |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Association !Category !Nominated work !Result !Ref |- | 2020 | Canadian Country Music Association |Rising Star | {{n/a}} | {{nom}} |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://members.ccma.org/cgi/page.cgi/past_award_winners.html?meta_nominee=Matt+Lang&meta_category=&meta_year=&meta_year=&type=award§ion_id=1&log=do_search_form|title=Search Past CCMA Awards Nominees - Matt Lang|work=Canadian Country Music Association|access-date=September 23, 2021}}</ref> |- | 2023 | Canadian Country Music Association |Musical Collaboration of the Year | "Never Met a Beer" {{small|(with Tyler Joe Miller)}} | {{nom}} |<ref name="CCMAXXIII">{{cite web|url=https://ccma.org/2023-nominees/|title=2023 CCMA Awards Nominees|work=Canadian Country Music Association|date=July 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714125710/https://ccma.org/2023-nominees/|archive-date=July 14, 2023|access-date=July 18, 2023}}</ref> |- | 2024 | Canadian Country Music Association | Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year | {{n/a}} | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://ccma.org/2024-ccma-award-nominees/|title=2024 CCMA AWARDS NOMINEES|work=Canadian Country Music Association|date=July 18, 2024 |access-date=July 25, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240719164229/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://ccma.org/2024-ccma-award-nominees/|archive-date=July 19, 2024}}</ref> |- | 2025 | Canadian Country Music Association | Album of the Year | ''All Night Longer'' | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://ccma.org/2025-ccma-award-nominees/|title=2025 CCMA Award Nominees|access-date=July 22, 2025|work=Canadian Country Music Association}}</ref> |- |}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== *{{Official website|https://mattlangmusic.com/}}
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