Editing Sarah McLachlan (section)

==Career and albums==

=== 1987–92: ''Touch'' and ''Solace'' ===
The signing with Nettwerk prompted McLachlan to move to [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]. There she recorded her first album, ''[[Touch (Sarah McLachlan album)|Touch]]'', in 1987, which received both critical and commercial success and included the song "Vox". During this period she also contributed to an album by [[Moev]], provided vocals on [[Manufacture (band)|Manufacture]]'s "As the End Draws Near", and embarked on her first national concert tour as an opening act for [[the Grapes of Wrath (band)|the Grapes of Wrath]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/KA2DNtkkLzg/search/manufacture-with-sarah-mclachlan|title=Moev ft. Sarah McLachlan – As the End Draws Near video|publisher=[[NME]]|access-date=March 4, 2012|location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://grapesofwrath.ca/about/|title=The Grapes of Wrath – The Official Site – Bio|quote=Their Canadian tour to support this album was also notable for its opening act, a then-emerging singer-songwriter named Sarah McLachlan. she was so cool.|access-date=March 4, 2012|date=May 10, 2009|archive-date=March 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301213543/http://grapesofwrath.ca/about/|url-status=live}}</ref>

McLachlan's 1991 album, ''[[Solace (Sarah McLachlan album)|Solace]]'', was her mainstream breakthrough in Canada, spawning the hit singles "[[The Path of Thorns (Terms)]]" and "[[Into the Fire (Sarah McLachlan song)|Into the Fire]]", for which she appeared naked in both of the respective videos. ''Solace'' also marked the beginning of her partnership with [[Pierre Marchand]]. Marchand and McLachlan have been collaborators ever since, with Marchand producing many of McLachlan's albums and occasionally co-writing songs.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/mar00/articles/pmarchland.htm|magazine=[[Sound on Sound]]|access-date=March 4, 2012|date=March 2000|author=Paul Tingen|title=Pierre Marchand: Producing Sarah McLachlan|archive-date=January 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110082517/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/mar00/articles/pmarchland.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 1993–2002: ''Fumbling Towards Ecstasy'', ''Surfacing'', and ''Mirrorball'' ===
[[File:Sarah McLachlan 1993 Calyoquot.jpg|thumb|right|McLachlan at a 1993 benefit for [[Clayoquot Sound]]]]
1993's ''[[Fumbling Towards Ecstasy]]'' was an immediate hit in Canada.<ref name="Larkin"/> From her [[Nettwerk]] connection, her piano version of the song "[[Possession (Sarah McLachlan song)|Possession]]" was included on the first ''[[Due South]]'' [[Due South: The Original Television Soundtrack|soundtrack]] in 1996. Over the next two years, ''Fumbling Towards Ecstasy'' became McLachlan's international breakthrough as well, scaling the charts in a number of countries.<ref name="Inc.1994">{{cite magazine|author=Larry LeBlanc|title=A Breakthrough Year for Canadian Acts|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA53|date=December 24, 1994|page=53|issn=0006-2510|access-date=December 14, 2016|archive-date=June 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630232843/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA53|url-status=live}}</ref>

Following the success from ''Fumbling Towards Ecstasy'', McLachlan returned in 1997 with ''[[Surfacing (album)|Surfacing]]'', her best-selling album to date. The album earned her two 1998 [[Grammy Awards]], one for [[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]] (for "[[Building a Mystery]]") and one for [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance]] (for "[[Last Dance (Sarah McLachlan song)|Last Dance]]"), and four [[Juno Award]]s, including Album of the Year for ''Surfacing'' and Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year for "Building a Mystery". Reaching number one on the [[Canadian Albums Chart]] and number two on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], the album has since sold over 16 million copies worldwide and brought her much international success.

Still in the spotlight from the album, McLachlan launched the highly popular [[Lilith Fair]] tour. Her song "[[Angel (Sarah McLachlan song)|Angel]]"—inspired by the fatal [[overdose]] of [[Smashing Pumpkins]] touring keyboardist [[Jonathan Melvoin]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Quora Answer by Sarah McLachlan |url=https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-inspiration-behind-Sarah-McLachlans-song-Angel/answer/Sarah-McLachlan-2?ch=10&share=ea69ac78&srid=kl9 |website=Quora |access-date=June 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.funtrivia.com/en/music/drugs-in-songs-17801.html|title=Drugs in Songs|publisher=Fun Trivia|access-date=22 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307233608/http://www.funtrivia.com/en/Music/Drugs-in-Songs-17801.html|archive-date=7 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>—made sales skyrocket. Fellow adoptee [[Darryl McDaniels]] was so touched by "Angel" that it inspired him to reassess his life and career. He credits McLachlan and her album ''Surfacing'' (on which "Angel" appeared) with saving his life;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://music.ign.com/articles/691/691277p1.html |title=IGN: DMC: Saved by an Angel |access-date=August 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025104607/http://music.ign.com/articles/691/691277p1.html |archive-date=October 25, 2008 }}</ref> the two have collaborated on many projects in support of the rights of adoptees.<ref>{{youTube|id=CRtae4jTF4A}}</ref> In 1998, "Angel" featured in the motion picture ''[[City of Angels (film)|City of Angels]]''. Its [[City of Angels: Music from the Motion Picture|soundtrack]] reached number one on the ''Billboard'' 200. More than five months after the film disappeared from the theatres, the soundtrack remained firmly entrenched among ''Billboard''{{'}}s top 40 albums and earned quadruple-platinum status.<ref name=NYT /> Another song from ''Surfacing'', "Full of Grace", featured in the [[Becoming (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|Season 2 finale]] of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''; [[List of Dawson's Creek episodes#Season 1 (1998)|Season 1 episode 4]] of ''[[Dawson's Creek]]''; and the film ''[[Moll Flanders (1996 film)|Moll Flanders]]''.

McLachlan released the live album ''[[Mirrorball (Sarah McLachlan album)|Mirrorball]]'' in June 1999. The album's singles included a new live version of her earlier song, "[[I Will Remember You (Sarah McLachlan song)|I Will Remember You]]", a studio recording of which had previously been released on ''[[The Brothers McMullen]]'' soundtrack as well as ''[[Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff]]''. Originally released as a single in 1995, where it peaked No. 65 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 10 in Canada, the 1999 version peaked at No. 14 on the Hot 100, reached No. 10 again in Canada, and garnered McLachlan her third [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]] at the [[42nd Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=42nd Annual Grammy Awards {{!}} 1999 |url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/42nd-annual-grammy-awards |access-date=March 28, 2023 |website=GRAMMY.com}}</ref> Later that year, McLachlan recorded the [[Randy Newman]] song "[[When She Loved Me]]" on the ''[[Toy Story 2]]'' soundtrack as the off-screen singing voice of the character [[Jessie (Toy Story)|Jessie]]. It was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]] in [[72nd Academy Awards|2000]], and McLachlan performed it at the awards ceremony, but did not win.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Publishing |first=Here |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oWMEAAAAMBAJ&dq=When+She+Loved+Me+sarah+mclachlan+academy+awards+2000&pg=PA60 |title=The Advocate |date=March 28, 2000 |publisher=Here Publishing |pages=60 }}</ref>

Following the death of her mother in December 2001, and the birth of her first daughter India, Mclachlan took a break from writing music, and shifted her focus to motherhood.<ref name="Afterglow process">{{cite news|url=https://www.fosters.com/story/lifestyle/2005/05/15/re-emerging-in-afterglow/63082158007/|title=Re-emerging in the 'Afterglow'|last=Alan|first=Ryan|date=May 15, 2005|newspaper=[[Foster's Daily Democrat]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819022613/https://www.fosters.com/story/lifestyle/2005/05/15/re-emerging-in-afterglow/63082158007/|archive-date=August 19, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=June 14, 2024}}</ref>

=== 2003–2006: ''Afterglow'' and ''Wintersong'' ===
McLachlan released her fifth studio album, ''[[Afterglow (Sarah McLachlan album)|Afterglow]]'', in November 2003. The album was preceded by the single "[[Fallen (Sarah McLachlan song)|Fallen]]" in September, while two of its tracks, "[[Stupid (Sarah McLachlan song)|Stupid]]" and "[[World on Fire (Sarah McLachlan song)|World on Fire]]", were released as supporting singles the following year. McLachlan had contemplated the prospect of losing career momentum during the album's creation and has described its writing process as similar to "extracting blood from a stone". All songs for the album were written over a two and a half year period and recorded at either Marchand's home studio in Montreal or McLachlan's home studio in Vancouver.<ref name="Afterglow process"/> ''Afterglow'' topped the Canadian Albums Chart, and debuted at No. 2 in the US with over 300,000 copies sold in its opening week.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957659/drake-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200|title=Drake Debuts At No. 1 on Billboard 200"|last=Caufield|first=Keith|date=June 23, 2010|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502001638/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957659/drake-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200|archive-date=May 2, 2013|url-status=live|access-date=June 14, 2024}}</ref> It has since been certified 5× platinum in Canada,{{Certification Cite Ref|region=Canada|type=album|title=Afterglow|artist=Sarah McLachlan|award=Platinum|number=5|certyear=2004|certmonth=10|access-date=June 14, 2024}} and 2× platinum in the US.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Afterglow|artist=Sarah Mc Lachlan|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2004|certmonth=1|access-date=June 14, 2024}} "Fallen" was later nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the [[46th Annual Grammy Awards]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2003/12/04/here-are-grammy-nominations-2/|title=Here are the Grammy nominations|last=Susman|first=Gary|date=December 4, 2003|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107055656/https://ew.com/article/2003/12/04/here-are-grammy-nominations-2/|archive-date=November 7, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=June 14, 2024}}</ref> while ''Afterglow'' received a nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album at the [[47th Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2004/12/07/see-list-grammy-nominees/|title=See the list of Grammy nominees|last=Susman|first=Gary|date=December 7, 2004|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209032357/https://ew.com/article/2004/12/07/see-list-grammy-nominees/|archive-date=February 9, 2015|url-status=live|access-date=June 14, 2024}}</ref>

Prior to embarking on the Afterglow Live tour in May 2004, McLachlan released the digital [[extended play]] ''Acoustic Live'', which included renditions of two songs from ''Afterglow'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tinnitist.com/2024/05/28/classic-album-review-sarah-mclachlan-live-acoustic/|title=Classic Album Review: Sarah McLachlan {{!}} Live Acoustic|last=Sterdan|first=Darryl|date=May 28, 2004|website=Tinnitist.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615040549/https://tinnitist.com/2024/05/28/classic-album-review-sarah-mclachlan-live-acoustic/|archive-date=June 15, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=June 15, 2024}}</ref> and rerecorded "World on Fire" with [[Robbie Robertson]] for the [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] series ''[[Into the West (miniseries)|Into the West]]''. The tour took place through 2005. ''[[Afterglow Live]]'', a CD+DVD recording package of one of the Canada stops was released in November 2004.<ref name="Afterglow tour">{{cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2005/05/06/sarah-mclachlan-basking-in-the-afterglow/|title=Sarah McLachlan — basking in the afterglow|last=Shuster|first=Fred|date=May 6, 2005|newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615034909/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2005/05/06/sarah-mclachlan-basking-in-the-afterglow/|archive-date=June 15, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=June 15, 2024}}</ref>
 
In October 2006, McLachlan released a Christmas album, ''[[Wintersong]]''. The album included 11 new recordings, featuring covers of [[Joni Mitchell]]'s "[[River (Joni Mitchell song)|River]]", [[Gordon Lightfoot]]'s "[[Song for a Winter's Night]]", and [[John Lennon]]'s "[[Happy Xmas (War Is Over)]]", which she recorded with her outreach children and youth choir, and seasonal favourites: "Christmas Time Is Here", "O Little Town of Bethlehem", "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", "Silent Night", "The First Noel", and "Greensleeves (What Child Is This?)", among others. The title track is an original work of McLachlan's. ''Wintersong'' debuted at No. 42 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] for the week ending November 4, 2006,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/diddy-scores-first-no-1-album-in-nine-years-56861/|title=Diddy Scores First No. 1 Album In Nine Years|author=<!--Billboard Staff; no by-line-->|date=October 25, 2006|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201200500/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/diddy-scores-first-no-1-album-in-nine-years-56861/|archive-date=December 1, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=June 11, 2024|quote=...and Sarah McLachlan's holiday set "Wintersong," at No. 42 (Arista, 20,000).}}</ref> and peaked at No. 7.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/incubus-lands-first-no-1-album-1328778/|title=Incubus Lands First No. 1 Album|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=December 6, 2006|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240611050326/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/incubus-lands-first-no-1-album-1328778/|archive-date=June 11, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=June 11, 2024|quote=Sarah McLachlan ascends 22-7 on The Billboard 200 with her holiday effort “Wintersong” (up 38%)...}}</ref> It was certified Platinum in the US in December 2007.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|award=Platinum|title=Wintersong|artist=Sarah Mc Lachlan|certyear=2007|certmonth=12|access-date=June 11, 2024}} According to [[Nielsen Music]], the album has sold 1.1 million copies in the country as of November 2016.<ref name="WSong & Wland">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/sarah-mclachlan-making-new-holiday-album-macys-thanksgiving-parade-7588040/|title=Sarah McLachlan Talks 'Challenge' of Making New Holiday Album & Secrets of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade|last=Caufield|first=Keith|date=November 23, 2016|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426133245/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/sarah-mclachlan-making-new-holiday-album-macys-thanksgiving-parade-7588040/|archive-date=April 26, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=June 11, 2024}}</ref> In Canada, it is certified 3× Platinum.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=Canada|type=album|award=Platinum|number=3|title=Wintersong|artist=Sarah McLachlan|certyear=2013|certmonth=1|access-date=June 11, 2024}} ''Wintersong'' was nominated for both a [[Grammy Award]], in the [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album|Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album]] category,<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/sarah-mclachlan | title =Artist: Sarah McLachlan | website =Recording Academy Grammy Awards | publisher =Recording Academy | access-date =January 25, 2019}}</ref> as well as for a [[Juno Award]], for ''Pop Album of the Year''.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://junoawards.ca/awards/?from-year=1970&to-year=2018&nomination-category=&wins-only=no&artist=sarah+mclachlan | title =Search awards - Sarah McLachlan | website =Junos Music | publisher =[[Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]] | access-date =January 25, 2019 | archive-date =January 26, 2019 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190126023947/https://junoawards.ca/awards/?from-year=1970&to-year=2018&nomination-category=&wins-only=no&artist=sarah+mclachlan | url-status =live }}</ref>

On October 3, 2006, the live album ''Mirrorball'' was re-released as ''Mirrorball: The Complete Concert''. This release contains two discs that were compiled from two concerts performed on consecutive nights in April 1998 at the Rose Garden arena in [[Portland, Oregon]].<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.allmusic.com/album/mirrorball-the-complete-concert-mw0000451649 | title =Sarah McLachlan - Mirrorball: the complete concert - AllMusic review | last =Brown | first =Marisa | website =AllMusic | publisher =AllMusic, member of the RhythmOne group | access-date =January 25, 2019 | archive-date =January 26, 2019 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190126001126/https://www.allmusic.com/album/mirrorball-the-complete-concert-mw0000451649 | url-status =live }}</ref>

[[File:Sarah McLachlan - Shayne Kaye (2).jpg|thumb|McLachlan performing in 2009]]

=== 2014–2015: ''Shine On'' ===
In late January 2014, McLachlan announced the release of her next studio album, ''[[Shine On (Sarah McLachlan album)|Shine On]]'', which was inspired by the death of her father. It was her first release on [[Verve Records]], after leaving Nettwerk/Arista after over twenty years.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Payne|first=Chris|title=Sarah McLachlan Signs to Verve; New Album 'Shine On' Coming May 6|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5892795/sarah-mclachlan-signs-to-verve-new-album-shine-on-coming-may-6|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=January 30, 2014|date=January 30, 2014|archive-date=January 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131092850/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5892795/sarah-mclachlan-signs-to-verve-new-album-shine-on-coming-may-6|url-status=live}}</ref> Released on May 6, the album debuted at No.&nbsp;4 on the ''Billboard'' 200 with 42,000 copies sold during the week ending May 11.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/now-50-bumps-frozen-from-no-1-on-billboard-200-6084904/|title='Now 50' Bumps 'Frozen' From No. 1 On Billboard 200|last=Caufield|first=Keith|date=May 14, 2014|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428115812/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/now-50-bumps-frozen-from-no-1-on-billboard-200-6084904/|archive-date=April 28, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=June 11, 2024}}</ref> She embarked on the Shine On tour across the United States in support of the album. Its opening show took place in Seattle on June 20.<ref>{{cite web |title=US 2014 Tour Announced |url=http://www.sarahmclachlan.com/news/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316010900/http://www.sarahmclachlan.com/2014/03/us-2014-tour-announced/ |url-status=unfit |archive-date=March 16, 2014 |date=March 3, 2014}}</ref> The tour visited 30 cities all together. The Canadian leg included 25 shows in 21 cities.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sarahmclachlan.com/2014/08/shine-on-canadian-tour/ | title=Sarah McLachlan's Shine On Canadian Tour Coming This Fall | date=August 18, 2014 | access-date=September 27, 2014 | archive-date=September 24, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924072918/http://www.sarahmclachlan.com/2014/08/shine-on-canadian-tour/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

McLachlan won [[Juno Award for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year|Adult Contemporary Album of the Year]] for ''Shine On'' at the [[Juno Awards of 2015|Juno Awards in March 2015]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.recordonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2015/11/26/mclachlan-takes-stage-at-upac/32952690007/|title=McLachlan takes the stage at UPAC|date=November 26, 2015|newspaper=[[Times Herald-Record]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611053257/https://www.recordonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2015/11/26/mclachlan-takes-stage-at-upac/32952690007/|archive-date=June 11, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=June 11, 2024}}</ref> and was additionally nominated for [[Juno Award for Artist of the Year|Artist of the Year]], but did not win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://junoawards.ca/awards/yearly-summary/?group_id=173&category_ids=173&from_year=2015&to_year=&submit=Search|title=Artist of the Year: Yearly summary: 2015|website=JunoAwards.ca|publisher=Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402095220/http://junoawards.ca/awards/yearly-summary/?group_id=173&category_ids=173&from_year=2015&to_year=&submit=Search|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=June 11, 2024}}</ref>

After this release, McLachlan mostly stepped back from public life to focus on motherhood and philanthropic work.<ref name="nyt">{{Cite news |issn=1553-8095 |oclc=1645522 |language=en-US |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=2024-06-11 |date=2024-05-30 |title=Sarah McLachlan Is Resurfacing |first=Grayson Haver |last=Currin |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/30/arts/music/sarah-mclachlan-fumbling-towards-ecstasy-anniversary.html}}</ref>

=== 2016–2020: ''Wonderland'' ===
On October 21, 2016, McLachlan released ''[[Wonderland (Sarah McLachlan album)|Wonderland]]'', her ninth studio and second Christmas album;<ref name="WSong & Wland"/> it contains interpretations of 13 traditional and contemporary holiday classics. She promoted the album with various televised performances, including at the ''[[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]]'' on November 24; [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''CMA Country Christmas'' special on November 28;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/11/23/cma-country-christmas-puts-new-shine-holiday-classics/94245362/|title=2016 CMA Country Christmas puts new shine on holiday classics|last=Watts|first=Cindy|date=November 28, 2016|work=[[The Tennessean]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240611074731/https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/11/23/cma-country-christmas-puts-new-shine-holiday-classics/94245362/|archive-date=June 11, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=June 11, 2024}}</ref> and [[NBC]]'s annual ''[[Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree|Christmas in Rockefeller Center]]'' special on November 30.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20161201/HOSPITALITY_TOURISM/161209994/thousands-brave-the-rain-to-watch-rockefeller-christmas-tree-lighting-with-perfo|title=Thousands brave the rain to watch Rockefeller Christmas tree lighting|date=November 30, 2016|agency=[[Associated Press]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240611075503/https://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20161201/HOSPITALITY_TOURISM/161209994/thousands-brave-the-rain-to-watch-rockefeller-christmas-tree-lightin|archive-date=June 11, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=June 11, 2024|via=[[Crain's New York Business]]}}</ref> That December, McLachlan released the single "The Long Goodbye".<ref name="thes_Sara">{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2016/12/07/sarah-mclachlan-on-the-new-christmas-album-she-made-on-a-whim.html|title=Sarah McLachlan on the new Christmas album she made on a whim|last=Friend|first=David|date=December 7, 2016|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321083313/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2016/12/07/sarah-mclachlan-on-the-new-christmas-album-she-made-on-a-whim.html|archive-date=March 21, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=December 10, 2017}}</ref>

In January 2019, McLachlan was announced as the host of the [[Juno Awards of 2019]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://theprovince.com/pmn/entertainment-pmn/newsalert-sarah-mclachlan-will-host-this-years-juno-awards-in-london-ont/wcm/9597a81c-41dc-474b-84db-8c6d7bd3314d|title=Sarah McLachlan hopes to overcome her terror of public speaking as Juno host|last=Friend|first=David|date=January 29, 2019|newspaper=[[The Province]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130000119/https://theprovince.com/pmn/entertainment-pmn/newsalert-sarah-mclachlan-will-host-this-years-juno-awards-in-london-ont/wcm/9597a81c-41dc-474b-84db-8c6d7bd3314d|archive-date=January 30, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=June 11, 2024}}</ref> In an interview the following month, McLachlan stated that she was set to debut a new song titled "Wilderness" during her then-current tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encorepub.com/a-pure-space-sarah-mclachlan-talks-about-finding-joy-in-music-plays-wilson-center-on-feb-16/|title=A PURE SPACE: Sarah McLachlan talks about finding joy in music, plays Wilson Center on Feb. 16|last=Gentry|first=Shannon Rae|date=February 12, 2019|website=Encore|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217142224/http://www.encorepub.com/a-pure-space-sarah-mclachlan-talks-about-finding-joy-in-music-plays-wilson-center-on-feb-16/|archive-date=February 17, 2019|url-status=usurped|access-date=June 11, 2024}}</ref>

=== 2023–present: 30th anniversary of ''Fumbling Towards Ecstasy'' and upcoming tenth studio album ===
McLachlan participated in an all-star recording of [[Serena Ryder]]'s 2012 song "[[What I Wouldn't Do]]" in 2023. It was released as a charity single on March 2 to benefit the Feel Out Loud campaign by [[Kids Help Phone]] in support of youth mental health.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://etcanada.com/news/972900/feel-out-loud-alessia-cara-serena-ryder-more-canadian-artists-collaborate-on-new-single-promoting-youth-mental-health-initiative/|title=Feel Out Loud: Alessia Cara, Serena Ryder & More Canadian Artists Collaborate On New Single Promoting Youth Mental Health Initiative|last=Furdyk|first=Brent|date=March 11, 2023|website=[[Entertainment Tonight Canada]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311042919/https://etcanada.com/news/972900/feel-out-loud-alessia-cara-serena-ryder-more-canadian-artists-collaborate-on-new-single-promoting-youth-mental-health-initiative/|archive-date=March 11, 2023|url-status=dead|access-date=March 2, 2023}}</ref> At the end of the year, she announced a 30-city tour (her first major tour since her tour with Josh Groban in 2016) to be held in 2024 for the 30th anniversary of ''Fumbling Towards Ecstasy'' (1993), with the setlist comprising the album's entire tracklist in addition to other songs from her repertoire;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/12/11/sarah-mclachlan-tour-fumbling-towards-ecstasy-30th-anniversary/71848693007/|title=Sarah McLachlan celebrates 30 years of 'Fumbling' with new tour: 'I still pinch myself'|last=Ruggieri|first=Melissa|date=December 11, 2023|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212120113/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/12/11/sarah-mclachlan-tour-fumbling-towards-ecstasy-30th-anniversary/71848693007/|archive-date=December 12, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=June 11, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/entertainment/sarah-mclachlan-maps-30-date-tour-to-mark-anniversary-of-fumbling-towards-ecstasy/article_4ac5b7f0-78a2-589c-a77f-66444c158636.html|title=Sarah McLachlan maps 30-date tour to mark anniversary of 'Fumbling Towards Ecstasy'|date=December 11, 2023|website=[[The Canadian Press]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422150126/https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/entertainment/sarah-mclachlan-maps-30-date-tour-to-mark-anniversary-of-fumbling-towards-ecstasy/article_4ac5b7f0-78a2-589c-a77f-66444c158636.html|archive-date=April 22, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=April 22, 2024}}</ref> in November 2024, she canceled the tour due to [[acute laryngitis]], having postponed the tour earlier.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Szklarski |first1=Cassandra |title=Sarah McLachlan cancels Canadian tour due to acute laryngitis {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10880193/sarah-mclachlan-canadian-tour-cancelled-laryngitis/ |work=Global News}}</ref> In April 2025 she reannounced the previously cancelled Canadian dates. 

In April 2024, McLachlan stated she was working on new music with producer [[Tony Berg]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/entertainment/in-making-new-music-for-a-changed-world-sarah-mclachlan-wonders-where-s-my-place/article_a49bf600-39c2-59d2-a353-07b59d451aa9.html|title=In making new music for a changed world, Sarah McLachlan wonders: 'Where's my place?|last=Friend|first=David|date=April 21, 2024|website=[[The Canadian Press]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422150126/https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/entertainment/in-making-new-music-for-a-changed-world-sarah-mclachlan-wonders-where-s-my-place/article_a49bf600-39c2-59d2-a353-07b59d451aa9.html|archive-date=April 22, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=June 11, 2024}}</ref>