ADAMS SET TO ENTER CANADIAN MUSIC HALL OF FAME

Last updated: Wednesday, February 8, 2006

ADAMS SET TO ENTER CANADIAN MUSIC HALL OF FAME

Recording superstar Bryan Adams will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, receiving the honour at this year's Juno Awards to be held April 2 in Halifax. Adams will also perform at the show.

The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday that Adams will be joining the ranks of musical legends like Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, The Band and Hank Snow in the hallowed Music Hall of Fame.

"Bryan is one of Canada's most admired artists and one of our leading ambassadors. We are proud to have him join the Canadian Music Hall of Fame," said Melanie Berry, President of CARAS.

"His distinguished collection of influential recordings have entertained and inspired many generations of music-lovers and will continue to do so."

Adams first released a self-titled album in 1980, and has been a stalwart member of Canada's music scene since his 1983 album Cuts Like A Knife propelled him to the Top 10.

From there, Reckless , earned him a Diamond Award, the top spot on the charts, and made him the first Canadian artist to sell a million copies of an album.

It also made the tune 'Summer of '69' an inseparable companion to the Canadian summer.

Adams' career has taken him beyond music, however.

He is also an accomplished photographer who has published three books, with proceeds going to breast cancer research, and is one of the few photographers who has been granted the honour of photographing Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.

Adams has also performed in Vietnam and Pakistan, at Live 8 and Live Aid, and helped write Canada's Ethiopian relief song, "Tears Are Not Enough."

He is a Grammy, JUNO and American Music Award winner and has a number of Oscar and Golden Globe nominations.

Adams will be joining a host of established, as well as up-and-coming Canadian artists at the Juno Awards ceremony. This year's lineup will be headlined by Coldplay, Nickelback and jazz crooner Michael Buble.

Legendary folk singer Bruce Cockburn will also be putting in an appearance at the Junos this year, and will receive the first ever Humanitarian Award.

BRYAN ADAMS and guest arrives at the Hen Party for Sir Elton John and partner David Furnish ahead of their December 21 civil partnership ceremony, at Too2Much London, England - 19.12.05

| Wednesday, February 8, 2006

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