Bryan Adams on why he’s not attending the Grammys despite first nomination in 25 years, and re-recording his back catalogue like Taylor Swift
- Adams is up for a Grammy for the first time since 1998, when I Finally Found Someone, with Barbra Streisand, was nominated. But commitments mean he can’t attend
- The Canadian singer talks about songwriting for his 2022 album So Happy It Hurts, and re-recording Summer of ’69, Run To You and more, ahead of Asia and US tours
Bryan Adams may have earned his first Grammy nomination in over two decades, but he won’t be at the ceremony. He’s got a gig that night.
The Canadian rock star had committed to a concert in Las Vegas on Sunday, February 5 – the date of the awards – and didn’t want to disappoint his fans or his crew by cancelling.
“Work is work. I mean, I’ve got 40 people in my tour, so I want to make sure I keep them in hot food and shoes, you know?” he says.
Working hard is a theme for Adams, who last year released four albums – his 15th studio effort, So Happy It Hurts, the cast album for Pretty Woman: The Musical and Classic and Classic Pt. II, which saw him re-record songs from his catalogue and handle most of the instruments.
At the Grammys, he’s up in the category of best rock performance for “So Happy It Hurts”, the album title track. His last nomination came in 1998 with the song “I Finally Found Someone”.