The Grammy winner’s new album How’s It Goin’ arrives next month
Bryan Adams announces the release of “Lake Ontario,”the latest single from his forthcoming studio album How’s It Goin’, arriving November 6, 2026, via BAD Records.
“Lake Ontario” begins with the story of one of North America’s Great Lakes, laying the foundations for a wry retort to those who seek to re-name it. The lyrics tell their own direct story of how distraction has become currency in today’s world, but that in time, the name will remain the same now and forever.
Bryan says, “Empires and regimes, dictators and kings, they all come and go. Lake Ontario is forever. This is a song for all the sane people on both shores who know that the current madness will pass, and that Lake Ontario will always be Lake Ontario.”
The song is taken from Adams’ new studio album, How’s It Goin’, his musical love letter to Canada. Rooted in the people, places, landscapes and stories that have shaped the country, How’s It Goin’ sees Adams turn his songwriting and voice towards home. Drawing on Celtic folk and rock, the album explores a distinctly Canadian and Acadian musical landscape.
Among the album’s 13 songs are the anthemic “51st State,” which has already been receiving nighty standing ovations around the world, “Diesel and Dirt”, “Iron Ribbon”, “The Battle of Lundy’s Lane”, “The Ballad of Terry Fox” and the title track, “How’s It Goin’”, an energetic, acoustic-driven celebration of Canadian life.
At its heart, How’s It Goin’ is about Canada: it’s vast landscapes, the characters, the history, the humour, the resilience and the stories that make it the country that it is. It is Adams looking back at the place that helped shape him while discovering new ways to tell its stories.
The physical album features 12 songs and will also be released digitally (with “Lake Ontario” as the bonus track) and on CD and LP, with the LP housed in a gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeves, obi and shrink wrap. A special A4 hardback book edition will also be available, featuring the album on CD, song lyrics and images connected to the stories and subjects explored across the record.
Next spring, Bryan Adams is heading back across the pond for a full European tour. The trek begins on 30 April in Sweden, and runs through 22 August in Spain. Check out the full tour itinerary HERE, plus a link to grab tickets.
In 2023, Bryan kicked off the U.S. leg of his So Happy It Hurts Tour on back in June at CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. Revisit our review and live photos from the show, plus the setlist. The trek hit 26 cities across the U.S. with stops in New York, Boston, Tampa, Denver, Phoenix, San Francisco and more. The run wrapped on August 3 in Seattle at Climate Pledge Arena.
In 2022, Adams nabbed his first GRAMMY® nomination in over two decades. He took home the hardware in 1992 for his hit single “Everything I Do (I Do It For You).” His last nomination came in 1998. This latest nomination was for Best Rock Performance for “So Happy It Hurts.”
Throughout his career, Adams has amassed 20 Juno Awards. In 1992, his ballad “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You” garnered the GRAMMY® Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media. In 2006, Adams was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. In 2011, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.