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Canadian Rock Icon Bryan Adams Takes Aim at Trump, Says His Protest Song Gets Standing Ovations in Red States (Exclusive)

Headline from The Hollywood Reporter

Newest development Oct 30, 2026 · 2 reportsCanadian Rock Icon Bryan Adams Takes Aim at Trump, Says His Protest Song Gets Standing Ovations in Red States (Exclusive)

In new singles like "Lake Ontario" and "51st State," the musician is speaking out against U.S. treatment of Canada: “If you have that much power, why would you not want to channel it for good?”

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  1. Cuts like a knife: Canadian rocker Bryan Adams trolls Trump with new song

    Headline from The Guardian ·

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    Canadian Rock Icon Bryan Adams Takes Aim at Trump, Says His Protest Song Gets Standing Ovations in Red States (Exclusive)

    Headline from The Hollywood Reporter ·

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  1. The Hollywood Reporter

    Bryan Adams Releases New Trump Protest Song “Lake Ontario” (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    “Empires and regimes, dictators and kings, they all come and go. Lake Ontario is forever,” Adams said on his website after releasing another single targeting the President from his upcoming album.

  2. The Guardian

    Cuts like a knife: Canadian rocker Bryan Adams trolls Trump with new song (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Musician wrote a ‘love letter’ to Canada with a new album – and some pointed commentary about the US president Lake Ontario, the vast body of water that straddles the US-Canada border, has gone by many names over the centuries: Lac Saint-Louis, Lacus Ontarius, Skaniadorio, Cataraqui Lake.

  3. HuffPost

    Bryan Adams’ New Trump-Trashing Song Takes Aim At Epstein, Iran And ‘Lake America’ (opens HuffPost)

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    HuffPost's feed description

    “But things weren’t going his way in Iran, so like a baby tossing the toys from the pram...” the musician sings in his new track, “Lake Ontario.”

  4. The Hollywood Reporter

    Canadian Rock Icon Bryan Adams Takes Aim at Trump, Says His Protest Song Gets Standing Ovations in Red States (Exclusive) (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    In new singles like "Lake Ontario" and "51st State," the musician is speaking out against U.S. treatment of Canada: “If you have that much power, why would you not want to channel it for good?”

  5. Breitbart News

    Canadian Singer Bryan Adams Releases Song Claiming Trump Renamed Lake Ontario Because of the Epstein Files (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Canadian singer Bryan Adams has released a song complaining about President Donald Trump's executive order to rename Lake Ontario -- claiming it is somehow related to the late Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking.

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