Bryan Adams is back with his 16th studio album ‘Roll With the Punches’, his first since 2022’s ‘So Happy It Hurts.’ The album kicks off a new chapter for the Canadian rocker—not just musically, but also professionally. It marks Bryan’s first release on his own label, Bad Records. Adams talked about his creative process, saying, “The tap doesn’t really turn off. Ideas keep coming.” That steady flow of inspiration seems to have once again started with the title track, just like it did with So Happy It Hurts and his 1983 classic Cuts Like a Knife.
Bryan says Roll With the Punches was built around its namesake song. “There’s just certain songs that you know are gonna be like the cornerstones of the record,” he explained. “And with this one it was ‘Roll With the Punches.’ I knew that it was a good album title. I thought it was a good tour title actually.” Once the song was written, the rest of the album began to take shape around it. That title track now also headlines his upcoming tour, which kicks off in Kamloops, Canada on September 11th, with the U.S. leg beginning October 25th in Uncasville, Connecticut, featuring Pat Benatar as the opening act.
Bryan Adams says his new label, Bad Records, is a nod to his school nickname. He recalled, “Badams,” a mashup of his first initial and last name. “I thought it would be a laugh to do it and it has been,” he said.
Bryan Adams will rock our iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas September 19th and 20th.
[Source: Premiere]