In a live ceremony this spring, Loreena McKennitt will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in recognition of her “astounding contributions to Canada’s music history”.
On May 15, 2025 she’ll be one of five new inductees elevated to this prestigious category.
The Canadian Music Hall of Fame was established in 1978. It recognizes Canadian artists that have attained commercial success while having an artistic impact on the Canadian music scene and/or around the world, with careers that span at least 20 years from their first recording.
The other new inductees will be Dan Hill, Ginette Reno, Glass Tiger and Sum 41.
This recognition means Loreena, a two-time JUNO Award winner, will now be joining the ranks of Canada’s most esteemed talent, including Alanis Morissette, Barenaked Ladies, Deborah Cox, Jann Arden, Joni Mitchell, k.d. lang, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Nickelback, Oscar Peterson, RUSH, The Guess Who, The Tragically Hip, Sarah McLachlan and Shania Twain.
“I am extremely honoured to be acknowledged in this way. It has been, and continues to be, a fascinating, enriching and at times challenging journey,” says Loreena. “In this era of unregulated technology, building a career like mine all over again would be almost impossible today. I am now humbled to find myself in the company of all the other artists who’ve been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and I’m most grateful for the enjoyment and enrichment I’ve experienced through their creative work.”
The live ceremony will take place at Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre in Calgary, Alberta.
“This year’s inductees are a fantastic example of the breadth of Canadian music and its greatness,” said Patrick Rogers, CEO, Music Canada.
Says their press release announcing the inductions, “Loreena McKennitt is a rarity in popular music – a self-managed, self-produced artist who owns her own record label, mounts her own tours, whose music crosses stylistic and cultural boundaries, and who has sold more than 14 million albums worldwide.”
Loreena was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2023. She will therefore soon be inducted into two of Canada’s four music halls of fame. Only a few select artists are instated into multiple halls of fame.
The spring ceremony follows the induction of Maestro Fresh Wes (during The 2024 JUNO Awards Broadcast in Halifax, NS) and Sum 41 who will celebrate the induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame live on The 2025 JUNO Awards Broadcast in Vancouver on March 30, 2025.
