Nation music star, Nasvillian and Canadian native, Terri Clark has obtained one among her residence nation’s highest honors, being appointed to the Order of Canada. The distinguished recognition celebrates Clark’s extraordinary profession, neighborhood dedication, and lasting influence on Canada’s cultural panorama.
Established in 1967, the Order of Canada is the cornerstone of the nation’s honors system, recognizing people who’ve enriched the lives of others and helped form the nation for the higher. Up to now, greater than 8,250 Canadians from all walks of life have been appointed to the Order.
“After I was a younger lady rising up in Alberta with my sights set on the Grand Ole Opry and the CMA, my mom would usually speak about one honor being head and shoulders above the remaining—the Order of Canada,” Clark shared. “The very best honor our nation can bestow upon a civilian. I’ve been extremely lucky to see so many goals come true, however this one is for her. To be included among the many likes of Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot, Anne Murray, okay.d. lang and so many extra is actually humbling.”
Governor Normal of Canada Mary Simon additionally praised the latest appointees, noting that the Order of Canada “celebrates not solely the expertise, experience and dedication of people, but additionally the numerous lives they’ve touched by means of their work, imaginative and prescient and contributions.”
Clark’s affect on nation music has lengthy crossed borders. She made historical past as the primary Canadian feminine member of the Grand Ole Opry—a distinction she nonetheless holds—and has been inducted into each the Canadian Nation Music Corridor of Fame and the Canadian Music Corridor of Fame. Her newest induction locations her alongside fellow Canadian legends together with Joni Mitchell, Shania Twain, Neil Younger, Alanis Morissette and Sarah McLachlan.
The legendary singer-songwriter closed out 2025 on the street with fellow Canadian nation icon Paul Brandt on their co-headlining acoustic tour, Homecoming 2.0, performing in 34 cities coast to coast throughout Canada—bringing her music, and now her newest honor, full circle.
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