Bryan Adams refuses to play in Miss. over anti-LGBT law

Canadian rock star Bryan Adams Bryan Adams canceled an April 14 concert in Mississippi to protest a new state law that critics describe as discriminatory.

"I cannot in good conscience perform in a state where certain people are being denied their civil rights due to their sexual orientation," Adams wrote on Instagram.

Last week, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed a religious-freedom bill eh said would "protect sincerely held religious beliefs and moral convictions of individuals, organizations and private associations from discriminatory action by state government."

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