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Brian Wilson will receive the inaugural NOW Magazine Hall Of Fame/Lifetime Achievement Award on June 16. The award recognises “individuals in the arts who have changed the world through their work.”

The awards ceremony will take place on Thursday June 16 at the Hyatt Regency Toronto as part of the 2011 NXNE Festival. The event will be free to attend, with priority entry given to NXNE pass holders. The first 50 pass/wristband holders (passes first, then wristbands) will also be admitted to Wilson’s live performance at Massey Hall on June 18.

Last month saw Wilson receive the Chairman’s Award for Sustained Creative Achievement at the 2011 NARM Music Business Convention Awards in Los Angeles. He was also the 2011 recipient of UCLA’s Ira and George Gershwin Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement.

Wilson is current on a tour of the US and Canada, performing Beach Boys classics and tracks from his recent album “Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin.”

Brian Wilson US/Canada tour dates

• June 9, 2011: Montclair NJ: The Wellmont Theatre
• June 11, 2011: New York, NY: Highline Ballroom
• June 12, 2011: New York, NY: Highline Ballroom
• June 13, 2011: New York, NY: Highline Ballroom
• June 15, 2011: Kitchener, ON: The Centre in the Square
• June 17, 2011: Montreal, QC: Place des Arts
• June 18, 2011: Toronto, ON: Massey Hall
• June 20, 2011: Ottawa, ON: National Arts Centre
• June 22, 2011: Winnipeg, MB:Pantages Playhouse Theatre
• June 23, 2011: Regina, SK: Conexus Arts Centre
• June 25, 2011: Calgary, AB: Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
• June 26, 2011: Edmonton, AB: Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
• June 28, 2011: Vancouver, BC: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
• July 29, 2011: Grand Rapids, MI: Meijer Gardens Amphitheater
• July 30, 2011: Saint Charles, IL: The Arcade Theater
• July 31, 2011: Clear Lake, IA: Surf Ballroom
• August 3, 2011: Atlanta, GA: Chastain Park Amphitheater
• August 5, 2011: Hollywood, FL: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

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