I sure hope it is Vegas!!!!!

IT'S OFFICIAL! Shania will headline her own Las Vegas show "STILL THE ONE"  the Caesars Palace Colosseum starting December 1, 2012! It's a 2-year run, 60 shows a year.

Tickets for the December 2012 shows go on sale to the public June 19 with an American Express presale starting tonight when Shania presents the Male Video of the Year award at the CMT Music Awards. There will be a scroll at the bottom of the screen with info.

http://shaniainvegas.com/press/ST-PressRelease.pdf

Shania Twain Reveals New Las Vegas Show

Country superstar Shania Twain is launching a new show in Las Vegas and tells ET's Nancy O'Dell that she'll be sharing the same stage as Celine Dion.

Shania said she's thrilled to be doing a show at the Colosseum where Celine has a multi-year contract to perform -- and this will give her the chance to regularly interact with her fans. She is set to perform 60 shows a year, beginning Dec. 1, 2012.

"Just the fact that it's an opportunity to reconnect with the fans again, with the public. I love the interaction with the people. And you know, you can't do that any other way, unless you're onstage. So it's a chance to celebrate again with the public."

The Grammy Award winning artist said that unlike going on the road, performing in Las Vegas will allow her to spend more time with her son Eja and other family members.

In the interview, Shania also discusses how she's dealt with the voice condition dysphonia, which she says was triggered by anxiety after years of repressing fears and emotions. But she tells Nancy she now feels like she's in a very good place in life. "I'm at a very good place. I'm at a very, very good place. I've come such a long way and I'm very grateful for the whole journey, really."

Shania already revealed to ET details of her painful breakup and divorce, as well as her marriage earlier this year to current husband Frederic Thiebaud. For more footage of her fabulous wedding, be sure to catch the season finale of her reality show "Why Not? With Shania Twain," this Sunday at 10 p.m. on OWN.

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Entertainment Tonight

If you have waited seven years or more to see Shania Twain perform live again, you can wait another year and a half. Promoters announced today the country-pop star of the '90s will start a regular engagement at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace on Dec. 1, 2012.

The announcement is timed with a flurry of new visibility for the singer, including a new single, a reality show on the Oprah Winfrey Network and appearing with Taylor Swift on today's CMT Music Awards.

The reality show "Why Not? With Shania Twain" chronicles the singer's battle to overcome the vocal condition dysphonia. She attributes her vocal problems to stress over her divorce from Robert John "Mutt" Lange, the record producer who helmed the singer's career and signature hits such as "Man! I Feel Like A Woman" and "Any Man of Mine." (She has since remarried.)

In a Nashville news conference to announce the engagement, Twain said both the gradual loss of her vocal skills and regaining them has been "very progressive."

"It's not very much different from an athlete with an injury," she told reporters.

Twain will become a recurring headliner in the schedule at the Colosseum, starting during the National Finals Rodeo week of 2012. She will do 60 shows a year in a two-year contract. A promotional pre-sale for American Express card holders begins later today, with sales for the general public beginning June 19.

Twain's first Las Vegas concert was in early 1999, and she returned for another arena date in late 2003.

In the press room of the Billboard Music Awards of 2003, the Canadian star was asked if she would consider a Las Vegas headliner deal. "If I ever did that, it would be because I'm old or something," she answered.

Her remark drew an audible response, to which she replied, "What was so controversial about that?"

http://www.lvrj.com/living/shania-twain-announces-engagement-at-caesars-palace-in-2012-123478649.html

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Shania Twain to resume career with Vegas residency

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Country star Shania Twain will end her self-imposed career hiatus by starting a two-year residency in Las Vegas in December 2012, she said Wednesday.

The Grammy-winning Canadian, who largely stepped away from public life seven years ago to focus on her crumbling marriage, will dust off her big hits for fans at the 4,300-seat Colosseum arena in Caesar's Palace.

The show, dubbed "Shania: Still the One," will kick off on December 1, 2012. She will be the first country music headliner at the venue.

The announcement follows a TV documentary series and a book in which Twain, 45, chronicled the demise of her 14-year marriage and fears that she would never sing again because of emotional pain and an ailment called dysphonia, in which muscles squeeze the voice box.

Twain's 1997 album "Come on Over" was a huge crossover hit, boosting her worldwide album sales to more than 75 million, but her last studio album was the 2002 release "Up!"

She walked away from her career to work on her marriage to her reclusive producer and co-writer Robert John "Mutt" Lange. The marriage fell apart in 2008 when Lange and Twain's best friend fell in love with each other.

"I figured mentally that I would never sing again, Twain told Oprah Winfrey in early May in her first TV interview for five years. "My fears and anxieties throughout my whole life have been slowly squeezing my voice."

Twain's decision to resume her career will be revealed in Sunday's final episode of the OWN cable channel series "Why Not?".

She is also expected to release her first single in six years "Today (is Your Day)."

(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; edting by Dean Goodman)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110608/music_nm/us_shaniatwain

Come on over: Shania Twain to return to stage with two-year residency in Vegas

By Nick Patch, The Canadian Press – Thu, 9 Jun, 2011

Shania Twain is ending her lengthy hiatus from performing with a two-year residency at Caesars Palace beginning in 2012, and she says she plans to seek advice from another Canadian diva who has found success in Las Vegas.

"I will call Celine (Dion) — somebody should warn her now," Twain joked during a news conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday.

"I think Celine will be very insightful and very helpful."

A Caesars Palace residency proved hugely successful for Dion, with a five-year stint at the Colosseum that ended in 2007 and a return engagement that began in March.

Twain is likely banking that a Sin City stint will give a similar boost to her career, which has stalled in recent years as she recovered from the breakup of her marriage to hit-making producer Robert (Mutt) Lange.

Wednesday's announcement is the latest step in a carefully orchestrated comeback for Twain, the notoriously private 45-year-old who in recent months has stepped back into the spotlight with a reality TV series, a revealing autobiography and now the announcement of her Vegas engagement.

Tickets, which range from $55-250, were set to go on sale Wednesday evening at the exact moment Twain took the stage at the CMT Awards.

Aside from the opportunity to perform for rapt audiences at a glitzy venue, stars have also flocked to Vegas because the residency format is an appealing alternative to the often-arduous process of touring, and would allow Twain to remain in one place with her nine-year-old son, Eja.

"I'm beyond excited," said a beaming Twain, who will perform 60 shows per year beginning Dec. 1, 2012.

"I feel like I'm on the top of the world. Honestly, I feel like I've climbed a very giant mountain and I'm just standing right on top with my arms open wide.

"This is really beautiful, really lovely, I'm very excited today."

Still, the Vegas gigs could provide a challenge for the Timmins, Ont., country-pop superstar.

She hasn't released a new album since 2002's "Up," and not only has she strayed from the stage in recent years, but Twain also claims that the painful breakup of her marriage caused her to lose her voice.

She said Wednesday that she's seen "great progress" with her vocal problem, and representatives from the Colosseum at Caesars Palace pledged to create the best possible conditions for Twain's voice, pointing out that the venue featured a micro-climate system to protect performers' vocal cords.

For her part, Twain said she wasn't concerned about whether her seemingly fragile voice would endure her demanding Vegas schedule.

"I've never missed a show ever in my career — any vocal performance ever — and the show did go on, sometimes against what was better for me," she said.

"I don't want to do that this time. The show will go on but this time around, I'm going to feel confident and good about it."

In fact, the singer — looking tan and healthy in a sleeveless white dress — could hardly contain her excitement during Wednesday's gathering.

"I wish I could just get started tomorrow," she enthused.

"Today is a turning point for me. I feel as though I'm about to step into a world of endless creative possibilities and that is so exciting for a songwriter, for an artist, to take songs and translate them into such a magical place, on a magical platform.

"So this will be like no other platform I've ever been on before with my songs. It's a whole new beginning, I think, for the old music, if you will."

But there will be new music in addition to old.

On June 12, Twain will release the new single "Today is Your Day" — the first song she's written solo in six years.

"I'm very excited about the new song. I was petrified of writing a new song without Mutt — a whole new world for me. It had been many, many years since I had written by myself, so that was new and scary.

"The song, really, every day cheered me up so much I thought, well, maybe I should share it."

Twain says that penning the new track has revived her creativity.

"It's really set me off ready to get back into the studio. I've written a whole bunch of other things over the course of this year and I absolutely will make another record soon. And I will be making it over the summer," she said, before noting that the new material might not be released in time for her Vegas gigs.

"I am not putting any pressure on myself as to when it will be ready."

As for Twain's own vision for her Vegas show? Well, that too is yet to be determined.

"I decided I would only begin dreaming now about what it will be like, and I will now let my imagination run wild," she said.

"It's early stages, it's going to be a process and I really don't know what you can expect as far as anything specific."

Still, her excitement to march onto the Vegas strip was palpable.

"I am in the top-class company of the world as far as performers go, as far as production value goes and production support, the venue itself," Twain gushed.

"This is a dream for any performing artist. What more could I ask for? This is — I don't even want to use the word 'opportunity,' although it is an opportunity and I thank you for that, but it's more than that.

"It's just an exceptional gift and that is truly how I feel about it."

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/shania-twain-return-performing-singer-announces-2-residency-191344719.html

Another devastating blow to her worldwide audience. Considering Shania thought that Vegas was not versatile enough for her, she still went ahead and accepted it. We might as well give up on the idea of seeing her on the road ever again as Shania and her management don't have the fans' best interests at heart and are once again purely focusing on the North American market and those with money. I like to try and refrain from negative comments, but after this surprise announcement I don't see why as fans we should pretend to be happy (as an amazing opportunity as it is) when we're clearly not.

-- Edited by twain2country on Thursday 9th of June 2011 07:23:47 PM

NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Shania Twain Heads to Las Vegas: Is it the Promised Lland or the Elephants' Graveyard?

Cher has been headlining Las Vegas for three years and Celine Dion for five years and returned to do three years.  It did not ruin their careers.  I don't think its a bad thing at all.  The only thing I don't like about is its just in Las Vegas, but I got a feeling I will be going.  For die-hard Cher, Celine Dion, and Shania Twain fan, it sucks.  Its only 60 shows a year, so there is a good chance Shania might do perform in other places in the world.  You never know.

By Robin Leach (contact)

Friday, June 10, 2011 | 11:43 p.m.

Superstar Shania Twain, our new Caesars Palace resident headliner, answers her own show’s big question as she brings “Why Not? With Shania Twain to its season finale Sunday on the Oprah Winfrey Network. It also is the day that the first song she’s written solo in six years, “Today Is Your Day,” is released as her latest single.

Shania made headlines this week with the official confirmation of rumors we reported as early as January that she is joining the lineup of Celine Dion, Sir Elton John and Rod Stewart at The Colosseum. Our story five months ago was sparked when she sat on the roof of Caesars and posed for a photograph to promote her series on OWN. On Sunday’s show, you’ll hear her say in her own words why she’s decided after a long absence to perform again -- in Las Vegas!

In the finale, she also is seen working on her new record with fellow Canadian hit-maker David Foster. On Monday and Tuesday, we have a two-part exclusive of my intimate and revealing talk with Shania -- plus, new photos -- before she presented at the CMT Awards in Nashville.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jun/10/strip-scribbles-shania-twains-own-series-finale-lv/

Shania Twain Moves to Las Vegas For a Fresh Start in the Desert

By CHRISTOPHER JOHN FARLEY

Country singer Shania Twain hasn't released a new studio album since "Up!" in 2002. She also had vocal problems that have impaired her ability to sing, and documented her difficulties on a reality show on Oprah Winfrey's OWN network.

Now, the singer is banking on Las Vegas for a comeback.

The Grammy-winning singer last week said that she plans to start a two-year residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Her run of 60 shows per year at the venue begins Dec. 1, 2012. The average ticket price of the show is about $150 and the venue has some 4,300 seats, so Ms. Twain's show should gross in the neighborhood of $79,200,000 over its two-year booking.

Shania Twain hasn't released a new album since "Up!" in 2002.

The 45-year-old Ms. Twain says she doesn't plan to continue her show on the OWN network—called "Why Not? With Shania Twain"—beyond this season. She says it covered "one specific period of her life" and that her vocal problems have been addressed with the help of experts.

Ms. Twain plans to do some additional songwriting, producing and arranging over the summer. "I have pretty much an entire album's worth of music to get serious about," says the artist, whose label is Universal Music Group's Mercury Nashville.

But she adds that while the Vegas show, "Shania Twain: Still the One," will introduce some new music, "it will primarily be based on hits."

"I personally hate when I see a show and the artist doesn't play their hits," she says.

For more on Shania Twain and other entertainment go to wsj.com/speakeasy.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303848104576381981410091362.html

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Shania Twain In Vegas

A stiff.  She’s the LeBron James of music.  People hate her.

And without her ex-husband Mutt Lange, the best music producer in the world, she’s positively third rate.

She was beautiful, she had catchy music, then she broadened her image, played to the mainstream as opposed to the country core…remember the multiple iterations of her last album?  The pop version, the international version…

She’s been away for too long.

She’s seen as a self-centered narcissist.

I’ve got no inside knowledge, but this won’t be a winner.  Can’t be.  Not at these prices.  Not for long.

http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2011/06/20/news/

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Las Vegas Residencies With Average Ticket Prices

Performer		Start Date		Average Ticket Price*
Barry Manilow		Ongoing		$244
Celine Dion		Ongoing		$253
Elton John		9/28/11		$265
Shania Twain		12/1/12		$304

*As of 6/30/2011 12:30 p.m. EDT. Prices may fluctuate based on market demand.

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Those are steep prices; I do not think that unless Shania employs dancers, wears flashy and sexy costumes and has a running theme to her shows this residency may not last two years.  Lady Gaga and Madonna charges around the same (maybe a little more) and you get the flashiest pop shows on earth.  If her performances at Deerhurst are indicative of her upcoming performances in Vegas then I think that show will be tasteful with her beauty and sweet voice on display, all nice things but not enough to spend $300+.     

Shania's AEG Live page:

http://www.aeglive.com/artists/view/10556/Shania-Twain

What happens in Vegas?: Pop star moms say stints in Sin City bring stability

By: Nick Patch, The Canadian Press
Posted: 07/24/2011

TORONTO - When most people think of Las Vegas, they see a haven for bleary-eyed gamblers, rampaging bachelor parties and all-night adventures. But for pop stars raising families, Sin City is about something else entirely: stability.

Celine Dion is ensconced in a residency in Vegas while her compatriot Shania Twain is preparing to join her on the Strip. And many female stars say that setting up shop in Vegas is a perfect way to perform for your fans while maintaining a secure family life for your kids.

"It's a wonderful gig for a stay-at-home mom," Vegas resident Marie Osmond said in a recent interview in Toronto. "I mean, you can't beat it. I think that's probably a lot of the allure to women who have families.

"You know, you have a consistent job, you go to work at night, your children have a wonderful life. They can go to school and have their sports. They're not on the road with you."

And the majestic Vegas hotels and casinos that keep luring talent westward ensure that the transition is comfortable.

Twain, who is raising her nine-year-old son Eja with new husband Frederic Thiebaud, will begin a two-year Vegas jaunt on Dec. 1, 2012, with 60 shows per year to be performed at Caesars Palace.

Dion previously completed a five-year stint in 2007 and began a fresh three-year residency in March. She and husband Rene Angelil have a burgeoning brood to care for — three sons, including twins who are still months shy of their first birthdays.

So it makes sense, then, that the promise of a family friendly lifestyle was a big part of the pitch when Caesars first approached the performers.

When wooing Dion, the luxurious hotel provided a house for her family, said Caesars Entertainment's citywide entertainment director Carlos Reynoso. Reynoso said that other standard-issue perks for their headlining talent include car service, butlers (or any other staff needed) and accommodation for nannies.

"We do everything," Reynoso said in a telephone interview. "We make it as comfortable for them as possible."

And that is, of course, a stark contrast to the realities of the road.

Even for artists of Twain or Dion's stature, touring can be a drag. There are the sleepless nights traipsing around airports, the daily challenges of performing in an unfamiliar environment and the endless rotation of foreign hotel beds — furnished though they may be with Egyptian cotton and three-figure thread counts.

But beyond those inconveniences, the bigger problem is that such musical treks are not at all child-friendly.

That's the predicament that three-time Juno-nominated Toronto chanteuse Amy Sky has grappled with.

She's currently working on a new record, her first CD of all-new material in over 10 years. Why the lengthy hiatus? Well, Sky decided years ago to take an extended break from touring so she could spend as much time as possible with her two children before they grew and flew the coop. And since new CDs don't tend to sell particularly well without the backing of a major tour, she had to take a break from recording, too.

But Sky said that dragging her kids on the road with her simply wasn't a viable option.

"Very, very rarely would I take my kids with me," she said in a telephone interview this week. "They have lives, they don't want to be out there. It's not fun or glamorous for them to be on the road — it's boring, you know?"

"And absolutely, that's why (Dion and Twain) are parked there in Vegas. You know, let their fans come to them. It's a great idea. Maybe I should do that," she adds with a laugh.

Osmond, meanwhile, has raised eight children and does regularly travel with her kids — when she has to travel, that is.

She has put down roots in Vegas. She recently played a series of shows in Toronto and immediately headed back to her Nevada home, where she's lived for two years now, and where her sons play lacrosse (she insists the sport is "huge" there).

"It's kind of hard for the kids to really get involved and have their friends and things like that when you're always doing those types of things," explained Osmond, who has a regular gig performing with brother Donny at the Flamingo.

"It's a nice life for them."

Some younger artists, however, wouldn't dream of forsaking the road for an extended engagement in one place.

Vancouver's Michael Buble, for instance, says it's vital for him to travel directly to his fans, whether they're in a major metropolis or tucked away in rural Idaho.

"Vegas is an awesome place if it's a stop on your tour, but if your tour begins and ends in Vegas, you're hooped," the three-time Grammy winner said in a recent online chat with his fans.

"Sorry Celine."

Reynoso, unsurprisingly, doesn't see it that way.

While an extended stint in Sin City isn't the same as meeting fans where they live, he notes that music lovers from all over are drawn to the city's starry-eyed glamour.

"At the end of the day, Las Vegas is a destination market," he said.

"It's a win-win situation. Not only do you get to see one of your favourite iconic stars, you also get to play in Las Vegas."

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/music/126078858.html

Shania signed a 2 year contract to perform in Vegas right? Why do they only show 2 weeks?

~Brie