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Hello Everyone!  I received a promo email from Caesars Palace this morning advertising new dates for Elton John.  Here's a list I compiled of future dates:

 

Elton       April 20 - May 11

SHANIA   May 14 - June 1

Celine     June 4 - July 6

Rod        July 20 - August 4

Celine     August 6 - Sept 1

Jerry Seinfeld   Sept 6 & 7

Elton      Sept 18 - Oct 12 (this morning email from Caesars)

 

Unless Shania squeezes in during July (doubtful since it's not advertised yet) or Sept (doubtful since Jerry Seinfeld is Sept 6 & 7),  she won't be there any sooner than mid/late-October.  I think she'll perform before December, but I'm sure Caesars wants Shania for the rodeo finals at the start of December.

 

And I'm sure she will spend the next 4 months working on her new album that is coming out REALLY, REALLY soon! Right? Right?

NAH!!!! She will be too busy doing.......doing.......doing......

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And I'm sure she will spend the next 4 months working on her new album that is coming out REALLY, REALLY soon! Right? Right?

NAH!!!! She will be too busy doing.......doing.......doing......

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 It's too bad Shania can't use some of the engineers that used to work with Mutt - they had so much experience working with him and understand so much of his genius. That being said, Mutt is a perfectionist and an amazing songwriter/producer. I don't think she'll ever find someone quite like him to work with her. I really miss the Shania/Mutt collaboration on song. She could do a ballad with David Foster, but pop/rock - it would be hard to find anyone to hold a candle to Mutt's work. I would like to see more duets.

I agree with you. I'm still a fan, too and I think I will always be but I have to admit that I'm also pretty tired of waiting for a new album that never happens. I got to the point where I don't even think about a new album anymore but deep down I always wish for one. I just wish she would come out and admit that making new music is not what she's planning to do instead of promising one that never comes.

Tanya, I don’t understand the use of “ignorance” in your comments.

“So all her problems as to write a good song or find a good producer come from her ignorance of what she actually wants to do.”  “It’s about her ignorance of what she actually wants and what her music should be like now”.

I must disagree.  I believe Shania knows exactly what she wants now: to enjoy life and be happy!  She wants to spend time with her loved ones. If writing songs is no longer a priority in her life, what’s wrong with that? I was pleasantly surprised when she agreed to perform in Vegas. And I would be pleasantly surprised if she releases a new cd (new songs she wrote, new songs by other writers, covers, duets, or a Christmas cd). But I don’t feel like Shania “owes” me new music or performances.  I don’t understand how fans who purchase cds or tickets to concerts feel the artist owes them anything.  You did receive value for your money.  Of course we all enjoy Shania’s music and performances or we wouldn’t be on this site,  but I don’t feel Shania owes me new music. I say: “Live your life the way you want Shania! You earned your fame and fortune! You deserve to be happy!”

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Tanya, I don’t understand the use of “ignorance” in your comments.

“So all her problems as to write a good song or find a good producer come from her ignorance of what she actually wants to do.”  “It’s about her ignorance of what she actually wants and what her music should be like now”.

I must disagree.  I believe Shania knows exactly what she wants now: to enjoy life and be happy!  She wants to spend time with her loved ones. If writing songs is no longer a priority in her life, what’s wrong with that? I was pleasantly surprised when she agreed to perform in Vegas. And I would be pleasantly surprised if she releases a new cd (new songs she wrote, new songs by other writers, covers, duets, or a Christmas cd). But I don’t feel like Shania “owes” me new music or performances.  I don’t understand how fans who purchase cds or tickets to concerts feel the artist owes them anything.  You did receive value for your money.  Of course we all enjoy Shania’s music and performances or we wouldn’t be on this site,  but I don’t feel Shania owes me new music. I say: “Live your life the way you want Shania! You earned your fame and fortune! You deserve to be happy!”

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 I agree 100% agree Calmartcb

Tanya wrote:

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I mean she doesn't know what she wants as a writer anymore. I didn't say she owes me something. I don't think so. I wrote it only because people come and say she may work on the new album. I personally don't think she will. That's all. I don't call her names or whatever. I only believe there won't be any new music in the nearest future because she has a writer's block. And if she wants to enjoy life and everything it's her right to do whatever she wants. The only thing that disappoints me is that she doesn't say the truth. Almost in every interview we read or hear she says she's working. If she didn't lie, it would me better. I would be OK if she told us she's not going to release new music anytime soon. But hearing her say about a possible Christmas album, cover album or another duet absolutely disapponts me. But if she does one of them, it only will confirm my point that she'd be glad to come back into profession fully but she has problems with her own material. That's all.

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Hi Tanya,  I meant no offense. I just didn't understand the use of "ignorance" in your comments. Maybe the word "uncertain" may be more appropriate but that is just personal preference. I agree that writing songs may not be a priority for Shania at this time of her life. When I mentioned "Shania doesn't owe us new music" that was just a general comment stating my opinion. What's great about this forum is everyone can post their views whether we agree or disagree. It does make it interesting.  Best regards, calmartcb

Tanya wrote:

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calmartcb wrote:

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Tanya wrote:

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I mean she doesn't know what she wants as a writer anymore. I didn't say she owes me something. I don't think so. I wrote it only because people come and say she may work on the new album. I personally don't think she will. That's all. I don't call her names or whatever. I only believe there won't be any new music in the nearest future because she has a writer's block. And if she wants to enjoy life and everything it's her right to do whatever she wants. The only thing that disappoints me is that she doesn't say the truth. Almost in every interview we read or hear she says she's working. If she didn't lie, it would me better. I would be OK if she told us she's not going to release new music anytime soon. But hearing her say about a possible Christmas album, cover album or another duet absolutely disapponts me. But if she does one of them, it only will confirm my point that she'd be glad to come back into profession fully but she has problems with her own material. That's all.

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Hi Tanya,  I meant no offense. I just didn't understand the use of "ignorance" in your comments. Maybe the word "uncertain" may be more appropriate but that is just personal preference. I agree that writing songs may not be a priority for Shania at this time of her life. When I mentioned "Shania doesn't owe us new music" that was just a general comment stating my opinion. What's great about this forum is everyone can post their views whether we agree or disagree. It does make it interesting.  Best regards, calmartcb

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I agree on the word. Thank you.

As to priorities... I still think that it's not about priorities but about something else. But as we aren't Shania, no one really knows what is the reason. I only know that I'd appreciate a Christmas or a cover album as a bonus to an album with her original material. So I still hope it will eventually happen, I just don't belive it will happen this year.

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I hope so too. I really enjoy her music. And you're right, there is definitely a reason why writing may not be a priority right now.  Writers block, fear that new music won't be as successful as her previous cds, or just prefering to spend time enjoying life. I agree we just won't know the reason unless she decides to tell us. Have a great weekend!

Heading back to Vegas in a week and a half for the next run of shows with @ShaniaTwain #lasvegas #caesarspalace

8:03 AM - 4 May 13

http://twitter.com/RyanDan

They are already available here: http://www.axs.com/artists/113464/shania-twain Click on View all>> and choose the second page.

Here is another article from The Associated Press which includes a phone interview with Shania from her home in the Bahamas. As for new music, Shania says she has written enough songs to fill an album, but isn’t ready to return to the studio just yet.

Shania Twain announces fall show dates at Colosseum; rounds out 1st year of Vegas residency

By The Associated Press - Michelle Rindels | May 6, 2013

LAS VEGAS — After nearly a decade-long hiatus marred by burnout, a painful divorce and physical problems that affected her ability to sing, country superstar Shania Twain said she’s finding her groove as a Las Vegas headliner.

On Monday, Twain announced 22 new show dates this fall for “Shania: Still the One,” a spectacle at a 4,300-seat Caesars Palace concert hall that includes two trained horses, a live band, and the 47-year-old Canadian beauty clad in sparkling bodysuits and thigh-high boots. She’s also staging a run of 12 shows starting May 14.

“I couldn’t be any happier,” Twain told The Associated Press in a phone call from the Bahamas, where she lives between shows. “It turned out so beautifully and I’m so proud of it.”

Twain made her debut in December at the Colosseum, home to fellow Canadian songstress Celine Dion, shortly after parading down the Las Vegas Strip on horseback. But perhaps more significant than her regal grand entrance amid a herd of 40 horses was that the five-time Grammy winner returned to performing at all.

Since releasing the 1997 album “Come on Over,” which became the best-selling country album of all time, her life hit a feverish pace of road shows and promotions that continued even after the birth of her son in 2001.

After her “Up!” tour wrapped in 2004, it was unclear whether the new mom would ever be back.

“I had moments when I thought I never would, and I would’ve been OK with that,” she said. “I love music and I’d never want to give up music, but did I ever want to put a production together and be on stage again?”

The singer known for “Any Man of Mine” and “That Don’t Impress Me” struggled with muscular tension that made singing more difficult. And in 2008, she was thrust into an unwelcome spotlight by an alleged affair between her then-husband and producer, Robert “Mutt” Lange, and one of her best friends.

Since then, she married that friend’s ex-husband, Frederic Thiebaud. They’ve found some sense of normalcy; Thiebaud coaches Twain’s son in soccer, and she said the 11-year-old is a happy child.

“You’re never comfortable with what happened,” she said of the failed marriage. But “you get to a stage where everything’s just different now, you’re now in a new groove, you’re going in a new direction.”

Though she said she was initially nervous about how the comeback residency would be received, it’s sold out for each of its first 24 performances.

Free from the rigors of tour travel, the residency is “a dream performance scenario” that allows her to balance her roles as a mother and as a country superstar.

“Vegas is just a really good setup,” she said. “It completely leaves me room to be the parent I want to be.”

She said she’s written enough songs to fill an album, but isn’t ready to return to the studio just yet. Conceiving the elaborate show, with its backup dancers, pumped-in fragrances, and flying motorcycle, has taken up her creative juices for now.

“I’m doing one project at a time. I’ll let the Vegas show settle in,” Twain said. “I’m not in the spirit of juggling too many balls in the air at one time.”

Tickets for shows between mid-October and mid-December go on sale Friday.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/shania-twain-announces-fall-show-dates-at-colosseum-rounds-out-1st-year-of-vegas-residency/2013/05/06/15ef40a0-b670-11e2-b568-6917f6ac6d9d_story.html

Jane Stevenson ‏@JaneCStevenson
Toronto Sun music critic

@ShaniaTwain, who resumes Still the 1 on May 14 @ColosseumCP w/new Oct. 15-Dec. 14 dates, told me #Vegas residency "exceeded" her expectations

3:53 PM - 6 May 13

http://twitter.com/JaneCStevenson

Yeah, you're right. If these two years of Vegas will go as great as now, probably she'll renew her contract for other "some" years, like Celine did at the beginning of 2013. Maybe she'll change the show setlist, adding different songs, but she won't release new music.

CRITICS STILL LAUDING SHANIA: STILL THE ONE AS REMAINING 2013 PERFORMANCES GO ON SALE

22 PERFORMANCES FROM OCT. 15 – DEC. 14 ON-SALE FRIDAY, MAY 10 AT 10 A.M.

LAS VEGAS (MAY 6, 2013) – As Las Vegas’ newest resident superstar Shania Twain gets ready to begin her third record-breaking run of SHANIA: STILL THE ONE at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace next week, the 22 remaining 2013 performances through mid-December were announced today and go on-sale beginning Friday, May 10 at 10 a.m.

With the first 24 sold-out shows under her rhinestone studded belt, critics continue to rave that SHANIA: STILL THE ONE — Shania’s triumphant return to the stage— is nothing short of a heel-stomping, good time.

“There is absolutely nothing subtle about this production; it sets a new level that other Strip stars will now have to kick it up a notch to stay even.”
- Vegas Deluxe, Robin Leach

“If Elvis Presley were able to witness Shania Twain's recently opened Las Vegas stage show, he just might be tempted to leave the building for good. Shania: Still the One, is simply that dazzling.”
- Country Weekly

“She still looks sexy as sin … her voice sounds better than ever.”
- Toronto Star

“The moment she arrived on stage … Twain received a standing ovation from the sold-out Caesars Palace crowd before even singing a note.”
- Yahoo Music

Tickets for the 22 new performances of SHANIA: STILL THE ONE go on-sale Friday, May 10 at 10 a.m.:

Oct.: 15, 16, 18, 19, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30
Nov.: 2, 3, 30
Dec.: 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14

Tickets are currently on-sale for the below remaining May and June performances:

May: 14, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31
June: 1

Developed by Show Creator and Executive Producer Shania Twain - one of the world’s best-selling female artists of all time - SHANIA: STILL THE ONE is a concert celebration that takes fans on a spectacular journey through the various stages of Shania's life and career in an unforgettable evening filled with music, multi-sensory experiences, fashion and a few unexpected surprises.  Produced by AEG Live and directed by Raj Kapoor, the show also features creative expertise from Production Designer Michael Cotten, Costumier Marc Bouwer and Lighting Designer Peter Morse to add to Shania’s vision of SHANIA: STILL THE ONE.

The spectacular, high-energy production is a compilation of Shania’s most celebrated hits including “Man! I Feel Like A Woman!,” “You’re Still The One,” and “That Don’t Impress Me Much,” and features a 13-piece band and four male dancers.  SHANIA: STILL THE ONE is designed to give audiences that intimate, only in Las Vegas concert experience – with no fan more than 120 feet from the magnificent stage.  The high-tech production incorporates some unexpected surprises including multi-scent show projectors, a new 4D multisensory technology that has never been used before in a concert setting.

Prices range from $55 to $250, plus applicable fees, and may be purchased by calling 1-888-9-AXS-TIX (1-888-929-7849), online at www.thecolosseum.com or www.axs.com, keyword “Shania Twain” and in person at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace Box Office, open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. PT. For groups of 10 or more, call 1-866-574-3851.  For additional show and ticket information, visit www.shaniainvegas.com or www.thecolosseum.com or follow updates from The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on Twitter @Colosseum@CP.   

http://www.aeglive.com/news/view/10638

I think she could add old songs that she isn't performing now. I'm very surprised that she doesn't sing songs like FAFA and LGMET. And there are plenty of no-single songs that she could perform. So she could easily renew her Vegas contract with no new material to sing.
Celine IS releasing new music but to be honest, she doesn't write her own songs, so there's a whole process she doesn't go through. She goes in the studio and sings the song. And I bet she can sing a whole song at the first couple of cuts.

Loonie Echo wrote:

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Butters wrote:

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And I'm sure she will spend the next 4 months working on her new album that is coming out REALLY, REALLY soon! Right? Right?

NAH!!!! She will be too busy doing.......doing.......doing......

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 It's too bad Shania can't use some of the engineers that used to work with Mutt - they had so much experience working with him and understand so much of his genius. That being said, Mutt is a perfectionist and an amazing songwriter/producer. I don't think she'll ever find someone quite like him to work with her. I really miss the Shania/Mutt collaboration on song. She could do a ballad with David Foster, but pop/rock - it would be hard to find anyone to hold a candle to Mutt's work. I would like to see more duets.

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I completely agree with what you said. I wonder if Shania herself has distanced herself from her and Mutt's sound engineers and such because of the whole divorce. I'm sure some would still love to work with her and help her create her magic--and like you said, they would know how to work with Shania after working with Mutt for so many years.

And I really miss their collaborations. Pure magic. I really think that Shania knows what she is missing without having Mutt and thus why 11 years later we still do not have a new album. Shania can have great songs, but she needs the Mutt magic in the studio. And this is what is stopping her. I mean "Today Is Your Day" was done with a top producer and it was horrid.......Shania does not sound like Shania without Mutt behind the controls. He knew how to make her greatness that much greater and so damn perfect sound wise.

The divorce not only killed a great love affair, but it killed a great singing career and future works of collaborative genius as well.

Now everyone is finally realizing what I said 2 years ago is true. Shania has zero motivation to make music. I said all along mutt was the driving force . If you remember shania said she was not even going to make the album up because of 911. Mutt convinced her otherwise. She was already making excuses back then not to make music. I do not know what's in her head and quit caring long ago. Nomatter what fans want we can't change who she really is. She is the person we have seen the last few years, not the woman mutt drove to amazing heights as an artist. She is just not motivated that way. Remember before she met mutt she was just happy making a living at music. Now she has more money than she know what to do with. She is just not the artist we all thought she was. She has great talent but no drive to reach musical success again without mutt. Oh well that's life, life is too short to waste energy on shania twain. I. Learned that 2 years ago. That's my 2 cents, chow for now

Here's another interview Shania did with the Toronto Sun's Jane Stevenson. There's really not much new info than what was in The Associated Press interview last week. Shania does state that she expects her "Still The One" show will be released on DVD/CD. And this time when she's talking about a new album you REALLY get a sense she could care less! It's really a shame!

Twain feels at home in Las Vegas

By Jane Stevenson, QMI Agency | Posted: Sunday, May 12, 2013 03:56 PM EDT

Turns out Sin City does impress Shania Twain much.

"It's more than I hoped it would be - it's really great, it's been a success," says Twain in a Canadian exclusive.

The 47-year-old superstar is, of course, referring to her latest incarnation as a Las Vegas headliner at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace - in rotation with fellow Canadian Celine Dion, along with Brits Elton John and Rod Stewart. Twain's stint resumes Tuesday and runs until June 1.

Her show, Shania: Still The One - which featured the sexy singer in a form-fitting clothes and flying through the air on a motorcycle when it opened last December - just added 22 more performances beginning in October and carrying through December. That will complete the first half of her two-year contract.

After almost a decade away from performing, voice issues and a divorce from producer "Mutt" Lange - she's since remarried - it appears Twain's back on track.

"Vegas is my second home right now," she says from the Bahamas where her 11-year-old son Eja is in school. "We're completely happy and the crowds have been really great as far as enthusiasm. I'm having a lot of fun."

She says she only tweaked the show slightly since its opening, adding she's pleased so far with the interactions she's had both with fans - who she often drags on stage - and the two horses who are part of her show.

"They're live animals, they have a mind of their own, sometimes they'll pee on stage or sometimes they'll poo on stage, we just never know really what's going to happen," says Twain of the horses (not the fans).

"The unpredictability of it keeps everyone on their toes."

She admits though she sometimes chooses the wrong person to join her on stage.

"I do try to assess, 'Is this person drunk?' or 'Is this person going to be hysterical and not manageable?' And so I do watch the body language. I don't always get it quite right but I've never had any security issues."

Twain even says her experience with a stalker - who turned up at the 2011 Junos in Toronto despite a court order - didn't spook her for long.

"Any high-profile person has a certain awareness," Twain says. "I'm not paranoid about it since that experience if that's what you're asking. It's creepy, but you just have to carry on."

There's one new song, Today Is Your Day, in Shania: Still The One, and Twain reveals she has written enough new material during the past three years to fill an album.

She just doesn't know when she's going to record the new songs and who'd she work with yet. She explains she would likely draw up a short-list of producers and see how they work in their respective environments to arrive at the right collaborator.

"I could record a new album now if I wanted," says Twain, who expects Shania: Still the One will be turned into a live DVD/CD.

"I got to get into the spirit of it ... I don't know whether it's age or whether my thought process is different. But I just can't juggle all the balls at the same time anymore. Or I don't want to ... So I think it's one phase at a time. I don't know. Maybe when I'm done with my contract in Vegas, I would say, 'OK, now it's time to spend a year in the studio.' Maybe it would be that. That's what I'm feeling. You never know. Maybe once I get a year into Vegas maybe I'll feel differently."

Twain's sister Carrie Ann is part of the Vegas act, singing back-up.

But while Eja has a great voice and is musical, Twain says he wouldn't be caught dead up there.

"He's got a beautiful voice but he won't sing," she says of Eja, whose father is Lange. "That's OK, I'm not going to push him. ... He always just says, 'Never (drag me up on stage) mom. Never do that.' ... Maybe he'll reach an age where he'll say, 'Yeah, mom I'd love to do that!' But not right now. That's for sure.

http://www.torontosun.com/2013/05/12/twain-feels-at-home-in-las-vegas

I don't think its Shania doesn't care about making new music, but I think she is just nervous about about how everyone will react.  I would perfer Shania make new music when her total heart into it no matter how long it takes.

Why? Because she does not dedicate her life to people she don't know and she prefers to spend time with her loved ones? Seriously...


But this part got me quite exited: "I could record a new album now if I wanted," says Twain, who expects Shania: Still the One will be turned into a live DVD/CD.

It would be great if they'd release the show on CD/DVD. Hardy thought they wouldn't though, since it would make the ticket sales drop. So they won't realease it untill the show is over.

11:20 AM - 13 May 13

http://twitter.com/RyanDan

 

I am angry too but I would say she owes nothing to us now. When we paid money to buy her albums and see her in concerts she seriously worked and she was worth the money. I personally waste no money on her now. I won't go to Vegas to see her exactly the same reason she doesn't record a new album and work properly - I have the loved one who deserve my time, attention and money more than her. What makes me angry is her lies last couple of years when there were no maybes and she said she would absolutely make an album in some time. Now these maybes appear.
P.S. I wish we could all give up on our jobs and spend all time with our family because - oh life was so cruel to us at some points. Why should we work?

9:13 PM - 13 May 13

http://twitter.com/RyanDan

Seriously now... how does jealousy fit into wanting her to release this long overdue album? If you want to fault me, it's more impatience than anything else, but jealousy? Not so much.