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PEOPLE & ARTS Saturday 22 June 2019
Shania Twain set to party again in Vegas with new residency

By MESFIN FEKADU wrapped her first two-year
NEW YORK (AP) — Since stint in 2014.
Shania Twain launched her "Not everybody gets invited
first residency in Las Vegas to do a residency and cer-
seven years ago, Sin City tainly not a long-term resi-
has been invaded with dency. It's one thing to go
contemporary pop stars, and do six shows or some-
from Lady Gaga to Drake thing like that, but when
to Christina Aguilera, jump- you're in a long-term resi-
ing on the residency trend. dency, it's a commitment,"
Even Cardi B has plans for a she said. "A really big com-
short-term Vegas residency mitment."
this year. After Vegas, Twain went on
"I know! What are these traditional tours — in 2015
people (doing) jumping on and 2018 — but said there's
my bandwagon?" a smil- a plus side to performing
ing Twain said as she an- at the same venue every
nounced her return to Ve- night.
gas for a new residency, "You can really take ad-
starting Dec. 6. "Everybody vantage of the highest
knows that Vegas is awe- standard technology that is
some and it's only getting usually too sensitive to take
better." on the road and travel. You
Twain, of course, follows can't pack it up and take
in the footsteps of other it down every day. So it's a
Las Vegas stalwarts over production dream, Las Ve-
the decades, from the Rat gas," she said.
Pack and Wayne Newton Shania Twain poses for a portrait at her Manhattan hotel, Friday, June 14, 2019, in New York. "And also, it's just great for
to Cher and Celine Dion. Associated Press my voice to be able to be
On Monday, the queen of stabilized in an environ-
country pop announced Hollywood Resort & Casino. ris, Janet Jackson, Jennifer just some of the acts who ment that I can control.
23 performances for her Tickets go on sale Friday. Lopez, Aeromsith, Boyz II have bombarded Vegas And I really appreciate that
"Let's Go!" residency at Britney Spears, Bruno Mars, Men, Pitbull, Gwen Stefani with long and short-term these days with all my Lyme
Zappos Theater at Planet Mariah Carey, Calvin Har- and Backstreet Boys are residencies since Twain disease voice issues."q

Nashville-based country stars love to play tourist at home

By KRISTIN M. HALL "It's like one of our new fa-
Associated Press vorite things to do since it
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — started warming up," Evans
Tourism comes alive in the said. "After dinner we'll just
Music City during summer, go for a walk around town
but the thousands who and it's so cool. You know,
flock here aren't the only like a weeknight, you walk
sightseers in town. around and it's a good re-
Many Nashville-based stars minder that you get to. .
enjoy playing tourist, too. like we get to live here. Mu-
"I've been to the Country sic City. You know, Broad-
Music Hall of Fame a few way is right there and the
times and ... you always Ryman Auditorium is right
learn something new," Rus- there and the Hall of Fame
sell Dickerson told The As- is right there.
sociated Press. "You can't And yeah, I mean we love
take in all that information living in Nashville so much,
at one time going, but like so that's kind of our new
seeing some of Elvis's old thing."
Cadillacs, like are you kid- Sometimes, though, it's just
ding me? It's crazy." good to be home.
He doesn't mind the atten- Tyler Rich said he doesn't
tion from fans while he's out get out much when he's
visiting Nashville landmarks. in Nashville but likes to do
"Everybody is super nice touristy things in other cities
and we just take a little pic- In this May 25, 2018 photo, visitors to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, when he's on the road.
ture, say 'What's up?' and Tenn. "I have a weird thing where
it's all good," said Dicker- Associated Press I like to go to zoos," Rich
son. said. "I love zoos. I like to go
Hunter Hayes said in an "I realize that I'm here all once we moved here, I Morgan Evans and his wife, and just hang out and see
AP interview that he con- the time, which is hilarious," was like 'Oh my gosh, it's Kelsea Ballerini, have been all the animals. And any
stantly goes to concerts in he said. "But I just. Yeah I so crowded' and then we rediscovering the city by type of history. I like muse-
Nashville when he's not on love the energy of the city. realized but there's a lot of foot lately and enjoying the ums and I'm a dork. But it's
the road. I think we all do. You know cool things happening." sights downtown. cool."q