The top-selling country female artist of all time will make a stop in Louisiana on her 2023 world tour. Tickets for Shania Twain’s July 24th New Orleans concert go on sale Friday, December 2nd at 10 AM. Shania broke records and boundaries in the 90s and Baton Rouge 100.7 The Tiger DJ Abby Leigh said her fan base runs the gamut.
“She kind of fits a bunch of different molds, so when you have an artist that can do that and is so versatile, like Shania, you’re going to have millions of fans,” said Leigh.
When Shania burst onto the country charts the Canadian singer was also able to successfully crossover to the pop charts. Leigh said Shania was the trailblazer for country music female artists.
“She did that pop crossover so she kind of paved the way for artists like Taylor Swift,” said Leigh.
There was such an overwhelming response for tickets to The Queen of Me tour that Shania added five stops and one of those is New Orleans. The Queen of Country Pop is known for hits like You’re Still the One, and Leigh said her 1999 release of Man! I Feel Like a Woman also spawned a memorable music video.
“And that music video is just so iconic. You ask any country music fan about that and they’re going to know what it is,” said Leigh.
Mickey Guyton, the first Black woman to ever be nominated for a Grammy in Best Country Solo Performance category will open for Shania in New Orleans.
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