You canB次元官网网址檛 stop the incredible force of Jann Arden.

Whether itB次元官网网址檚 induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the Juno Awards next month, or a cross-country tour that launches in May, the Calgary chanteuse is going to be everywhere in the coming months.

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Arden will embark on a 19-date Canadian tour that kicks off in St. JohnB次元官网网址檚 on May 7, before winding through cities that include Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver.

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SheB次元官网网址檚 also recently put the finishing touches on a new book called B次元官网网址淚f I Knew Then,B次元官网网址� which explores life after 50.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 about becoming a certain age as a woman and walking into your crone-dom and that type of thinking where you really donB次元官网网址檛 take any prisoners,B次元官网网址� Arden said.

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Arden has other projects on her slate this year.

The B次元官网网址淚nsensitiveB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淲ill You Remember MeB次元官网网址� singer will also release B次元官网网址淗its & Other GemsB次元官网网址� on May 1, a collection of her greatest hits and live tracks.

After that, she hopes to head into the studio with producer and frequent collaborator Bob Rock to knock out a new album.

B次元官网网址淚 donB次元官网网址檛 think IB次元官网网址檒l ever stop,B次元官网网址� Arden said of prospects of slowing down.

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David Friend, The Canadian Press

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