{"id":34168,"date":"2025-12-23T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/?p=34168"},"modified":"2025-12-23T07:57:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T12:57:16","slug":"man-i-feel-like-a-woman-surpasses-500-million-views-on-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/blogs\/country-music-news\/2025\/12\/man-i-feel-like-a-woman-surpasses-500-million-views-on-youtube\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cMan! I Feel Like A Woman!\u201d Surpasses 500 Million Views On YouTube"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Shania Twain\u2019s iconic 1999 video for \u201cMan! 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