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030730-Super
Audio version of Up! [Mercury]:
Shania is
releasing her latest album UP! as a Super Audio CD (SACD) on Tuesday,
August 12th. Super Audio Compact Discs (SACD) are a new audio disc
format that look like regular CDs, but have much higher storage capacity,
so they can hold super high-quality audio. SACD discs use a format called
Direct Sound Digital that promises much better CD audio. To take advantage
of the improved sound quality with SACDs, you will need a SACD player and
a Surround Sound audio system to enjoy the multichannel audio. Many SACD
players also function as conventional CD and DVD-Video players, allowing
you to have one player that supports all three formats.
click on
the picture to order.
0307.30-Forever
and For Always goes pop. [R&R]:
Shania's
latest single, "Forever and For Always" is climbing the charts. It goes to
pop radio August 4th.
0307.30-Not
just a country singer [Miami Herald]:
People can label Shania Twain a
country artist. Just don't stop there, says the singer-songwriter.
Although Twain says she has strong country roots, her musical influences
are broad.
"It just happens that because I started so young, I developed all the way
through my teens with other styles as well," Twain told reporters. "So I
guess what I would say is that I'm not just a country singer but that I
would say that I am a country singer."
Twain, who recently recorded Dolly Parton's "Coat of Many Colors" for an
upcoming tribute album, also had a chance to record with the country music
legend.
"It's been one of the biggest thrills of my life," said Twain.
Twain will have a two-hour prime-time special on NBC on Aug. 19.
0307.30-Shania
makes the rounds on TV
 Shania appeared on Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, and Extra.
Shania talked about her fans, losing weight after having her baby, and
about her upcoming special and tour. Remember to check out Shania on Regis
and Kelly, tomorrow on ABC at 9am EST, and on the Today Show on Friday at
7am on NBC.
On "Extra", Shania said she's happy that her fans are gracious
enough to allow her to keep her "Private Life, Private" and said that her
fans "respect that."
Shania also said that the reason she did the Special (which they Plugged
for Aug. 19 in the segment) was because she realized she would Not have
her TOUR ready until the "End of September" (Shania's Eyes got BIG when
she said that)...she said she was NOT going to go through the Summer
Without being on stage! So, Shania chose to do the special.
"Extra" played the beginning part of the "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" video
where Shania says "Don't Want Ya for the weekend" and then the "Extra"
anchor did a Voice Over that said: "....but she does want you for the
night of August 19 for her 2 hour NBC concert special." [thanks to
Shaniaisaleader from
Teamshania]
0307.29-Shania
rocked Chicago!!!:
 I just got back from Chicago, all I can say is: Shania impressed me
much!!! This had to be one of the best Shania concerts I ever attended.
Shania sang songs from her three hit CDs,
"The Woman In Me",
"Come On
Over", and
"Up!". The show went from Country, to Rock, to Pop, and back
again. This free concert was recorded for an upcoming NBC concert special
on August 19th at 8pm. Check out what the fans are saying who were
there from the
STNAOFC and the
Shania Forums. My review can be found
here.
I hope to have pictures posted this weekend. Reviews from the Chicago
papers can be found on the following sites:
The Chicago Sun Times, and the
Daily Herald,
and the
Chicago Tribune.
Click on pictures for larger versions
0307.24-Take
her out to the ballgame...:
Shania threw out the first pitch at the Cubs game. She later sang "Take Me
Out To The Ballgame" during the 7th inning stretch. Here are some news
pictures and some video captures from Fordw from the
STNAOFC
  
Check out the complete gallery
here!!!!
0307.23-Shania
visits Kids Cafe [AP]:
 Shania
took time out of her schedule to visit the Chicago chapter of American
Second Harvest, "Kids Cafe". Twain is a
supporter of ASH, a charity that provides after school meals, tutoring and
mentoring to low-income students. The singer visited with the children
during their lunch program and played basketball with them before leaving.
Shania Twain hugs Josephine Okeke after
playing basketball during a visit to Kids Cafe. Shania Twain plays
basketball while attending Kids Cafe, a national program of America's
Second Harvest, one of the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief
charities, Wednesday, July 23, 2003, in Chicago.
 0307.23-BBC2
Concert: [Shania
Twain City]:
On July 26 BBC2 Radio will air a
Shania concert that was taped LIVE on July 10 at the Abbey Road Studios in
London. Even if you are not in the UK, you can listen to the concert
online! Go HERE!
The concert starts at 9 PM UK time (4 PM ET US).
Here are some pictures from the taping.....
Click on pictures to see larger version
  
0307.23-New
version of Up! [German
Shania Fan Club]
 According
the the German Shania Twain Fan Club, Up! is being released as a single
CD. This album is the RED version. Release date is August 18th. Click on
picture to see a larger version.
0307.22-Going
to Chicago? [STNAOFC]:
The
STNAOFC has
organized a get together Saturday night.
From the
club website: Shania Fans: Party
with Us in Chicago: July 26 7 PM! Dear
Super Shania Fans! Come to a get together the night before the Chicago -
Grant Park concert: meet other Super Shania fans from all over the world
and celebrate Shania and her music! JULY
26 7 PM at the
Rock Bottom Brewery
situated at 1 W. Grand Avenue in Chicago, close to the concert area (for
more information check out the
restaurant's
website). See you all there to
celebrate Shania's music! A HUGE Thanks to Tee for organizing the dinner!
0307.22-Help
the STNAOFC,
Annual Fundraiser
 The
Shania Twain North American Online Fan Club is in the process of
organizing their annual Fundraiser. Please help choose the charity.
To vote, click
here.
From the fan club:
Super Shania fans: this year's fundraiser is coming
up in mid August and like every year we want you to choose the charity
that the 2003 Shania Twain North American Fan Club Fundraiser will help.
There are three charities you can vote for: America's Second Harvest,
Breakfast for Learning and Timmins and District Hospital Foundation.
All these
charities are close to Shania's heart.
0307.22-BBC2
Concert: [Shania
Twain City]:
On July 26 BBC2 Radio will air a
Shania concert that was taped LIVE on July 10 at the Abbey Road Studios in
London. Even if you are not in the UK, you can listen to the concert
online! Go HERE!
The concert starts at 9 PM UK time (4 PM ET US).
0307.22-Live!
from Chicago [Froggy,
100.9]
 Shania
will be recording a radio show during her stay in Chicago. The radio
show will air on Westwood One stations on August 16th and 17th.
According to
the press release.....
New York, NY – July 15, 2003 – Westwood One (NYSE:
WON) presents "Shania In Chicago," August 16-17, 2003. The 1-hour special
will be recorded backstage and on stage during the taping of Shania
Twain’s NBC-TV special, "Shania Twain UP! Live In Chicago," which airs on
August 19th. The special will also feature interviews with fans and Shania
Twain about the TV special and her up-coming fall tour and many of Twain’s
biggest hits from the past eight years, including her current Top 10 hit
"Forever And For Always."
Her visit to
Chicago includes throwing out the first pitch at the Cubs game, and
singing "Take Me Out To The Ball Game", during the 7th inning stretch on
the 24th. Her stay in Chicago ends with a free concert in Grant Park. This
concert will be taped for an upcoming 2 hour NBC Concert Special to air in
August.
0307.22-CONGRATULATIONS
SHANIA! [Canada.com]
 Congratulations
Shania!!! Shania has been nominated for 8 CCMA awards. The Ceremony
takes place on September 8th in Calgary.
Canada.com reports:
It's not known if Twain, who is preparing for a fall
tour, will attend the awards ceremony.
Twain has previously been nominated nine times and was entertainer of the
year in 1999 after the smash success of Come on Over, which sold 35
million albums worldwide. She chose to pull out of the spotlight for
several years to have a child and cocoon at her home in Switzerland with
husband producer Mutt Lange.
Check out the
CCMA
website.
Shania has nominations in the following categories:
Fan Choice Award
Single of the Year [Forever and For Always]
Album of the Year [Up!]
SOCAN Song of the Year [Forever and For Always]
Video of the Year [I'm Gonna Getcha Good, and
Forever and For Always]
Top Selling Album [Up!]
Female Artist of the Year
0307.20-She's
Still The One [Mutt
Lange Zone ]
We all know
how much Shania loves her husband "Mutt" Lange. Here is a rare story about
how much Mutt loves Shania....
While Mutt
was working on "18 'Til I Die" with Bryan Adams, he hung a huge picture
frame up in their rented Jamaican house (studio) with 42 small pictures of
Shania and one large photo of him and her together
0307.20-Funny
Shania interview [BBC]
 While
Shania was in Ireland, she stopped by the Patrick Kielty Show. click on
the picture to watch the 7 minutes interview. Shania is quite the
comedian.
0307.17-Shania
loves performing [Miami
Herald]:
 Shania
Twain says performing live is the most satisfying part of being a singer.
"I love being on stage. That's my favorite thing about performing: to be
in concert," the singer told AP Radio. "I'm just a lot more relaxed in
concert with my fans."
Twain said she likes being up close and personal with the audience, adding
that she enjoys playing all kinds of venues - big and small.
"I like to get as close to the audience as possible - that's what makes it
fun for me," she said. "Without the audience, it's like doing a video -
not all that exciting."
Twain said memories of performing in small clubs haven't faded just
because she can now sell out arenas. She even admits to missing those
days.
"I never thought I'd say that, but I spent so many years singing in clubs,
sometimes I find the audience to be so far away," she said. "When I'm
walking down the street and I hear a band playing in a club, I'm tempted
to walk in and get up on stage and sing. But, at the same time, I really
like the rush and roar of thousands of people."
Twain also gets a rush from writing songs - whether it's for herself or
another artist.
"My passion is more in songwriting than ... in being a star," she said. "I
write songs for my vocal ability, and I write songs for who I am as a
person. But I also write a lot of different (songs) I wouldn't necessarily
record myself."
Twain's latest album is "Up!" She's set to play a free outdoor concert
in Chicago on July 27.
0307.14-Shania
&Union Station Team Up! [Billboard]:
 The
career of Dolly Parton will be celebrated in grand fashion this fall with
the all-star, all female tribute album "Just Because I'm a Woman." Due
Oct. 14 via Sugar Hill Records, the collection will feature Parton's songs
recorded by the likes of Norah Jones, Alison Krauss & Union Station,
Shania Twain and Sinead O'Connor, as well as a new recording of the title
track by the honoree herself.
"Just Because I'm a Woman" was also the title track of an RCA album
released by Parton in 1968. Parton made her recording debut five years
earlier with "Dolly Parton Sings," also released by RCA, and the tribute
will serve to mark the 35th anniversary of that set.
Krauss appears on two tracks, turning in a solo version of "9 to 5" and
joining Union Station and Twain on a take of "Coat of Many Colors." Other
Parton classics rendered are "I Will Always Love You" by Melissa
Etheridge, "Jolene" by Mindy Smith and "The Seeker" by Shelby Lynne.
0307.14-Timmins
in Country Music Today [CMT]
The July/August edition of Country Music Today magazine
with Garth Brooks on the cover features Timmins as the number one hometown
to visit of a *really* great superstar. Here is what it says:
1. Shania Twain
Hometown: Timmins, Ontario (pop. 43,686)
Check out: STC, 220 Algonquin Blvd. East; Shania Twain Parquette,
Third Ave.; Shania Twain Drive; Don's Pizzeria, 50 Rea St. South, one of
Shania's favorite food stops (best darn pizza I've ever had!)
Tammy Jasmin, of Don's: "The logo of Timmins is the heart of gold,
and that's what Shania has. She has the heart of gold."
[Thanks
Shaniawarrior!!]
0307.14-Shania
to throw out first pitch & more [OFC]:
 Shania
will throw out the first pitch and sing the traditional Chicago Cubs
version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" at the July 24th Cubs/Phillies
game. Shania's Abbey Road Studio performance for BBC radio will be
broadcast on July 26th at 9PM on Radio 2. Then it's back to New York City
where she'll appear on Regis And Kelly on July 31st and then tape an
appearance on CBS This Morning on Friday August 1st . We don't have an
exact air date, but it will be taped outside like the Today Show. The
Shania Twain UP! – Live In Chicago concert will be be taped to air as an
NBC Special airing on August 19th.
Shania throwing out the first pitch, how cool is that!! The game airs on
WGN next Thursday at about 2:20 or 2:30 ET.
0307.13-Shania
rocks London!!!! [STNAOFC]:
According to fans from the STNAOFC who attended Shania's concert in Hyde
Park, she was AWESOME. Shania was touched that the fans were singing
along. Check out the
STNAOFC Messageboard for the latest information and fan reaction. FV
the club administrator emailed me the following pictures from the show:
[Click on pictures for larger views]
  
  
0307.13-Shania
says "Nashville Hated Me" [Teen
Music]
Shania Twain upset the Nashville country music elite with her mega-selling
tunes - because they thought she was murdering the music.
The Canadian singer - whose 1997 album Come on Over has sold 34 million
copies worldwide - found starting out tough because country purists didn't
get her pop sound. "People thought I was ruining country - they'll
always believe that."
0307.10-Shania
in the Big Apple [Mercury]:
 Shania will be in the Big Apple to promote her single "Forever and For
Always", and her album Up! You can catch Shania on the "Regis and Kelly"
show on July 31st on ABC. Shania then performs on the "Today Show",
on NBC as part of their Summer Concert Series. Shania then performs on
CBS's Morning show at the end of August. Shania is taping this special the
SAME day she performs on the Today show. The concert starts at NOON at
59th and 5th Avenue.
0307.09-Shania's
Self Analysis [STNAOFC]:
 From
the Star Channel interview from the Walk Of Fame Ceremony. Shania took
part in a short interview:
Q - Pick five words to describe yourself.
Shania - impatient, short, sweet toothed, quiet, privately quite quiet and
sporty.
Q - What embarrasses you?
A - Farting out loud.
Q - If I wasn't a performer, I would be...
A - A veterinarian.
Q - What is your culinary specialty?
A - Soups, any soup
Q - The most adventurous thing you have done?
A - I'm not terribly adventurous. Getting engaged. We fell in love and got
married in three months.
0307.06-Shania's
other video shoot [STNAOFC]
Shania told
the audience at Kilkenny that the other video she shot in New Zealand was
"When You Kiss Me", no details on when it will be released as a single.
0307.06-Shania
Party in the Park [STNAOFC]
Shania took part in the "Party in the Park" in London's Hyde Park. More
than 100,000 tickets were sold for Sunday's Party in the Park, which is
expected to raise more than $2.2-million for the Prince's Trust, the
charity headed by Prince Charles. Shania sang "Man! I Feel Like a
Woman!" , "That Don't Impress Me Much", "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!",
and "Thank You Baby", her new single which should be out in August.
  
click on pictures for larger versions
View Shania's
backstage interview
0307.06-Shania
rocks Ireland [STNAOFC]:
Shania's concert in Kilkenny Ireland went off without a hitch. Shania
performed 22 songs, a mix of hits from "The Woman In Me", "Come On Over",
and her new CD "Up!" Shania heads to England for her concert next week in
Hyde Park, then its back to the USA for her concert in Chicago, which will
be taped for an upcoming NBC Concert Special.
The set list included:
Man! I Feel Like A Woman!
Up!
Honey, I'm Home
She's Not Just A Pretty Face
It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing
Forever and For Always
Ka Ching!
Don't Be Stupid
That Don't Impress Me Much
I'm Gonna Getcha Good!
(Introduced her band)
From This Moment On
No One Needs To Know
Thank You Baby (For Makin' Someday Come So Soon)
When You Kiss Me (which she named her favourite ballad from Up!)
Juanita
Who's Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?
Any Man Of Mine
In My Car, I'll Be The Driver
(If You're Not In It For Love) I'm Outta Here!
Nah
Rock This Country
You're Still The One
0307.05-Shania
Fans Come On Over [Timmins
Press]
The first ever World-wide Shania Twain Fan Convention, set for August
7-10, is music to the ears for fans of the pop/country superstar.
True to its name, fans from around the world have already registered, said
Tracy Hautanen, customer services manager for the centre.
“We have someone registered from Scotland and our first registrations came
in from California,” she said.
“People are coming from all over the United States, including New York and
Washington, and, of course, Ontario. We’re looking forward to having these
people come to our community.”
The Shania Twain Centre will be the nerve centre for the four-day
convention, which will open with a meet-and-greet bonfire and local
entertainment on August 7.
“It’s a gathering for the first people who get to town and they’ll receive
their convention kits,” Hautanen said.
Throughout the four days, fans will be treated to entertainment at the
centre ranging from a lip sync contest, a dance accompanied by videos of
Shania and a farewell brunch topped up with a group photograph.
“We definitely want to make sure it’s a good quality event and people are
going to have the Shania experience when they’re in Timmins,” she said.
Shania is not expected to attend the inaugural convention.
Hautanen said while there are fans interested in attending nonetheless
there are others who are waiting for the Timmins Superstar’s return.
“There are fans out there that are hoping to come when she is here - maybe
next year, maybe the year after — we don’t know,” Hautanen said.
The convention is starting small this year, anticipating 100 out-of-town
guests. Hautanen sees the convention growing over the years.
“We don’t anticipate a first-time event being huge, but everybody will get
the best Timmins welcome they can get and we know that in years to come it
will grow and become an annual event,” she said.
The event is being advertised on the various fan club sites because Shania
fans typically check them out on a regular basis, Hautanen said.
In fact, the format for the convention came about as a result of feedback
from the centre’s web site.
“People gave us their suggestions and we based our events list on those
suggestions,” she said.
Hautanen said she recognizes some of the names of those registered for the
convention from the names on the North American Online Fan Club as well as
others.
Check out the
Shania Twain
Centre for more information
0307.02-Shania's
Sexy Cover [GQ-UK]
Shania
appears on the cover of GQ magazine in August. Here is a preview of the
cover and three of the pictures.......
 
Click on pictures for larger versions
Scans of magazine to follow shortly.
Shania also is on the promotional trail in Ireland
getting ready for her first sold out concert!!!
Belfast Telegraph
0307.02-On
her way [Irish Independent]
 ....Shania's
face blossoms into the sweetest happiness when the subject of her husband,
Robert John "Mutt" Lange, comes up. He is probably the most sought-after
producer in the music business (AC/DC, Cars, Def Leppard, Foreigner, Bryan
Adams, the Corrs and many others). In 1993, he heard about this amazing
singer from Canada and contacted her by phone.
Her South
African husband has been dubbed the Howard Hughes of the music business.
He shuns the limelight and is reputed to have bought up the rights to
every photograph of himself ever taken. He has also been described as a
total recluse who spends most of his time overseeing his international
business affairs from their home in Switzerland.
Shania laughs at this preposterously National Enquirer take on the man she
married. He is with her and their child in Dublin, she says. He is
publicity-shy but not at all reclusive.
"I'm the recluse!" she laughs. "It's the joke between us. I'm the recluse!
I could stay in the same small space for months on end and never see a
single person, and would be perfectly fine with that. He can't do that.
He's got to be out there exploring. He's got to know what's going on all
the time. He has an enquiring mind. He wants to know about people."
Rolling Stone magazine declared earlier this year that the fun-loving
persona portrayed on her records doesn't have much to do with Shania Twain
herself. The songs that reflect her real emotions, they wrote, she puts
away in a box and sometimes doesn't even let her husband listen to them.
Shania thinks this is pitiful psychobabble. "It's all me," she says. "The
reality is there's more sides to one person. I'm not just always this
bubbly, cheerful, positive, optimistic person, but that's the music that I
choose to share with the public. It's as simple as that. For live
performance, I just don't want to be in a melancholy mood.
"I want to be cheerful and energetic, and I like sweating up there, and I
like having a good time. That's my chance to get up there and party. Maybe
that is a reflection of the fact that all my life, my music has been my
escape.
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