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NEWS UPDATED: June
2003
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0306.30-VOTE
for Shania [PETA]:
Shania has been nominated for PETA's annual "Sexiest Vegetarian" award. To
vote go
here.
0306.25-Shania
walks the walk [Toronto
Star]:
Congratulations Shania!!!! Shania
received her star on the Canadian's Walk of Fame today, 06/25/03. Shania
was asked a couple of questions:
The last of the stars to arrive was Twain who declared she was very
honoured and found it fantastic to be back in the company of her fellow
Canadians.
"It's really incredible when I travel around the world and people actually
don't realize how many talented and famous people come out of Canada. And
I'm always reminding them!"
Asked why she now lives in Switzerland, she replied that it was all part
of the traveling that is required of her career.
"Who knows? Maybe some day I'll go full circle and end up right back in
Timmins, Ont."
Asked about the new Shania Twain Centre that opened in Timmins in 2001 she
said she was honoured.
"I thought museums were for dead people, so at first I wasn't too sure if
I liked the idea. But I'm really proud of my hometown and I'm honoured
that they have the centre there.
As soon as I slip out of this dress, it'll go off to the Shania Twain
Centre."
Some pictures from the ceremony:
  
 
Click on image for larger picture
See video of Shania walking the streets
of Toronto.
Click Here, then look for..
CFTO News: Walk of Fame
0:41
0306.24-Not
just a pretty face [Country
Stars]:
 When Shania
Twain first hit Nashville she got a bit of the "just another chick singer
with a pretty face" treatment, and she resented that.
"There's nothing more frustrating than to not be able to express yourself
artistically," she complained. "And there's nothing more frustrating than
being perceived as just another pretty face with a nice voice. Because,
that's not all that I am. And I don't even claim to be that, but I'm just
saying if that is the perception, I am more than that, I am absolutely
more than that." Twain has long since proved her point as the most
successful solo female country recording artist of them all.
0306.23-Win
Tickets to Chicago Show [OFC]
Members of
Shania Twain's official fan club have a chance to win up to four tickets.
Check out
the site now!!!
0306.23-Congratulations
Shania!!
Country star
Shania Twain, who was raised in Timmins, Ontario, picked up the
MuchMoreMusic
Award for her Up! video.
Congratulations SHANIA!!!!!!!!
0306.23-Shania
on Canada's Walk of Fame [Walk]
Shania will be in Toronto to accept her star on Canada's Walk of Fame this
Wednesday, June 25th.
About the walk:
Canadian Gold
Canada has produced many of the brightest arts, entertainment, and sports
talents in the world. Canada’s Walk of Fame pays tribute to these
remarkable and renowned Canadians through a series of inlaid "sidewalk
stars" in Toronto’s Theatre District. The Walk’s official Web site,
Canadaswalkoffame.com, is delighted to share this celebration of
Canadian achievement with a global audience!
Congratulations SHANIA!!!!
0306.23-Around
the World with Shania [Launch]:
 As
reported by Launch: Shania Twain will be taking this year's tour in
support of her 2002 album Up! to new levels by making the international
rounds. The superstar says she plans to perform in cities around the world
for the first time.
Twain says her tour, which kicks off this fall, will also feature another
undetermined entertainer who will open the show for the fans. "They can
expect to see an opening act," Twain says. "I just don't know who that's
going to be right now, and it's gonna start in October--the tour. Well,
it'll start actually the last week of September. It's going to be a very
international tour. I plan on going all the way around the world this time
which is gonna be great fun, but, of course, I'll spend most of my touring
in the U.S."
Twain says her re-emergence into the spotlight after a hiatus of a few
years has been fairly painless. The most difficult part of the process was
waiting for feedback on the new album, which was released last year and is
already multi-platinum-selling. "I think the biggest adjustment period
was--and it always is, every time I first release a CD--it's always just
the anticipation of waiting for the reaction," Twain says. "And it always
takes a little bit of time. But the CD is starting to surface now, and I'm
starting to get a lot of really great feedback. So it's just starting to
roll like all of the rest, and it's just finding its groove, I guess."
Twain will perform a free concert at Chicago's Grant Park on July 27. The
show will be taped for an NBC special, scheduled to air sometime in
August.
0306.22-He
didn't impress her much [CMT]:
 John
Devoe is a male model and aspiring actor who appeared in two Shania Twain
videos. In "You're Still the One," he played the pretty bathtub boy. Then
later, he really stretched by playing the pretty muscle boy in a muscle
car for the "That Don't Impress Me Much" video.
He flirted
with Shania through out the shoot of You're Still the One," Of course
Shania shot him down, she was so amused, he later appeared in "That Don't
Impress Me Much" as one of the guys that doesn't impress her much. He
respects Shania for her work, and what she has done for Country Music. He
says she used him as the sex symbol, she reversed the roles like she often
does.
0306.19-Take
her out to the ball game [Net
Music]:
 Some
cities honor visiting celebrities by giving them the key to the city.
But, in Chicago, in the summer, there's no higher honor than to be invited
to sing "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" at the 7th inning stretch for a
Chicago Cubs game.
And next month when Shania is in Chicago to tape her TV special, she'll
sing that venerated song on July 24th for a Cubs game. Shania will tape
her free concert TV special on July 27th.
0306.17-The
Mother In Me [Yahoo UK]:
 Most
working mums will tell you that life is hard, but ask Shania Twain and
she'll tell you that she's finding being a mother and an international
songstress pretty easy!
Of course, having earned millions of dollars over the years, you can
probably imagine why! With her pots of cash, Ms Twain could quite easily
afford to hire a nanny - or ten if she wanted to - to look after her two
year old son Eja.
But Shania says her successful balance of being a mum and hard grafter has
nothing to do with her wealth, she thinks she's just very adaptable to new
things in her life.
"I'm not really finding it all that difficult," Twain said. "I kind of go
with the flow when it comes to life and music. I think it's because for
me, it's all the same thing. I've been doing it from such a young age.
Having a child was just something that fell in naturally. It's not like
fame and stardom and all of that stuff happened all at once and then all
of a sudden I had a child," Twain said. "It's all happened very, very
gradually over a very long period of time. For instance, I waited to have
a child. I'm 37-years-old, so I think I'm at the point of maturity where
it's all falling into a very natural place."
0306.15-Intimate
Portrait [Lifetime]:
 Lifetime Channel presents "Shania Twain: An Intimate Portrait",
tomorrow,
June 16th at 7pm ET. Lifetime has a
webpage with exclusive Shania
interviews. Shania discusses her hero, her nicknames, and the way to her
heart.
Who is your hero?
Shania says, her mom is her hero.
What would she change in her life?
Shania says she would not change anything, no regrets.
What is your nickname?
Leeny and Woody
What is the way to your heart?
Generosity. [Shania was starting to say something else, but changed back
to her original thought]
What do you do to be healthy?
Shania says she eats well, her diet is the key to health.
What is your favorite food?
Pie, [Shania giggles] Fruit pie.
Favorite travel destination?
So far it is Paris, since there are so many places I haven't been.
Favorite Book?
Shania really thinks about this, and says "The Liars Club"
0306.14-You've
got Shania:
 AOL
on June 17th will have Shania as a special celebrity voice for that week.
Shania will say the classic AOL phrase: "You've Got Mail", along with 3
other expressions. AOL users can make Shania their permanent greeter.
For non AOL
users, this is what she sounds like:
"You've Got Mail"
"Welcome"
"Goodbye"
"You've Got Voicemail"
0306.14-Win
tickets to see Shania [FYE]:
Win a chance to see Shania perform in Chicago. This concert will be taped
for broadcast. NBC will air the special in August. The concert
will take place July 27th. Click
HERE to enter, or click the link above.
0306.11-"Get
out of town?" [NetMusic]:
 Back
in 1993 when Shania started collaborating with Mutt Lange on her second
album, she thought for sure it would get her kicked out of Nashville,
however Luke Lewis was very pleased they hooked up. Net Music reports the
following story:
Shortly after her debut album proved to be less than a hit, Shania
Twain met Mutt Lange and quietly began writing songs with him.
She didn't tell the head of her record company, Luke Lewis, until he asked
her when she was going to begin her second album. "When he heard about
Mutt, he said, "'You just made my day,' he was just so excited," Shania
tells us. "And I was like wow, because I thought this would get me kicked
out of Nashville. And I think it might have if it hadn't been for Luke who
could see the potential there. So, I was very lucky to have him in my
corner."
0306.07-Another
alternate version:
 It
seems since Up! was released Shania has produced alternate versions of her
videos. Well, her new video is no exception. "Forever and For Always", is
now being shown on CMT Canada in an alternate form. This version has
Shania walking and singing on the beach in New Zealand. The story of the
kids, has not been included. Make sure you request this version of the
video on CMT. While we
wait for CMT to show this version it is available on-line.
Click here.
0306.06-Chicago,
her kind of town [CountryStars]:
 Shania is giving a
FREE concert in Chicago on July 27th. The show is being
taped for her 4th television special to be broadcast in August on NBC.
Country Stars reports
SHANIA TWAIN TO FILM TV LIVE CONCERT IN CHICAGO
Shania Twain will perform a special free outdoor concert at Hutchinson
Field in Chicago's Grant Park July 27th. The concert titled, "Shania Twain
UP! Live in Chicago," will be filmed for an upcoming NBC special to air in
August 2003.
"I'm so looking forward to coming back to the States to play a full
concert. Playing live in front of the fans is what I enjoy the most.
Chicago totally rocked the last time I played there and I can't think of a
better place to play my first US live concert in 2 1/2 years. We're going
to have a blast in Chicago!" exclaims Twain.
Twain is riding the wave of her enormously successful #1 release "UP!,"
which has already sold over 8 million copies and spawned the hit singles
"I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" and "UP!" The current single, "Forever And For
Always" is climbing the charts.
"Shania Twain UP! Live in Chicago" marks the superstar's fourth network
special. In March, 1999 , Twain's "Winter Break" special brought the
audience home to her native Timmins, Ontario and paired her with Elton
John in Miami, Florida. The other television specials, "Come on Over" and
"Shania Twain Live" were both filmed in Dallas, Texas in 1999.
"Shania Twain UP! Live in Chicago" is sponsored by WUSN - US99.5 radio and
the Chicago Tribune. The event is being produced by Jam Productions, Ltd.
Tickets for the show can be obtained locally in Chicago by listening to US
99.5 or by reading The Chicago Tribune.
GO HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
0306.06-Official
Fan Club apologizes [OFC]
We apologize that we got scooped on the Chicago Concert
announcement. We advised Management that you are not happy about that lack
of notice. On the other hand, we are working with Shania's management team
to offer a very large ticket giveaway for this show exclusively via the
fan club! More details to follow next week!
0306.03-Shania
speaking in French [STNAOFC]
 Seems those
French lessons have paid off. See and hear Shania speaking in French.
FV from the
STNAOFC provides a transcript in English::
Question 1: what's you image of the French public?
Shania: I have not done a tour in France yet..but
next year I will be doing a concert in France for the first time...but
they (the French people) are always nice...because I have done a lot of
promotion in France already..they will be nice..,
Question 2: did you see any fan today? or not yet?
Shania: oh yeah at the hotel..they are there....some time in Europe
I also meet French fans...
Question 3: to end...tonight you are going to sing IGGG and Ka
Ching..which are the last two hits..what is the key of your success?
because every time you release a single it's a "tube" (French slang for
"hit")....
Shania: but..what the heck is a "tube"?
[Voice of a translator in the same room..."it's a hit..."]
Shania: Ahhhhhh a hit! LOL....oh...it's a terminology (?)...for Ka Ching!
....I am very happy...because now it is really starting for me in
France..in the future I hope to come back several times..for a long
time....for the concerts..it's good..it's a good sign for the two
songs..now...
Question 4: last question...the third single will be Forever and
For Always ...can you please tell us a little bit about it?
Shania: yes..it's a really romantic song..I write all my songs
together with my husband...it's tradition for us to write together..the
topic of the songs is love..because that's the topic of the relationship
between us two...it's natural for us...it's a song that well explains the
relationship between the two ...it's for the entire life...it's now ten
years with my husband.... ...Forever and For Always is for everyone
who is in love..
Interviewer: Thank you so much Shania Twain..especially because the
interview is in French!
Shania: Thank you very much and sorry for my French...
LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW HERE
0306.02-Willie
Nelson Special Sets Record [Launch]:
 Willie
Nelson's birthday special, Live & Kickin', which aired on the USA Network
on Memorial Day (May 26), was the most watched concert special in the
history of basic cable television. The previous ratings holder was 1999's
VH1 Divas Live concert. Live & Kickin' featured performances by Shania
Twain, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, Eric Clapton, ZZ Top, Kenny Chesney, Toby
Keith, and Sheryl Crow, among others. A live album recorded at the show is
due in stores on June 24.
0306.02-Mavericks
to support Shania in UK:
The Mavericks and Bjorn Again are to support Shania Twain in London's Hyde
Park on July 12. The gig will be Shania's first live date in the UK for
over four years and is her only date in the UK this year. She will be
performing a selection of hits including I'm Gonna Getcha Good, That Don't
Impress Me Much and You're Still The One. Shania is set to release her new
single Forever And For Always on on June 2. Tickets for the gig are on
sale at
www.cclive.co.uk.
0306.01-Twain's
World [Telegraph]:
 Shania
talks about clothes, music, Mutt, Eja and the songs she will never
share.......Whatever the reason, she refuses to record her sad songs. She
won't even play them to Mutt, except under duress. Why not? Do those songs
expose too much of her?
'It's not 'cause I'm afraid of being… "Exposed" wouldn't be a good word.
It's not that… I just wouldn't.'
Normally, Shania talks with consummate ease and confidence, but here she
falters. 'I would lose them,' she says finally of these personal songs.
'The purpose of them is just simply for my own self-indulgence. They maybe
wouldn't be valuable to anybody else. A big question I always get is, "Why
do you always write stuff that's chirpy and tongue-in-cheek?" I even get
criticized for it sometimes: "Can't you write anything deeper than that?"
'But the reality is that it takes you into a whole other
 place. And I
just don't wanna go there. And the stuff that I do write that's like that'
- sad, that is - 'just seems to be the stuff I enjoy by myself. Once I
share it, it's not there any more. I just don't have the urge to
commercialize and to record it.' ......The anxieties of her childhood are
still with her, she admits. She wishes she could be a 'more patient,
understanding, gracious person.' Country Man again - in the light of her
recent appearance with Willie Nelson, will she give us a 'burst'? Sure.
The right hand goes up, the eyes close, and, unaccompanied, Shania Twain
sings a verse of Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain. She seems to find it easy.
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