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NEWS UPDATED: MAY
2003
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0305.28-Shania gears Up!
for the tour [Country
Weekly]:
 Shania
Twain is getting ready for a tour in the fall – but she has to iron out a
few details first.
For instance, she still needs an opening act. "There will be an opening
act," says Shania. "I just don't know who that will be yet."
The tour kicks off during the last week of September, although not all of
the dates have been decided. So far, there are shows scheduled on July 5
in Ireland and July 12 at Hyde Park in London.
"It's going to be a very international tour," Shania says. "I plan on
going all the way around the world this time, which is going to be great
fun. Of course, I'll spend most of my tour in the U.S."
0305.28-Forever and For
Always [Net
Music]:
 Shania
says that she doesn't know if she'll still be touring or recording in 20
years, but she says he may never be able to give music up completely.
"I will always do music with the same enthusiasm because it's my
passion, I love it. Whether I'll do it with an audience or not, that I
don¹t know. And, whether I'll be making records 20 years from now, that I
don¹t know. But music is such a part of me it would be like losing a limb
if I didn't have music," she concludes.
0305.26-Live and Kicking!!!
 Tonight,
Shania brought down the house!!! Shania received a standing ovation for
her new single "Forever and For Always", which she sang to Willie Nelson
at his 70th Birthday Bash. Shania also joined Willie in a duet of "Blue
Eyes Cryin' In The Rain". Congratulations Shania for reaching for your
dreams!!!
0305.26-SWAG Auction, The
clocks ticking!!:
 This
auction benefits the
Canadian Music
Therapy Trust Fund. Items include:
four Shania items: a
Juno autographed guitar, an
UP! alarm clock, a
Juno autographed poster, and a
Grey Cup football signed by Shania!
0305.26-VOTE
for Shania on CMT:
Which of these new songs do you like best?
Current Results:
"Forever and For Always," Shania Twain 64%
"Red Dirt Road," Brooks & Dunn 3%
"Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa," George Strait 15%
"What the World Needs," Wynonna 18%
Haven't heard them. 0%
Also remember to keep voting for "Forever and For Always" on
VH1 a
CMT MWL VOTE for Shania as
well for the
"100 Greatest Songs of Country Music"
0305.26-Shania Promotes in
Europe [Shania
Twain City]
UK TV - May 30: Shania is scheduled to be interviewed on "Friday Night
With Jonathan Ross" on BBC1 (recorded May 29). (Thanks David!)
France - May 30: Shania will perform in a multi-artist concert at the NRJ
"Planet Party" in Marseille, France, presented by NRJ radio.
UK TV- June 3rd: Shania on GMTV
0305.26-Duet with Shania
and Reba, not yet [CMT]:
A spokeswoman for producers Buddy Cannon and Norro Wilson
assures Hot Talk that there's no truth to the rumor that Shania Twain will
record a duet when Reba McEntire returns to the studio this summer. Cannon
and Wilson are co-producing McEntire's new project and were prominent in
Twain's early career at Mercury Records.
0305.24-Billboard reports
Shania TV Special [Billboard]:
NBC has announced a concert series for the 2003-2004 season. Shania will
be among the artists to have specials on the network. Shania's special
will be filmed this summer in Chicago.
0305.24-Shania talks about
the tour [CMT]
 CMT
talked with Shania backstage at the ACM Awards:
Twain said her world tour will kick off during the last week of September.
Specific dates haven't been announced, although Twain previously scheduled
shows on July 5 at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, Ireland, and July 12 at Hyde
Park in London. "It's going to be a very international tour," she said. "I
plan on going all the way around the world this time, which is going to be
great fun. Of course, I'll spend most of my touring in the U.S." Although
Twain said her tour will feature an opening act, she added, "I just don't
know who that's going to be right now."
Twain said she hasn't discovered any undue pressure recording and
promoting her latest album, Up!, after taking time off to become a mother.
"Having a child was just something that fell in naturally," she explained.
"It's not like fame and stardom and all of that stuff happened all at once
and then all of a sudden had a child. It's all happened very gradually
over a very long period of time. I mean, I waited to have a child. I'm 37
years old and I think I'm at the point of maturity where it's all falling
into a very natural place."
One reporter asked Twain to reveal the most outrageous rumor she's ever
heard about herself. "That I have a no-sex marriage," she laughed. "That's
not true."
Twain seemed somewhat testy when another reporter suggested that Up!
wasn't selling well. "I think that's totally not true," she said. "I think
it's selling great. It's doing fantastic. It's selling more than what my
other two albums sold at the same stage. It's actually doing very, very
well. I'm very happy with the whole thing. It's doing very well,
actually." Twain became the first female artist to receive back-to-back
Diamond Award designations from the RIAA for sales of more than 10 million
copies. Twain's The Woman in Me has now sold more than 12 million copies.
The follow-up, Come on Over, has sold more than 19 million.
0305.23-Dreams do come
true:
 Shania
has always told the story of wanting to be Stevie Wonder's backup
singer when she grew up. Shania never dreamed of being the star.. Well
tonight at Diva's Duets, her dream came true. Shani a did a short duet with
the singer. They sang "Superstition". So far, Shania has met and / or performed with her
childhood heroes: Stevie Wonder, Dolly Parton, Elton John, and be
sure to catch her performing with Willie Nelson this weekend, on
USA Network
0305.23-Shania performs at
the ACM Awards:
 Shania
performed her new single "Forever and For Always" at the 38th Academy of
Country Music Awards.
Country Stars
reports :
SHANIA TWAIN sang "Forever and For Always," looking sweetly laid back as
she sat, cross-legged in center stage, making that huge platform feel as
intimate as the song.
Asked about her re-entry to performing and appearing, she said, "It's been
a blur, actually the last 10 years have been a blur."
Shania said backstage that she was very happy with her album sales that
she said are ahead of both of her other monster albums were at the same
point.
While in Las Vegas she saw Olivia Newton John's she and said, "And I'm
going to see Celine Dion before I leave, I'm really looking forward to
that."
0305.21-She's comin' to
play!!! [VH1]
 In 1998, Shania
Twain participated in the first Diva's Live special, and took the world by
storm. Now, Shania Twain returns as a
special guest on VH1's latest Diva's special : Diva Duets!! See:
Queen Latifah will host this spectacular event from the MGM Grand Hotel in
Las Vegas! Special guests to include: Chaka Khan, Beyonce, Lisa Marie
Presley, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Mary J. Blige, Jewel, Ashanti &
Stevie Wonder.
0305.21-"The pressure is
off" [Launch]
Twain said she has achieved everything she has ever wanted as far as music
is concerned. "I was very relaxed and comfortable with that and very happy
to say I've gone way beyond my own personal goals in this industry, and
whatever happens from here I'll just feel very, extremely fortunate, so
that pressure's off more than anything," Twain said.
0305.16-Man! She Feels Like
A Woman: [Maxim]
Shania makes an appearance on the June 2003 issue of Maxim Magazine.
The issue will be on Newsstands May 27th. Thanks to Walrus for the scan of
the cover. To see pictures of Shania in the issue check out
Maxim's
website. Click on the
cover for a larger image. Stay Tuned for scans, and
new wallpapers.
Click here for more pictures
0305.15-"I can see in their
faces what the songs mean to the them..." [LAM
Online]:
 Shania
talks about her upcoming tour: Shania brings her traveling
road show to the UK in the summer, with massive concerts in Hyde Park no
less, and claims she can't wait to get out there and strut her well-liked
stuff. And why? Because to paraphrase a song her hubby was involved with,
everything she does, she does it for you. "I greatly enjoy
touring. In a way, live shows are the greatest award," she says. "I can
see in their faces what the songs mean to the fans. Music makes me high.
Then when I see in the faces of the listeners that they are touched in a
similar way, I know exactly why I came."
Shania discusses Up!:
Mutt and I worked as a team, and so we were able to put so much more
into this album than I had ever done before," Shania explains. "We did all
that was possible, invested all our effort and dedication, and I'm really
amazed by the result," she says, gob smacked at their achievements.
"The complete album had a different process of development. We traveled
much more, and let in musical elements and inspiration from all parts of
the world. There are Indian musicians in there as we recorded in Mumbai,
India.
"While writing the songs we jumped from city to city; Vienna, Paris,
Berlin, Milan, Roma, in Province and at the Grenadine of Iceland. This
time, the music was formed in smaller parts, but during a longer period
of time.
"It is a way to keep yourself musically fresh. I don't want to get
stuck in a certain style, I try to be unique and original.
and her influences:
 "I
listened to all kinds of music, we had a multi-format station happening in
our home town. I heard 'everything' through radio, but at home it was
always country. And I only sang country music as a child. I had other
influences. I was really enamored with the Carpenters, their harmonies...
were so beautiful. Her voice is just like silk, it is so gorgeous. Then
there was Dolly. Dolly Parton is the one from the beginning, right up
until now, that has been the 'one'. " To read the rest of the article
go
here.
0305.14-Shania in Control [CountryStars]
 Shania
Twain has complete creative control over her videos, She probably
has proposed an idea or two that was accepted. To show you how smart she
is, when she first signed a contract with Mercury Records the only thing
she insisted on having total control over was her image and videos. When
her first songs were released they were not great tunes, but her sexy
videos kept people interested in her. After she married her producer Mutt
Lange, and scored such monster hits, she now has total creative control
over her career
0305.11-VOTE
FOR SHANIA!! [CMT]:
 CMT
is ranking the 100 Greatest Songs of Country Music. The countdown will air
on June 8th. Shania has one song "You're Still The One", [as
mentioned in the story on 0305.09]
From CMT....
A panel of experts has ranked the songs in order, and that list will air
June 8 at 4 p.m. ET/PT in an exclusive six-hour special. As a special
treat to fans, the Top 12 songs will also be performed in concert.
0305.09-You're
Still The One [Shania
Forums]:
 On
June 8th, CMT will broadcast a special on the 100 Greatest Country Songs
of All Time. At that time, they will be ranked. But Country Music magazine
has the alphabetical list, and You're Still The One made it!
Congratulations, Shania & Mutt! Here's what they have to say about it:
You're Still The One
Shania Twain
(Robert John "Mutt" Lange/Shania Twain)
The Canadian powerhouse may be best known for her catchy, energetic
style, but she's proven equally capable at casting a spell with a ballad.
This sweet love song, about longevity and true commitment, proved just as
infectious as her dance songs. It also revealed a principled heart beating
above that famous midriff.
BTW, in the same issue (Vince Gill on the cover) is a nice article about
the uplifting power of the "UP!" single.
Congratulations Shania!!!!
0305.09-Listen
to your mother weekend [CMT]:
 Catch
Shania this weekend on CMT's "Listen to you mother" weekend. Programs
include, the classic "Driven", Inside Fame, a brand new "MWL Stacked".
The shows:
Friday, May 9
10 p.m. - Driven -- Shania Twain
11 p.m. - What It's Like: The Return of Shania
11:30 p.m. -
MWL
Stacked -- Shania Twain
Saturday, May 10
5 p.m. - MWL Stacked -- Shania Twain
5:30 p.m. - Driven -- Shania Twain
9 p.m. - CMT Inside Fame -- Tammy Wynette
Sunday, May 11
10 p.m. - CMT Inside Fame -- Tammy Wynette
0305.09-Shania
on being a mom: [CountryStars]:
 Shania Twain
is one of our famous mom's looking forward to Mothers Day with her
soon-to-be two year-old, Eja. But, MJI reports that Shania is not worried
about Eja's terrible twos or anything else.
"I'm just
enjoying it, and I'm not feeling any great pressures," she says.
But, she says she did have to adjust to how tired mothers get. "You can
never imagine how tiring it can be...no matter how people tell you or warn
you, it's very tiring."
0305.09-Shania
named "Yummy Mummy"
This weekend is Mother's Day, and Shania has been named Canada's "Yummy
Mummy"
Canada News Wire reports....
Shake that thing, sexy Mama!
Who is Canada's favourite Yummy Mummy, with whom to share this upcoming
May 11th in style? Hot celebrity mums mentioned
by men in the survey included none other than sexy Canuck performer,
Shania Twain; Celine Dion rated highest in all of the country
as well as highest in Quebec; Academy Award nominee, Catherine Zeta Jones,
Canadian supermodel-turned actress and new mum, Natasha Henstridge, as
well as British actor, the winsome Kate Winslett, were all named.
Curiously, four in ten men said they didn't know which celebrity Mommy
they'd like to be with, on the special day!
0305.05-From
This Moment [American Way]
Shania discusses a "romantic visit to Paris". She talks about her favorite
stores, where she picked out Eja's first outfit.
"My favorite store in Paris is a kid’s store,
Bonpoint. That’s where I got Eja’s first clothes, the clothes we took him
home from the hospital in"
Shania also reveals for the first time, details of her
engagement.
ONE GREAT DAY IN PARIS
“I was engaged in Paris. Mutt was actually recording there with Bryan
Adams. He said, ‘Why don’t you come with me to Paris when I do this? We’ll
be working in the studio. I’m not going to
 have
time to be with you very much. I want you to be able to enjoy Paris, so I
want to invite your sisters along.’ He wanted
them to be there for that moment. I brought my own engagement ring with me
and didn’t even know it. He just said, ‘Listen, someone’s going to bring
you a small package. There’s a video in there that I’ve got to see. Could
you bring it with you when you come to Paris? And don’t lose it!’ I said,
‘Okay, sure,’ and I put this package in my luggage. I had no idea I was
bringing my own ring over. We were in a hotel just off the Champs-Elysées.
It was 3 o’clock in the morning and he had just come back from the studio.
I was still awake and he proposed to me then. Paris is the city of
romance! There’s something dreamy and surreal about the fact I was engaged
in Paris on my first trip there. It made it very special.”
0305.05-Shania Centre Convention [STC]
Pre-registration for the Shania Twain Centre's Fan Convention has begun.
The convention is scheduled for August 7th to August 10th. See Shania's
hometown, make new friends, and get to see the new exhibits at the Shania
Centre.
Click on picture for more information
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