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0411.30-Billboard
Nominee:
Shania has been nominated for the 2004 Billboard Music Awards. She is in
the Female Country Artist of the Year category. Congratulations Shania!
0411.30-Shania
is still #1, three weeks in a row!!!
Shania is still #1 on the Billboard Country Album chart. Her third week
sales were in excess of 390,000 copies. The CD is well on its way to going
double platinum in less than 4 weeks. The disc also rises two spots on the
Pop Album chart to #3.
0411.30-PARTY
FOR TWO OFF VH1!!!:
Vh1 has DROPPED "Party for Two" from their video play list!!!! BE SURE TO
REQUEST THE VIDEO ON THEIR Countdown Board!!!
GO HERE, and write to VH1 Music Programming Director, 1515 Broadway
- 20th Floor, New York, NY 10036
0411.29-CTV
Homecoming Special:
 At
the end of the Homecoming Special on CTV, Shania commented on Dax's
Cartoon Shania in the "Up! Close and Personal" Elvis outfit.
She said..."hmmm, bigger bust...better
thighs.....good cartoon!" Way to go DAX!!! We love your
cartoons! Check back tomorrow for video captures from Dax. Check out
the
STNAOFC for more commentary from fans!
0411.29-3C
Digital Shania Special [3cDigital]:
Shania Twain visits 3C for a one-hour special on
Wednesday December 1st, at 9 am and 7 pm (2 pm US Eastern Time).
During the show, you'll have the chance to win a personally autographed
Shania prize pack, featuring her Greatest Hits CD and a signed photo!
0411.28-More
Double Diamond news [Toledo
Blade]:
 Well,
the news continues to trickle out about Shania receiving the double
diamond for her best selling album "Come On Over", despite there being no
press release from Mercury Records. The following was reported in the Toledo Blade:
Shania Twain accepted a 45-pound Double
Diamond plaque that honors her for selling more than 20 million copies of
her "Come on Over" record, which is the first country record to reach
that level.
0411.28-Shania
shares pain and pride [CTV]:
Remember to tune into CTV on November 29th at 8pm to see Shania's
Homecoming special!!!! This intimate walk down
memory lane invites viewers to share the experience through candid
behind-the-scenes footage, including her emotional first visit to the
"Shania Twain Centre," a museum dedicated to her blockbuster career. The
special features a never-before-heard duet recorded at a friends' basement
at the age of sixteen, a reunion with her very first band "Long Shot,"
highlights from Twain's stint as co-host of Canada AM, and an emotional
reflection on the tragic passing of both her parents in a car accident.
Here's Shania on …
The Early Days: "My parents would basically come [to the bar] in
the early evening and convince the band to let their little girl play
later in the night … and the club owner would agree to after hours when
they stopped serving. I'd get yanked out of bed at midnight and play a few
songs."
Her First Paid Gigs: "I never had to wear heals to perform and
certainly [had] never performed in sequins or anything like that … never
had so much hairspray in my hair. I never wore all that make-up. I didn't
know what it was like to wear these crystal earrings. It was all new."
The Name, Shania: "I guess maybe the Eileen Twain didn't flow as
well so there was a girl I was working with at a show in Huntsville,
Ontario … her name was Shania. She was from an Ojibwe background and my
father was Ojibwe and so, I just thought the association just so uncanny."
Her Parents: "They were always proud of me and they always told me
that. … I mean, of course they'd be proud, but they would have just
enjoyed sort of making it with me I think… I just think they would have
enjoyed every second of it [her success]. They would have enjoyed being
spoiled. They would have enjoyed traveling. They would have lapped it up I
think."
Her Parents' Death: "When my parents died, along with that also …
the dream did die a little bit. I kind of lost the ambition to please them
… but by that time my mother and whole family had invested so much time
developing me as a performing artist that it felt really dumb to throw it
all away."
0411.27-CMT
Shania Top 20 fan voted videos:
 Here is the
list of fan voted videos from the CMT Shania special. Be sure to check out
the re-runs all weekend.
Check the CMT site for schedule.
20...Love
Gets Me Every Time
19...It Only
Hurts When I'm Breathing
18...No one
needs to know
17...Don't
Be Stupid
16...I'm
Outta Here
15...She's
Not Just A Pretty Face
14...When
You Kiss Me
13...Up!
12...Honey,
I'm Home
11...The
Woman In Me
10...From
This Moment On
09...Whose
Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?
08...I'm
Gonna Getcha Good!
07...You Win
My Love
06...You're
Still The One
05...Forever
and For Always
04...That
Don't Impress Me Much
03...Any Man
Of Mine
02...Party For Two (her new video!!)
01...Man! I
Feel Like A Woman!
0411.27-To
boldly go....[Yahoo]:
 Talent
executive Bruce Allen says country music needs to go a long way if it is
going to go "international", and he also says there is only ONE artist who
is truly global and I think you can guess who that is! Yes, it is the one
and only Shania Twain!!! In Allen's view, only
one artist, Canadian Shania Twain, has a truly global career, and he says
her ability to cross over to the pop mainstream was a critical element in
her international success. Faith Hill and LeAnn Rimes have some
international presence, Allen allowed, but they are "miles behind
Shania."..."She was always imaged correctly," he said of Twain, noting
that in publicity photos of Twain there was "not a boot, spur, fireplace
or cactus."
0411.27-Shania
Febreze Commercial Online [Febreze]:
Be sure to
check out the Shania Scentstories commercial on their website!!!
LISTEN HERE
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!
 
0411.24-TV
GUIDE-Canada:
 Canadian
fans be sure to pick up your copy of TV GUIDE with Shania on the cover
next week!!! The cover is basically the same as the USA edition, however
the article covers Shania's homecoming and visit to the Shania Twain
Centre:
Shania's home! Ben Mulroney gets up
close and personal with Canada's country superstar. "I am a master
of the five minute interview. When promoting upcoming movies, actors sit
in hotel suites and cycle through people like me, a different one every
five minutes. Now, there are two types of journalists that attend these
junkets. There are those who feel that while you have a celebrity in a
chair, you can ask them anything and everything you want. And then there
are people like me: I was given access to Celebrity X for very specific
reasons and my mandate in the hotel suite was limited. Cut to Timmins,
Ont., where three weeks ago I accompanied Shania Twain as she visited her
home town for the first time in years. This was no
 five-minute interview.
For two days, from daybreak until dinner, Shania took me to every old
haunt of hers, and along the way, we talked. We visited two of her
childhood homes; one was filled with happy memories, the other with
struggles. She remembered going to school hungry every day, envious of
those who could afford to throw out a half-eaten apple. At her high
school, we surprised a classroom full of students, still groggy from too
early a wake-up. I was told, hours later, that some of them still couldn't
believe their luck. We traveled in style, taking an SUV from stop to stop
and CTV cameras capturing much of the trip. But it was in those
transitional moments, after the rush of a memory had subsided and we were
back in the SUV, that our talks became even more personal. The cameras
weren't rolling when we discussed how different our lives were: She was
the product of a much harsher reality than my own, and yet we were similar
because of the affection and admiration we both have for our families.
Suddenly, it was as if a light went on. When she saw me, she saw a person
who had been raised by very successful, private parents with meager
beginnings. In other words, when she saw me, she saw a little bit of her
son. "I want him to be as comfortable on an Indian reservation...as he
will be in a grand ballroom." Having never reared a child, I am reluctant
to give anyone advice. Instead, I spoke to Shania as the product of
rearing, telling her that all she can do is raise Eja to be respectful of
the community on the reserve and feel lucky to be in the grand ballroom.
In the end, though, unless he is well received in both worlds, that
comfort will elude him. Smiling, she said that her wish for Eja is that he
be independent and self-sufficient. She joked about dropping him off in
the woods for a while so he could learn to fend for himself. Smirking and
shaking my head, I took issue, stating that as long as he knew that she
was waiting for him at the edge of the woods, Eja's struggles would be
like mine: personal, selfish and nothing compared to the hurdles Shania
faced early in her life. What makes this exchange so special is that
Shania is well-known for guarding her privacy. She married "Mutt" Lange,
one of the most successful and reclusive music producers in the world, and
then she exiled herself to Switzerland. She keeps her cards close to her
chest and is smart enough to tip her hand only when she wants to. Either
she was in a very giving and reflective mood having come back to her
roots, or she felt really comfortable around me, but I learned a great
deal about this woman that I had never read or heard before. The Shania
Twain Centre was the pinnacle of the trip. Having accumulated more gold,
diamond and platinum records, as well as press clippings, awards, ball
gowns and costumes than any one person can deal with, Shania packed it all
up in her tour bus and dropped everything off in Timmins. The Shania Twain
Centre (in and around Timmins, it is simply and affectionately known and
"The Centre") sits atop a hill on one side of the small northern Ontario
town. Its wide archways and vaulted ceilings welcome over 14,000 visitors
a year, and yet it is as far away from ostentatious as Timmins is from
Lake Geneva, where Shania currently calls home. Though it opened in 2001,
the ribbon-cutting ceremony had to wait until now; the singer was "very
pregnant" at the time, making travel impossible, But on this cold, wet and
windy day, Timmins's most beloved daughter came home. And what a
homecoming it was! Hundreds of fans braved freezing temperatures for hours
to catch a glimpse of the woman who's made them all so proud. As she took
to the microphone to officially open the Shania Twain Centre, a
francophone fan asked her if she planned to ever record a French song. To
the amazement of everyone in the crowd, Shania answered the woman in
French. It seems that Eja's French lessons have rubbed off on this mother.
By any standard, the woman is perfectly bilingual. How much more Canadian
can you get?
The next day, we left Timmins for Toronto, where Shania co-hosted Canada
AM. She fed off the live audience in Dundas Square like an old pro. On our
way back to the airport, where she was scheduled to fly to Nashville, we
talked politics, country music, and the prospect of doing all this over
again sometime. Shania Twain is an unparalleled Canadian success story.
The expression "rags to riches" has been pinned on her many times, but it
doesn't stick because it does not do her justice. Everything she has,
everything she is, she has earned. Strip away the shiny trappings of fame,
and what you'll be left with is the Shania you will see on her CTV
special. It was one heck of a homecoming."
0411.23-CMT
Top 20 Countdown [CMT]:
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, fans of Top Twenty
Countdown will get a double dose of CMT's popular weekly show. In addition
to the regular weekly episode, we'll have a special Shania Twain Countdown
episode. The Canadian superstar will be on hand to answer many questions
and count down the 20 most popular Twain videos, as voted by fans at
CMT.com. Check out
the schedule for complete air times. The first airing of this
special is on Friday, November 26th at 10pm.
0411.23-Shania
shoots video- "Don't" [Espectaculos]:
 Shania
has filmed a video for the song "Don't", which is one of three new tracks
on her Greatest Hits CD. It was filmed in the Oaxaca, Mexico area, and was
directed by Wayne Isham. The video was filmed at the
CAMINO REAL OAXACA Hotel.
The video was apparently shot on October 24th.
0411.23-CTV
Homecoming Special, more info [CTV]:
Hosted
by etalk Daily's Ben Mulroney, Shania's Homecoming is an exclusive
chronicle of Twain's hometown tour of Timmins tomorrow. CTV camera crews
have been granted exclusive access, providing viewers with candid,
behind-the-scenes footage from her trip home, including her emotional
first visit to the "Shania Twain Centre." Viewers will have an intimate
view of Twain's first-time reaction to the museum dedicated to her
blockbuster career.
0411.23-Loretta
Lynn speaks out about Shania:
In the latest issue of Country Weekly country legend Loretta Lynn had this
to say about Shania : "WHAT I LIKE ABOUT SHANIA IS
SHE WRITES STORY SONGS, LIKE I DO. AND DOLLY DOES. SHE WRITES FROM HER
HEART. AND THE SUITS IN NASHVILLE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT HER. ALL I
KNOW IS THAT SHE CAN SING WITH ME ANY DAY OF THE WEEK."
0411.23-Still
the One, sales week two:
 Shania
Twain's Greatest Hits CD sold 231,126 copies, which is enough to keep the
CD at the top of the Billboard Country Album Chart. The CD slips to #5 on
the Pop Album Chart. Sales have dropped 56% from the first week, so be
sure to spread the word about Shania's new CD, and remember to
REQUEST Shania's latest single PARTY
FOR TWO!!!
0411.22-"Simply
the Greatest" [Country
Now]:
 There
are those in Nashville who say Shania Twain's pop-infused sound is bad for
country, as it continues to pull the genre further and further away from
its heyday, when the likes of Loretta Lynn, George Jones and Johnny Cash
ruled the roost. Others insist that Shania is as much a trailblazer as any
of the above-mentioned three, that by adding "nontraditional" elements to
her tunes she is advancing country toward a different -- and not inferior
-- destination. On the basis of album sales, airplay data, concert
receipts and television appearances, there is overwhelming evidence that
the latter argument holds more water. Shania, who will turn 40 next
August, is still one of country's most popular figures, and from an
international point of view, she likely is the most popular.
0411.22-CTV
Homecoming Special [STC]:
 Be
sure to tune in on Monday, November 29th, 2004 at 8:00 p.m. CTV will be
airing a "Shania's Homecoming Special" hosted by Ben Mulroney. The special
will cover Shania's return to Timmins with various visits around the City
of Timmins - Timmins High & Vocational School, the McIntyre Arena, and the
official opening of the Shania Twain Centre
0411.22-"I'd
love to make a record like Shania" [CMT]:
 Alison
Krauss in an interview for CMT was asked about her work with Shania.
You've been working with Shania Twain a lot
lately as well. What is it about her music that makes you want to play
with her? She's an acoustic music fan. I had no idea she liked us. I
have a long, long history with the records her husband has made over the
years. Those are my favorite rock 'n' roll records that he produced. She
called about us. I guess the first thing we did was the [CMT] Flame Worthy
show and had a great time. It was so fun to get to sing with another
woman. That's always fun. I thought her DVD turned out great, the acoustic
versions of all the songs from her new record. It was great. She knows
what she likes and what she wants. I had a really nice time. Have you
ever thought about making a record like Shania, getting Mutt to produce
you? I think anybody daydreams about Mutt Lange's production, and "Oh,
what would my vocals sounds like at the end?" He really is into getting
the best of the best and will sing and sing and sing until he's happy. ...
To have somebody watching your back like that -- and pushing you and
really working with you -- I think that would be really fun to be pushed
that way.
0411.21-"you
gotta have confidence" [STNAOFC]:
In a radio interview from CHUM FM, Shania was
asked the following question: MD: If you go back to the younger
Shania, when you first started off with your first hit, what kinda advice
would you have given her about what was about to happen. What would you
have said to her that might have made it a little bit more easier, or a
little bit more aware of what was about to happen. What would you have
said, being your own therapist.
ST: Well, I would have to say to any… myself, with my personality,
um… I mean you have to brace yourself, because… well, first of all, I
think my biggest lesson in all of this has been humility. Because, when
you’re first starting out… there’s a very difficult balance between
humility and confidence. Because, you know, you’ve gotta start out with
confidence. You’ve gotta have it!
0411.21-CMT
Canada:
 CMT
Canada's CMT Central visited the Shania Twain Centre while Shania was
there to officially open it at the beginning of the month, and host Elissa
gave her report on the 11/19 episode.
See the
captures here.
0411.21-EXTRA:
Mark McGrath has been going on the promotional trail with Shania while she
has been in Europe and he has been filing reports on his TV show Extra.
Here are a few video captures courtesy of Dax.:
0411.21-Shania
wants to help kids [STNAOFC]:
In a radio interview from CHUM FM, Shania said she has plans to help
disadvantaged kids. It is something she feels passionately about:
My life. Well, I got big plans with getting involved
with helping disadvantaged children, and I will probably start that in
Canada. So I’ve got a lot of ideas of how to target that, and I’m going to
be focusing a lot on that. So it’s going to take me a while to get the
whole thing together, but I’ve just… I’ve GOT to help kids that have
been, that are in the situation I was in growing up. And, it’s just going
to be very fulfilling, because I think it’s so unnecessary, and I think
there’s a way to help these kids and I’m gonna find it.
0411.21-Where
is the news? [All
Access]:
Only
Countrynation.com,
the Tennessean,
and Shania fan sites posting the news about "Come On Over" reaching double
diamond certification by the RIAA a week ago. Country columnist Jimmy
Carter is wondering just like Shania fans have been, why nothing was
announced. He posted this in his column last week:
"Shania is such a huge star! She's in Europe this week pushing the
greatest hits CD. A Double Diamond award is still an amazing feat. I am
not understanding why UMG didn't have a big news conference and put that
all over TV. Shania is shy I guess … ahhhhhhh"
In a press release about the Greatest Hits CD sales, Universal released
contacts to get more information Hopefully there will be
some official acknowledgement soon!!!
0411.19-Shania
Magazine Interviews:
 Shania
appears in People Magazine, the 11/29 issue, Shania talks about what she
currently has in her CD Player. Shania also appears in In Touch Magazine,
here is a brief preview of the interview:
Do you sing to Eja?
Shania: I made up a nursery rhyme, and "ABC 123" riddle. But we
probably single "Hey Diddle Diddle" the most.
Were you hesitant to date Mutt because you worked together?
Shania: I've never had any kind of relationship for professional
advancement. Once we both realized it was a mutual feeling, we had no
reservations whatsoever.
Is it hard to work with your husband?
Shania: We made a rule that we both have to be happy with the
result, or we find another way. We have huge respect for each other's
strengths, and we know when to back down.
I will have scans hopefully by the end of the weekend.
0411.18-Shania
bags a Bambi [Countrynation]:
 Shania
was on the Bambi Awards in Germany, and won "International Pop Artist.
Shania also performed her new single "Party For Two" with Mark McGrath.
Each year the German Burda media group honours celebrities from the world
of entertainment, literature, sport and politics.
0411.18-Shania
on the promotion trail in Europe:
 Besides
appearing in Holland, and Germany. Shania has also made the publicity
rounds in the UK. Shania appeared on the Frank Skinner show, and was asked
some interesting questions. Here is a small sample....
Skinner: I have just got into your whole stardom thing. I have tried to
look at some aspects of the whole Shania phenomenon. You sang at the
superbowl, we have a picture, looking hot if you don't mind me saying. Now
the following year when Janet Jackson did it, was there a part of you that
thought, why didn't I do that?
Shania laughed. I'm glad I didn't think of that actually, she said.
Skinner: You could say it was a wardrobe malfunction.
Shania: I don't know if I could handle the embarrassment. I probably would
be flopping a lot more than that. She kept laughing.
Skinner: Was it windy that night?
Shania: After having a baby you flop more.
Skinner: Not you Shania.
Shania: Oh yeah.
0411.18-Shania
chats online [GMTV]:
 Shania
also appeared on GMTV and took part in a web chat with fans. Shania was
asked a lot of good questions and you can read a transcript at the
following link!
GO HERE Here is one interesting question about one of Shania's
favorite things to do:
Palm: What keeps you singing and songwriting?
Shania: I'm constantly inspired by life around me and will allways
write music. My passion for creating sounds/music is my way of expressing
emotion and the lyrics are how I release stress etc. I guess you could say
music is therapy for me. I'll never quit.
0411.17-Shania
wins on the red carpet at the CMA:
 GAC
asked other artists on the red carpet at the CMA Awards who the best
dressed artist was. Their answer, Shania. Emerson Drive shouted out
"Shania", But the funniest was Marty Roe of Diamond Rio. He said he was in
the front row in 1999 when Shania came out in the pink cowgirl outfit, but
he didn't remember anything after that! They finally caught up with Shania
who exclaimed, "I won! Already?". Then she laughed, and said it was
"sweet".
0411.17-Shania's
biggest wish [Country
Weekly]:
With a
busy career and toddler son, Shania Twain reveals that what she wants most
is a little alone time. "I'd like more free time," said Shania to
Nashville IQ, "now that I have a child. My career is all-occupying, as all
of our careers are, but now that I have a child I have so little time to
do things just for myself. I'd like to spend more time riding [horses],
I'd like to spend more time cooking, things that just aren't demanding,
just time for myself. I think every woman gets to that point when you have
a multi-dimensional life where you say, 'Okay, what is there I can do that
includes nobody but myself.'"
0411.17-Shania
sets another record [Countrynation]:
Based
on last week's sales figures, Shania Twain's "Greatest Hits," becomes
the biggest country greatest hits package debut in the history of
Soundscan, and the 2nd biggest greatest hits package debut overall, behind
only "The Beatles #1's" CONGRATULATIONS SHANIA!!!!
0411.16-Shania
Greatest Hits:
Shania's
first week sales were enough for her to come in at #2 on the overall Pop
Album Chart, and a #1 Country Album Chart Debut. The album sold 530,333
units the first week.
0411.16-Shania
appeared on Oprah:
 Shania
was a special guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show's Dream Wedding Episode.
Shania sang the bride's favorite song "You're Still The One".
Video Captures
0411.14-"She's
the Total Package" [CMT]:
 No
surprise to Shania fans, Shania was voted the #1 sexiest woman in Country
Music. She was described by the various commentators during the show as "a
celebrity icon, who maintains a down to earth nature which comes across in
all her videos, You can't imagine Pop Music without Elvis, and you can not
imagine country music without Shania Twain, she is the total package, the
real deal"
0411.13-COME
ON OVER DOUBLE DIAMOND!!!!!:
According
to the Nashville Tennessean, Shania's album COME ON OVER has
reached DOUBLE DIAMOND status for sales of 20 MILLION UNITS.
Come on Over is the best selling Country album of all time.
CONGRATULATIONS SHANIA!!!!!
0411.13-Shania,
dream wedding guest:
Shania will be a guest on Oprah's TV show on November 16th, for the "Dream
Wedding" episode.
0411.12-NEW
Domino Record [Domino
Domain]:
 The
new World Record Domino Toppling is: 3.992.397, and Shania was given the
honor of pushing the first domino. Shania talked about her new Greatest
Hits CD, Eja, and she performed her new single "Party For Two" with Mark
McGrath. So request the single everywhere!!!
0411.11-Songwriting
is the thing...[Plain
Dealer]:
......She does, however, hope that those who buy
"Greatest Hits" will appreciate that she wrote or co-wrote all these
songs, a feat she says is often "overridden by the image or the fame or
the success." "That part of it, the songwriting, has nothing to do with
the glamour or the fashion or the fans or being famous or being a star,"
Twain explains. "It's the meat of it all, and it gets very little
attention. So for me, personally, it's a chance to go 'Wow!' and pat
myself on the back and go 'Gee, you've really written a lot of stuff and
accomplished a lot.'
0411.11-Party
with Toby? [CountryStars]:
According to Shania her first choice for a duet
partner for "Party for Two," was Toby Keith. They had started out their
careers together at Mercury Records doing the Triple Play Tour with John
Brannen, and Toby initially said yes. "The trouble was I hadn't completed
the song yet," Shania admits.
"I was on tour and it took time to finish the song. By the time it was
finished, things had changed and Toby said, or somebody with Toby said
they couldn't do, I think because our albums were coming out at the same
time. So, I went looking for somebody else."
0411.10-Shania
looks forward to family time [CMT]:
 Shania
Twain, who released her Greatest Hits album Tuesday, said she's only now
enjoying the fruits of her labor. "I never stopped to enjoy the moments as
they were happening, which is kind of unfortunate," Twain says. "So, I
haven't cracked as many champagne bottles open as I probably should have
over the last 10 years just because I was always so focused on the future,
what's next, and all that stuff. I think this is the first moment I can
say is starting to feel good and comfortable. I can look back and say,
'Wow. All this has happened to me over the last 10 years.' It feels really
good." Twain also longs for "more free time." "My career is, of course,
all-occupying, as all of our careers are," she said. "But now that I have
a child, I have so little time to do things just for myself. I would just
like to spend more time writing, more time cooking. Things that have
nothing to do with my career. Things that just aren't demanding. The
parenting is demanding. The career is demanding. "Mutt" [her husband and
producer R.J. "Mutt Lange] is pretty darn good, though. He's not overly
demanding. So, you know, just time to myself. I think every woman gets to
that point where you've got a multi-dimensional life, where you just say,
'OK, what is it I like to do that includes nobody else?' Writing happens
to be one of those."
0411.10-"When
the songs are written..." [CountryStars]:
 In
spite of selling over 65 million albums worldwide, over 10 million in the
past year, and mounting a two-year tour that grossed over 80 million
dollars, Shania Twain was completely ignored by the CMA nominations this
year. Many feel she should've been represented in the Entertainer and
Female Vocalist categories at least. In spite of that re-buff, Shania
showed up to the awards to perform her new duet with Billy Currington and
to show her commitment to country music. She had announced that she would
be taking some time off, and told us backstage that she didn't know how
long that would be, "I've already begun writing. But, it's the writing
that determines when we come back out," Shania said. "When the songs have
been written, then the album will be done too." But, Shania says she's
looking forward to some private time too, to be with her son Eja.
0411.09-CMA
Awards:
 Shania
performed her latest single "Party For Two" with Billy Currington on the
38th Annual CMA Awards. Shania and Billy performed the song on a large set
to emulate the video.
 It
is too bad they didn't swing from a chandelier, the show could have used
more excitement. As is typical of the award show it lacked any surprises
in who won (go figure). It had to be the most boring and lame CMA show I
have ever seen. Shania's and Billy's performance was met with hardly a
response from the audience. The disrespect shown to the industry's
best selling artist was shameful. If this is the direction the industry is
headed, they will be losing a lot of fans. Show Music Row we support
Shania!!!
REQUEST THE SONG-PARTY
FOR TWO!!! and make sure to buy her GREATEST HITS
CD!!!!!
0411.09-Shania's
stunning success [USA
Today]:
 Be
sure to pick up a copy of USA Today, there is nice Shania article along
with a new picture of our favorite superstar. Shania talks about her
Greatest Hits CD, Mutt, Eja and riding her horses as well as the first
duet partner she thought of getting for "Party For Two".
I don't even know if we had decided at the beginning that we were going to
have two versions. We knew we were going to do country for sure. We fished
around for a lot of different options. Time was a big issue for so many
people we thought of. I asked Toby (Keith) if he would do it. He said yes,
but then it interfered with his record. He's probably the only other
person I approached. It was getting complicated to find somebody who was
going to have the right timing. So Luke (Lewis, Mercury Nashville label
chief) said, "Maybe we should look at somebody new. It's not like you need
the name. Just find the right voice." He said, "Listen to this guy Billy Currington."I wanted to have somebody who was a strong contrast to me.
He's got the real deep, Southern voice, couldn't be more opposite from me.
0411.09-Shania
wins BMI Award [Business
Wire]:
 Shania
Twain's "Forever and For Always" was proclaimed Country Song of the Year.
"Forever and For Always," written and recorded by Shania Twain, won the
36th Robert J. Burton Award as Most Performed Country Song of the Year for
tallying the most US broadcast performances during the eligibility period.
Included on Twain's 10-times platinum Mercury
 Nashville album, UP!,
"Forever and For Always" was published by her company Loon Echo, Inc., and
by Universal-Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., and was co-written
with her husband, Robert John "Mutt" Lange (share not licensed through
BMI). "Forever and For Always" is Twain's fourth BMI Song of the Year win.
It was named Song of the Year at the 2004 BMI London Awards, and her smash
"You're Still the One" received the honor at both the 1999 BMI Pop and
Country Awards. She was also named BMI Songwriter of the Year at both the
1999 and 2000 Pop and Country Awards and now owns a total of 28 BMI
Awards.
0411.08-Stopping
to smell the roses [Country
Weekly]:
Shania Twain says that her Greatest Hits album, in
stores tomorrow, is a time to reflect on what she's done, before looking
ahead. "When you're pursuing a successful career, it's hard work and very,
very tiring," she admits. "So it's nice to come to the point of doing this
greatest hits because I'm coming to the point of sitting back and
reflecting on what I've done as opposed to what I still have to do. It's a
nice release to say, 'Wow, look at all we've done' and it helps you pause
a bit and appreciate all the work."
0411.08-Win
a "Party For Two" [Mercury]:
This ain't just any kind of party ... We're
celebrating the release of Shania Twain's first-ever Greatest Hits album
in stores November 9!
GRAND PRIZE A trip for two to LAS VEGAS
One First Prize: Signed guitar and autographed copy of Shania Twain's
Greatest Hits CD, 10 Second Prizes: Shania Twain's complete CD and DVD
catalog
0411.08-Shania
in TV Guide:
 Shania
talked with TV Guide and the interview appears in the November 7th edition
of the magazine. This is supposed to be a nationwide cover, but in certain
areas there seems to be only the "desperate housewives" version. Shania
talks about the Greatest Hits CD which goes on sale tomorrow in North
America. Shania also talks about Mutt, and Eja.
0411.08-"You
are an inspiration"- Shania [NEWS2]:
 Fans
from all over the U.S. and Canada came to Nashville to see superstar
Shania Twain. One young girl in particular caught the country star's eye.
She's a Murfreesboro teen who nearly died in a tragic moped accident. On
Friday, fan and superstar met..."Tomorrow we are having a party, and there
is someone in town who would like to meet you...it's Shania Twain!" said
Diane to an excited Jackie. First thing Friday morning, before Shania even
came out to sing, Jackie McDaniel got to meet her favorite star - the
perfect get-well gift. "Hello Shania! You are looking so beautiful," said
Jackie to Shania backstage. "So are you!" said Shania to Jackie. Like the
country diva, Jackie had on her pink, too. Both girls hit it off right
away. "You are an inspiration," Shania told Jackie.
0411.08-Shania
looks back [MSNBC]:
...She’s
the first to admit her songs have a strong female perspective. But it’s
far more than women who are buying her records by the millions and filling
arenas for her concerts.“It’s girls, boys, men, women, grandparents,
everybody,” Twain says. “I don’t know why that is. They all relate to it
somehow. I think they relate to the sense of humor of it. It’s not
straight-ahead female empowerment. Men relate to it because it’s got a
sense of humor.”...Twain’s new album, a greatest hits package, comes out
Tuesday — the same day at her CMA appearance. If it follows course, it
will be a huge success. Her last three albums have topped the 10 million
mark, with 1999’s “Come On Over” reaching 20 million and placing her among
music’s elite....“As a country artist, she is in a bit of a category by
herself,” said Wade Jessen, a chart director for Billboard magazine. “In
terms of radio and video exposure, Shania is a bona fide signed, sealed
and delivered crossover artist.”...Shania talks about Mutt's
influence:
“He on his own has never had this kind of success. And me on my own, I
doubt very much I would have had this kind of success. First of all, would
I even have found anyone who had so much faith in me? Part of why I think
I flourished is because he believed so much in me. He loved my voice; he
loved my songwriting. He was my biggest fan.” As for the critics, she
says she was ready for them. She had been writing songs and performing
since she was a child and was confident in her abilities. And today, she
says, most of the doubters have gone away. “There’s so much consistency in
the music, so much consistency in everything,” she says. “You can’t really
duplicate that if it’s not really you.”
0411.08-Shania
goes international [OFC]:
Shania's official site has released her international promotion schedule:
Holland - DOMINO DAY
Friday, November 12th
UK - GMTV
Wednesday, November 17th
UK - Frank Skinner TV Show
Thursday, November 18th
UK - Des and Mel TV show
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH @ 1PM ON ITV
UK - Children in Need TV Show
Friday, November 19th
UK - Strictly Come Dancing
Saturday, November 20th on the BBC
Germany - Bambi Awards
Thursday, November 18th
0411.08-Shania
on QVC:
 Shania
was on QVC tonight, and the Greatest Hits / Platinum Collection sold over
15,000 units, and the Up! Close DVD sold almost 20,000 during the show. I
will post numbers if they are ever published somewhere.
0411.08-Shania
on CBS Morning Show:
Shania will be on the CBS Morning Show tomorrow (11/9) to promote her new
CD, and to talk about hosting the CMA Award show.
0411.07-Good
Morning Shania!(pt.2):
 Shania
performed "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!", "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been
Under?", "Party For Two", and "Forever and For Always" on Good Morning
America in Nashville. Shania was the first artist in their "Women who
Rock" line up. According to news reports, 3,000 people attended the
event.
0411.07-Shania
Canada AM [CTV]:
 Check
out clips of Shania co-hosting Canada AM last week. Click on the above
link. Shania played a game of hockey, did the weather forecast, and met
with fans in the street.
0411.07-Shania
on QVC [QVC]:
Remember to catch Shania on QVC tomorrow (0411.08) at 7pm. You will be
able to order her new CD and the Up! Close DVD. A limited number will be
autographed.
Check out the commercial.
0411.07-Shania
Online Chat transcript [STNAOFC]:
See a transcript of Shania's online chat. Shania talked about keeping her
personal life private, Eja's interest in Thomas the tank engine, her dog Tim, how she wrote "From This Moment
On" at a soccer game and the last concert of the tour at Sunrise Florida.
0411.07-Shania
e-card [Universal
Canada]:
Send a special Greatest Hits e-card and spread the word about Shania's 1st
ever Greatest Hits album.
0411.04-CMT
Insider Interview [CMT]:
 ...They're hard to keep track of. That's quite
funny. ... But, anyway, that album was the first time we had co-written
together. We met and wrote that album basically right away. "Whose Bed
Have Your Boots Been Under" was a song that I had already started before I
had met him. ... My grandmother used to have this saying about cookie
crumbs in bed or something like that. Some silly saying that goes back to
who knows when. But somehow I made "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under"
basically about cheating, and I thought it would make a cute little title.
We ended up writing the song once we met. Mutt liked all those cheeky
little song ideas, and so we kind of carried on from there. It ended up
being one of the biggest songs I've ever had...
0411.04-Any
Man Of Mine [CountryStars]:
Shania Twain's "Any Man of Mine," the melodically
militant, men beware attitude song, became her first #1 hit, and the
springboard for the monster career that followed. But, in talking about
the tunes on her upcoming Greatest Hits album (in stores 11/9): "Any Man
of Mine' was a risky song to release," she says, "A lot of people were
afraid of it. It was way too edgy for what was going on. Everybody was
kind of leery about releasing it. And I remember when I went on the radio
tour to introduce all this new music, it was so amazing getting a reaction
to that song. Some people just loved it. They just fell in love with it
right away. And other people it really did scare. I don't know whether
they just didn't like it or whether they thought, "Whoa!'"
0411.04-Chat
with Shania online [MSN]:
Come on over on Friday, November 5 as we host a very
special event with multi-Grammy platinum artist Shania Twain. We’ll be
chatting live from Nashville as Shania answers fan questions about her new
album “Shania Twain Greatest Hits” (featuring 21 tracks) releasing
November 9 and more. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to meet one of
country music’s biggest stars. Now does that impress you much? Chat
begins on Friday, November 5 at 10pm ET/7pm PT
0411.04-Good
Morning Shania!:
Shania's
having a party on Good Morning America on 11/05/04. Shania will be joined
by duet partner Billy Currington. Shania will perform 4 songs.
0411.03-Shania
gives something back:
 On
behalf of The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS),
producers of the annual Juno Awards, Canada's Music awards, International
superstar Shania Twain today made a presentation to the first of 29
Canadian schools who will receive grants from the Academy's BAND AID
program in support of music education. The presentation took place at
Timmins High & Vocational School, where Twain attended school.
0411.03-Canada
AM:
Shania
co-hosted Canada AM, she even played in a impromptu game of hockey,
watched a fashion show, and a great time was had by all. (more on this
later. I will have pictures posted soon)
0411.03-The
Voyage Home [Daily
Press]:
 Shania
came home to Timmins on 11/02. Twain, 39, said the centre had exceeded her
expectations. “From an objective point of view, the displays
are beautiful. Everything is really beautifully preserved,” she said. “And
I think when fans come here from all over the world, they’re going to get
a really honest representation of who I am and where I’m from.”
She said she hopes the centre helps bring more visitors to Timmins to
learn “all about us Northern Ontario people.” Twain thanked Mayor Vic
Power, Georges Quirion, the building’s architect and others. Wearing a
pink turtleneck, a pink fleece, a black vest and a pair of hoop earrings,
the country music superstar praised Power as a steadfast ambassador of the
city after commenting on his good looks. “You’re looking better every
day,” Twain said. “I have to start off with that because the next
thing I’m going to say is you’ve been around ever since I can remember,”
she added with a hearty laugh. “But really, I think you represent Timmins
so wonderfully and it’s so nice to see you year after year.” Power
presented the “Timmins treasure” with a painting by local artist Ed Spehar.
In an interview after the day’s festivities, Power said Twain’s visit to
Timmins will help
promote
the city across Canada. “I think it certainly highlights Timmins on the
national stage. I’ve had so many requests for interviews from different
television networks and radio stations. They all wanted to know about
Timmins and what the reaction was here.”...Twain reserved special
acknowledgement for the centre’s customer service manager Tracy Hautanen
for her efforts in getting the tourist attraction off the ground. “From
what I hear, they say Tracy would be a really good mayor,” she said
with a laugh. Twain apologized for not visiting the centre earlier but
said her pregnancy and constant touring made it difficult to make it to
Timmins. Tracy, I'd vote for you if I lived in Timmins!!!
You and your staff did an outstanding job, we had a lot of fun!!!!! (I
will have more pictures from the event posted on my site this weekend) For
more pictures from the event, check out the
Shania Twain Centre site.
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