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Shania Twain Wins 2013 SMItty Award, Calls It an Unexpected Achievement

Christina Vinson — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:09:50 +0000

If Shania Twain ever decides she’d like to head offstage and into an office job, she should consider marketing, as she’s shown lots of promise in that area. The singer recently won the prestigious 2013 SMItty Award for Most Innovative Use of Scent Marketing. Nominees for this particular award are those who have significantly contributed and impacted [...]

Shania Twain, Jennifer Nettles + More to Present at 2013 Billboard Music Awards

Christina Vinson — Sun, 19 May 2013 20:05:27 +0000

Vegas will once again be going country, but this time it's for the 2013 Billboard Music Awards. The superstar-filled event will be bursting at the seams with country artists this year -- it's just been announced that Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland, Shania Twain and others will present awards during the event.

Shania Twain Continues Her Vegas Residency

Megan Pacella — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:37:47 +0000

After a nearly decade-long hiatus, Shania Twain returned to country music as a resident performer in Las Vegas. And now, the ‘Any Man of Mine’ hitmaker has added 22 new dates to round out the first year of her two-year stint as a Las Vegas headliner. This fall, Twain will play 22 dates for ‘Shania: [...]

Shania Twain Centre Closes After Costing Taxpayers More Than $10 Million

Sterling Whitaker — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:00:21 +0000

A tourist attraction devoted to country star Shania Twain in the singer's tiny hometown of Timmins, Ont. was supposed to be the local answer to Dollywood -- an attraction celebrating their most famous export that would bolster the struggling local economy. Instead, the Shania Twain Centre closed its doors without fanfare on Feb. 1 of this year after failing to meet financial expectations virtually since the day it opened, ultimately costing taxpayers more than $10 million.

Shania Twain Centre May Close Shop

Cory Stromblad — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 22:29:10 +0000

Shania Twain‘s Still the One Las Vegas concert extravaganza is off to a strong start, but the fate of the Shania Twain Centre, the tourist attraction located in the Canadian singer’s hometown of Timmins, Ont., is uncertain. According to Country Music Tattle Tale, the shrine to country music’s best-selling female artist may have to close [...]

Simon Cowell Trying to Lure Shania Twain for 'X Factor'?

Sterling Whitaker — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:11:33 +0000

It looks like maybe Blake Shelton and Keith Urban have started a trend. Shelton became the first major country star to appear on a mainstream reality TV singing competition when he signed on as a coach for 'The Voice,' while Urban is appearing as a judge on the upcoming season of 'American Idol.' Now, according to reports, Simon Cowell is trying to woo country superstar Shania Twain for 'X Factor.'

Shania Twain Covers Vegas Magazine, Reveals She's Ready to Begin New Album

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:33:58 +0000

Shania Twain covers the new issue of Vegas, which is fitting since the country-pop diva just started her two-year residency at Caesars Palace in Sin City. In this case, the old adage that what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas does not apply, as the 'Man! I Feel Like a Woman' singer shares that she is ready to work on a new album, what makes her show more glamorous and how it really feels to be on the comeback trail.

Shania Twain Furious Over Tim McGraw, Faith Hill's Competing Las Vegas Show?

Billy Dukes — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:33:52 +0000

Las Vegas is turning into a second home for more and more country music superstars, and one singer allegedly isn't happy about it. Shania Twain is reportedly "seething" that coverage of Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's Soul2Soul residency is taking away from her comeback show at Ceasars Palace.

Shania Twain Arrives on Horseback for Vegas Residency

Sterling Whitaker — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 13:30:05 +0000

Superstar Shania Twain has never been one to do things small, but she topped herself on Wednesday (Nov. 14) by arriving for her upcoming Las Vegas residency on horseback — accompanied by a herd of an additional 40 horses. According to the Associated Press, nine wranglers escorted Twain as she rode up to a temporary [...]

Shania Twain's 'Come on Over' Turns 15

Billy Dukes — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 13:00:39 +0000

It’s not an overstatement to say Shania Twain‘s ‘Come on Over’ album is the most successful country album ever. It has sold over 40 million copies worldwide after separate versions were released in Europe. Twain spent over 50 weeks at No. 1 on the Country Album charts. Valid criticisms that she stretched too far pop [...]

Shania Twain Makes Cameo in New Caesars Palace Commercial

Megan Pacella — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:00:02 +0000

On Dec. 1, country music legend Shania Twain will kick off a two-year residency at the Colosseum in the famed Caesars Palace hotel in Las Vegas. As if seeing the ‘Still the One’ hitmaker in person isn’t exciting enough, Caesar’s Palace has started teasing us with promotions for the concert run in their latest commercials. In a recent ad for the affiliated Nobu Hotel, the gorgeous country songstress is front and center with her posse.

Shania Twain Begins Preparations for Las Vegas Stint

Brittany Joy Cooper — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:00:14 +0000

At the beginning of last year, news sources started reporting that Shania Twain was going the Celine Dion route and planning for a residency show on the Las Vegas strip. Now, more than a year later, the ‘Any Man of Mine’ singer is in pre-production for the show, according to CBS Las Vegas.

Shania Twain and Lionel Richie Take Us Inside Their 'Endless Love'

Brittany Joy Cooper — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:00:59 +0000

Lionel Richie is a legend, to say the least, and now he’s taking a rather legendary step, going back to his roots and releasing a full album of country duets with some of the most famous country stars in the business. The album, named after Richie’s hometown of ‘Tuskegee,’ is set to drop March 27, and the first single from the record, a Richie and Shania Twain duet of the smash hit ‘Endless Love,’ released Feb. 7.

Lionel Richie And Country Music

Rob Garrett — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:57:13 +0000

Lionel was working on a duets album in Nashville and figured he could get a few country musicians to join. When he asked though it seemed like everyone in Nashville wanted in. The album is called Tuskegee and it sure does have a lot

Shania Twain Stalker Released After Day of Testimony and Outbursts

Billy Dukes — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:36:38 +0000

Shania Twain stalker John Palumbo is now a free man and will remain free as long as he doesn’t come within a half kilometer of the famous singer. The Toronto Sun reports that Palumbo was sentenced to time served and placed on three years probation after a long trial which featured many sensational outbursts.

Shania Twain Rumored for 'American Idol' Judges' Table

Amory Gritta — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:49:29 +0000

Jennifer Lopez was a big part of ‘American Idol’s’ resurgence last season, but she hasn’t committed to another run on the show, so producers are reportedly looking for a replacement — and rumors are pointing to Shania Twain. With more than 60 million albums’ worth of worldwide sales to her name, Twain certainly knows a [...]