Insane that @RealCountryTV season one is over already š If you want to relive it (like me š), you can watch the whole season right here:usanet.tv/2zOpHeI@USA_Network
The fun before... the fun! New Zealand was truly amazing! Thank you everybody! Dunedin, any comments on yesterdayās final show? š time to go home now! MERRY XMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY. Thanks for a phenomenal 2018 š @shaniatwain @ejalikeasia @fred_thiebaud #newzealand #tour #shanianow #endofthebook #backhome #travels
Thank you for last night Dunedin... My #ShaniaNOW Tour is officially over. I'm full of so many emotions... Thank you to every single one of you who came to a show, I love you and I'll see you soon ā¤ļø
Marc Bouwer shared some beautiful photos (and memories) from the 'From This Moment On' video shoot, it was my birthday and the orchestra stopped and played happy birthday to me ā¤ļø
2018 is coming to an end! Time for @shaniatwain and I to wish you all a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! Lots of love from the Swiss alps! See you all next year š #happynewyear #switzerland #party #alps #shaniatwain #tourmates
Camping in the Mojave desert with @MarcBouwer and the crew during the 'That Don't Impress Me Much' video shoot. We didnāt want to go back to the hotel! šµ
Shania Twain Calls for Diversity, Gender Equality in Country Music
By Carena Liptak | The Boot | November 27, 2018
When Shania TwainĀ took the helm of the new televised singing competitionĀ Real Country -- participating in the show as a judge as well as a co-producer -- the legendary singer saw an exciting opportunity to help define country for a new generation. That definition, Twain explains in a recent interview withĀ E! News, should include a diverse array of musical styles and an open playing field for artists of all backgrounds and walks of life. Anything less, in fact, would be boring.
"We have too much of the sameness right now. I'm a little bit bored with it," Twain says. "And I want to shake it up. And so the best way to do that is to be proactive, which is the only way I know how to be, and that's what I want to contribute. So that's why I'm doing this show."
Twain says she's frustrated by the lack of diversity she sees in country music today, particularly the gender gap on country radio. While she says that there has been some progress for women in country music over the course of her career, the country icon says that the genre has a long way to go.
"We are not making radio progress. But we are making very small, steady steps towards awareness that we're lacking women on country radio. So more women are speaking out," Twain says.
In fact, she continues, adding her voice to the community of artists calling for equality on country radio is another part of why she wanted to makeĀ Real Country. "I wanted a show that when you talk about diversity, that includes gender diversity. Style diversity. Lifestyle diversity. All of that," Twain explains. "So of course I want to see more women on country music radio, and [having] the opportunity to get out there and be heard."
If the majority of country artists achieving success today all fit into a certain type of mold,Ā that's due to the industry, not a result of what the genre's fans are asking for. The superstar says that fans are open to a wide variety of what country has to offer, and she knows that because they're showing up to her shows.
"The fans are already accepting. They're already there," she says. "The fans are coming to my shows. Who I am, as an artist, as a songwriter, as a performer, is completely outside the box of where we've narrowed country down to be right now. But the fans aren't narrow-minded. It's the access to the fans that is too narrow."
As a woman in the genre who has achieved and maintained longstanding success, Twain is uniquely suited to speak to the struggles that up-and-comingĀ female artists experience as they try to advance their careers.Ā "Well, first of all, I wanna know who you are, and I wanna help you, and I wanna give you an opportunity," the singer says.
Opportunities for success shouldn't be available only to young artists, Twain adds. "This is also a big part of speaking out on behalf of young, or it doesn't matter what age you are. I'm fed up with the whole ageist thing as well as the sexist thing," she goes on to say. "This platform is wide open. Bring your talent on. If you're good enough, genuinely, as a talent, I don't care what you are. As long as you're a human being, the rest doesn't matter."
Having such a lovely trip down memory lane thanks to Marc Bouwer. He's been sharing some behind-the-scenes photos from our time together on some of my favourite video shoots ā¤ļø
***As posted the other day, "Trading Paint" will be released online February 22 and in theaters on March 22 according to Saban Films and "Entertainment Tonight".
John Travolta and Shania Twain Feel the Need for Speed in 'Trading Paint' Trailer (Exclusive)
Entertainment Tonight | January 21, 2019
Here's your first look at Travolta and Twain in the racing drama, about a father-son duo who settle their differences on the track. 'Trading Paint,' from director Karzan Kader, is available on Ultra VOD on Feb 22. And in theaters and On Demand on March 22.
Today is @Bell_LetsTalk Day and Bell is donating 5 cents to Canadian mental health programs for every tweet and retweet using #BellLetsTalk and every view of the official video. Please get involved with this great cause! ā¤ļø
***I'm notĀ sure where February 3 comes from.Ā The album was released February 7, 1995 in the U.S. and Canada which was a Tuesday. Back then albums were released on Tuesdays.
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She has been in Switzerland for a while now. Fred has been posting skiing pics on Instagram. Plus fans are saying that looks like her house in Switzerland with the circular driveway.Ā
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She has been in Switzerland for a while now. Fred has been posting skiing pics on Instagram. Plus fans are saying that looks like her house in Switzerland with the circular driveway.Ā
Ā OK. I believe you. I just saw some contradiction between the snow in the previous pictures and green trees here.
***Shania attended the Backstreet Boys "Larger Than Life" residency show last night (Feb. 8) atĀ Zappos TheaterĀ at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. The group brought Shania on stage during their performance of "Shape Of My Heart".
I do liberty work with my horses to be able to develop a true connection. Doing it during You're Still The One at my Las Vegas residency was really helpful, it was a psychological distraction, to not focus on my voice during the song. It gave me confidence to release new music.
I invited my new best friends @robbeckettcomic and @RomeshRanga to join me for a special night at my @TheO2 show, watch what we got up to on #RobandRomeshVs on @SkyOne and @NOWTV tomorrow at 10pm š
So much of working on the Christmas album... She's been around the world for almost two months now.
That's why back in November 2018Ā when Shania said the first set of music she'll be working on in January is the following year's Christmas music, I interpreted thatĀ to meanĀ the album will be released Christmas 2020.Ā I really didn't think she would have a Christmas album ready to be releasedĀ this year.
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Lara Fabian has recently released her new album of original material written and recorded within a week! Christmas album won't consist fully of her own songs and today it's possible to record an album in a home studio. Let's not panic. There's a lot of time.