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First Things First. The reason Shania Twain waited over two years to start a concert tour is simple. She was waiting until she was already famous. To get there she let her radio hits, TV appearances and promotion and publicity get her ready for a tour. She told us, "The promotional side of what we do and the publicity side of what we do played a huge role I think in the success because there are a lot of people you can't reach through a concert tour unless you're already famous. This is what I believe and this is why I didn't tour right away. Because until you're famous you really don't get enough people at one time in one place to kind of pass the word on. You know? But when you are doing publicity and promotion whether it's print, radio or television, whatever it happens to be; you're reaching millions of people at one time. To me it was definitely worth the work. Then there are other times you have to dedicate more time to performance and then of course, there's always the time you absolutely have to write the material and record the music." That of course is what Shania is getting ready to do as she prepares to record her fourth album. (You can read this and Neil Haislop's complete daily Nashville Update at http://www.countrystars.com/news/haislop/n-update.html .) (Thanks Carrie!)

And Another Cover. This one is new to me, but it may not be new to you. Shania is on the cover of Country Music Live magazine.  You can order it online at http://www.countrymusiclive.com/ . (Thanks Marco!)

Shania Speaks Out. In the April 2000 issue of Country Song Roundup (see cover pic below), Shania speaks out regarding the cheap supermarket tabloids: "Nothing is true at all. I'm not qetting divorced; I'm very happily married. I'm not going back with my old boyfriend, and I've never had an affair with a married man." To read more, get the magazine on newsstands now. I'll have the text of the entire article here once the magazine is off the shelves. (Thanks to triciare for sending me the magazine!)

Vive la France! According to www.countryfr.com, Shania will be on TF1, the first French channel, this coming Friday on the show "Les annees tubes" between 20.55 and 22.00. However, all the previous times they announced her, they simply showed a pre-taped performance of MIFLAW, and this has been going on since her real first performance back in October. Fingers crossed! (Thanks Francesca!)

Still Hot Down Under. On Wednesday, February 9th in Melbourne's leading newspaper was published the top 100 most played radio songs coming in at:

Also published was Australia's Top 10 most popular Karaoke songs:   (Thanks Kodar!)

Shania Loves Mutt! To the dismay of bachelors everywhere, Shane Minor, Shania's Mercury Nashville labelmate--who toured with Shania at various times, has come forward to Defend Shania & her marriage to Mutt. Shane made it quite clear that Shania definitely loves Mutt! Read the article! (Thanks Carrie!)

Vote For Shania! Please vote for Shania in the upcoming Blockbuster Awards. Shania received 2 Nominations! She's Nominated for Favorite Female Artist - Country (she's up against Faith Hill & Jo Dee Messina) & Favorite CD for Come On Over (she's up against the Backstreet Boys, Ricky Martin, Britney Spears, & Limp Bizkit)! The winners will be announced at an award show that will be broadcast live on FOX in June, 2000! To vote, click here . (Thanks Carrie!)

Cover Girl. Shania is on the cover of the April, 2000 issue of Country Song Roundup Magazine! The issue also contains a great article and several photos! You can find it on newsstands now.  (Wonder what happened to the March issue?) (Thanks Carrie!)

Deanna's On Shania's Side.In a recent appearance on the Crook and Chase show, Deanna Carter was asked her opinion about the state of country music today and, in particular, about the criticism that Shania Twain has sometimes been the target of.   Deanna had this to say: "So people try to tear her down. Say that she couldn't perform and that she doesn't write. And that it's all Mutt. Just crap. You know. And it's like I think she...I'm really happy to see her do well. Whether you are totally into every song she does or not. You know that's everybody's choice. But I'm happy to see her do well and disprove the critical stuff that goes on around here sometimes. I think that's great." You can read more of what Deanna had to say in the Fan Club Messageboard . (Thanks Manager82!)

Sexiest Canadian. In 'The Great Canadian Book Of Lists' (Dundurn) just released, Shania was listed as the Nations sexiest women. A poll was taken to determine the final results. (Thanks Jerry!)

Expensive Sweater. Shania's Antonio Berardi sweater that has been up for auction at VH-1 Auction for charity, sold for $6500.00 in furious down-to-the-last-minute bidding! A bid for $7800.00 was disallowed because it came after the auction was closed! Shania did a lot of good by donating her sweater. The money will be put to good use. (Thanks Brian and Wing!)

Who Is Shania Twain? That was one of the winning questions in Final Jeopardy today on Rock n Roll Jeopardy on VH-1. The answer was: "Two of only three women to sell more than 10 million copies of more than one album".  Besides Shania, the other two are Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston.  All three contestants got the question wrong and none of them had Shania in their question! Dummies! They just haven't been paying attention I guess.

What A Sweetheart! For the second year in a row, the woman who most men would love to have serenade them and their valentine over dinner was...you guessed it...Shania! The vote wasn't even close with Mariah Carey and Celine Dion finishing a distant second and third! Read the article . (Thanks Carrie!) 

Help Shania! Help Shania to win on CMT-Brasil by voting for her on the Internet Video of the Week! Shania needs 2 more votes to pass Brooks And Dunn! To vote, click here . (Thanks Marco!)

Hot Stuff! Neil Haislop of CountryStars.com commented after reading the latest SoundScan charts: "You have to marvel at SHANIA's mega-album COME ON OVER. After 117 weeks on the album chart it still sold over 55,000 copies last week. Hot stuff!" Read Neil's complete article .

ACM Preliminary Nominations. Shania is named on a list of preliminary nominees for the 2000 ACM Awards in the Entertainer of the Year, Female Vocalist and Single of the Year (for "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!") categories.  The award show will be broadcast on CBS on May 3, 2000. Read the list of nominees . (Thanks Chris and Carrie!)

Juno Nominations Announced. Shania has been nominated for Best Country Female Artist and Best Songwriter (along with co-writer, husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange).  Two of Shania's songs, "Man! I Feel Like A Woman" and "You've Got A Way" are nominated in the Songwriter category. (Thanks Carrie!)

Shania Wins! In the first ever Compuserve.com Celebrity Showdown, Shania beat out Denise Richards 56% to 44% to take the crown as the Celebrity Queen.  To get to the finals, Shania first had to beat out Mariah Carey and Pamela Anderson! No problem! See the results . (Thanks Wing!)

Canadian Heat. Shania continues to tear it up in the Great White North. Her album, Come On Over, is still number one after 116 weeks on the Canadian SoundScan charts. The Woman In Me is still the 18th best selling album, and just for good measure, Shania's first CD, Shania Twain, is still at number 40.   Absolutely amazing! And, the single we've all been waiting for, "When", just entered the Canadian charts at number 53! Hopefully, "When" will be released here in the U.S. as well! Go Shania! Read the article. (Thanks Carrie!)

Kissable Shania. Vote for Shania as the most kissable country artist at the countrycool.com poll! Shania leads the pack right now. To vote, click here . Shania won this contest withh 41.9% of the votes over Mark Wills (32.8%). Finishing far back from these two were SHeDAISY (13.7%) and Billy Ray Cyrus (11.8%). (Thanks Chris!)

Best Tressed. Which celebrities have the hottest hair in America? For the sixth straight year, Sally Beauty Supply's Best Tressed(TM) Celebrity Survey reveals America's ``Great Hair'' stars.  Shania beat out Faith Hill and Jennifer Lopez for the best hair among female musicians! Read the article.

Need A Lift? In an article describing the Tennessee Titans amazing run of good fortune in getting to the Super Bowl this year, Larry Woods of The Tennessean wrote: "Could it be destiny? Are some things meant to be? Like winning the lottery? Like finding Shania Twain hitch-hiking on the interstate? Like getting to the Super Bowl?"  Well, the Titans luck ran out when the Rams won the game and I don't think I'll see Shania thumbing it anytime soon! (Thanks Carrie!)

Ciao Bella. Eros Ramazzotti, who is an Italian singer, songwriter and producer, very popular in Europe (he did a song with Tina Turner at the beginning of the 90's that helped her a lot to get more forcefully on the Italian, German, French and Spanish charts and also into the European music business market in general) has declared that on his next album (due out in March 2001) he will have 2 duets for sure: one with Lenny Kravitz and the other with Shania Twain. (Thanks Francesca!)

VCR Alert! A  new Revlon commercial featuring Shania in a strapless black and purple outfit has been spotted.  The commercial aired ABC this evening after the Super Bowl! Shania's hair was straight and I'm told she looked gorgeous as usual! Keep an eye out for it! (Thanks twainage!)

Vote For Shania! VH-1 is asking for viewer votes for favorite Behind The Music episode.  Vote for Shania in the Favorite All-Time Episode category and complete the other categories. Shania is also mentioned in the Monday (Favorite Diva) category.  The top seven will be broadcast each weeknight February 7-11 at 9pm/8c. Then, VH-1 will have an all day countdown, with the #1 Behind The Music airing at 9 PM on Sunday. To vote, click here . (Thanks Jody!)

Fan Defends Shania. Click on over to countrycool.com to read an article written by shaniadaisy defending Shania! Shaniadaisy, I'm not sure if you're a member of the Shania Twain U.S. Online Fan Club, but you're an honorary member for sure! Great article! (Thanks Chris!)

Sexiest Celebrity Poll. Well, Shania wins this one hands down in my book! To vote for Shania, click here . (Thanks ConcertJoe!)

Early Shania. If you were lucky enough to be tuned in to FOX Television's "Road To Fame" special tonight, you saw Shania being introduced in 1989 as "Eilleen Twain" before a performance in a small club! The special showed many stars in clips from before they were famous. (Thanks Carrie!)

Want To Sing With Shania? Well, I can't make that happen...but, you can vote for the person you'd most like to sing a duet with at countrycool.com's current poll! Shania is up against Reba, Garth, and Hank Williams.  Get out and vote for Shania! To vote, click here . (Thanks Carrie!)

Super Bowl? It Just Doesn't Compare! Al Del Greco (Kicker for the Tennessee Titans) has been so impressed by the hoopla surrounding his first trip to a Super Bowl game that he likened the buildup to the first time he met country-western singer Shania Twain. "The expectation was even better than I thought," the Tennessee placekicker said. "When I met her, I was blown away. This experience is just like that." (Thanks Morris!)

More On Shania's Wish To Just Be Normal. "It's really, really funny, because a lot of times I go places and someone will walk up to me like they know me and start talking to me, and I actually forgot who I was 'cause I can't understand why they're talking to me. I don't know this person, and then I go, 'Oh my God -- of course!' Of course they know who I am, I guess. I mean, why else would they be talking to me?" You can read the full article, including more of Shania's comments at Countrystars.com .

The Shirt Off Shania's Back! No, Shania's not posing for Playboy! But you can own her shirt! Among the new items added to Countrycool.com's auction for St. Jude's Children's Hospital is an autographed shirt worn by Shania in concert.  The shirt is white and is a size small. To bid on it, just click here . (Thanks again Craig!)

Top 2000 Videos. CMT recently released their top 2000 videos. Here are the top 10 videos of the top 2000. Shania has four videos in the Top Ten of their top 2000 videos! (Thanks Seb!)

1. Garth Brooks. The Thunder Rolls.
2. Shania Twain. Any May of Mine.
3. Faith Hill. This Kiss.
4. Garth Brooks. The Dance.
5. Shania Twain. You're Still the One.
6. Garth Brooks. Standing Outside the Fire.
7. Alan Jackson. I'll Go On Loving You.
8. Shania Twain. (If You're Not In It For Love) I'm Outta Here.
9. Leann Rimes. Blue.
10. Shania Twain. That Don't Impress Me Much.

Vote For Shania! As you may already know, David Letterman of CBS' Late Night had a quintuple bypass last week.  While he's recovering, CBS is taking a poll to determine what favorite episodes the viewers would like to see again. Go to CBS' website and vote to see Shania's appearance again! To vote, just click right here . (Thanks Chris!)

Shania's Guitar. WXTU Radio in Philadelphia is holding thier annual St.Jude's Hospital Radiothon on January 28 & 29th. Among the items up for bids is Shania's guitar!!! St Jude Children's Research Hospital, founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas, treats approximately 150 patients every day, mostly on an outpatient basis. St Jude is the first institution established for the sole purpose of conducting basic and clinical research into catastrophic diseases, mainly cancer, and is the largest childhood cancer research center in the United States in terms of the number of patients enrolled and successfully treated. St Jude accepts all patients regardless of their ability to pay. If you would like to bid on Shania's guitar and help a worthy cause, call 1-800-234-HOPE to place a bid.  You can listen to WXTU on the internet with the Windows Media Player at www.wxtu.com for more details.

Autographed Shania Tour Poster. Countrycool.com is hosting auctions for several radion stations to raise money for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, including an auction for KQFC 98 FM Idaho Country Radio. Among the items up for bid is an Shania Twain Tour Poster autographed by Shania herself! Please check out the auction and place a bid to help St. Jude's. To see the poster and place a bid, click here . (Thanks to Craig Dexter of Countrycool.com.)

Cover Girl. Shania is on the cover of the most popular country music magazine in the UK this month! The magazine, called Country Music & More, includes a seven page article with several photos of Shania! Unfortunately, all of them are pics that have been around for awhile. Oh well! (And I didn't even know the UK had a country music magazine!) (Thanks to Peter Lovell for sending me the magazine!)

Another Homecoming? The Timmins Daily Press has an article on their site that talks about the possibility of Shania returning home to Canada in 2001 to help open "The Shania Twain Interpretive Centre" that is being built in her honor! Read the article . (Thanks Carrie!)

Just Your Average Girl.  In spite of being the second best-selling female artist of all time, Shania Twain thinks of herself as just a normal, everyday person. Fame has not really affected the way she lives, and she hopes it never does. Read the article . (Thanks Carrie!)

AMOM Encore. So you missed getting Shania performing "Any Man of Mine" on tape when you watched the rerun of her CBS special on VH-1 a few weeks ago? Join the club! We were all caught off guard by that one! Well, here's to second chances! VH-1 will be rebroadcasting Shania's CBS Thanksgiving Day special again on Wednesday,  Jan.26th at 9PM EST and on Saturday, Jan 29th at 10 PM EST. The 29th also happens to be Shania Day on VH-1 again with Shania Pop-Up Videos at 4PM EST; the CBS show at 10PM; and Behind The Music at 11PM EST. Sunday, Jan 30 at 7PM EST, VH-1 is showing Behind The Music again in case you missed taping it the night before! (Thanks Country Fan!)

Want Shania's Sweater? Well, you can bid on it on VH-1's "Rock Collector" auction! The show is described as: "VH1 Save the Music" For VH1 Save the Music; artists donate items for auction; Billy Joel's motorcycle; Billy Idol's pants; Shania Twain's sweater; B.B. King Lucille guitar; Ozzy Ozborne's suit, etc." VH-1 lists a broadcast date of  Jan. 25th at 1:00 AM; Jan. 25th at 8:00 PM & Jan. 26th at 1:30 AM EST. To bid online for Shania's sweater, click here . (Thanks Brian!)

Man! I Feel MORE Like A Woman! Sex? No big deal to Shania before Mutt. "After I married, life changed. I dug deeper into myself, really looked at myself and going wow, you know? I guess I was feeling more like a woman. I think for the very first time I felt the difference. I think up until a year or so before, sex didn't matter. The fact that I was a woman, didn't matter. Now for some reason, it matters.", said Shania on the subject. To read the full article, click here . (Thanks Chris!)

Vote For Shania! Remember to vote for Shania in the Country Weekly Presents the TNN Music Awards! There was supposed to be a ballot in the latest issue of Country Weekly, but the crack staff here at Shania Twain City (Carrie) has searched everywhere in the issue for it with no luck! So, just vote online for Shania (our preferred medium anyway!) by clicking here . (Thanks Carrie!)

Request RTC! Call your local radio stations and request "Rock This Country"! It hasn't been getting the airplay it deserves.   RTC did move up significantly on the Billboard Country Singles charts this week! Let's help Shania make a number 1 hit!

Chart News. Come On Over remains in the number 2 spot on Billboard's Country charts this week. COO moved up three spots on the Billboard 200 chart to number 15! (Thanks Carrie!)

Shania and Dolly.  "The night Shania won Entertainer of the Year—that was her big night and there was all the controversy about her being accepted in country. Well, she mentioned my name and I was just knocked over. If I've done anything to help today's artists, it makes me proud in my heart.", said Dolly.  So, what happened? Have they met yet since Shania expressed her desire to meet Dolly while at the CMA's? To find out, just click here .

Another Accolade For Shania. This week, it’s from the music fans who listed her Come On Over CD as the Top Album of 1999 on two Billboard magazine charts. Almost 30% of them named it the top mainstream album, ahead of Mariah Carey’s #1s, and The Backstreet Boys’ Millennium., while 67% of country music fans gave it the top CD nod. Y107 . (Thanks Chris!)

Impressive. Shania's "That Don't Impress Me Much" was the most played song in the UK in 1999. TDIMM was played more than 46,000 times last year on UK radio!  Shania topped airplay for songs released by Britney Spears and Madonna! Read the article . (Thanks Carrie!)

AMA Poll. Countrycool.com has a poll that asks: On Monday, Shania won the AMA's Pop/Rock Vocalist and Country Vocalist awards. Which does she deserve? Pop/Rock Vocalist; Country Vocalist; Both awards; or Neither award.  Of course, you know what I selected! Let your opinion be heard. (Thanks Carrie!)

Vote For RTC. You can vote for "Rock This Country" at www.onecountry.com.au (CMT Pacific Rim) for the Internet Big One. "Come On Over" was voted the Internet Big One for 7 consecutive weeks. Let's help Shania do it again! (Thanks Ann!)

VH-1 and Billboard on the AMA's. Both VH-1 and Billboard have put out an article on the AMA's where Shania took the Favorite Female Country and Favorite Female Pop awards! VH-1 Review . Billboard Review . (Thanks Carrie!)

More AMA News. Here's a couple more articles that mention Shania's victories last night at the AMA's and other news...like Mariah Carey's outfit. What in the world was she thinking? Anyway, enjoy the articles! Read first article. (You can even vote on how bad Mariah looked at one of these sites!) Read second article.   And Britney Spears. I'm sorry...what was that all about? (Thanks Carrie!)

Shania Wins Big At AMA's! Shania beat out Faith Hill and Martina McBride for the Favorite Female Country Artist, then she turned around and beat out Whitney Houston and Britney Spears for Favorite Pop/Rock Artist! Congratulations Shania! Read the article . (Thanks Carrie!)

CW Article Online. Country Weekly has put the article about Shania's work to help the hungry online at their website. You can read it by clicking here. (Thanks Carrie!)

AMA's Are Tonight. The American Music Awards will be broadcast tonight at 8 PM EST on ABC. Of course, Shania won't be there, but let's hope that she takes home some hardware tonight! Shania is nominated for Favorite Female Pop/Rock Artist, Favorite Female Country Artist, and Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist. Good luck Shania!

VCR Alert! Shania will be featured on a show called "Life and Times: Women of Country Music". It airs tonight (Monday, January 17th) at 10:00 PM on TNN. (Thanks Superfan Gary!)

Mark Your Calendars.  The date has been announced for when the TNN/Country Weekly Awards will take place. (These are the awards that fans voted on by using the ballots in the December issue of Country Weekly!) The award show will take place on June 15, 2000! Go Shania!!!! (Thanks Carrie!)

VCR Alert! For our good friends to the North, CBC is advertising Shania's "Come On Over" TV special for January 23, 2000.   The show will air at 9 PM EST. (Thanks Jerry!)

Merry Christmas! Yeah, that's right, Merry Christmas! I know it's a little early, but In the January  21/28, 2000 double issue of Entertainment Weekly, there is a preview of the Music, the movies, & TV that's coming up in 2000! The issue is called: "Our Guide To 2000"! It says: "Plan for a very Shania Christmas: Shania Twain's Xmas Album will likely be one of the season's biggest sellers. Twain is also one of several artists being considered to do the music for the big-screen version of The Grinch, starring Jim Carrey."

Bummer. Shania will not attend the AMA's. The good news is, this leaves open the possibility that she may appear at and even perform at the Grammys! The rules stipulate (for some reason) that an artist can not perform at both the AMA's and the Grammys, so Shania may be holding out for the Grammy Award show.   Let's hope so! Read more . (Thanks Carrie.)

Vote For Shania! An Entertainment News show called "Friday Night" is running a few "Viewer Polls" to get your opinion on various things--like WHO should win at the AMA awards. Vote for Shania in the following category: "Who should win the American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female artist".  You can vote right here . You have to vote in all the catefories in order for your vote to count. The winners of each of the categories will be announced on the NBC show ("Friday Night") on Next Saturday (January 22, 2000) morning at 1:35 A.M. EST! (Thanks Carrie!)

Double VCR Alert! Sun. 1/30 Terri Clark and Shania will be included in CMT's "Super Showcase Sunday", which airs from 1PM to 9PM CST. Sat. 2/12 Shania and Mark Wills will be featured on CMT's "Face The Music", 9:30AM CST and will re-air on 2/13 at 4:30PM CST. (Thanks Carrie!)

And The Winner Is...The results for Billboard's 1999 Year-End polls are in. Shania's album, Come On Over, won the Top album honors on the Billboard 200 chart/poll & on the Country album chart/poll! Read the article . (Thanks Carrie!)

National Inquirer Prints Positive Story About Shania. Now that's news! Anyway, the story goes on to tell about an old, nearly blind woman who Shania befriended after the tragic death of her parents.  "Shania was an angel to me and gave me the happiest moments of my life," 88-year-old Aileen Laamanen told The Enquirer. Read the article . (Thanks Carrie!)

Global Warming. Countrycool.com have a great article about the impact that country artists are having around the world. Of course, no artist has made anywhere near the interntional impact that Shania has! Read the article. (Thanks Carrie!)

Shania Stuff. Did you know that Shania and Billy Ray Cyrus share the same wedding anniversary date? Both were married to their spouses six years ago this past December 28th. So, happy anniversary to Shania and her husband, Robert John (Mutt) Lange, and to Billy Ray and his wife, Tish. (Thanks Carrie!)

More Shania Stuff. It doesn't happen very often but, it happened for Shania Twain in 1999. She had four singles land inside the top 20 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles Chart during the past calendar year. Typically, successful artists average only two or three top 20 singles within a year. Also, Shania's latest single, 'Rock This Country' is her tenth release from the same cd, 'Come On Over', a music industry record. canoe.com (Thanks Carrie!)

Universal Tribute. Universal has placed a beautiful tribute advertisement to Shania and her accomplishments in this weeks Billboard Magazine. The picture is from the Come On Over International Version CD cover. Enjoy!

Viva Shania! "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!" has cracked the Top 20 on the French Pop Charts! C'est Magnifique Shania! (Those French! They have a different word for everything!) Read the chart . (Thanks Francesca!)

New Footage! In case you missed it last night, VH-1 did a rebroadcast of Shania's CBS Thanksgiving Day Special "Shania Twain-Come On Over". Included in the rebroadcast was additional footage featuring Shania performing "Any Man Of Mine" which was not in the original broadcast! If you missed it, get those VCR's ready...VH-1 will be showing it again on January 16th at 6:00 PM EST!!! (Thanks Wing!)

Dream House. This week's People Magazine (you remember them, don't you?) has this pic of Shania's house near Lake Placid, NY along with this description: "Country songbird Shania Twain hopes someone will come on over and purchase her plush Adirondack estate, on the market for $7.5 million. The 3,000-acre spread near Lake Placid, N.Y., has five bedrooms, five bathrooms and a three-story recording studio. And if, as the song goes, that don't impress you much, maybe the heated nine-stall stable, tennis court, private lake or breathtaking views of Cat Mountain will do the trick.  Shania and her husband, music producer Mutt Lange (who bought the place for $1.2 million in 1993), still own retreats in Florida and Switzerland where, of course, the twain shall meet." I'm sold! Where do I sign?

International Shania. Our good friends at Countrystars.com have a great article in Neil Haislop's section on Shania and her international achievements! Read the article ! (Thanks Carrie!)

VCR Alert! Wednesday is Shania Day on VH1!!!   At 8PM EST Pop up Videos of Divas Live, 9PM EST Behind the Music, and at 10PM EST the CBS Thanksgiving Day Special that was filmed in Dallas. (Thanks Scott, Todd & Dawn,  and Purplcaps@AOL.com!)

Finally...Look for CMT to show Shania's new video for "Rock This Country" on CMT Delivery Room this Wednesday at 10:00 AM EST and again at 10:00 PM EST. Normally CMT is the first to show Shania's new videos but GAC and CMT Canada both have shown the video in the last week before it made it to CMT's viewers in the U.S.  Better late than never!

It's Shania's World. News from CMT Pacific Rim's Top 12 countdown. Shania had two videos in the top 12. MIFLAW at number 6 and TDIMM at number 2. She was also named Female Video Artist of the Year. Shania is the most requested artist on the CMT Pacific Rim Network! (Thanks Ann!)

Shania's Success. Sonic.net has a great article that goes into some detail about the unprecedented success of Come On Over. The article includes comments by various radio D.J.'s! Definitely worth a read! Read the article . (Thanks Carrie!)

Billboard Reviews "RTC". "Rock This Country'' (3:59)< Mercury  This is the 10th single from Twain's phenomenal-selling ``Come On Over'' album. Each of her previous outings has gone top 10, with the exception of the last single, ``You've Got A Way,'' which peaked at No. 13. Like many of its predecessors, this record combines high-energy, go-for-the-throat production and Twain's sassy delivery. Lyrically, there's not much to applaud, but what the song lacks in depth, Twain makes up for in attitude. It pushes all the buttons that should make it a natural for today's young country audience - a sing-along chorus, good-time lyric, and feisty beat. It's a rollicking, fiddle-laced number that should become a weekend anthem for this generation of urban cowboys. In the wake of her holiday TV special and consistently high level of exposure, Shania mania continues, and this single looks sure to be another hit in her sparkly parade. (Thanks Carrie!)

Danke Schön. "That Don't Impress Me Much'' by Shania Twain received an unprecedented 1,000 spins in seven days on German radio. No other song in the history of German radio has received that many rotations in a week. Read the article . (Thanks Carrie!)

Shania's Site. Shania's official website underwent an overhaul recently. The site makes use of Flash which is a real cool medium for webpages. She just changed the main page again to include some of the FHM pics. Check it out! (Thanks Brian!)

Shania Wins! Shania won the award for Best Favorite Female Music Performer last night on The Peoples Choice Awards! She beat out Britney Spears and Celine Dion among others in the category. Congratulations Shania! (Thanks Carrie, Kenny!)

Another Country Weekly Cover. Shania is on the cover of the January 25, 2000 issue of Country Weekly magazine! Inside is a wonderful article entitled "Angel of Mercy" about her ongoing crusade to feed hungry children!  (A cause that our Fan Club raised $2,250.00 toward a few months ago!) I'll have the full article up as soon as possible. 

VCR Alert! CMT Canada will be adding Shania's latest video "Rock This Country" to it's playlist. You can find it on the Screening Room on Monday, January 10 at 8 PM! (Thanks Fabienne!)

Reba and Shania Tour? Now that would be a good one.  Could happen in the future. One of Reba's dreams would be to tour with Shania! She'd also like to have a few other country greats on tour with her and Shania. Read the article . (Thanks Carrie!)

Gridiron Tunes. If you were tuned in to the Buffalo Bills vs. Tennessee Titans Wild Card NFL Playoff game today, you got a real treat when they played "Man, I Feel Like A Woman!" over the loadspeakers at the stadium right before halftime! By the way, Tennessee won 22-16. 

RTC! Great American Country premeired Shania's latest video last night! "Rock This Country" is taken directly from the CBS Thanksgiving Day special.  Shania is wearing the shiny, silver shorts outfit in the video! (Thanks Tricia!)

Shania and The Awards. Shania doesn't take the awards all that seriously.  In fact, she goes to award shows sometimes, not even sure of what she's been nominated for! I think we, the fans, take them much more seriously than Shania herself! To read more, click here . (Thanks Carrie!)

Thriller! Shania Twain's 10th single release from Come On Over might never be equaled. The 10th, "Rock This Country," didn't actually set a record, Shania did that when she released her 9th chart single, "Come On Over," surpassing both Michael Jackson (8 singles from Thriller) and Janet Jackson (8 singles from Rhythm Nation). Of the 9 top forty singles from Come On Over, 8 took Shania into the top ten! Read the full article. (Thanks Carrie!)

New Video! GAC has Shania's new "Rock This Country" video listed on their web site as coming up on Fast Forward, which premieres Thursday at 9:30 p.m. (And repeats on Friday 10:30 AM & 6:30 PM, Saturday 12:30 AM & 3:30 PM) No word yet on when CMT Delivery will have it! (Thanks Tricia!)

Grammys! Shania has been nominated for three Grammys! First, Shania has received a nomination for Song of the Year for "You've Got A Way". Second, Best Country Vocal Performance for "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!". Third, Best Country Song for "Come On Over". Congratulations Shania and Good Luck!  Read the complete list of Grammy nominees. (Thanks Carrie!)

Vote For Shania! The American Music Awards have asked the people to chose the Artist of the Past Five Decades. Shania has been nominated as Artist of the Decade for the 90's! To cast your vote for Shania, click here . (Thanks Carrie!)

Grammys Honor Shania. Last night, the Grammys chose Shania's performance of "Man, I Feel Like A Woman!" at the 1999 Grammy Award Show as the Top Female Country Performance at the Grammy's ever! Congratulations Shania! To see some great vidcaps of the performance, click here . (Thanks Wing!)

No. 16 Single. Canoe.com has named it's list of the 100 Top Singles of All-Time. Shania's "God Bless The Child" finished at #16 on the list. GBTC, which was released in 1996, has spent 9 WEEKS at #1!  It has also been in the Top 40 for 59 weeks...over 1 YEAR in Canada! Of course, most important, Shania donated all of the proceeds from the single to Second Harvest Food Bank to feed hungry children. Congratulations Shania! Read the article. (Thanks Carrie!)

Shania's New Year. I heard that Shania and Mutt spent a quiet New Year at home in Switzerland outside by a crackling camp fire! Sounds like the perfect way to bring in the New Year and the new Millenium! Here's wishing you and yours the best New Year ever! May the start of this new Millenium bring peace, love and happiness to all the people of this earth. And, as Shania would be quick to point out, God bless the Child who suffers. One of the highlights of 1999 for me, was the way the members of this fan club reached into their pockets to help feed hungry children. In 2000, let's make it our goal to help those less fortunate than ourselves whenever and wherever possible. 

Euro Success! Shania had the second-highest selling album in Europe in 1999! Read the full article . (Thanks Carrie!)

VCR Alert! VH-1 is rebroadcasting the Behind The Music episode about Shania Twain on January 2, 2000 at 5:00 PM EST! (Thanks Country Fan!)

Top Download. musicmaker.com announced that Shania Eileen Twain's "Beginnings" mp3's were the most downloaded mp3's of 1999. The mp3's were downloaded successfully more than 56,000 times! Read the article. (Thanks Carrie!)

More UK Success. "Shania Twain returned to No. 1 yet again with "Come On Over" (Mercury). Twain, Boyzone, and Steps are the only acts to sell in excess of both 1 million singles and 1 million albums in Britain this year." -Billboard (Thanks Carrie!) Read more .

Shania Rocks West Palm Beach! In what could be the last stop on her "mini U.S. Tour", Shania rocked the Coral Sky Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach tonight! See the show? Send a review! Read a review . (Thanks Jody!) Read a review by a U.S. Fan Club member .

VCR Alerts! Shania's recent CBS TV Special "Shania Twain: Come On Over," which aired Thanksgiving Night 11/25/99, will be rebroadcast on VH1 (US) in January... dates still TBA. Shania's "Top Of The Pops" UK Special on BBC1, tentative date 12/8. And also, here's a link to a page that has a video clip of the CBS Early Show in case anybody missed it.  CBS Early Show . (Thanks Brian!)

Tops Again. After 2 or 3 weeks out of the top position, Shania has regained her # 1 spot at the TOP of the UK album chart! Shania's album, Come On Over, is # 1 on BOTH the UK Country album chart (http://www.dotmusic.com/charts/country.asp ) & the OVER-ALL UK album chart (http://www.dotmusic.com/charts/top75albums.asp )! (Thanks Carrie!)

Shania Rocks Tampa! Hope you caught the show! The tour is dwindling down to only a precious few stop(s?) left! West Palm Beach is tonight! Miami next in January? See the show? Send a review! Read a review by a U.S. Fan Club member.

VCR Alert! VH-1 is rebroadcasting a few of Shania's earlier specials. Here's the schedule:

Sun 5 8:00 PM Shania Twain's Winter Break VH1 

Thu 9 9:00 PM Behind the Music: Shania Twain  (Thanks Kyle!)

Shania Will Rock Tampa Tonight! Don't miss the show! Shania is just getting better and better with every live performance she does! 

Want To Help Shania  Get On ITV (UK) Next Week? If enough people call this number (from the UK only) 09011 980 005. Drop the 011 44. Based on the calls, "That Dont Impress Me Much" will go into the running for song of the year. If it gets through to the final (10 will get through, 10 will not) then Shania will be performing live in the studio next week. (Thanks Peter!)

Vote For Shania! Late Night Entertainment News (NBC) is running a weekly poll in conjunction with the fast approaching new Millenium. Shania is mentioned in the Best Artist of the 90's category. Please vote for Shania! The results will be announced on next weeks show! The show airs Saturday at 1:35 AM. (Told you it was late!) To vote, go here . (Thanks Carrie!)

Shania Rocks Orlando! Something magical happens everytime Shania takes to the stage! If you were lucky enough to be there, please let us know about the concert! Send a review, some pics if you got 'em! I'll post 'em here as soon as available! Tampa is next! Read a review .

This Is A Come On: Vince Ripol of San Diego, Calif., points out that Shania Twain's "Come On Over" is her ninth top 20 country single from the album of the same title. Twain's previous album, "The Woman in Me," spawned six top 20 hits. The only other country female to enjoy at least six top 20 hits from one album was Mary Chapin Carpenter, with her album "Come On, Come On." Ripol says it seems "Come On" is the operative phrase for country female seeking singular success! Read more . (Thanks Carrie!)

Orlando Is Tonight! Shania is set to make some magic happen at the Orlando Arena tonight! Hope you got your tickets. If not, right before the show is a good time call the box office and see what may have been unsold, returned...whatever! Some fans have gotten front row seats right before the show! If you couldn't get tickets earlier, give it a try!

Back On Top! When the Billboard Country charts are made public tomorrow, Shania's Come On Over will be back on top at #1 where it had been for most of the last two years! For the last few months, with new CD's being released by the Dixie Chicks, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, COO had slipped to second or third, but now it's back in the #1 position again even after 108 weeks on the charts! Wow! (Thanks Carrie!)

Give Shania This Christmas! Countrycool.com has put together some nice gift packs for the serious Shania Fan! The gift pack includes: Shania Twain: the Come On Over CD, the 2000 Shania calendar, and the "silver gown" Shania T-shirt.  To order, click here . 

Early Chart News. Shania's album, Come On Over, has moved up 12 spots to #12 this week on the Billboard 200 charts! (It was at #24 last week!)! It has been on this chart for 108 weeks! Come On Over makes a wonderful Christmas gift and a lovely stocking stuffer! Go out and get some today!   (Thanks Carrie!)

And The Winner Is... Shania has been nominated for Favorite Female Musical Performer for the upcoming People's Choice Awards to be held on January 9, 2000.  The show will be broadcast live from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium and will be carried by CBS.  Good luck Shania! (Thanks Carrie!)

15 Million Already! Our friends at Countrystars.com have a article about Shania's "Come On Over" record sales which, according to the RIAA, are already at or beyond 15 million! Read the article. (Thanks Carrie!)

Shania Rocks Greenville! Shania rocked the house at the Bi-Lo Center in Greenville, SC last night! Hope you were lucky enought to attend! A review and some pics from the show, right here ASAP. Read the review . Orlando is next on December 3rd!

#1 In The UK! Canadian country singer Shania Twain's chart-topper "Come On Over" was Britain's biggest selling album of 1999, record company officials said on Wednesday. The singer, crowned as the world's seventh sexiest woman in a 1999 poll by Playboy magazine, has sold a worldwide 17 million copies of the album. (Thanks Carrie!) Source: Reuters News

Greenville Is Tonight! Have a blast in Greenville with Shania! I can hear the party from all the way up here! A review and some pics here as soon as possible!

Billboard Praises Shania. With the Billboard Music Awards only about a week away, the nice folks at Billboard have put up a page that speaks very complimentary about Shania and her accomplishments. Read the article .. (Thanks Carrie!)

Shania On The Cover. The January 2000 issue of Celebrity Style 101 Hairstyles has Shania on the cover and a nice article with several pics inside! No new pics unfortunately! Here's the cover.

TDIMM: Song Of The Year? Shania's single "That Don't Impress Me Much" has been nominated as Record Of The Year by ITV.  TDIMM is one of 20 records nominated at the moment. The list will be paired down to 10 songs by public vote. To read more, click here . (Thanks Carrie!)

Shania Rocks Richmond! Greenville is next! A review and pics here as soon as I receive them! If you attended the show, please share your excitement with us!   Read the review .

STNAOFC Mentioned With Shania. Countrystars.com mentioned our fundraiser for Kids' Cafe, along with Shania's ongoing efforts for her favorite charity, on their main news page today! Our final total was $2,248.00 for America's Second Harvest Food Bank.  I sincerely hope that this is only the first of many fundraising activities that STNAOFC will sponsor.  Thanks again to all who donated. (Thanks Carrie!)

Shania On MSNBC. MSNBC ran a  promo about a Anne Curry Special Edition. It features headliners during the past yr.—and showed some footage of Shania! The show airs again tonight at 11:00 PM EST. Try to catch it. (Thanks Tony!)

Vote For Shania! Jam! Showbiz is currently running an online poll to determine the list of "Most Important Canadian Artists".  The list of artists is long, but is in alphabetical order. To participate, click here. (Thanks Carrie!)

AMA Date. The American Music Awards will announce their nominations on December 6, 1999. Shania should be up for several awards. (Thanks Carrie!)

VCR Alert! ABC's The View is having a surprise guest today who they described as "a diva". With Shania leaving Hartford, CT today for Richmond, VA tonight, I think it's a good bet that Shania is the "mystery diva".  New York is right in between the two. Just enough time to stop and in and make a guest appearance! The View airs at 11:00 AM EST on ABC.  I'm setting my VCR just in case! False alarm. It wasn't Shania! :-(

18 Million! The final ratings for Shania's special are in!  Over 18 Million people watched Shania's CBS special on Thanksgiving night! Shania easily beat the Celine Dion special (12.39 million viewers) and Ricky Martin special (11/68 million).  CBS' ratings for the Thursday evening timeslot were up 183% from their normal rating.  Shania, you can really pack em in! (Thanks Carrie!)

Richmond Is Tonight! Hope you got your tickets, because Shania is coming to Richmond, VA and she is gonna rock your town tonight! A review and pics here as soon as possible!

Shania & Y2K Issue. How does Shania plan on bringing in the new millenium? Shania says she will celebrate it in Switzerland. She and husband Mutt Lange are both flying their families into the country to celebrate with them. And she says, "…we are going to have a campfire in the front yard and toast to the new year. Simple and basic." ( Countrystars.com )

Shania Rocks Hartford! Richmond is next! A concert review from Fan Club members who attended and some pics (hopefully) right here as soon as I receive them! For a review from the Hartford paper, click here ! (Thanks John!) Read the review from U.S. Fan Club members.

Shania To Attend Billboards. Shania is confirmed as an attendee at the upcoming Billboard Music Awards which will be broadcast live on Fox on December 8, 1999.  Of course, Shania is up for three awards: Artist of the Year, Female Artist of the Year and Album of the Year for Come On Over. No word if she will be performing, presenting or what. To read more, click here . (Thanks Carrie!)

I'll Take The Bus! The Dallas Morning News was impressed with a lot of what Shania did when she taped her big CBS special after a Dallas Cowboys game. Besides remarking earlier on how patient, professional and nice Twain was during the taping, the noted recently that, "Shania Twain lodged her TV crew for the Texas Stadium production at the Omni Mandalay (a very nice Dallas hotel) last week. But as for the star herself, she spent an entire week sleeping on her bus in the parking lot." Shania has said when she's on the road, her favorite place is her bus. (Thanks Kyle!)

Ratings Champion! Shania's 2nd CBS Special which aired Thursday night received great ratings! The rating numbers for Shania's special indicate that her 2nd special's ratings were 9.5 (her 1st special's ratings were around 8.3)! As you can see, there was a dramatic improvement in the ratings among her specials! Also, out of all 3 CBS specials (Celine Dion, Shania Twain, & Ricky Martin --they're arranged in the order that they were broadcast on CBS), Shania's special easily beat the other two.  Here are the ratings for ALL 3 CBS specials: (Thanks Carrie! Welcome back!)

Shania Keeps On Selling! Shania still sells an average of 70,000 copies per week of "Come On Over". Her music remains so popular that she told USA TODAY that she's getting burned out hearing her own songs from the last two albums. But the public isn't nearly over Shania yet. She says, "It just isn't at that point yet." The CD "Come On Over" has sold 14 million units, and it continues to sell at a rate that could outsell "No Fences" by Garth Brooks. To read more, click here . (Thanks Carrie!)

Shania Rocks Trenton! A concert review and lots of pics as soon as I can get to the 1 hour photo tomorrow!  What an awesome show! Shania was magnificent! The crowd was on their feet for the entire show! It was electric! Hartford is next! For a review, click here .

Congrats Shania! Shania received 3 golden remotes from CMT's 1999 Video Countdown (it was quite funny of a show). She took home the award for female artist of the year for the second year in a row and she had two videos in the top 12 videos of 1999. "Man I Feel Like a Woman" came in at number 9 and "That Don't Impress Me Much" came in at number 3.  (Thanks Melissa!)

Trenton is tonight! We will be getting the money we raised for America's Second Harvest into Shania's hands tonight at the show! Thank you to everyone who donated.  I know that Shania will be pleased that we have done something to help the less fortunate. Hopefully, we'll have a picture to post right here!

Shania Helps Flood Victims! Shania has donated two front row seats and backstage passes for tonight's show in Trenton to help the victims of Hurrican Floyd.  To bid on the passes and seats, click here ! Good luck! Auction ends at 11:30 AM today (11/26) so hurry!

Shania Rocked CBS! Hope you didn't miss Shania on CBS last night! What a way to end the Thanksgiving Holiday, with Shania singing and looking so great! I don't know about you, but it made my pumpkin pie taste that much better! Tell you what, Shania can really catch the ball! She can kick too! I say sign her up!

VCR Alert! Shania's CBS Special: "Shania Twain: Come On Over" will air tonight at 8:00 PM EST.  Happy Thanksgiving everybody! Enjoy the show!

Shania Rocks DC! Trenton is next! Shania rocked the MCI Center last night in Washington, DC! A number of U.S. Fan Club members were in attendance! A review and some pictures here as soon as possible! Read the review .

Shania On Ice! Shania is set to sing the National Anthem(s)...(wonder if she's singing the U.S. or Canadian anthem or both?) in Philadelphia on Friday before the Flyers and Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Hockey Game at the First Union Center.  Later same day, Shania will take to the stage in Trenton!!!! (Thanks Romeo!)

Shania On CBS Early Show. CBS' new Early Show had a nice interview with Shania that was recorded at Texas Stadium.  The interview was to introduce and promote Shania's upcoming Thanksgiving Day special on the same network.  The questions were typical, unfortunately. More questions about Shania's marriage and the tabloids.  However, we did get to see Shania throw the football! Good arm!

Shania Will Rock DC Tonight! About the hardest thing I've ever done in my life was leaving Washington, DC yesterday and returning home knowing that Shania was a couple blocks from my hotel! Have fun everybody! Especially you, Ann! I enjoyed meeting you! Get some great shots!

Shania Is A Record Holder. Shania has been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for album sales! Awesome! (Thanks Chantal!)

VCR Alert! Shania is supposed to make an appearance on the CBS early show tomorow 11/24/99, the show airs at 7:00 AM ET. (Thanks Seb!)

Shania Rocks Cincinnati! Washington, DC is next! A concert review from Cincy and some pics as soon as possible! If anyone who attended would like to share their thoughts and pics, please send them to me and I'll post em right here! Ann, hope you have a great time at the DC show! It was great meeting you in Washington! Click here for review from Cincinnati!

Tour News. Be sure to check this out . Shania talks some more about her tour. Thanks Demi! (Thanks Carrie!) Thanks Terry for updating news while I was away!-bmac

Good News. Shania talks extensively about her upcoming CBS special in this interview. Just click here to read it. (Thanks Carrie!) 

Bad News. Shania's upcoming appearances on the Rosie O'Donnell and David Letterman shows have been cancelled due to her current tour.  If and when these appearances are rescheduled, we'll let you know right here.

Shania Rocks Greensboro! Cincinnati is next! A concert review and some pics here as soon as possible!  If you would like to share your Shania experience in words or pictures, please email me and I'll post em for you here! Click here for a review from Greensboro!

Mutt 'n Britney. Britney Spears has been working on some new songs with none other than Robert John "Mutt" Lange over in Switzerland! To read more about it, click here . (Thanks Morris!)

Shania Rocks Birmingham! Greensboro, NC is tonight! A review and some pics here as soon as I can possibly post em! If you attended and would like to share with the Fan Club, please send me your review and/or pics! We'll post them for you  here! To read some reviews by U.S. Fan Club members, click here .  Thanks!

Vote for Shania! Billboard is running an on-line poll to see who the fans think should win the Billboard awards! Click here to vote ! (Thanks Carrie!)

Billboard Nominations! Shania has been nominated for three Billboard Music Awards! Her nominations are: Artist of the Year, Female Artist of the Year and  Album of the Year for Come On Over !  The awards are to be held Dec. 8 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. To read the entire list of nominees, click here . Congratulations Shania! (Thanks Morris!)

Birmingham is tonight! Hope you have your tickets because Shania is gonna rock Birmingham tonight! Hope to have pics and a review for you here tomorrow!

Shania! Oui! Shania was on TF1, a French television channel, on November 12 in what was probably a taped episode.  She sang "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!". On the same episode, Phil Collins performed. Speaking of the French, did you know that when you purchase a copy of Shania's "The Woman In Me" Video Collection in France, it comes with a Parental Supervision label on it? What's that all about? (Thanks Francesca!)

Shania Rocks Atlanta! Shania rocked the house at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta last night! A concert review and some pics as soon as I get 'em right here! Birmingham is next!

Juno Date Announced. The next Juno Awards will be held on March 12, 2000. Tickets will be available for the public to purchase in Mid-December. Hopefully, Shania will be nominated. To read the full article, go here . (Thanks Carrie!)

Shania In Sports Illustrated. This week's Sports Illustrated magazine has a full-page advertisement for Shania's upcoming CBS special, Shania Twain: Come On Over.  She's wearing the Dallas Cowboys "half jersey" and holding a helmet in the picture. I'll post it here as soon as I can get it and scan it! (Thanks Jody!) As promised...here it is:

She's A Little Bit Country. While critics contend that her music is too pop, Shania Twain says she considers herself a country artist and is flattered by the idea that she's brought new fans to the genre. "It's good," says the Country Music Association's reigning Entertainer of the Year. "It shows hard work pays." To read more, click here . (From CountryNow.com )

Need Some Gift Ideas? According to CMT Canada, not only is Shania's Come On Over CD, with sales of over 14 million, the best-selling country album all-time by a female, but is only 2 million copies away from tying the record set by Garth Brooks for best selling country album of all time. It was also stated that sales of Shania's Remix Come On Over CD, will count toward the total album sales. They make great stocking stuffers! Go out and get some now! (Thanks Bryce!) 

Still More on Shania's TV Special. Troy Aikman and other Dallas Cowboys showed up at rehearsals and may appear with Shania in her upcoming special. To read more about it, and what they were able to teach Shania about football, go to Young Country 's site.

More On Shania's TV Special. Countrycool.com has a short article about Shania's upcoming Thanksgiving Day special that revealed, among other things, that those CBS promo spots were filmedd with lucky Tennessee State University football players! Here's what the article says: "Like most things Shania, this show required preparation and since, according to the label, the TV special had been on and off for a while due to scheduling, Twain rehearsed for much of the show at Nashville's Adelphia Coliseum. It was there, with the help of several Tennessee State University football players, that Twain and camera crews taped the promos currently airing on CBS." Lucky fellows! To read the entire article, click here . (Thanks Carrie!)

Five Questions With Shania Twain. Our friends at Yahoo have a cool little interview that Jeff Wilson of the Associate Press did with Shania over the telephone recently. To read it, click here . (Thanks Carrie!)

Reba Apologizes To Shania. In an incredibly gracious gesture, Reba McIntyre has apologized to Shania for the treatment that country music has given over the last few years. To read the entire article (which has more detail than the article posted earlier), click here . (Thanks Carrie!)

Shania Rocks New Orleans! Who dat rockin' NOLA? Dat was Shania Twain last night at the New Orleans Arena. A  review of the show as soon as available. Pictures coming soon as well!  Atlanta is next on the tour! Hope you got your tickets! For some reviews of the New Orleans show, click here .

Shania On ET. Shania was the main feature on Entertainment Tonight last night on CBS. ET showed exclusive footage of Shania rehearsing "You're Still The One" at Texas Stadium in preparation for her show which was taped for her Thanksgiving Day CBS special.  ET also had an exclusive interview with Shania (taped in one of the stadium's luxury boxes) in which they asked her about divorce rumors among other things. (Thanks Carrie!)

What next? In an interview with Launch.com, Shania talks about her next album. Shania  is set to kick off the final leg of her Come On Over tour tonight at New Orleans' UNO Arena. After the singer wraps up this three-week mini tour on Dec. 5 in West Palm Beach, Fla., she has no plans to tour until the summer of 2001 to coincide with the release of her next album. To read what Shania had to say about her next CD, click here . (Thanks Carrie!)

Hello Dolly! Shania wanted so badly to meet her idol, Dolly Parton, after the CMA Awards, but, unfortunately, Dolly had already left the premises.  You recall that Shania had some nice things to say about Dolly. Upon hearing this, here is what Dolly had to say:  "I have not met Shania yet, but I sent her a telegram after the show and congratulated her for winning and told her how proud I was that she'd mentioned my name and that I would definitely love to get with her not only just to say 'hi' - that maybe we could write together or sing together." Another dream come true for Shania? (Thanks to Jayne Twain.)

New Orleans Is Tonight! Get ready to rock New Orleans! Shania is coming to bayou country tonight! If you are lucky enough to be attending, please send us some pics and/or a review for the Fan Club! Thanks!

Reba Speaks About Shania. In an interview at Jam! Music, Reba McIntyre talks about her feelings for Shania and the way she was treated by country music in general over the last several years, among other things. "Shania said something really nice to me. She said: 'You presenting me that award was greater than me getting that award.' Isn't that sweet?", Reba said, reflecting on presenting Shania with the Entertainer of the Year award. To read more, click here .

Shania Rocks Dallas! Shania kicked off her new tour by rocking Texas Stadium to it's foundations last night! Of course, we have pictures and reviews for you! Where else you gonna go? The US Fan Club has em first! Click here for a review . You want pics? Click here for pictures from last night's concert courtesty of Jeff Little. (Thanks Jeff!) New Orleans is next!

D-Day. Tonight is the night for fans in the Dallas area! Shania takes to the stage after the Dallas Cowboys/Green Bay Packers NFL Football game today. If you were lucky enough to win tickets for the field seats or are attending the game and staying for the show...have a great time! Remember to get some pictures and send them and a review of the show to me so we can post them at the Fan Club! Thanks!

A Song For The Ages. In the new Country Weekly "100 Years of Country Music" newsstand special, on page 66, "Songs of the Century" are displayed with their lyrics and a picture of the artist. Shania's "Any Man of Mine" is the first song listed along with Randy Travis' "Forever and Ever, Amen",; George Jones & Tammy Wynette's "Golden Ring" and Merle Haggards's "Okie From Muskogee" among others. Quite an honor to be singled out among the giants of country music. Congratulations Shania!

Shania In Star. Look for Shania on the cover and inside the latest edition of Star Magazine.  The article is about Shania's thoughts and feelings about her looks. She doesn't think she looks all that great apparently.  (Better replace those old mirrors in the chateau, Shania!) You impress us much! To read the article, click here . (Thanks to Carrie, Brian, and Gerard! Image courtesy of Brian Sejdin.)

CBS Promos. CBS is running promos for Shania's Thanksgiving Day special like crazy right now! There are different promos running. Some feature Shania with Celine Dion and Ricky Martin, others have only Shania in them.  Thanks to U.S. Fan Club member, Wing, we have some vidcaps from one of the promos for you!

14 Million Sold! Come On Over has been certified 14X Platinum! Shania surpasses Whitney Houston to move into 2nd place on the list of female artists with the most albums sold.  The top selling album by a female is Alanis Morrissette's Jagged Little Pill with 16 million sold. You can do it Shania! To read more about it, click here . (Thanks Carrie!)

Shania In People. Shania is mentioned in the newest People Magazine with Richard Gere on the cover as the Sexiest Man of 1999. This issue deals with the sexiest men of 1999 and it lists Brad Pitt.  The small article has the title of That Don't Impress Me Much and shows a picture of Brad Pitt.  It even quotes Shania's song.  It quotes Shania as saying she thinks Brad Pitt is gorgeous and that Mutt knows it. It's on Page 209 of the November 15th issue of People. (Thanks Debbie!)

Nasty Rumors! TV Guide has an article about Shania in the current issue and online .  The article (which includes a nice picture of Shania) is very similar to the Redbook article where Shania talks about the rumors surrounding her marriage.  (Thanks Carrie!)

VCR Alert! CMT's New show called "Face The Music" will feature Shania and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the "What Made You Say That" video in an episode airing Saturday, November 13th at 10:30 AM EST. Make sure to you catch it! (Thanks Nadine!)

Shania All Alone. With Shania's latest single cracking the top ten on Billboards's Country charts, she has become the only artist to ever have eight (8) top ten singles from the same album on the chart. Congratulations Shania!

Mercury Speaks. In reference to "Beginnings", the collection of demo songs recently offered for sale by JoMato Records, LLC without permission from Shania, Mercury President Luke Lewis said, "It's a shame for an artist who's so prideful of the quality of her work to have such a misrepresentation of her artistry be offered to the public." To read more about this story, click here . (Thanks Carrie!)

Shania In Special Country Weekly Issue! Shania is featured many times inside the new, special Millenium issue of Country Weekly that is on sale now!  The issue is "100 Years of Country Music"!  The issue features photos of almost every country star that has become famous within the last 100 years! Shania is mentioned and pictured in several places in the special issue which is only available at newsstands. (Thanks Carrie!) 

Shania & Mutt Honored. The couple were honored by SOCAN (Songwriters Of Canada) Monday night at the Toronto Sheraton at the society's 10th annual songwriter awards. Shania and Mutt won three awards for "You're Still The One", "From This Moment On" and "Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)". Congratulations! To read more about it, click here . (Thanks Carrie!)

Shania/George Jones Duet? In an interview for country radio, George Jones spoke about the possibility of him doing an upcoming duet with Shania Twain.  (Can't let Merle Haggard & Jewel get all the attention, you know!) Stay tuned for more news as soon as it's available. (Thanks Carrie!)

Need A Rx Filled? Think of any reason, but get to your local Eckerd or CVS.  Revlon has just sent them some awesome posters, stand-ups etc. with Shania looking lovely as usual while wearing their new Crystal Reflections Nail Enamels & Lipsticks! I talked the manager of my local Eckerd into giving me a poster (which will be promptly scanned and appear here!)

CBS Shania Site. Shania has her own little site at CBS' website! Looks like it's been put up there in conjunction with her upcoming Thanksgiving Day special: "Shania Twain's Come On Over".   You can even download desktop wallpapers! (Looks like I've got competition! You be the judge.) To get em, go here . (Thanks Carrie!)

Tube Time. Look for Shania in an upcoming 1/2 hour episode of CMT's new show called, "Face The Music". The show takes a look at what happens "behind the scenes" at the making of music videos. Should be pretty cool. The show airs this Saturday morning (Nov 6) at 10:30 AM EST (9:30 Central). No word yet when the episode Shania appears in will air. I'll keep you posted. (Thanks Brian.) 

More on COO Remix CD. What is being referred to as the "International Version" (this is getting confusing...I've had the "International Version" of Come On Over for two years now)..."will feature remixes of 15 of the album's 16 songs — four pop remixes previously released in the UK ("From This Moment On," "That Don't Impress Me Much," "You're Still the One" and "You've Got a Way") and new mixes of 11 others." To read more, follow this here link . Watch for it on Nov. 23. (Think we'd better stick to calling it The Remix CD.)

Shania A Mother? Could be happening in the near future. Shania reveals her wish to have a family and that she had gotten depressed while on tour this past year in her new article in Redbook Magazine. (Due on newsstands Nov. 9.) She seems to be feeling much better since getting off the road and spending some time at home with Mutt. You can read some excerpts from the article right here .

Happy Anniversary COO! Today marks the second anniversary of the release of Come On Over! I remember that day so well! I drove so fast to the mall to be one of the first to get it, then (after fighting with the plastic CD wrapper) listened to it all the way home! It's still as fresh today as it was two years ago. Time flies. (Thanks for the reminder Brian!)

Shania on ET. Shania made a brief appearance on ET tonight. In the short interview, Shania addressed the rumors that had been circulating about her supposed marital problems.  Viscious rumors! (Thanks Carrie!)

It Does A Body Good. In an article, very similar to the Daily Telegraph article posted yesterday, Shania talks about the product she uses on her face: the same product farmers apply to a cow's teats to keep them nice and soft! You see, Shania doesn't like to spend alot of money on makeup it turns out. To read why, click here . (Thanks Carrie!)

No Deal. I had reported here earlier in the week that an apparent deal had been struck between Shania and JoMato Records, LLC. I was in error to make such a statement and assumed this due to the statement made by JoMato Records on their website that proceeds would benefit certain children's foundations. (A nice gesture on their part.) My sources assure me that "Beginnings" is not being supported by Shania at this time in any way. Therefore, I have removed the link to buy the CD from this webpage.

COO Remixed. The highly anticipated remix CD is close to release and will include pop radio versions of several songs including: You've Got A Way, among others. To read more about it, click here . To order the CD, click here . (Thanks Carrie!)

Win Tickets To See Shania! Young-country 105.3 FM are giving away tickets to see Shania perform at Texas Stadium on November 14th! Click here to find out how you can win! Good luck!

Daily Telegraph Interview. A new Shania interview appeared in yesterday's Daily Telegraph in the UK. To read it, click here . (Thanks to Phil Beddoe of STIOFC).

Shania in Playboy. All right, calm down everybody! She's fully clothed in the picture! In the December 1999 issue, Playboy names their Sex Stars of 1999.  Shania is #7 on the list! The article goes on to ask: "Here's the question of the century: Would Shania Twain look sexy if she took off  her clothes? We'll never know. She makes us long for the days when country stars teased their hair, not their audience. While Twain's sex-laden videos give us hope, her husband is some kind of mastermind producer who is probably not into sharing."

No Early Show. Well, that was a waste of two hours! With the possibility of a hastily arranged appearance by Shania to bail out CBS' new morning show as the draw, many of us (myself included) tuned in to  the inaugural show, only to be disappointed. Not only didn't Shania appear...nobody appeared! No Mariah Carey. No Celine Dion. No Shania.

Another Vote For Shania. Click over to Young Country KYNG 's website and vote for Shania. Their poll asks who is the better entertainer, George Strait or Shania? No contest! (Don't tell anybody, but you can vote as many times as you like! Shhhhh!) Fill it up for Shania! (Thanks John!)

Beginnings...A Deal? Evidently, Shania and JoMato Records have come to an agreement. JoMato Records, LLC are offering "Beginnings" for order at their website with the following statement: "A significant portion of the proceeds from this recording has been designated as a donation to the Make A Wish Foundation and Kid's Cafe Second Harvest charities." (Thanks Carm!)

More Legal Stuff. For some updated info on the latest on the "On The Way" or "Beginnings" tracks... click here . (Thanks Osa!)

Celine's Backup? Celine Dion fans on AOL are posting the news that Shania does indeed provide the background vocals on Celine's new song "If Walls Could Talk", which was written by Shania and Mutt and appears on Celines' new album, "All The Way" which is to be released in about 3 weeks. (Thanks Carm!)

Vote For Shania. Glamour Magazine is currently conducting a poll for the "Women of 2000". Vote for Shania as the " Female Gutsy  Leader". Shania is nominated along with other females like Hillary Clinton and Julia Roberts. (Thanks Carrie!)

Shania On The Tube...Maybe. A new CBS TV show, "Early Show" had negotiated Mariah Carey to perform it's inaugural show this coming Monday (Nov. 1) in a live outdoor street performance. For one reason or another, Mariah has cancelled. CBS is trying to get either Shania or Celine Dion instead. Keep 'em crossed for Shania! (Thanks Chris!)

Shania Ties Chicks. The First Annual WB Radio Music Awards winners were announced yesterday. Shania tied with the Dixie Chick for Artist of the Year in the Country/Young Country category. Congratulations Shania! (Thanks Carrie!)

Heating Up. The battle over the release of Shania's early body of work, entitled "On The Way" or "Beginnings" (depending on which group you are referring to) is heating up! To read about it, click here . (Thanks Carrie!)

Shania InStyle. Shania is featured in the next issue of InStyle Magazine which should have hit newsstands today! Shania Twain’s secrets will be unveiled in the new issue. Her designer, Marc Bouwer, gives a behind the scenes look on Shania’s glamorous image. (Thanks Carrie!)

Remix CD. Looks like the rumoured Come On Over remix CD is soon to be released. Many of the online music sites, including cdnow.com and buymusic.com, show a new version of Come On Over to be released on November 23rd.  You can pre-order now, so come and get it! (Thanks Chris, who first posted the news in the STNAOFC messageboard.)

Missed Opportunity. One of the most amazing things to come out of the details concerning Shania's body of early work, entitled "Beginnings" or "On The Way" (depending on which version you are referring to) is that A&M Records actually had a chance to sign Shania to a record deal and passed on her! Speaking of A&M, Shania's co-writer on the songs, Paul Sabu says, "It kind of progressed. She was great and A&M really liked her and wanted to do a record." Makes you wonder what in the world happened that they didn't get it done.-bmac

Shania Interview, Part 2. You can read Part 2 of Countrycool.com's interview with Shania by clicking here . In the interview, Shania talks about being home for Christmas with family.  Hazle (the interviewer) brings to light the extraordinary efforts Shania made on her own to visit the victims of the Columbine High School massacre. (Thanks Carrie!)

Workaholic. In the November 2nd edition of the National Enquirer, they've compiled a list of how the stars beat stress.  How does Shania deal with it? "When I'm at home, I clean the stable, do the laundry. I love to be in the kitchen -- that and the stable are my two favorite places," said the chart-topping beauty. (Thanks Carrie!)

Chart Topper...Shania reigns high at #1 on the UK country music chart and the overall music chart, which includes all music categories. Thanks Carrie!

Get the clips!...Get some video clips of Shania at this years CMA Awards, grab your clips now! Made possible from the folks at Countrycool.com! To get em, just click right here !

Redbook Cover! Shania is on the cover of next month's Redbook Magazine! The spread also includes an interview where Shania talks about the rumors circulating about her marriage! Look for it now! (Thanks Terry!)

Legal Brief. In a statement from Jon Landau Management, the possibility of legal action against musicmaker.com, who put Shania's pre-Shania Twain recordings on the internet in mp3 format without notification, and the producers of "On The Way" (pretty much the same recordings; different parties responsible), is left open as a distinct possibility.  To read more, including details on how these recordings came to be in the first place, click here . (Thanks Bailey!)

Dallas Update. The only way to see Shania in concert at Texas Stadium is if you hold a ticket to the Cowboys/Packers football game or get lucky and win tickets from the many Dallas-area radio stations that are giving away floor seats to the show. The game is a sellout, so good luck! (Thanks Monica.)

Early Shania. musicmaker.com   today announced that it will offer free downloads of early recordings by country music sensation Shania Twain through October 30.  These early recordings, which were made in 1989 and 1990, offer a rare glimpse into the early development of the artist who at that time billed herself as "Eileen Shania Twain." (Thanks Carrie!)

Fans can download, free of charge, music from this period in Twain's development when she was experimenting with driving arena rock rhythms, rockin' country, pop melodies and mainstream dance music.  The tracks will be available for download in both the MP3 and Windows Media Audio formats. 
Recorded in Canada, "Beginnings" (1989-1990) predates even Twain's earliest Nashville demos. 

Orlando Magic! Tickets for Shania's Orlando, Florida show go on sale this Saturday, October 23, 1999 at 10:00 AM! Check Concert Info for more information, including Ticketmaster link and venue phone number. (Thanks Chris!)

Lucky Dog!—Who's the luckiest guy in the world? (next to Mutt)...well, that would have to be Shane Minor who is about to tour with Shania again. To hear what Shane has to say about it, , go here: Countrycool.com

Shania In The UK Again! Shania will be making a promotional visit to the UK at the end of October. She will be recording a TV Special for the BBC pop show, Top of The Pops2. As well as The National Lottery Live and CD UK on 23rd October. (Thanks to Jayne Twain's Shania Zone !)

Shania To Tour Asia! Shania mentioned in her interview with Countrycool.com that she is planning to tour Asia in January/February 2000! No details on where she'll play yet, but we'll keep you posted! (Thanks Sonal!)

Kid's Cafe Fund Raiser! The Shania Twain North American Online Fan Club is organizing a fundraiser for Kid's Cafe! Of course, Kid's Cafe is Shania's favorite charity and we want to raise as much money for them as possible.  The funds will be presented to Shania on behalf of the US Fan Club at the Trenton, NJ show! If you would like to participate, please send a Money Order (no personal checks) payable to America's Second Harvest to: STNAOFC, P.O. Box 1964, Temple City, CA 91780.  Thank you in advance.

New Shania Interview! Countrycool.com has Part 1 of an interview that they recently did with Shania. To read it click here .  (Thanks Bailey!)

Cincy Tix On-Sale Date! Tickets for Shania's Cincinnati show go on-sale next Saturday, October 23, 1999 at 10:00 AM! See Concert Info for more information! (Thanks Terry!)

Shania Artist Profile. Countrynow.com has a nice profile on Shania at their site. Check it out by clicking here . (Thanks Terry!)

Jersey Show Sold-Out. Tickets to Shania's Trenton, NJ show sold out in less than half an hour according to a spokesman for the Sovereign Bank Arena.  Washington, DC is close to sold out as I write this.   More info on ticket availability ASAP.

Best Dressed. Shania has been named as the Best Dressed Female Country Singer in the November 2, 1999 issue of Country Weekly magazine. I'll post the pictures as soon as possible! (Thanks Scott & Lindsay!)

Dallas Show. It seems that the Texas Stadium show is confirmed for November 14, 1999 immediately after the Dallas Cowboys/Green  Bay Packers NFL Football game, however, no on-sale information is available yet. This just in...tickets are actually on sale! It's been confirmed that Fan Club members have purchased tickets to the show! 

Incredible Stats. Shania Twain has now sold 28 million albums worldwide. Her current CD, Come On Over, has now been on the Billboard Album charts for 100 weeks. Come On Over, was released two years ago and is still number 2 on the country charts! That is simply amazing! (Thanks Carrie.)

More Revlon Pics! Watch for Shania in new Revlon ads in Cosmopolitan, Elle, Glamour and other fashion magazines! Shania looks great in a slinky, lilac-colored gown...I've scanned the pics and they'll be posted right here for your enjoyment! 

Vote For Shania! Young Country KYNG have a poll going to find out the "most important act in country music today". Choices are: Shania Twain, Dixie Chicks, Tim McGraw or none of the above.  Stop by and help Shania win...just click here .

More Dates Possible! Sources close to Shania's tour say that additional venues and dates could be announced, so keep your hopes up that Shania may be coming your way yet! To read more, click here .

Atlanta On-Sale Date! Tickets for Shania's Atlanta, GA show will go on-sale this Saturday, October 16, 1999 at 10:00 AM!   Check Concert Info for more information including Tickmaster phone and links.

Come On Over Video Debut! CMT Delivery Room debuted Shania's new video, Come On Over.  In the video, Shania wears the green and black outfit and the "dreadlocks" that she wore in Dallas when taping the Shania Live video. Vidcaps will posted shortly!

Good Luck Shania!  The winners of the "Billboard Video Music Awards"--where Shania is nominated for Best Country Clip of the Year--will be announced out on November 12, 1999 at  Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel! (Thanks Carrie!)

VCR Alert! CMT Delivery Room will be debuting Shania's new Come On Over video tomorrow at 10:30 AM, 3:30 PM and 10:30 PM! Get those VCR's ready!

Big Easy On-Sale. Shania's New Orleans show tickets go on-sale Saturday, October 16, 1999 at 10:00 AM.  Tickets are being handled thru Tickmaster. Call 504-522-5555 or buy online.  Check Concert Info for more information and direct links.

Opening Act.  It looks like Shane Minor for openers. At least at Trenton, NJ show, anyway.  I'll try to confirm this for the other shows as well. 

Shania Shrine News. Shania Twain will donate about $1 million worth of memorabilia toward an interpretive centre being developed as a new attraction at the Timmins Underground Gold Mine Tour site next year. Some of the items will include outfits shes worn on stage and in her videos as well as gowns shes worn at award shows, said Will Saari, mine tour site manager. To read more, go here . (Thanks Carm!)

DC Tix On-sale Date. Tickets for the Washington, DC show go on sale next Saturday, October 16th.  Internet on-sale time is 9:00 AM. Remember to check Concert Info often for updates!

Come On Over Video Collection! Shania's Come On Over Video Collection will be released on November 9, 1999! You can pre-order it at Amazon.com by clicking right here! (Thanks Lindsay!)

Clinton Mentions Shania In Speech. When The President spoke at the opening of a new US embassy in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, he mentioned Shania in his speech: "The United States and Canada have benefitted from sharing our continent. We, in particular, have learned from you -- a parliamentary democracy with two official languages, many distinct cultures, an inspiring commitment to social justice and solidarity. Our culture is richer, much richer, for the writings of Robertson Davies, the photographs of Jousuf Karsh, the magnificent music of Oscar Peterson -- and for those of us who are country music fans, we were thrilled when Shania Twain was named the "Country Music Star of the Year."  Obviously, this means that Jay Leno was wrong when he said Clinton called Shania up and invited her to the White House...Clinton did know after all that she had won an award! :-) (Thanks Morris!)

Hartford On-Sale Date. Tickets for the Hartford, CT show go on sale next Saturday, October 16th! Internet on-sale time is 10:00 AM.  Will confirm ASAP. 

Come On Over Video. The word on the net is that Shania's latest video, "Come On Over" will be released Wednesday, October 13 on CMT Delivery Room.  This is unconfirmed with CMT at this point, so stay tuned. (What a nice birthday present! Thanks Shania!)

Get Your Tickets! Tickets go on-sale tomorrow for the following shows: Greensboro, NC; Richmond, VA; Tampa, FL and West Palm Beach, FL!  Check Concert Info and Ticketmaster for more information!   Don't miss seeing Shania Live!

On-Sale Date! Tickets for Shania's Trenton, NJ show go on-sale on October 16, 1999. I don't have a confirmation on the time yet. It will probably 10 AM or 12 Noon.  I'll update as soon as possible.

Tons of New Shows Added! Check out Concert Info for all the latest! Shows include: New Orleans, Trenton, Cincinnatti, Orlando! (Special Thanks to Brian Sjedin!)

Vote for Shania! Entertainment Weekly is hosting a Greatest Entertainers Poll currently. You can vote for Shania in the Best Female Artist/Musician category, but you have to vote in every category for your vote to count.  So, check it out and help Shania finish on top! Click here to vote .   (Thanks Carrie!)

Tampa, Florida! Shania has added a show in Tampa, Florida at the Ice Palace Arena for December 4, 1999 at 7:30 PM! Tickets go on-sale this Saturday, October 9, 1999 at 12:00 Noon for Internet sales.  All others at 12:15 I'm guessing.  Call 813-287-8844 for tickets!

Greensboro, NC! Shania has added a show in Greensboro, NC at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex for November 20, 1999 at 8:00 PM. Tickets go on-sale this Saturday, October 9, 1999 at 10 AM! Call 336-852-1100 for tickets!

A Plea From Across The Pond. The BBC refuses to put out a dedicated country radio station! Instead jazz and classical get the slots EVEN though country is fast becoming the second best selling genre in the UK (ranking over Indie, and Rock) We can help to change some minds though by writing to this address and simply saying: 

Campaign To Get Country Radio In The UK "Get off yer arse and give us dedicated Country Radio!" Write to the following address and help Shania and her fans in Great Britain. After all, look at all they've done for us! I'm writing this in English, am I not? :-)  Here's the address: (Thanks Peter!)

Radio Authority:
Holbrook House,
14 Great Queen Street,
Holborn,
London
WC2B 5DG

Alabama! (Not the group!) Shania will be in concert November 19 at Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham, Alabama!  More info as soon as it's received! Promise! Check Concert Info section for more details. (Thanks Bo!)

Trash Talk. Well, The National Enquirer is picking on Shania again. She's on the cover of next weeks issue (probably dated September 7th) and the article is not a flattering one.  Seems the Enquirer delights in taking shots at Shania and Mutt's marriage. (Thanks Carrie!)

Another Reason To Be Thankful. Shania's upcoming CBS television special will immediately follow the Dallas Cowboys vs. Miami Dolphins Thanksgiving Day football game! Still no confirmation on the venue, but we'll keep you posted! Tune in to CBS, November 25th at 8:00 PM for Shania's second special! Happy Thanksgiving! (Thanks Carrie!)

Shania Talks. In a new radio interview, Shania talks about the pain of the critics and the joy of fans who love and buy   her music.  To hear the radio interview, click here . (Thanks Carrie!)

Shania Sings! Shania appeared and performed on "The Des O'Connor Show" in the UK.  She performed "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!"

New Award Show.  Shania Twain will square off against Cher, Celine Dion, Madonna and Britney Spears for Favorite Female Artist honors at the web-based ARTISTdirect Online Music Awards. The ceremony will be webcast live from the House of Blues in Hollywood, Calif., Oct. 7.  For full list of nominees, click here .   To vote for Shania, click here .

Birthday Cards Are On The Way! The Shania Twain US Online Fan Club birthday cards for Shania were mailed out today! Exciting stuff! Will she read them herself? Will she like mine best? Will she like yours best?   Maybe we'll hear directly from  her! Stay tuned.

Vote For Shania! Cutest Country Singer? LeAnn Rimes? Gimme a break! Vote here .

Shania Has The Record. Her CD, Come On Over, has broken the record held by Randy Travis for the most weeks at #1 on the Country Charts! To read how Shania's music is doing on all the various charts, click here . (Thanks Carrie!)

Studious Shania.  In the August, 1999 issue of Country Weekly (lead story "Before They Were Stars"), there is a short article on Shania on page 21 of the issue!  The article is, of course, talking about Shania before she became a star! The articles comes with 2 photos of Shania! One photo is a black & white photo of Shania from when she was in high school or something (she has bad teeth in the photo)! The second photo is of Shania wearing a black, sleeveless dress! (I think the photo is a publicity shot from when she did her second album, The Woman In Me!) Here's the article that comes with the photos: Believe it or not, Shania - Eileen Twain as she was known then - was not the most glamorous or most popular girl in her class of '83 at Timmins (Ont.) High.  "I used to be very shy about my body," she remembers.  "I didn't want to be seen as a girl.  I was a tomboy and I wanted to stay a tomboy."

"When I was very young I met this girl; she was an athlete and very muscular and masculine.  I told my mom, 'That's the kind of girl I want to be,' and my mother was horrified.  She was like, 'No, no, surely you want to curl your hair and wear dresses,' and I said, 'No - I want to be strong and independent.' " The super-shy Shania didn't dress then like she does now.

"I saw at school that if you had breasts and you bounced and you were feminine, that everyone paid attention only to that.  I hated that," explains Shania.  "I would wear loose clothing to completely hide my body."   Doreen Yakabuski, Shania's 12th grade English teacher at Timmins High, said if work ethic was any indication, she knew Shania would become a star.  "She sang sometimes two or three nights a week and would come to class the next day tired," Doreen recalls.  "But she would always make a point of getting the work from a previous class or get the work ahead of time, and made sure it was done and hand it in."

  "She was a conscientious student, although music was the love of her life more than English literature."   "I'm surprised I graduated," comments Shania.  "I missed a lot of school sneaking off into the music room to write songs.  They had these soundproof cubicles.  Nobody knew what I was doing.  I'd go back there and sometimes stay through two or three classes." (Thanks Carrie!)

Shania To Perform At CMA's!   "The 33rd Annual CMA Awards" will include performances by some of the biggest and brightest names in Country Music, including all-time top-selling female artist Shania Twain, who will be performing "Come On Over". Living legend Merle Haggard will debut his new duet paired with one of pop's hottest stars Jewel. Also slated to perform are four of this year's Horizon nominees - Kenny Chesney, Sara Evans, the Wilkinsons and Chely Wright. The three-hour gala event will be telecast live on the CBS Television Network Wednesday, September 22 at 8 p.m. (EDT) from the Grand Ole Opry House. 

Nominated for the highly coveted Entertainer of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year, Shania Twain will perform the title track of her current multi-platinum album COME ON OVER. The album has sold over 12 million copies, making it the third best-selling album ever released by a female solo artist. Twain's three albums have sold millions of copies worldwide, making Twain the first female artist to achieve back-to-back RIAA Diamond Record status. (Thanks Carrie!)

Lucky Fellow. Shane Minor got to tour with Shania for a good part of her 1999 tour. He had some nice things to say about her including: "She became like a big sister to me. I learned a lot from watching her. She's great with her fans."  "I can't say enough great things about her. She really helped me get my career off to a good start and I owe her for that," says Minor. To read more things that Shane has said about Shania, go here or read about it in the August 31 isssue of Country Weekly. (Thanks Carrie!)

Another Record For Shania?   At the 80-week mark, Shania Twain's "You're Still The One'' is just a week away from matching Eric Clapton's 81-week run on the Adult Contemporary chart with "Change The World.'' Clapton, however, is no longer the longevity leader when it comes to AC. Australian duo Savage Garden has the longest AC run of all time with ``Truly, Madly, Deeply'' (Columbia), which only dips to No. 12 in its 84th chart week. That's just 20 weeks shy of two years, a mark Savage Garden could easily reach given the slow decline of this former No. 1. (Thanks Carrie!)

New Award Nomination. The WB Network has a new award show: The WB Radio Music Awards.  Shania has been nominated for Artist of the Year in the Country/Young Country category.  Congratulations Shania! To read more about it go here . (Thanks Carrie!)

Revlon TV Commercial Play-By-Play. The commercial starts w/ a shot of Shania beginning to sing the song (Man! I Feel Like A Woman!)!  The camera then shows Shania blowing a stream of lipstick/lipcolor stuff, which is, of course, done by computer generated special effects (You HAVE to see the commercial to know what I am talking about)!  Then, the camera pans off to models that are selling the cosmetics (w/ Shania's single playing in the background) & then, the commercial ends w/ a shot of Shania singing the single (while holding a modern microphone to the side, while standing w/ her knees bent--like at the Grammys)! During the whole commercial, Shania is wearing that black outfit that she wore during the Grammys (including the top hat)! She does not wear that man's shirt like she wore in the video! The commercial features a couple up-close facial shots of Shania!  It's in regular play now on several networks during the daytime hours. Watch for it! (Thanks Carrie!)

Bathing Beauty. As Shania revealed in her FHM interview, she likes to walk around the house naked after a bath. TV Guide Online picks up the story and tells it here .

Lots of New Music. Exciting times for Shania fans!  You can order the new CD mentioned below: "Shania Twain: On The Way" from Amazon.com.  It's not released yet, but you can get your order in now.  Just click here to order.   You can also order "Maximum Shania", just click here .  Still more news: "Black Eyes, Blue Tears" will be released as a single on January 1, 2000.  You can order it now from Amazon.com by clicking right here.   (Thanks to Brian Sjedin)

Y2K Calendar Update. Shania's Year 2000 Calendar will be available from shaniatwainstore.com in two weeks! Be sure to get your order in soon!  I'm warming up my scanner already!!!

Breaking News! On the 13th of September 1999, Windsong International will be releasing 'Shania Twain: On The Way', a CD containing recordings pre-dating Shania's first album on Mercury. The song titles are:

       Two Hearts, One Love (Always Forever)
       I Lost My Heart When I Found You
       (Dont Gimme That) Once Over
       Hate To Love
       Wild & Wicked
       Send It With Love
       Bite My Lip
       Luv Eyes
       Rhythm Made Me Do It
       Half Breed
       Plus 3 other unnamed tracks!

The CD will be advertised in numerous magazines including Q, Mojo and Country Music International and will sell for £4.99 in the UK. (Thanks to my good friend Brian Sjedin.)

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