Shania Twain

Working with a team of hit-making collaborators, the country-pop icon returns with a bland collection of optimistic affirmations and pumping electro-pop ...

I Feel Like a Woman.” The cheers of “Queen!” in the title track sound half-hearted at best, hitched to a plodding rhythm that proceeds with all the pizazz of a conveyor belt. Queen of Me’s bland and plasticine arrangements are a far cry from the energy and sizzle of hits like “That Don’t Impress Me Much” and “Man! She’s beloved by everybody from [Harry Styles](https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-harry-styles-set-at-coachella-2022/) to [Haim](https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-haim-cover-shania-twains-that-dont-impress-me-much/), [Orville Peck](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV3dDRNmj_U) to [Post Malone](https://pitchfork.com/news/shania-twain-sings-drake-taylor-swift-post-malone-before-medley-at-2019-amas-watch/), and her songs have become staples of weddings, karaoke nights, and any band looking for a crowd-pleasing cover. She accomplished that with [Now](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/shania-twain-now/), which drew more heavily on rock and Top 40 pop textures while keeping a relatively even keel. She’s still got some of that country flavor, but instead of a seamless crossover, it makes for an awkward combo. [Rolling Stone](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/shania-twain-on-learning-to-sing-again-dark-inspiration-for-new-album-120279/) that she wanted to make music that was as far away as possible from what she’d made with Robert “Mutt” Lange, her acrimoniously departed ex-husband and the producer of her most commercially successful work.

The Canadian country-pop superstar marks her comeback with the 12-track set, led by “Waking Up Dreaming,” her first single since 2017, and her latest, “Giddy Up ...

“So that was another strike,” Twain told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe. 1 on the main U.S. Shania Twain is back on her horse with “Queen Of Me,” her first album in more than five years.The Canadian country-pop superstar marks her comeback with the 12-track set, led by “Waking Up Dreaming,” 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in 2017. “In this respect, it feels like a new beginning all around, and I’m embracing it wholeheartedly.” Queen of Me is the followup to Twain’s fifth studio album Now, which blasted to No.

It's hard to overstate just how huge Shania Twain was in the late '90s. The Canadian country singer was everywhere thanks to the success of her 1995 album The ...

When she sings “you’ll always be the same old you/ but I’m a brand new me” on Brand New, you know she’s speaking from lived experience, while her indefatigable optimism recalls that of Dolly Parton, who has always known that you attract more bees with honey. These tribulations doubtless shaped her character, instilling the kind of resilience that was required to return to singing after losing her voice, and to bounce back after discovering that ex-husband Lange was having an affair with her best friend (two years later, Twain married her best friend’s husband). I Feel Like A Woman, You’re Still The One and From This Moment On, the album benefited from the Midas touch of Robert “Mutt” Lange, Twain’s then-husband and super-producer on some of the biggest albums of the era including AC/DC’s Back in Black.

Twain strays away from her country roots but already sounds a decade behind her peers, both in theme and sound.

You don’t have to listen too closely between the lines, however, to realise that there is also score-settling going on with Queen of Me. Despite her country roots, it would be inaccurate to classify the 57-year-old in that same genre these days. If you were to believe everything you read in the press release, you’d assume that Shania Twain’s latest album is entirely focused on self-empowerment.

The Canadian country pop superstar's sixth album is frothy and energetic.

On this record, all she wants to do is zhuzh up her fanbase, with the single Giddy Up! Open-throat surgery in 2018 improved things, though on this sixth album her tone does sound lower, with a bit more of a rocky rasp to it. A tick bite in 2004 gave her a case of

Shania Twain may be a huge star, but at home she's just mom to her 21-year-old son Eja. The country superstar chats to ET Canada's Jedson Tavernier for a ...

Twain says of whether Eja is aware of just how big his mom is and if he just sees her as mom at home: “He sees me as mom, I’m mom all the way. “He knows what I’ve achieved, he knows what I represent in my career. PT on Global, with it streaming live and on demand on STACKTV and the Global TV App. In fact, he’s got one of his songs on my current album, on the Queen of Me album. So we got the Grammys, we put them on the shelf, he’s like ‘mom, don’t you want to see them? I didn’t tell him that he was on it until it was already done.

While Shania Twain's intentions may be direct, 'Queen of Me' fails to live up to its self-assured namesake. Read our review.

On the other hand, “Inhale/Exhale Air,” a song that equates the gaseous mixture of nitrogen and oxygen to personal freedom, sincerely and absurdly asks, “What you gonna do with that air?” Not helping matters is uniformly lazy songwriting that relies on easy repetition, such as when Twain rhymes “us” with “us” on the track’s second verse. [said](https://www.instagram.com/p/CkQo0iGD3MI/) that she wanted Queen of Me to “carry a clear message” about female empowerment.

Toes curl and Gen Z slang is mangled as the Canadian singer attempts a pop makeover in her sixth album.

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Shania Twain felt "liberated" by her new album. The 57-year-old country star is known around the world for 1990s hits such as 'Man! I Feel Like A Woman!'

It's been liberating making the music I want to listen to and dance to without really thinking about genre because there is a bit of everything in there." The 57-year-old country star is known around the world for 1990s hits such as 'Man! results - view all

In a new interview with Zane Lowe, Shania Twain revealed that Prince once wanted to make "the next 'Rumours'" with her, but she turned him down.

What are you going to do to me if I swear? I mean, because I’m just at home and it’s — He said to me, ‘Well, if you do decide to come to Paisley Park, there’s no swearing allowed here.'” “We’re on the phone and he said, ‘Shania, why don’t you come to Paisley Park?

Shania Twain has revealed in a new interview that she rejected Prince's offer to make "the next 'Rumours'" album together.

I was feeling like, ‘Oh my God, I just have to breathe.’” “I think the best fashion is confidence, and whatever you wear – if you’re wearing it with that, it’s fashionable.” “I’m on the phone with him and I’m swearing like I always do. I don’t think I was ready for what all that was going to mean for me. “When Prince said that to me, I’m like, ‘Oh man, I’m not even divorced yet.’ I’m just like, ‘I’ve been dumped,’ but I’m not, obviously, divorced yet. “We’re on the phone and he said, ‘Shania, why don’t you come to Paisley Park?

Obsessed! Reminder that Shania will be presenting at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, so here's to hoping she shows up wearing her full "That Don't Impress Me Much" ...

"So, if I was thinking about something negative or I was, you know, thinking about something that was irking me or I [was in the] wrong frame of mind, for whatever reason, [writing would allow me to] snap myself out of it. And Shania's about to embark on a tour, so here's to hoping Harry will show up! I do have a dream.

Shania Twain reveals new blonde hair transformation. The singer debuted the new hair colour at the her album party for Queen Of Me.

You look amazing! We've never seen the [That Don't Impress Me Much](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/fashion/celebrity/a42173328/shania-twain-peoples-choice-awards-leopard/) singer with such blonde hair. It seems even Shania is embracing the Barbiecore trend.

LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Shania Twain felt the need on her new album to empower herself the same way she has uplifted listeners with hits like “Man!

But I go out there with the confidence that I’m the best I can be and that I’ve worked hard to be my best. I’m not the same body I used to be. I just am not afraid of the criticism. TWAIN: When I now go out on that stage, I am not afraid of the criticism. I made a sound and there was resonance. I feel it working.” It was a small window, but that kind of put the fire under my butt, too, and I said, “All right, no more excuses.” You’ve got this and you’ve got the best technology available. TWAIN: I may not have it forever. I wanted music that was going to make me want to dance. I wanted to be on a horse. One of the places I feel most liberated is riding a horse. It was the only way. It became the theme of the whole album.

Shania Twain is embracing herself at this point in her life and her career with her new album 'Queen of Me.'

The Queen of Me title for the album couldn’t be more fitting for where I’m at in my own mind.” For Twain, putting this album together during the pandemic helped her get through a difficult time — and have some fun in the process. Grammy-winning country star Shania Twain has spent much of the past decade extending her legacy built in the 1990s and early 2000s, returning in 2017 with Now, her first new album since her 2002 Diamond-certified LP Up!.

We're more familiar with this music icon sporting wavy brunette tresses than poker straight peroxide locks, so no wonder it took us a minute (ok, more like ...

Shania Twain's new platinum blonde hair has divided fans as the singer reveals new style to release her new album, Queen of Me.

[Shania Twain spoke about embracing her menopausal body and being naked at 57](https://www.womanandhome.com/life/news-entertainment/shania-twain-is-embracing-her-menopausal-body-and-being-naked-at-57-im-not-going-to-be-shy-about-it/) on the front of her album cover. Laura is a news writer for woman&home who primarily covers entertainment and celebrity news. This look has surprised a lot of fans and many have even commented that they struggled to recognize her without her classic look. Shania has gone all in, ricocheting from brunette to pink then platinum blonde in the space of about 6 weeks. "And, not everyone will want to hear this, but it’s definitely a Kardashian trickledown. "Who doesn’t love a celebrity hair transformation?

Shania Twain Feels Like A New Woman On 'Queen of Me'. The carefree feel of her Nineties dominance may be gone, but the country-pop legend still knows how to ...

“Got It Good” has a touch of the old maximalist Twain energy, but it’s underpinned by a sleek disco beat out of Kylie Minogue’s Fever era and ABBA-style vocal harmonies. It’s a grounding moment on the heels of a fortifying pep talk. “Giddy Up” has a touch of Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk” in its rhythmic swagger, “Waking Up Dreaming” wanders a bit too close to Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” (and Toni Basil’s “ Mickey” by extension), and there’s a sense of allegiance to the moment when Swift’s 1989 and Dev Hynes’ assorted productions were everywhere, all soft synth pads and ghostly vocal samples. “You’re such a fuckin’ liar,” she sings, sweetness flecked with acid. In “Brand New,” she emerges from a relationship with a clean slate and fresh perspective. And though there are a few subtle nods to that imperial phase of her career, Queen of Me doesn’t concern itself too much with her former dominance.

Shania Twain, the best-selling female country artist ever, delivers Queen of Me, the follow-up to 2017's Now. Holly Smith reviews.

It’s about the excitement of a Shania reborn, or as she says on ‘Brand New’, “you’ll always be the same old you but I’m a brand new me”. Shania made her name as a crossover artist, and it’s fair to say that, at least on this album, she is standing quite firmly on one side of the pop-country line. When Shania stops singing midway through to say “get the lights”, you’ll find yourself instantly taken back to the “okay, so you’re a rocket scientist” of ‘That Don’t Impress Me Much’. Though, of course, as Shania holds the record of being the best-selling female country artist of all time, it’s a matter of opinion on who inspired who. Despite some rather on-the-nose lyrics (“I’m not a girl, I’m not a boy, I’m not a baby, I’m not a toy, I’m a queen” on the album’s title track, for instance), it translates to an infectious euphoria that makes you want to cheer her on – and maybe even share this tape with your friends. Shania Twain, the best-selling female country artist of all time, delivers Queen of Me, the follow-up to 2017’s Now.

Born Eilleen Regina Edwards in 1965, the “Any Man of Mine” songstress got her start by singing in a cover band after graduating high school in her home province ...

She [contracted Lyme disease from the bite](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/stars-whove-battled-lyme-disease-justin-bieber-bella-hadid-more/), but it took some time for her to receive a diagnosis. I was afraid I was gonna fall off the stage, and the stage is quite high.” “So, he was driving the direction of the sound. They tied the knot in December 1993 and later welcomed a son, Eja, in August 2001. After working as a singer at a local resort, Twain landed her first record deal, and in April 1993, she released her self-titled debut album. Born Eilleen Regina Edwards in 1965, the “Any Man of Mine” songstress got her start by singing in a cover band after graduating high school in her home province of Ontario, Canada.

Shania Twain looks unrecognizable with new bleached blonde hair seen in photos from an even in Los Angeles in late January.

I Feel Like a Woman”](https://www.glamour.com/story/shania-twain-interview) revealed her now ice-blonde hair at a Republic Records event on January 31, and I can confidently say, maybe for the first time ever, she looks unrecognizable. Twain accompanied her new do at the event with a silky wrap dress in a bright orange and very on-trend platform heels. [signature look for Shania Twain](https://www.glamour.com/story/shania-twain-wore-the-2022-version-of-her-1998-music-video-look).

Shania Twain was unrecognizable in an appearance on "Late Night with James Corden," with long, blonde hair. The singer was promoting her new album "Queen of ...

And the way I live it and live with it." [Shania](https://www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/fitness/a42522987/shania-twain-body/) also showcased her new look at a party for Republic Records, according to a series of shots she posted on Instagram. So I took it to the limit." So, people were understandably shocked when the 57-year-old went on the Late Late Show with James Corden with a [sleek, blonde ‘do](https://www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/beauty/hair/a26019479/healthy-blonde-hair/). [Shania](https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a41994192/shania-twain-boots-and-hearts-music-festival-look/)—who was pretty much unrecognizable—didn’t say anything about her new look. "It really threw my fear out the window. “So I decided that I would do a nude photo shoot, and face my fears head-on. But I can change the way I see it. "For me, it was all about looking at the things that I was uncomfortable with that I could change. [Shania Twain](https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a42744703/shania-twain-net-worth/) has been a superstar for decades, and she’s rocked bouncy, brown hair since forever. So…apparently she just wanted to mix things up! [Queen of Me,](https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0BKC3GLLN)which dropped today.

Country-pop superstar Shania Twain is proving blondes have more fun as she steps out to promote her new album, released this week.

Confronted with the fact her husband and best friend were having an affair, Twain fell into a deep depression. Mutt and Marie-Anne were not invited to the wedding. Following the split she was diagnosed with dysphonia, a vocal cord disorder that made it difficult for her to speak, let alone sing, and it took years for her voice to recover. The person who broke the news of the affair to Twain was her best friend’s husband, Frederic, who had stumbled across evidence that his wife was cheating with Lange. [painful, public divorce](https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/whatever-happened-to-shania-twain/news-story/655e1a6844a24dbb1d3ecc83e78d5f17) from the man who had co-written and produced all of her music. The new look comes as Twain yesterday released her new album, Queen Of Me, featuring the singles