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Post by - `J0EL™ on Apr 21, 2011 14:00:08 GMT -5
"Why Not? With Shania Twain" Premiere Dates
The premiere dates for Shania's OWN Network docuseries "Why Not? With Shania Twain" have been set.
U.S. Premiere date: Sunday, May 8, 2011 at 11 pm Eastern
After its premiere in the U.S., "Why Not? With Shania Twain" will move to its regular time period (Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT) beginning the following Sunday, May 15.
Canada Premiere Date: Friday, May 13, 2011 at 9 pm
According to her website, these are Shania's TV Appearances for May:
MAY 3rd, 2011 Oprah MAY 4th, 2011 The Today Show MAY 12th, 2011 Ellen MAY 18th, 2011 The Talk
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Post by - `J0EL™ on Apr 21, 2011 14:02:39 GMT -5
Shania Twain says she's making new music and preparing to return to stage
By: Victoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press
Posted: 03/27/2011 10:14 PM | Comments: 0
TORONTO - Canadian country-pop darling Shania Twain is recording a new album and preparing to return to the stage.
The superstar singer from Timmins, Ont., made the revelation backstage at Sunday's Juno Awards, where she was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
"I'm not really sure when I'll be able to get back up on that stage. I am preparing for it, I can tell you that, and I am already in the studio with new music and I'm very excited," she told reporters after a tearful speech onstage at the Air Canada Centre.
Twain added that fans will be able to hear her new music "soon," and that she's documented some of her songwriting process in an upcoming documentary-style TV series about her life.
Set to debut May 27 on the OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in Canada, "Why Not? with Shania Twain" follows the chart-topper as she rediscovers herself after divorce and a break from recording.
Her journey includes a trip to her birthplace of Timmins with her sister, Carrie Ann, and a travelling adventure with her bandmates and closest confidantes.
"I actually created the concept myself," said the five-time Grammy winner, who also has an autobiography due out this spring.
"I actually went to (Winfrey), to be honest, initially, and said, 'What do you think of this idea that I have?' She loved it, and that was the end — that was the end of the beginning, I suppose."
Canuck rocker Bryan Adams introduced Twain during Sunday's Juno bash, calling her a "Canadian Treasure." In a video tribute, several music giants — including Kenny Rogers and Anne Murray — also sang her praises, and the crowd went wild as she walked onstage.
Backstage, Twain was humble and nearly speechless when she reflected on the accolades.
"I don't feel iconic, no, I can tell you that. I don't feel that way at all. I feel like a small-town girl from Timmins. That has never changed and it never will," she said, looking typically radiant in a long, flowing gown of black and white sequins with her long hair up in a ponytail.
"I was overwhelmed by the support. I feel wonderful in Canada. The people have never let me down, the fans have always been amazing and I just love this place, what can I say? I'm just at home here."
This year marked the 40th anniversary of the Junos, which Twain said she's watched since she was young.
"I was in awe of our Canadian awards show, I was in awe of our Canadian stars," said Twain, 45, who married businessman Frederic Thiebaud New Year's Day in Puerto Rico.
"And when I won my first Juno, that was it — I'd made it."
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Post by Till Da World Ends [MARK] on Apr 21, 2011 18:06:28 GMT -5
why are they premiering it at 11pm?
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Post by MusicBunny on Apr 22, 2011 12:24:29 GMT -5
I LOVED come on over and up! Especially you're still the one and from this moment on..
Always wondered where shania has been all this time...I knew she was having personal problems but I'm glad she's back
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Post by JessiePie on Apr 22, 2011 15:33:29 GMT -5
Can't wait for this!
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Post by - `J0EL™ on May 3, 2011 13:48:16 GMT -5
Shania will be on Oprah TODAY!!!!
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Post by MusicBunny on May 3, 2011 14:38:49 GMT -5
Thanks for the reminder...I'll watch it now
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Post by - `J0EL™ on May 3, 2011 16:51:35 GMT -5
Her interview with Oprah was so amazing! She's such a beautiful woman on the inside out!!!!
It was so nice of her to invite everyone to Nashville to have a brunch with her. <3
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Post by kevinkdc on May 3, 2011 18:13:23 GMT -5
She is trending on twitter
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Post by - `J0EL™ on May 3, 2011 19:23:59 GMT -5
YAY! I really hope her voice/confidence comes back so she can slay us all.
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Post by Drag on May 3, 2011 19:29:36 GMT -5
I just recently downloaded the pop version of the Come On Over album.
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Post by - `J0EL™ on May 3, 2011 19:37:24 GMT -5
Greatest Hits album is #56 on iTunes already!
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Post by BRiTNASTY on May 3, 2011 20:27:58 GMT -5
Bought her book today!
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Post by MusicBunny on May 4, 2011 10:17:15 GMT -5
Was shocked to hear her stepfather was physically abusive.. I remember she described him warmly in her behind the music special.. I think I might pick up the book too..
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Post by kevinkdc on May 4, 2011 16:29:49 GMT -5
Watching this right now. Didn't knew they showed every oprah show here. Now they are talking about the book and the reason why she wanted him back.
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Post by - `J0EL™ on May 5, 2011 17:11:10 GMT -5
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Post by ___D___ on May 15, 2011 22:45:02 GMT -5
I watched a bit of the show tonight...it got on my nerves real quick
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Post by - `J0EL™ on May 16, 2011 6:18:06 GMT -5
Shania Twain is on the cover of the June 2011 issue of "Redbook" magazine. How Shania Got Her Groove BackThree years ago, Shania Twain's marriage and one of her best friendships ended in a single scandalous blow when she learned that her husband of 14 years, music producer Robert "Mutt" Lange, was having an affair with her close friend Marie-Anne Thiébaud. Now Shania's got a new book (her autobiography, From This Moment On), a new TV show (Why Not? With Shania Twain for the OWN network), and a new love in her life (she's married to her friend's ex-husband, businessman Frédéric Thiébaud). No wonder she's glowing! On betrayal"Being betrayed is one of the most valuable lessons life can teach. Now that you are wise to the game, you have the tools to choose your friends more carefully and protect your inner circle from these predators. Wear your scars like a badge. Someone hurt you, you lived through it, and now you can talk about it without rage and revenge in your heart." On being a private person, and whether or not she will let her 9-year-old son, Eja, read her memoir"I wanted to be honest. But now I feel like there needs to be a warning sign on the book that nobody under 16 should read it. My life is just loaded with extremes, and I think what I'll do with Eja is slowly, over time, start explaining my life to him and preparing him. I'll just judge it as the time comes. I've led such a private life that even he doesn't know what I'm about — my own child. The first time he ever saw me cry was when I found out about the affair. I'm not a crier, but I thought, Gee, that's not right. That was a wake-up call."
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Post by - `J0EL™ on May 16, 2011 6:21:23 GMT -5
Struggling OWN may have a hit: 'Shania'
Singer-hosted reality series average 839,000 total viewers
The Oprah Winfrey Network may finally have its first hit show, and it couldn't have come at a better time.
Less than a week after OWN's chief executive officer, Christina Norman, was booted, the network's new celebreality show "Why Not? With Shania Twain" debuted to near-record ratings.
The show averaged 839,000 total viewers in its Sunday 11 p.m. timeslot, according to Nielsen, becoming the network's most-watched show since its heavily hyped launch weekend back in January.
"Twain" also scored OWN's second-best rating among women 25-54 ever, behind only the premiere of "Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes" on Jan. 1.
Perhaps most promising for parent company Discovery Communications, which has voiced frustration with OWN's struggle to earn big gains over Discovery Health, the channel it took over, "Twain" more than tripled the year-ago timeslot average.
It came on the same night that the season finale of "The Judds" drew 555,000 viewers, 80 percent higher than the network's first quarter primetime average.
That doesn't mean that OWN has turned itself around. But it does give acting CEO David Zaslav something to build on, and it offers a big hint as to what viewers are looking for from OWN.
Essentially, they want "The Oprah Winfrey Show."
Twain's show puts her very much in the Winfrey role as she reveals her own problems while also discussing similar problems with everyday people.
Twain plays patient and therapist throughout the show, and she ends up dishing on a lot of the more tabloidy aspects of her own life, which sounds an awful lot like what she'd be doing on "Oprah."
The good news for OWN is that in just two weeks, Winfrey will air her final syndicated show and turn much of her attention to her self-titled network. Whether that will be too late for the people who have already tuned out is the big question.
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Post by - `J0EL™ on May 16, 2011 6:24:23 GMT -5
"People" Magazine CoverMay 23, 2011 issueShania Twain's "Greatest Hits" cd, which was released on November 9, 2004, has re-entered the U.S. Billboard Album Chart at # 92.
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Post by - `J0EL™ on May 16, 2011 6:33:36 GMT -5
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Post by MusicBunny on May 16, 2011 6:42:18 GMT -5
I watched a bit of the show tonight...it got on my nerves real quick Why?
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Post by - `J0EL™ on May 16, 2011 9:36:30 GMT -5
He's a odd duck.
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Post by ___D___ on May 16, 2011 16:29:59 GMT -5
I watched a bit of the show tonight...it got on my nerves real quick Why? In the part that I watched, she kept breaking the forth wall and arguing with her "friend(?)" about how she wants to be "real" for the reality show, yet she doesn't want it to show her crying because "every reality show has crying in it ( )". She doesn't want the show to be staged, yet they always have these long shots of her walking on the beach in the commercials, posing and smiling. There was just lots of contradictions going on and it got to meh. I also want to say that I never heard her talk, and her talking voice does not match her singing voice at all
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Post by MusicBunny on May 17, 2011 12:17:22 GMT -5
Why? In the part that I watched, she kept breaking the forth wall and arguing with her "friend(?)" about how she wants to be "real" for the reality show, yet she doesn't want it to show her crying because "every reality show has crying in it ( )". She doesn't want the show to be staged, yet they always have these long shots of her walking on the beach in the commercials, posing and smiling. There was just lots of contradictions going on and it got to meh. I also want to say that I never heard her talk, and her talking voice does not match her singing voice at all You need to watch her behind the music episode or another interview before her divorce! Her voice changed a lot..I'm not sure what happened but the strain oft the divorce seems to have damaged her speaking and singing voice And I know what you mean about shania being ambivalent about the show...it does seem a bit insecure..but she was an intensely private person, so this was probably very much out of her element
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