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(last updated: March 5, 2010 at 2:00pm ET)

According to Recording Industry Association of America:
Come On Over - 20 Million Sold U.S.
***Best-Selling Country Album(tied)***
***Best-Selling Female Country Album***
***Best-Selling Single-Disc Country Album***
***Best-Selling Album of All-Time by a Solo Female Artist***
***#6 Best-Selling Album of All-Time***
***Best-Selling Country Album Worldwide***
***48 Million Total Albums Sold U.S.***
***65 Million Total Albums Sold Worldwide***

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• 3/5/10 'Idol' Exit Q&A: John Park Talks Shania And What Went Wrong. Click HERE to read the article from Entertainment Weekly.

• 2/28/10 Shania To Perform Tonight! From info over the past few days, all indications point to Shania performing at tonight's Olympics Closing Ceremony in Vancouver at 8:00-10:30pm ET on NBC (U.S.) and CTV (Canada). It appears Shania has been planning on performing for a while as the article directly below is dated January 4 and mentions the Closing Ceremony..

• 2/28/10 Teen To See The World As A Nanny For Her Cousin Eileen (aka Shania Twain). Click HERE to read the January 4 article from the Atikokan Progress. Exerpt from article: "She is currently writing songs for a new album, acts as a spokesperson for Roots clothing, and is making a number of appearances over the next few months."

• 2/26/10 Shania In Vancouver For Work Or Pleasure? Click HERE to read the article from The Province.

• 2/25/10 Report: Shania To Perform At Olympics Closing Ceremony. Click HERE to read the Earth Times article. (The Closing Ceremony is Sunday, February 28 at 8:00-10:30pm ET and will be broadcast live on NBC.)

• 2/25/10 Shania Spotted In Vancouver! From The Province: Olympic star spottings - Actor Mark Valley, who has continued to film his new U.S. action series Human Target during the Olympics, was off duty yesterday morning at the Olympic epicentre, Robson and Howe, walking his black dog in the rain. - Arriving from out of town, Canadian actor William Shatner was spotted at the Four Seasons, while country singer Shania Twain also got here this week.

• 2/24/10 Shania To Perform At Olympics Closing Ceremony? Publicist Declines To Offer Info. Click HERE to read the Winnipeg Free Press article.

• 2/17/10 Shania's Up! Highest-Certified Album Of Decade By Female Artist. From CMT: George Strait, Taylor Swift and Shania Twain have earned top certifications from the RIAA for music released between 2000 and 2009. Strait ranked first for the most gold and platinum certifications with a total of 29. Swift topped the list of the most digital song certifications with a total of 25. Her "Love Story" also tied with Lady Gaga's "Just Dance" for highest-certified digital song by a female artist. It reached quadruple platinum for 4 million paid downloads. Twain's 2002 album, Up!, was the highest-certified album by a female artist at 11-times platinum, signifying 11 million units shipped. The only other artists to achieve that many platinum certifications are the groups *NSYNC, with No Strings Attached, and Outkast's Speaker Boxxx/The Love Below. which both also had album sales in excess of 11 million. Usher had the highest-certified platinum album for a male artist, with more than ten million albums sold. In addition, the Eagles were recognized for having the most total certifications, with 48, including cumulative album, digital song, master ringtone and music video certifications. Click HERE for a related article and complete list of RIAA certification leaders from 2000-09.

• 2/15/10 Bryan White Recalls Shania Shocker. Click HERE to read the article from The Boot.

• 2/12/10 Shania To Attend Winter Olympic Games! From CNW: HELLO! Canada features the gorgeous city of Vancouver on its cover this week as Canadians from coast to coast eagerly await the start of the 2010 Olympic Games. Inside, the special issue maps out Vancouver's leading celebrity destinations. Among them: Granville Island, where the cast of Twilight was recently seen; Coal Harbour eatery the Mill, a favourite of Ryan Reynolds, Renée Zellweger and Bradley Cooper; and of course, Robson Street, where the likes of Jennifer Aniston, Brooke Shields and Halle Berry have been spotted shopping and dining; and many more of the city's hotspots! Plus, we reveal which Canadian celebrities are expected to attend the Games - among them Shania Twain and Michael J. Fox - and talk to them about their Olympic pride. HELLO! Canada, the homegrown edition of the celebrity magazine read in more than 100 countries, has more than one million readers each week. Click HERE for the cover of this week's issue (Feb. 22) of HELLO! Canada.

• 2/12/10 Why Shania Loves Canada. Click HERE to read the MSNBC.com article.

• 2/12/10 PEOPLE's March Special Country Issue. There is a small picture of Shania at an awards show on the cover of PEOPLE magazine's March special Country issue. Inside there are 3 pictures of Shania's Olympic torch relay and the lighting of the torch, one shows Eja and Fred - nothing new. Thank to "twainee" on my message board for the info.

• 2/11/10 New Letter & Home Videos From Shania! Shania has posted another blog to her fans on her official website. She writes about her trip to Canada over the holidays and Olympic torch run on New Year's day. Click HERE to read the letter. PEOPLE.com has also posted an article which can be read HERE. Then visit ShaniaTwain.com for two home videos from Shania! The first video is Shania sitting around a fireplace with her cousin Kenny singing some songs. The second video chronicles Shania's recent trip to Canada, plus footage of Shania hosting "The Current" on CBC Radio and her Olympic torch run.

• 2/10/10 Shania At The Winter Olympics Poll. The results of the PEOPLE web poll, asking readers which of five Canadian pop stars they wanted to see perform at the opening ceremonies, are in. 62 per cent of users voted for Shania, with Avril Lavigne finishing second with 28 per cent, Celine Dion third with 7 per cent and Alanis Morissette and Nelly Furtado each receiving a paltry 2  per cent of votes.

• 2/10/10 Shania Kids Can Charity Up! And Running For 5 Years. Click HERE to read the Timmins Daily Press article.

• 2/8/10 Shania Spotted On Island Of Mustique. From telegraph.co.uk: CARIBBEAN: Mustique, the tiny West Indies island where Mick Jagger and Tommy Hilfiger own houses, hasn't lost its sparkle, despite the economic crisis. In fact, even if you had the £6-£7 million required to buy one of the island's more modest properties, it would be tricky. Only one of the 98 houses has appeared on the market since the banking crisis and it sold a couple of weeks ago. Clearly, the celebrities and CEOs who have fallen in love with the island since it was developed in the Fifties view their homes there as the ultimate trophy. It is easy to see why. This week, while we were freezing our socks off at home, singer Shania Twain, who owns a ranch on the island, was soaking up the sun and paddling in the sea without anyone disturbing her. For more information on buying or renting property in Mustique: 001 784 488 8000.

• 2/5/10 2009 Nielson/Billboard Canadian Industry Report. Nielsen SoundScan Canada, the entertainment industry’s data information system that tracks unit point-of-purchase sales of recorded music product, and Nielsen BDS, the music industry’s leading music performance monitoring service - which power the Billboard charts - have announced their 2009 Canadian calendar year sales and airplay monitoring data, for the 52-week period January 5, 2009 through January 3, 2010. Click HERE for Shania's numbers!

• 2/3/10 Vote For Shania To Perform At Winter Olympics! From PEOPLE: The world will be watching as the Winter Olympics kicks off Feb. 12 at Vancouver's BC Place Stadium. And while the traditionally lavish proceedings introduce the competing athletes to viewers, the host country is responsible for providing the headlining entertainment. (Remember China's awe-inspiring fleet of dancers and musicians during 2008's summer games?) Typically, the performers herald from the host country – and Canada has produced a ton of world-renowned talent – from Bryan Adams to pop upstart Justin Bieber to Neil Young. Already, Shania Twain carried the Olympic torch in freezing temperatures through her hometown, Timmins, Ontario. Hopefully she'll get a chance behind the mic in Vancouver, too. Tell us: If you had to choose just one, which Canadian pop star do you want to see perform at the Olympic opening ceremonies? 1. Alanis Morissette 2. Shania Twain 3. Avril Lavigne 4. Celine Dion 5. Nelly Furtado  VOTE HERE!

• 2/3/10 Shania Gets An "A" On "American Idol." Click HERE to read the Zap2It article.

• 2/2/10 Shania Eyeing The Big Apple? Click HERE to read the Metro International article.

• 1/31/10 American Idol "Road To Hollywood" Episode. From OFC: If you missed Shania on "American Idol" the first time, check out the "Best Of" show featuring all of this season's celebrity judges: Shania Twain, Victoria Beckham, Mary J. Blige, Kristin Chenoweth, Joe Jonas, Neil Patrick Harris, Avril Lavigne and Katy Perry. The episode airs this Wedneday at 9:00pm ET/PT on FOX.

• 1/28/10 Shania In HELLO! Canada. There is a small article in the January 25 issue of HELLO! Canada about Shania's recent two-day stint on CBC's "The Current" radio show. Click links below for scans! Thanks to "Loonie Echo" on my message board!
HELLO! Canada - January 25, 2010  Page 1  Page 2

• 1/28/10 CMT's Top 50 Videos Of The Decade - "FAFA" #31. From CMT.com: All right! Here are your favorite 50 videos from the past decade. We presented a list of the 50 most voted-for and most requested videos on CMT over the last 10 years and asked you to vote for your absolute favorites. #31 Forever And For Always - Shania Twain. She was featured on a New Zealand beach in the video issued by her record label, but Twain's fans were particularly fond of this live performance with Alison Krauss & Union Station at the 2003 CMT Music Awards.

• 1/20/10 Shania On "CMT Insider." From CMT.com: Tune in to this week's "CMT Insider" as host Katie Cook brings you a recap of the 2010 People's Choice Awards, including comments from Aussie superstar Keith Urban. Also on the show, get details on Shania Twain's guest appearance on "American Idol," along with Carrie Underwood's acting debut on How I Met Your Mother. Plus, Reba McEntire reunites with Melissa Peterman on the new season of "The Singing Bee," and we'll tell you about new music from Jewel and Jessica Harp. Check out all these stories and much more on this week's edition of "CMT Insider." Air Times: Saturday, January 23 @ 1:00pm ET/PT & Sunday, January 24 @ 11:00am ET/PT

• 1/20/10 'American Idol' + Shania = Huge Ratings! From Media Week: A one-hour version of "American Idol" with Shania serving as guest judge stood well above the competition, with a 16.6 rating/24 share at 8 p.m. Comparably, and completely unprecedented, was growth for "Idol" over the year-ago telecast (12.5/18 on Jan. 20, 2009) of 33 percent. Never in the history of television has a veteran season nine series posted gains this large from the year-ago period. That led into a repeat of the pilot of "Human Target," which finished third at 9 p.m. with a 5.8/ 9.

• 1/20/10 Shania Goes Ga Ga Over 'Idol' Contestant - VIDEO! Click HERE to read the NJ.com article and watch the video.

• 1/20/10 Shania Doesn't Find Much To Impress Her, But Shines As Chicago Guest Judge. Click HERE to read the New York Daily News article.

• 1/20/10 Shania Makes 'American Idol' Debut. Click HERE to read the Digital Spy article.

 • 1/17/10 The ALL-NEW ShaniaTwain.com - NEW PICTURES! After much anticipation, a brand new re-designed Official Shania Twain Website and Fan Club launched today! Not only did Shania have a say in the new site, but there are plenty of new features to enjoy! A new "woodsy" design and color scheme, main picture changes with every visit to the site, a section for Shania's blogs to her fans, new message board skin, a calendar, new avatars & wallpapers, and a HOT, NEW Shania photo shoot!!! Click HERE for all the pictures!!! There is also new merchandise in the store inlcuding 2 new baseball caps with Shania's pre-printed autograph on the back, a ladies tee and 2 mens/unisex tees! Go check out the new ShaniaTwain.com!

 • 1/14/10 Shania On "CMT Insider." From CMT.com: Tune in to this week's "CMT Insider" as host Katie Cook brings you a recap of the 2010 People's Choice Awards, including comments from Aussie superstar Keith Urban. Also on the show, get details on Shania Twain's guest appearance on "American Idol," along with Carrie Underwood's acting debut on "How I Met Your Mother". Plus, Reba McEntire reunites with Melissa Peterman on the new season of "The Singing Bee," and we'll tell you about new music from Jewel and Jessica Harp. Check out all these stories and much more on this week's edition of "CMT Insider." Air Times: Saturday, January 16 @ 1:30pm ET/PT & Sunday, January 17 @ 11:00am ET/PT

 • 1/9/10 Shania In PEOPLE Magazine. Shania is in this week's issue (1/18) of PEOPLE magazine. The title of the article reads: "Shania Twan: Happier Than Ever!" Click links below for scans!
PEOPLE - January 18, 2010  Page 1  Page 2  Page 3

• 1/8/10 Shania Hosts CBC's "The Current" - LISTEN! Click HERE to listen to Shania hosting "The Current" this morning on CBC Radio One! Great job Shania! The entire show was devoted to helping neglected and/or abused children, something Shania holds very close to her heart. You can also download and save the Jan. 8th show (3 parts) HERE.

• 1/8/10 Shania Talks Poverty And Steps Out With Her Beau - PIC! Click HERE to read the PopGoesTheNews.com article.

• 1/8/10 Shania Kids Can - Info. Click HERE to read about Shania's new charity program and how you can help!

• 1/7/10 Shania On HELLO! Canada Cover. Shania is on the cover of the January 18 issue of HELLO! Canada with the headline "Shania Twain Lights Up Her Hometown." Inside there is a small article with a couple pictures from Shania's Olympic torch relay in Timmins. Frederic is pictured holding a video camera in one of the pictures. Click HERE for a scan! Thanks to "Loonie Echo" on my message board!

• 1/7/10 Shania Promotes New Charity Program "Shania Kids Can" - LISTEN & WATCH! Shania was interviewed this morning on CBC Radio One's "The Current" to promote her new charity, Shania Kids Can. The program gives support to underprivileged children at the primary school level. Click HERE (new pic) to read the CBC News article. Click HERE (new pic) to read The Timmins Times article. Click HERE (new pic) to listen to this morning's interview on "The Current!" You can also download and save the Jan. 7th interview HERE. Click HERE to watch a video from CBC News!

• 1/6/10 Shania CBC Radio Interview Thursday/Interviews Queen Of Jordan Friday. Click HERE to read The Hollywood Reporter article. You can listen to "The Current" interviews LIVE (direct link may also work) beginning at 8:35am ET Thursday (Shania interview) and Friday (Shania guest hosts "The Current" & interviews Queen of Jordan). If you cannot listen live, the interviews will be posted HERE in the afternoon. (Shania and the Queen of Jordan attended the 4th Important Dinner For Women in New York back in September)
From Twitter (TheCurrentCBC): Tomorrow: Shania Twain talks about her involvement with underprivileged kids in Canada & what's planned for Friday's show as guest host!!!
***1/7 Update: During this morning's interview Shania talked about growing up poor and having to alternate paying the different monthly bills. They'd go without heat one month, phone the next, etc.. They were eligible for welfare but her father refused. Then she about "American Idol" and its impact on discovering young talent. Lastly, Shania said she started a charity program called "Shania Kids Can" which helps underprivileged kids and also gives them a place to go to help discover their own talent. Shania will host "The Current" tomorrow (Friday) morning and interview the Queen of Jordan

• 1/2/10 Happy New Year From Shania - PIC! Shania has posted another blog to her fans on her official website. She also shares a pic of her nature ride to see some moose. Click HERE to view!

• 1/2/10 Shania Donates Torch & Uniform To The STC - PICS! Click HERE to read an article from The Timmins Times and HERE for an article from the Timmins Daily Press. Pictures from the event can be found HERE.

• 1/1/10 Screaming Fans Welcome Shania On Olympic Torch Run. Articles: PEOPLE - The Timmins Times - Timmins Daily Press - The Associated Press - The Canadian Press - Canwest News Service - The Globe and Mail  Media videos: The Canadian Press  Amatuer videos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (lighting Olympic cauldron & interview)  Pictures: HERE

• 1/1/10 Today Is Torch Run Day In Timmins - Updated News & Info. Click HERE to read The Timmins Times article.

• 12/31/09 No Beefed-Up Security For Shania's Torch Run. Click HERE to read the Canadian Press article. Don't forget, you can watch Shania's Olympic torch relay LIVE around 7:00pm ET on January 1st HERE! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!

• 12/29/09 Shania Enjoys Hockey At The Mac - PICS! Click HERE to read The Timmins Times article and view the pictures.

• 12/29/09 Shania On "CMT Insider." According to CMT's Shania Twain TV Schedule, Shania will be featured on this weekend's edition of "CMT Insider: Special Edition - 2009 Rewind." The show will premiere on Saturday, January 2 at 1:30pm ET/PT and air again on Sunday, January 3 at 11:00am ET/PT. Click HERE for other air times. About the episode: What were the biggest country music headlines in 2009? Don't miss this special edition of "CMT Insider" as host Katie Cook looks back on a year filled with controversy and surprises. Get recaps on stories including the return of Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw and Shania Twain, Brooks & Dunn's plans to split and Taylor Swift's domination and record-breaking year.

• 12/29/09 John Emms Blog On Shania. Click HERE to read.

• 12/24/09 Metallica Takes Over Shania For Best Selling Album In SoundScan Era. Click HERE to read the Undercover and AntiMusic articles.

• 12/23/09 Holiday Wishes From Shania - PICS! Shania has posted another blog to her fans on her official website. In the letter she writes about her adventurous trip back home to Canada through a snowstorm. Shania also shares a few pics out in the snow. Click HERE to view!

• 12/22/09 Shania On "American Idol" January 19th. According to HitFix.com, the Chicago auditions of "American Idol" with Shania as a special guest judge will air from 8:00-9:00pm ET Tuesday, January 19 on FOX. The two-hour season premiere starts with the Boston auditions on January 12. The following night, Atlanta auditions will get a 75-minute show. Click HERE for the full schedule.

• 12/21/09 Shania's Olympic Torch Relay Through Timmins - More Details. Click HERE to read the Timmins Daily Press article.

• 12/19/09 Shania's Ex Buys More Land In New Zealand. Click HERE to read the New Zealand Herald article.

• 12/18/09 Study Finds Shania Has 'Perfect' Facial Features. Click HERE to read the BBC News article.

• 12/11/09 Up! Makes Billboard's "Best Of The 2000s" Decade-End Charts. Billboard has released its Decade-End top-selling country albums, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. Shania's Up! album ranks No. 6. Up! also ranks No. 35 on the Billboard 200 Albums Decade-End chart. (The top-selling albums of the decade (2000-09) across all genres, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan.)

• 12/11/09 "American Idol" commercial Featuring Shania. FOX is airing a commercial for season 9 of "American Idol" that shows Shania for a split second. She is on the left side of a triple-split screen of guest judges. Click HERE to watch the commercial. "American Idol" premieres January 12. No word yet on when the Chicago auditioons with Shania will air.

• 12/11/09 Shania's Music Videos Now Featuring Vevo Digital Technology. Now hosted by Vevo, check out Shania's crystal clear videos on her YouTube page.

• 12/9/09 Shania Attends Vevo Launch Party In NYC - PICS! Click HERE to read the idolator.com article. Click HERE and scroll to bottom of page for pictures!

• 12/2/09 Shania Tops Canadian Fantasy Dates Poll. Click HERE to read the Times & Transcript article.

• 12/1/09 Shania Fragrances Discontinued. Shania's two fragrances, Shania by Stetson (released Sep. 2005) and Shania Starlight (released Sep. 2007), have been discontinued. The old Shania fragrance website, shaniabystetson.com, is now being forwarded to stetsoncologne.com.

• 11/30/09 Shania In Country Weekly. In this week's issue (12/7) of Country Weekly, there is a mention of Shania attending the 25th anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert in New York City on October 29 & 30. Click HERE for a scan (the picture is not from the event).

• 11/24/09 Top 100 Women On The Web Of 2009. From asylum.com: 58. Shania Twain - Will Twain still be able to deliver the country crossover magic that has sold 75 million-plus now that she has separated from her husband, "Mutt" Lange, who co-wrote and produced all of her hit albums? Find out in a so-far-undetermined point in the future. Recently, Asylum rated the top 100 hottest women on the Internet, based solely on how many times the babe-loving general public enters an attractive lady's name into AOL's search box. (Because we believe this simple metric is the best way to measure true heat.) We've decided to highlight some of our favorites from the countdown again. Click HERE for the Top 100 Searched Women: Complete List.

• 11/17/09 Shania Attends Roch Voisine's Concert In Montreux, Switzerland. Click HERE to view a picture and read the Canoe article which I translated from French to English using an online translator.

• 11/16/09 Shania Makes Maxim's "Hottest Women In Country Women" List. From Maxim: Shania Twain: Canada's hottest songbird (sorry Celine) redefined country music with her catchy, pop-rockin' ditties and sexy, midriff-flaunting getups. See more of Shania in her Girls of Maxim gallery.

• 11/11/09 Shania Not Dating Billy Joel. From Extra TV: Shania Twain and Billy Joel are not making sweet music together. The National Enquirer reported that Twain, 44, and Joel, 60, have been going on secret dates, but Twain's rep tells "Extra" that the "story is not true." Twain has been romantically linked to Frédéric Thiébaud since splitting from husband Robert "Mutt" Lange, who reportedly was cheating on her with Marie-Ann Thiébaud -- Frédéric's ex! Joel introduced "Extra" to girlfriend Deborah Dampiere on the opening night of the Metropolitan Opera back in September.

• 11/9/09 1991 Christmas With Shania Home Video! From YouTube: This was a very good Christmas. We had an opportunity to spend the evening with a star to be. This is our private video with Shania and our relatives and friends. It was a memorable evening. Hope you all enjoy.

• 11/9/09 Carrie Underwood Surpasses Shania's #1 Singles. From examiner.com: Carrie Underwood will have many reasons to be happy come this week. Firstly, her third and new studio album Play On is expected to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200, making her do it for the second time, with a nice chunk of sales. But the other achievement the country star should be super excited about is that her current single "Cowboy Casanova” hit #1 on the country charts! This becomes her 8th #1 single on the chart! That is one more than Shania Twain has had on the U.S. Country charts!

• 11/6/09 Shania Blogs On NYC Trip - New Pictures! Shania has posted another letter to her fans on her official website. In the letter she writes about her favorite moments during last week's 25th Anniversary Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame concerts at Madison Square Garden. Shania also shares a couple pics out and about in New York City. Click HERE to view!

• 11/3/09 Shania Proclaims Divorce. From New York Daily News: Shania Twain exclaiming to Billy Joel backstage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary on Thursday night: "You're divorced — well, so am I!" …

• 11/2/09 Today In Music History. From Therapeutics Daily: In 2004, singer Shania Twain visited her hometown of Timmins, Ont., for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Shania Twain Centre, a museum dedicated to her career that opened three years earlier.

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