Shania Twain’s Diamond-Selling Career Documented in Country Music Hall Of Fame Exhibit
Fans will get a behind-the-scenes look at Shania Twain's three-decade career at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
After waiting 15 years for new Shania Twain music, fans finally got a sneak peek of what’s to come with the release of Twain’s new single “Life’s About to Get Good.” In celebration of Twain’s comeback and release of her upcoming album Now on September 29, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will examine the life and career of the five-time Grammy winning superstar in its newest exhibit, Shania Twain: Rock This Country, opening June 30.
The exhibit will document everything in Twain’s career, from some of her first performances at Canadian bars to her most recent appearance at the Stagecoach Festival in California. Fans will get a look at what it takes to achieve a career selling more albums than any other female country artist in history.
“Shania Twain’s impact on country music is undeniable,” said museum CEO Kyle Young. “Her message of female empowerment and dynamic pop sound electrified country music. Her continued influence is evidenced by artists like Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, and Kelsea Ballerini. We are pleased to feature Ms. Twain in this career-spanning exhibit.”
Twain’s Grammy-winning album The Woman in Me has been certified double diamond, signifying sales of over 20 million albums, while Come on Over’s sales of over 40 million copies made it the top-selling album in history by a solo female act. Twain’s last full-length album was her diamond-selling UP! album in 2002, making Now’s release her first album in nearly 15 years.
Some of the highlights of Twain’s exhibit include:
- Hooded leather coat with fur trim and fringe, and fur-trimmed boots with Native American beadwork, worn on the cover of her self-titled 1993 debut album
- Complete ensemble, including top hat, from 1999 music video for “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!”
- Marc Bouwer leopard-print crop top and matching pants worn during Come On Over Tour (1998–99)
- Marc Bouwer futuristic princess outfit, with faux-leather coat; diamond and rhinestone earrings; velvet bra and skirt embellished with diamonds and rhinestones; belt with rhinestones and beads; and patent leather and suede boots, worn for her Super Bowl XXXVII halftime performance (2003)
- Outfit worn by Twain for her Stagecoach performance, including black top with multiple tiers of fringe, a body suit with fringe, crochet-pattern pants, and pumps, April 2017
- Grammys for Best Country Song, “You’re Still the One” (1998); Best Country Song, “Come One Over” (1999); Best Female Country Vocal Performance, “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” (1999)
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum hosts a collection of more than 2.5 million artifacts and will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary this year. Shania Twain’s exhibit follows Jason Aldean’s Asphalt Cowboy exhibit. Later this year, the museum will feature exhibits honoring the careers of Loretta Lynn and country music power couple Faith Hill and Tim McGraw.
