Shania Twain, aka the “Queen of Country Pop”, returned to Apple Music on October 7 with a new episode of her show Home Now Radio. While Twain dominated the charts for most of the 90s and became the best selling female country artist of all time, she wasn’t interested in discussing her own achievements. Instead, she spent the majority of this interview praising the women in the industry she admires most today.
Twain gushed about Miley Cyrus, who she reveals she technically first met while Cyrus was still in utero! Twain said, “I’ve known her dad from the very beginning when we were both first starting out as newly signed recording artists in Nashville. He ended up having a giant hit, I think I use that word giant a lot, anyway, he had a monster hit right out of the box, ‘Achy Breaky Heart,’ and I always flash back to Billy Ray Cyrus walking into a record label party of just artists on the label. And he walked in with this beautiful, tall slender, big blue eyed beauty. And during that night he said that they were pregnant. Anyway, to make a long story short, I can’t believe that this little girl who just came out of nowhere, to watch somebody grow to something so great. All of a sudden, here she is. I mean, it’s not all of a sudden. Miley works very hard, it’s been a long, long road of hard work and great acting and creativity and becoming a beautiful singer. “
Moving on to another pop star powerhouse, Twain called Lady Gaga “the most unique, I think, music talents of this generation” and remarked, “She does so many unusual, remarkable, artistic, unexpected things in her videos, in her live performances, her art direction, her fashion. One thing that stays consistent though, is her voice.”
Twain, who has dabbled in acting herself, went on to say, “Then she gets an acting role, starring role, in what would be a huge success, not only as an actress, but as a singer songwriter. A Star Is Born was a huge box office hit and Lady Gaga won the Oscar for best original song for ‘Shallow.’ This is a classic. This song will be around in generations to come. No doubt.”
All three of these women are incredible singer-songwriters, and it’s so nice to hear one legend speak so highly of her peers. Now if you’ll excuse me, I think I might go turn on Shania Twain’s Greatest Hits album and have a dance party for one.
