IT'S NO LONGER the mid-90s, but Shania Twain is still the reigning queen of country pop. Just look at the over-the-top reaction from the Gen Z crowd when Harry Styles brought her onstage at Coachella last year, or check out Post Malone rocking out during Twain's AMAS appearance a few years back. Or take a listen to Rina Sawayama's glittery banger This Hell', which kicks off with Twain's iconic "Let's go girls!"
For Sawayama, Twain has been a lifelong influence. The British Japanese star incorporates Twain's country anthems into a futuristic sound that also mixes in pop and nu metal, among other styles. This isn't lost on Twain, who was struck by the video for 'This Hell'. "I was chuckling that you have [line dancing] going on in it," she tells Sawayama over Zoom. "I thought, 'Wow, it lives on!""
Twain and Sawayama dive into a discussion that includes the latter's recent album, Hold the Girl, the former's upcoming LP, Queen of Me (due in February), and all the moments where their lives parallel each other's.
SAWAYAMA: Oh, my gosh. Thank you so much for talking to me, Shania. Fucking hell.
TWAIN: This is great, right? It's just great to be able to exchange. I love the new album. It's like, wow, "Let's go girls!" I feel rooted in your psyche.
SAWAYAMA: I was trying to think of when I first heard your music. I was between Japan and the UK. I moved to the UK when I was five, but for the first couple years I was in a Japanese school, and I literally didn't listen to any Western music. I was fully immersed in Japanese music, but my mum would sing your songs in karaoke. Your music has literally been part of my life since I remember.
I feel like the [2017] album Now is so confessional. I felt so connected to it, having my album coming out. I'm so excited for your new record as well. The single is so good.
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