Shania Twain arrived at the 2023 CMT Music Awards on Sunday in Austin, Texas, making a statement on the red carpet.
The CMT Music Awards celebrate artists who have impacted the country music industry. Twain was invited to present one of the awards during the ceremony. One of her most famous looks is her leopard-print dress for her music video for “That Don’t Impress Me Much.” In February, she appeared on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” wearing a giraffe-print dress.
Reflecting on her history at the CMT Music Awards, Twain eventually cut to the heart of the issue, making a vow to keep uplifting “the many outstanding country ...
The “That Don’t Impress Me Much” singer was just one among a bevy of attendees on Sunday night — stars such as Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Gwen Stefani and Tyler Hubbard all performed throughout the telecast. let us, the country music industry, do our part to close the gap and provide an equal workspace for all talent. I Feel Like a Woman,’ I had no idea at the time that it would be the undercurrent of a decades-long career, and get adopted by an array of fantastic communities around the world, and become a genuine path of power and progress for women in country music,” she said, grinning.
Shania Twain released her sixth studio album Queen of Me earlier this year and is embarking on a tour later this month.
I don't have anything to prove anymore, and I feel freedom in that." "Queen of Me means I am my own boss. "I don't drive my own tour bus. "I will continue to do my best as a trailblazer. The "Man! [Check out PEOPLE's full CMT Awards coverage to get the latest news on country's big night](https://people.com/tag/cmt-awards/). "This is a genre of music with a rich history that raised and nurtured my own songwriting and performance and recording career from childhood. "I feel a renewed confidence. Twain started her acceptance speech with a reference to her 1997 hit "Man! She's an inspiration to me and millions of others." streamed, toured or awarded at the level they deserve." country music and beyond."
Alanis Morisette attends the CMT Music Awards on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP.
The 2023 CMT Music Awards include a Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute with Slash, Cody Johnson, LeAnn Rimes and Wynonna Judd at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas.
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On Sunday night (Oct. 21) at the 2023 CMT Music Awards, Shania Twain was honored with the CMT Equal Play Award. The award recognizes trailblazers who are using ...
I will continue to do my best as a trailblazer and together let’s insure that all our fellow artists get equal play regardless of gender age or race.” Let us, the country music industry, do our part to close the gap and provide an equal workspace for all talent. She concluded by saying, “I promise I will continue to champion the many outstanding country artists who are not currently played, they are not streamed, toured, signed or awarded at the level they deserve. Man, I feel like a woman has been adopted by an array of fantastic communities all around the world and become a genuine path of power and progress for women to—women in country music, which brings me so much joy. “When I wrote the phrase ‘Man, I Feel Like a Woman,’ honestly, I had no idea at the time that it would become the undercurrent of a decades-long career. 21) at the 2023 CMT Music Awards, Shania Twain was honored with the CMT Equal Play Award.
Twain is the recipient of this year's honor, which aims to break gender disparity amongst female artists in country music.
And I just champion them and welcome them to our industry." [2023 CMT Music Awards](https://www.etonline.com/event/cmt-music-awards) airs live on CBS and is streaming on Paramount+. "This is a record number." "Well, their talents," Twain said of what first caught her eye about the country-infused band. Obviously, I champion the idea of equal play," Twain said of the initiative, which aims to break down the gender disparity in the genre. ET's Cassie DiLaura spoke to Twain at the annual awards show Sunday, where she opened up about receiving the Equal Play honor and dished on her fiery new look.