Shania Twain gets back to the basics of fun, day-seizing, life-affirming joy in her peppy new single, “Waking Up Dreaming.” The song, which came out last Friday, is Shania’s first new release in five years and the start of a new album chapter, she tells The Sun.
The country legend has been famous for striking visual statements since the start of his career, and with “Waking Up Dreaming,” she’s as creative as ever. This time around, she chose a tasteful, conservative topless photo for the single’s cover art.
“I styled that photograph myself,” says Shania, who wears stiletto boots and a cowboy hat in the image.
“It was all about taking off the bra, taking off the shirt, tying the shirt around my waist,” she continues. “This is a statement of being comfortable in my own skin and just being really myself.”
And if some of her fans get upset by her choice to bear a little more skin, well, Shania says that’s just fine.
“I never really get angry with criticism,” she adds. “You can’t please everybody, that’s normal.”
Shania’s not the only woman in country music who’s shown some skin — and caught flak for it. In 2019, the genre’s more conservative fans were scandalized by Maren Morris’ decision to pose for Playboy. But there was a precedent for Maren’s feature in the magazine: Who could forget Dolly Parton’s iconic Playboy spread from 1978?
Dolly recently recreated her Playboy look — complete with bunny ears and bowtie — for her husband Carl Dean’s birthday.
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