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Shania Twain has proven time and time again she’s still the one.

And when she takes to the stage as host of the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards on Sept. 26 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, it will only further her status as a country icon.

In fact, Shania—a three-time People’s Choice Awards winner herself—has promised a show unlike any other.

“Country has some of the most passionate fans in music and us artists are so lucky to be supported in doing what we love,” the 49-year-old previously shared of taking on hosting duties. “I am honored to host an award show that celebrates these awesome fans. Get ready for an unforgettable show with lots of big hair, glamour,…

Every four years, LGBTQ+ athletes from all around the world come together to participate in the Gay Games, a tournament first established to promote the acceptance and inclusion of queer people in sport. Since its inception, it has gone from strength to strength, with the 2023 edition making history by taking place in Asia for the first time, as Hong Kong shared hosting rights with Guadalajara in Mexico.

The Games began as the Gay Olympics, with the organising committee founded on June 15, 1980, by activist Tom Waddell and his friends Mark Brown and Paul Mart. Waddell himself competed as a decathlete in the 1968 Summer Olympics and he based much of his new endeavour on the model of the famous global sporting event.

The name, however, didn’t last, as three weeks before its inaugural…