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Shania Twain opens up about ‘stage fright’ ahead of hosting award show

Shania Twain speaks about anxiety ahead of hosting People’s Choice Country Awards
Shania Twain speaks about anxiety ahead of hosting People’s Choice Country Awards

Shania Twain expressed her anxiety about hosting the big night in a recent interview.

The country star, who began her career when she was eight years old, told Taste of Country this week, “I’m a very spontaneous speaker and thinker, so if I get rambling, they might have to take the hook out and get me off the stage.”

The 59-year-old shared that she has dealt with stage fright her entire career.

In a previous interview, the Man! I Feel Like A Woman! songstress told CTV, “I think the only way to deal with it would be for me to just forget about what I was doing and jump right into her feelings of nervousness before hosting the big night.”

Looking back at her early career, she added, “I’m still the…


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ESPYs 2024: Serena Williams Owns the Stage Like a Pro as She Drops Intriguing Tease About Her New Role

Stepping into the spotlight like a seasoned pro, Serena Williams will take center stage for ESPN. The American legend is hosting “The 2024 ESPYS Presented by Capital One” live on July 11. But before that, a new promo dropped featuring the 23-time Grand Slam champion, ruling the stage like a queen.

Over her successful career, Williams—an iconic figure in tennis—has won twelve ESPY Awards. She has received 10 awards for being the best female tennis player and two, in 2003 and 2013, for being the best female athlete. She will become the fourth female host of the ESPY televised presentation in its two-decade history, adding another honor to her resume and demonstrating her impact both on and off the court.

Recently, the official Instagram account of ABC shared a short video in which…


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Shared Interests on International Stage

Fatime Letifova

The informal summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS)
scheduled to take place on July 5-6 in Shusha is a significant
event for strengthening the solid ties and cooperation between
Azerbaijan and other Turkic states. Such summits are crucial steps
aimed at enhancing the economic, political, and cultural
cooperation of the Turkic world.

Shusha hosting this summit holds special importance. Recognized
as the cultural capital of the Islamic World and Azerbaijan, Shusha
occupies a unique place in Azerbaijani culture. Its liberation by
Azerbaijan following the Second Garabagh War in 2020 has further
increased its strategic and symbolic significance. Hosting…


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Jeannie Mai excited to join Miss Universe Philippines 2024 stage

Jeannie Mai to wear Filipino designs on Miss Universe Philippines 2024 stageJeannie Mai to wear Filipino designs on Miss Universe Philippines 2024 stage

Jeannie Mai. Image from Instagram

Emmy-award winning presenter Jeannie Mai could not contain her excitement for her first trip to the Philippines, a recent video shared by the Miss Universe Philippines 2024 pageant online showed.

“Hi everybody, it’s Jeannie Mai here, and I’m so excited. I’m coming to the Philippines for my very first time,” the Hollywood host said in a video posted on the Miss Universe Philippines social media accounts on Tuesday evening, May 14.

Mai, best known for the reality makeover show “How Do I Look?” and who has appeared in several editions of the Miss Universe pageant, will be one of the hosts of the 2024 Miss Universe Philippines coronation show at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on May 22.

“I’m wearing Filipino designers, baby. You…


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Glastonbury Festival to host first dedicated South Asian music stage



Glastonbury Festival will for the first time see the creation of a dedicated South Asian performance space, created and built by a South Asian team.

Located in the longstanding Shangri-La Glastonbury area of the festival, curated and created by a team including Continental Drift’s Chris MacMeikan, Arrivals will be a new space delivered in collaboration with South Asian cultural organisations Dialled In, Going South and Daytimers.

The stage has been designed by Shankho Chaudhuri, Esha Sikander and Shirin Naveed, and will feature the work of illustrator Osheen Siva. It will be set in an immersive setting, that Shangri-La’s organisers have described as “a portal to an alien jungle planet, immersed by an audio visual world coded in solar punk, carnivorous plants, cyborg…


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