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January 31, 2003 - Star magazine reports Shania Twain demanded, and received, $125,000 in perks including a Lear jet to fly her husband and son to the Super Bowl. Her entourage of 20 also flew first class.

January 29, 2003 - Shania Twain performed during halftime of Super Bowl XXXVII between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Oakland Raiders on January 26, 2003 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. After the game, Bon Jovi performed. Check out photos from the performances from WireImage (show / backstage).

January 25, 2003 - "Being Canadian, I grew up a hockey fan," Shania Twain told reporters at a Super Bowl press conference. "First it was Bobby Orr, then it was Wayne Gretzky. I know all of Canada will be watching (the Super Bowl). We have a lot of football fans. "I hope I do them proud."

January 24, 2003 - Shania Twain answered questions at a press conference for the AT&T Wireless Super Bowl XXXVII Halftime Show at the Super Bowl Media Center on Thursday (January 23) in San Diego, California. Shania and No Doubt will perform at halftime as the Oakland Raiders play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII which will take place on Sunday January 26. Check out photos from WireImage.com.

January 21, 2003 - WENN reports Shania Twain has become an expert of an ancient Indian sport, which used to be played with people's heads.The singer took lessons in 'horseball' in Portugal during her time off between albums, and has become a huge fan, despite its gruesome past. She says, "It's an old Asian game that they used to play with heads. It's one of those barbaric games with body parts. It's very hard - you have to stand up in the stirrups at all times. To pick up the ball, you have to be upside down and hold on with one leg while the horse is running."

January 16, 2002 - Shania Twain was on the Tonight Show on Tuesday where she performed 'Up'. Check out a transcript to her brief chat with Jay afterwards on the forums.

January 16, 2002 - Chris Willman of Entertainment Weekly weighed in on the top 10 American Music Award highlights from Monday night's show. At #10 was Shania Twain. He writes, "One notable performance: Shania Twain's demonstration that all her post-pregnancy time on the Stairmaster has come in handy. She bravely sang her new single, 'Up!,' while climbing a makeshift staircase from the floor of the Shrine to the balcony, losing neither her nerve nor her breath (and not lip-synching, unlike the young wimps in B2K). It was a wonderful, infectious little tune, even if the achievement here was more calisthenic than artistic." Read more.

January 16, 2002 - Shania Twain is on the cover of the new Rolling Stone magazine.

January 16, 2002 - Ted Casablanca of E! Online reports that Shania Twain, sans hubby Mutt Lange, dropped by Teen People's bash held at Hollywood's hip club Ivar after Monday night's American Music Awards. She told Ted, "I can't wait to see Justin!" She managed to tuck herself into a cozy booth in the balcony with the *NSYNC star, where they engaged in an animated conversation.

January 15, 2003 - Shania Twain, Carmen Electra, Dru Hill, Heidi Klum, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, and Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC were amongst those at the 30th Annual American Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on Monday (January 13) in Los Angeles, California. Check out pictures from Rex Features and WireImage.com.

January 15, 2003 - Shania Twain told Access Hollywood of her 'Up!' performance at the AMA's last night, "I asked them to put an extra wire, it was so huge, and i thought if I trip i really could fall."

January 15, 2003 - JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, and Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC, Shania Twain, and Tara Reid were on hand at the 2003 Teen People and Universal Records Party honoring Nelly at the Ivar Night Club on Monday (January 13) in Hollywood, California. Check out photos from WireImage.com.

January 13, 2003 - Shania Twain will be performing on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Tuesday night.

January 13, 2003 - Shania Twain may be the first to hook into a societal trend - women who max out on their credit cards because they can't resist Sunday at the mall - and turn it into a song. "We all understand what we have in common with the people around us," she said. "What I do is put that into songs. Part of the fun for me, the kick, is that I'm able to relate to the public."

January 12, 2003 - Shania Twain, answering criticism of her latest record, 'Up!': "What is too commercial? If you look at the Beatles, it doesn't get any more commercial than that. They were as commercial as anybody gets, but they had the writing ability to back it up."

January 9, 2003 - Shania Twain has signed up to perform during the half-time break at the world's biggest annual sporting event, the Super Bowl, later this month. The country superstar will perform two of her hits at San Diego, California's 70,000-seat Qualcomm Stadium.

January 5, 2003 - The New York Post hears Shania Twain must be getting sick of boring old Switzerland. The singer and her hubby, Mutt Lange, told pals at Tommy Hilfiger's party in Mustique that they were looking for a house on the island.

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