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Shania Twain Will Be Inducted Into Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame

Shania Twain will be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame this fall. Twain joins Steve Wariner, Hillary Lindsey, Gary Nicholson, and David Malloy in this year’s induction class….

Shania Twain Will Be Inducted Into Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame
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Shania Twain will be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame this fall. Twain joins Steve Wariner, Hillary Lindsey, Gary Nicholson, and David Malloy in this year's induction class. The Class of 2022 will be honored at the "52 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala" at the Music City Center on Sunday, October 30. They join 223 previously inducted members of the organization.

Having interviewed Shania for over 25 years I know that she takes a lot of pride in her songwriting, because she told me so. In my first interview with her in Nashville in 1995, she told me, "Songwriting is at my core. It's the thing that makes me most proud."

The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame is voted on by professional songwriter peers and current members of the Hall of Fame. All nominees experienced their first Top 20 songs at least 20 years ago.

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Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.