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During an interview with Halsey at the CMT Music Awards on October 21, Kelsea mentioned she is "working on something with someone". It must be Shania!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eq0ETd01UQ

Rumor is Kelsea will be releasing a new remix of her song, "hole in the bottle," featuring Shania. This makes sense with the "wine" tweets.

https://twitter.com/MusicNewsRumor/status/1325863027145662464

From Kelsea Ballerini's Instagram Stories - http://www.instagram.com/stories/kelseaballerini/

Permanent link - https://twitter.com/MuzikGuy94/status/1326036537897783297

Shania Twain @shaniatwain

Let’s go, @kelseaballerini 😘🍷

Video clip of Shania and Kelsea Ballerini - https://www.instagram.com/p/CHbOwTAhQQo/

4:36 PM ET - 10 Nov 20

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***Kelsea posted the same clip on her Instagram page.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X7gQQQe2d8

Tommy wrote:

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It was just announced Kelsea is performing at the CMA Awards tonight. It sounds like she'll be singing "hole in the bottle". Could Shania be joining her??? The awards air at 8:00pm ET on ABC.

https://twitter.com/KelseaBallerini/status/1326537605555474439

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CMA has revealed the final performer for tonight’s CMA Awards. Country superstar Kelsea Ballerini will take the stage to perform her hit single “hole in the bottle.”

Hosted by Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker, Country Music’s Biggest Night™ airs live TONIGHT from Nashville’s Music City Center (8:00-11:00 PM/ET) on ABC.

https://cmaawards.com/news/kelsea-ballerini-to-perform-at-the-54th-annual-cma-awards-reba-mcentire-and-darius-rucker-to-debut-world-premiere-performance-of-in-the-ghetto-in-tribute-to-mac-davis-cma-musical-event-and-mus/ 

***Well according to Fred's Instagram Stories, he and Shania are in Switzerland so she won't be performing with Kelsea tonight. But I wonder if "hole in the bottle" featuring Shania could be released after the performance.

https://www.instagram.com/stories/fred_thiebaud/2440144585251564485/

czm8888 wrote:

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Are they doing live performances or will they be pre-recorded again?

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Live performances.

Kelsea has more Shania references on her Instagram Stories.

https://www.instagram.com/stories/kelseaballerini/

Permanent link - https://twitter.com/MuzikGuy94/status/1326730806409170945

Kelsea Ballerini @KelseaBallerini

Time to spill the wine...hole in the bottle with @ShaniaTwain out tomorrow at midnight est 🍷 https://orcd.co/hitbshania

https://twitter.com/KelseaBallerini/status/1326735061887180805

10:54 PM ET - 11 Nov 20

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Shania Twain @Shania Twain

We're leakin' all this wine 🍷💥 Hole In The Bottle dropping Friday! 😘 @kelseaballerini https://orcd.co/hitbshania

https://twitter.com/ShaniaTwain/status/1326737734795464705

11:05 PM ET - 11 Nov 20

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Tommy wrote:

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It was just announced Kelsea is performing at the CMA Awards tonight. It sounds like she'll be singing "hole in the bottle". Could Shania be joining her??? The awards air at 8:00pm ET on ABC.

https://twitter.com/KelseaBallerini/status/1326537605555474439

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5r4yzItYVo 

The song has already been released in some countries. People who have heard it say it sounds very autotuned. Shania has a small solo and references the lyrics to "MIFLAW".

Honestly I really never liked this song to begin with. As for Shanias voice it's just got a autotune vibe too it perhaps? Any thoughts Tommy on this duet? I'm super excited for Shanias album next year. Hopefully a duet or two on the next album. 

I like the song. It's quite catchy. And I love how they arranged and produced the second chorus with Shania singing over Kelsea. I don't find Shania's voice too autotuned, no more than the other duets she's done this year.
We're light years away from Now, I like this voice waaaay more.

Text from Shania

Happy Friday! Pour yourself a drink and listen to Kelsea Ballerini's Hole In The Bottle (with yours truly) on your streaming service of choice 🍷😘 Cheers to that!

8:00 AM ET - 13 Nov 2020

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Shania Twain @Shania Twain

Pour yourself a glass of Cabernet and listen to @KelseaBallerini's Hole In The Bottle (with yours truly) now 🍷😘 Cheers to that! #LetsGoGirls https://orcd.co/hitbshania

Audio clip - https://twitter.com/ShaniaTwain/status/1327234760683339777

8:00 AM ET - 13 Nov 20

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Kelsea Ballerini & Shania Twain Talk About Their New Team-Up on ‘Hole in the Bottle’ – Out Today!

By James Daykin | Lyric Features | November 13, 2020

Kelsea Ballerini and Shania Twain are this week’s guests on Today’s Country Radio with Kelleigh Bannen on Apple Music Country. The two singer-songwriters talk about their collaboration on Kelsea’s hit, “hole in the bottle.”

Kelsea describes how a mysterious email from “something Twain” led to her working with her idol, and Shania shares her admiration for Kelsea in the recording process and her originality in songwriting.

Tune in and listen to the full episode right here: Today’s Country Radio with Kelleigh Bannen

Kelsea Ballerini on “hole in the bottle” with Shania Twain

“I got an email from ‘something Twain,’ and I’m like, ‘Is this Shania?’ And, basically she had started the conversation of ‘Let’s do something together.’ And, I was just honored that she even thought of me, you know? And we just kind of went back and forth on a couple other ideas, and some songs, we’re just sending each other a ton of stuff. And then finally I was like, ‘Wait a second, I have this single, and it’s kind of catchy, and she could kill this. And what if she just added to the fire?’ But I was listening to all of these harmonies, and her ad-libs… every single thing that she sent me just going, ‘You know who you are, and what you contribute, and what you’re great at, and what makes you an icon.’ ”

Shania Twain on working with Kelsea Ballerini on “hole in the bottle”

“I mean, she’s very serious about her writing, but she really gets the balance between relatability and not getting all wrapped up in the seriousness. But… she was directing me all the way, it was really, really cute. She would send me little snippets of all the little things she wanted me to say and sing. They were like, little tiny recordings. ‘Ok, so Shania, sing this, if you wanna sing this. If you like that, sing that. But do it your own way!’ Anyway, it was adorable… She’s actually a really good director, and she knows what she wants, and I really respected that.”

https://www.lyricmagazine.co.uk/lyricfeatures-kelsea-ballerini-shania-twain-talking-about-their-new-team-up-on-hole-in-the-bottle-out-today/

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Kelleigh Bannen @kelleighbannen

SHANIA ‼️ In all her glory‼️ Join us as we chat w/ the superstar about her new collab w/ @KelseaBallerini on #TodaysCountry Radio. 8am CT🍷 apple.co/CountryRadio @applemusic @ShaniaTwain

Video clip with Shania - https://twitter.com/kelleighbannen/status/1327249596817559557

8:58 AM ET - 13 Nov 20

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Shania Twain Says Kelsea Ballerini 'Never Ceases to Amaze Me' After 'Hole in the Bottle' Remix

I'm proud of you, Kelsea. And I'm there for you. And when she sent me the song, I thought, 'Yeah, this is a hit song,'" Twain says on PEOPLE (the TV Show!) about "hole in the bottle" remix

By Tomás Mier | PEOPLE | November 13, 2020

There's nothing like ruby red wine for these two!

Kelsea Ballerini and Shania Twain teamed up for the ultimate collab: a remix of Ballerini's playful "hole in the bottle" — and they raved about their relationship to Jeremy Parsons on PEOPLE (the TV Show!).

"I'm just beaming. The fact that she even knows who I am still freaks me out," Ballerini, 27, says of the country legend. "But the fact that someone that genuinely shaped me wanting to be a woman in entertainment, a songwriter, a businesswoman, someone who pushed boundaries, someone who blazed trails."

"I mean, she's it for me. You're it for me," she adds.

Ahead of releasing the "hole in the bottle" remix, Ballerini shared several nods to Twain sporting outfits similar to the icon's signature style on Instagram. Ballerini even wore a top hat like in Twain's "Man, I Feel Like a Woman" during her CMA Awards performance of the track Wednesday.

"I love the song and it's very playful," says Twain, 55, of the collab. "But listen, Kelsea is a very serious writer and director. She was sending me little bits, saying, 'Okay, well, I want you to do it your way, but I can hear this and this, and that and that, and this melody. And I just did exactly what she told me to do. And it was perfect.'"

"What's really cool about this song right now is there's so much music that we both have out that's so heartfelt, and in-depth, and vulnerable, but just in the world right now, I'm so excited to have a song that's an escape," says Ballerini about their new duet. "It's this fun two minute and 50-second moment where people can turn it on and just escape into this fun wine world with Shania and [me]. And that, to me, is just the greatest gift."

Although the two had to create the song while apart from each other due the coronavirus pandemic, the two look forward to hopefully getting into the studio together down the line. (Twain is quarantining in her husband Frédéric Thiébaud's native Switzerland.)

"I think it would be a real bottleneck experience because we've all been apart for so long that it if Kelsea and I get in a studio together ever — which we will, I'm sure. I'm confident of that — we're going to just make the most of it and do something really exciting," said Twain.

Ballerini then explains that the two have been in touch over the years. They met in 2016 at CMT's Artists of the Year event where Twain was named Artist of a Lifetime and Ballerini was named Breakout Artist of the Year. That day, Ballerini took the stage to perform "Peter Pan" and she was left in awe when she saw Twain singing along.

"I remember I looked down, and she knew the words to 'Peter Pan,' and it was just the craziest thing to me," Ballerini says. "And then, I got to meet her afterward. That was the start of our friendship."

"I was very proud of her because I could sense her self-confidence and not an egotistical way or anything like that. But I just thought this is a take-charge girl. She's writing this music. I could see the director artist behind the beautiful facade of the... I mean, she looks like a supermodel," Twain says of that moment. "But she delivers something deeper than that. It's very obvious. I was proud of her. I thought 'Yeah, this is a star in the making."

Twain then added that she even went to a Lady A show once (which Ballerini says Twain and her husband Ubered to. "That's another reason why I adore you.") just to see the "Better Luck Next Time" star perform as an opener.

"She never ceases to amaze me. She always comes up with the goods, and it's really difficult to stay strong as a female in country music over any period of time, nevermind at all. So, I'm proud of you, Kelsea," she says. "And I'm there for you. And when she sent me the song, I thought, 'Yeah, this is a hit song.' And thank you for thinking of me. And I'm privileged to be a part of it."

"I could cry. I'm not going to, but I could. Thank you for saying all of that," responds Ballerini.

Ballerini praises Twain for being able to "balance lightheartedness" and "good humor" with "genuine songwriting skill."

"It's really cool to be able to show different sides of your artistry because you can have these serious, vulnerable, introspective songs, and then, you can have fun love songs, and then, you can have a quirky drinking song, and it doesn't take away from any other corner of who you are," Ballerini tells Twain. "I mean, I've learned that listening to your music all these years. You're everything."

Twain also dishes on the weirdest place she's written a song: a soccer game!

"I'm used to the really fast game of hockey. It's super fast. You hear the puck, you hear the banging up against the... It's a rough bang-them-up sport," she says of writing "From This Moment On" from her hit album Come On Over.

"So, going to a soccer game was like watching a sport in slow motion at the time. Huge field, and it's a very silent game as far as the actual playing of the game. So, I'm like, 'Wow, I've got time to write a song between passes here,'" she adds.

The remix of "hole in the bottle" featuring Shania Twain is out now.

https://people.com/country/shania-twain-says-kelsea-ballerini-never-ceases-to-amaze-me-after-dropping-hole-in-the-bottle/

SINGLE REVIEW: Kelsea Ballerini ‘Hole In The Bottle’ Featuring Shania Twain

Music and Tour News | November 13, 2020

For this epic new version of the massive anthem ‘Hole In The Bottle’, country-pop sensation Kelsea Ballerini has teamed up with her idol Shania Twain to create an incredible pop-infused banger that incorporates a stellar country vibe with modern radio styles which offers a tongue-in-cheek global smash.

The track is an uptempo, fun lyrical story about drinking slightly too much without apologizing, and with the year we’re currently living through it has become an anthem for many and this updated rendition which features guest vocals from Twain is a truly phenomenal offering.

The combination of Shania Twain and Kelsea Ballerini’s vocals is something truly special, and this is a piece of musical history that will no doubt go down in the books as one of the greatest country collaborations of all time. Twain is the legend of country-pop, whilst Ballerini is ready to take over that status in this current climate.

This feels like the passing of the baton, with Shania continuing to blaze a trail in the genre, and now it’s the time for Kelsea to breakout and create another avenue for rising talent as she leads the way in the modern country music world and with the guidance of Shania she has the perfect guiding hand as she continues on the path to icon status.

Their duet on ‘Hole In The Bottle’ is iconic and will no doubt go on to become one of the most successful collaborations of all time. It is an incredible offering with the two powerhouses colliding on an instant classic that is gloriously playful and sassy making it a hugely impressive release.

https://musicandtournews.com/single-review-kelsea-ballerini-hole-in-the-bottle-featuring-shania-twain/

Shania Twain @ShaniaTwain

Hole In The Bottle is on @AppleMusic's #TodaysCountry playlist. Listen now and turn it up LOUD! 🍷https://apple.co/HoleinthebottleOnTodaysCountry

Promo/Audio clip - https://twitter.com/ShaniaTwain/status/1328407917356310528

1:41 PM ET - 16 Nov 20

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The 50 best songs of 2020

By August Brown, Suzy Exposito, Randall Roberts, Mikael Wood | Los Angeles Times | December 9, 2020 

Looking back years from now, we may or may not remember how we encountered the songs that defined 2020 — on the radio, on a streaming service, on TikTok as the soundtrack of somebody’s viral dance video. But we’re certain to remember the songs themselves, which helped us make sense of (and occasionally escape from) the strange reality of a year like none other. Here, in alphabetical order, are the Times music staff’s picks for the 50 best songs of 2020.

Kelsea Ballerini, “Hole in the Bottle”

A drinking song funny enough that Ballerini released it three different times: as a pop-country rave-up, as an acoustic hoedown and finally as a duet with Shania Twain, from whose 2002 “Up!” Ballerini may have gotten the idea of rejiggering her stuff in the first place. (Mikael Wood)

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-12-09/the-50-best-songs-of-2020

Shania Twain @shaniatwain

Cheers to good days ahead 😘 @kelseaballerini

Video - https://www.instagram.com/p/CKXCVJPKyIm/

3:02 PM ET - 22 Jan 21

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Kelsea Ballerini Talks Social Media, Making A Big Move, & Her Collaboration With Shania Twain

By Morgan Huelsman | The Bobby Bones Show | February 8, 2021

Kelsea talks about Shania and the collaboration at the 13:20 mark

Kelsea Ballerini stopped by The Bobby Bones Show to share the big move she's had in recent weeks, perform several of her big hits, and talk about the decision she's made in regards to social media.

While having to stay home from touring due to the pandemic, Ballerini, her husband Morgan Evans, and their dog Dibs moved into a new house. The big move was not only big for Ballerini and Evans, but Ballerini shared that Dibs was having some anxiety at their old place with all the dogs he had to interact with constantly. Dibs isn't a big fan of other dogs, so Ballerini said he's much happier now being in their own house.

Ballerini has been interacting with her fans even more on social media while stuck at home, but there is something fans have probably noticed on her Instagram. Her comments are disabled and she confessed to Bobby Bones that she is super sensitive and would end up paying attention to too many bad comments. So instead of shutting down completely and not being open with her life for her fans, she decided to just disable comments to avoid negativity and still be open about her life. She added that she's sensitive, but believes that's a good thing.

Before performing, Ballerini walked through her big career songs. Her song "Love You Like I Mean It" was written when Ballerini confessed that she had no idea what she was doing. She was with some songwriters, and they just ordered some pizza and pulled the song together. "I Hate Love Songs" is one that was totally different than her other songs so she had wanted to "zigzag" with this one as a single. She believes that giving fans this song allowed them to see the full spectrum of her album. "Homecoming Queen?" was about Ballerini's personal journey of figuring out who she was. During this moment, Ballerini wanted to hold herself accountable and this song did that for her. As for "Hole In The Bottle," Ballerini put it on the album because she wanted something light and happy and ultimately be able to play it in her live shows. She has since put out a version of "Hole In The Bottle" with Shania Twain. Ballerini shared that Twain emailed her early in quarantine to collaborate on a project. So the two of them spent months trying to figure out the perfect collaboration and ultimately decided on a new version of Ballerini's song.

Kelsea Ballerini performed her songs "Love Me Like I Mean It," "I Hate Love Songs," "Homecoming Queen," and "Hole In The Bottle." Watch here.

https://bobbybones.iheart.com/featured/bobby-bones/content/2021-02-08-kelsea-ballerini-on-why-her-comments-on-instagram-are-disabled/

Shania Twain Inspires Kelsea Ballerini

By Lauryn Snapp | iHeartRadio - CMT Cody Alan | March 8, 2021

In a recent interview with Cody Alan, Kelsea Ballerini dropped in to reveal the pinch-me moments that led to her collaboration with country icon Shania Twain.

Coming together to sing, "Hole In The Bottle" was a career highlight for Kelsea.

"They say don't meet your heroes…unless your hero is Shania Twain…then meet her, know her, and make music with her," Kelsea shared in a statement. "She's inspired me in every way and has become a mentor and friend and added some major sass and spice to 'Hole in the Bottle' the way only Shania could. 

Kelsea shared with Cody how the new version of her fun song came to be.

"She did her vocals in Switzerland," laughs the "Miss Me More" singer. "Basically, Shania reached out at the beginning of the pandemic, and she said that she was working on new music and she wanted to see if we could do something together. We spent the next few months going back and forth on song ideas. Like, I would write a chorus on the guitar and send it to her and vice versa, just trying to find something that really felt like a true blend."

"It wasn't until I watched the music video for "Hole In The Bottle," where I really kind of tribute her in a lot of my fashion choices, and I thought, "Wait for a second, WHAT IF? What if I just had her help on this?" shares Kelsea.

"So, I emailed it to her and just said, "Hey! I know this is kind of a different route, but here's the video, and I am sure you will see some similarities." She added only what Shania could add to it," says Kelsea with a smile.

Asking the burning question, Cody asked Kelsea if she has a favorite Shania song.

Spoiler Alert: She is just as stumped as we are.

"No, no, I don't!" proclaims Kelsea. "I saw her in Vegas when she did her residency. It was like, just all of the moments… you think that you have a favorite song and then she sings, "That Don't Impress Me Much," and then you think that's your favorite song, and she is singing "You're Still The One," and you're like, "No, nom no, that's my favorite!" and then she sings, "Man, I Feel Like A Woman." You know what I mean?"

"I don't know. I just love HER," says Kelsea.

For over a century, International Women's Day has been held on 8 March each year and marks a day of celebration and advocacy for women's rights and equality around the world. Listen as Cody celebrates country music's powerhouse females on the radio nightly by finding your station at www.CMTCody.com. 

https://buckeyecountry943.iheart.com/content/2021-03-08-shania-twain-inspires-kelsea-ballerini/

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10:07 AM ET - 14 Mar 21

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