Shania Twain Isn’t Nervous to Host ACM Awards, Wants to Meet Ella Langley (Exclusive)

The legendary Shania Twain is gearing up to host the ACM Awards for the first time!

“Extra” spoke with Shania, who has won three ACMs, including Entertainer of the Year.

Twain said she isn’t feeling nervous, but “more excited" to encourage and support all the artists.

She said, “There’s been a lot of new artists recently, so yeah, I get to meet all these new artists… I’m going there in the spirit of bringing maybe some comfort, bringing some encouragement to the performers that might be feeling, you know, nervous or anxious.”

Twain emphasized, "I've been there. I know how they’re feeling.”

Shania is looking forward to meeting artists she admires, including Lainey Wilson and Ella Langley.

She shared, "I've met Lainey Wilson, but just like too briefly. I haven't had a chance to speak with her and, you know just get to now her a little bit."

"Ella Langley is somebody that I have a lot of curiosity about," she continued. "She has obviously been around for a while, because there's no way she would have just popped out of nowhere, right? And I think we've missed out on her for a few years. We needed to have her earlier on... So I want to be able to tell her that and say, 'Finally, you're here! I'm so happy that you're finally here.'"

She also pointed out, “I would just like to see a celebration of the fact that we are having more diversity. We’re experiencing more open-mindedness in the genre.”

Twain brought up that there are “more females” in the country genre now, adding, “The fact that we are seeing more women — in fact, it’s dominating this year — is because we are recognizing that we’ve not given them enough space and they’ve been underappreciated.”

And, of course, Shania will also bring it when it comes to her fashions!

She shared, "I want to look my best, it’s Las Vegas. I’m not going to go crazy with too many quick changes because I want to, like, stay composed and I want to enjoy and take it all in."