Wearing a bikini on a magazine cover is my 41st birthday present to myself.

Shania Twain brought a whole other fan base to country music with her sound, the way the videos were produced.

We're raising our girls to understand the real meaning of Christmas, and to know that it's most important to have Christmas in your heart. We go to our local mall and donate toys, and we say prayers for all the people in the world who might not be as lucky as we are.

I think I'm a lot like other moms out there who feel like if we don't have the pecan pie we have every year, then it just won't be Christmas.

There are things I've done in the past I'm not proud of - and I could talk about them if I wanted to - but I don't reveal my secrets... I prefer certain things to remain personal; there have to be boundaries. And I don't think you need a scandal to have an interesting story.

Wearing a bikini on a magazine cover is my 41st birthday present to myself.

My goal as an artist is to always be true to who I am and give my fans music they will enjoy for a lifetime