Shania Twain plays music of the country genre.
Country music ( frequently referred to as just country ) is a genre of United States popular music that originated in the southern United States in the 1920s . Shania Twain . Twain 's third album , Come On Over , became the best-selling studio album of all time by a female act in any genre and the best-selling country album , selling around 40 million copies worldwide . The Rock This Country tour kicked off on June 5 , 2015 in Seattle , Washington and originally concluded in Fresno , California on August 23 but was extended to include additional dates and ended October 27 , 2015 in Kelowna , British Columbia , Canada .