Country icon looks unrecognizable with 60s-style short blonde hair at the People's Choice Country Awards

She is simply a state icon who has sold complete 100 cardinal records. 

Billboard named her arsenic nan leader of nan '90s country-pop crossover stars and her look is globally recognized acknowledgment to it being a salient characteristic connected her galore medium covers.

But connected Thursday night, nan Canadian singer-songwriter went almost unrecognized arsenic she arrived astatine the 2024 People's Choice Country Awards successful Nashville pinch a 60s-style hairsbreadth and Barbie-inspired denim outfit. 

She stunned fans who could person been mistaken for reasoning it was Sabrina Carpenter pinch her bold blonde locks.  

Can you conjecture who it is?

It's Shania Twain!

The platinum-selling creator said told E! News about her image alteration - telling them: 'Isn't it crazy? I emotion it,' she said. 

'I was progressive pinch nan sketches and nan creation and nan silhouette and everything. To me, that's nan joy. 

'It's not astir putting connected thing that's amazing—it's astir being portion of it.' 

Twain, 59, wowed connected nan reddish carpet while wearing a figure-hugging, denim dress that clung to her framework and fell down to excavation astir her connected nan ground.

Dazzling specifications sparkled nether nan agleam lights astir nan precocious information of nan eye-catching ensemble, arsenic good arsenic astatine nan bottom. 

The gown contained a pointed collar and Shania besides opted for a brace of matching, elbow-length denim gloves that had glittering, rhinestone embellishments. 

The performer chose to deterioration only minimal accessories to let nan reddish carpet look to beryllium nan main focal point, and added a chunky ringing connected her near hand. 

Her retro-styled blonde locks were parted to nan side, and effortlessly flowed down to curl into waves complete her shoulders.

Shania's constitution was glammed up for nan festivities, and comprised of a furniture of mascara to her lashes arsenic good arsenic a shimmering, bronze protector astir her eyes. 

A lukewarm blush was added to her cheekbones for a twinkling glow, while a nude-colored, satin tint was worn connected her lips for a finishing touch.  

The That Don't Impress Me Much hitmaker is hosting nan awards ceremonial astatine Nashville's Grand Ole Opry.

She cheekily said earlier this week she would make a beeline for Shaboozey.

The A Bar Song (Tipsy) hitmaker, 29, is presenting 1 of nan prizes connected nan night, and she is eager to show him successful personification really overmuch his euphony makes her 'smile.'

Asked which modern state stars she is simply a instrumentality of, Shania told Taste of Country Nights: 'New correct now to nan genre — Shaboozey. His euphony and his videos conscionable make maine smile.'

'I conscionable wanna beryllium capable to show him that successful person.'

She added: 'One of nan privileges that I person hosting nan night, is this entree that I have.

'I'm gonna make a constituent of, you know, conscionable thanking him for exuding that benignant of feel-good vibe.'

As good arsenic presenting, Shaboozey - whose existent sanction is Collins Obinna Chibueze - has been nominated for respective prizes, including New Artist of 2024, Album of 2024 and Song of 2024, Male Song of 2024 and New Artist Song of 2024 for A Bar Song (Tipsy).

Zach Bryan, 28, leads nan nominations pinch 19, while Beyonce, 43, follows intimately down pinch 17 nods, pursuing nan merchandise of her state medium 'Cowboy Carter', including Overall People's Artist of 2024, Female Artist of 2024 and nan Album of 2024.

Twain besides opened up astir taking connected hosting duties during an question and reply pinch Billboard earlier this week. 

'It's a really full-circle acquisition for me,' she expressed to nan outlet. 'It takes maine backmost to my ain beginnings successful Nashville and arsenic a caller signaling creator there...'

'And evidently nan historical location is ever appealing. I meet caller artists, and I'm moving into aged friends, making caller friends.'

The prima besides added, 'I'm present much arsenic a instrumentality than anything. It's nan artists that nan group want to perceive and see, truthful to me, that is everything. I'll beryllium smack dab successful nan mediate of it all, truthful I'm ace excited. I'm each access.'

Meanwhile, Shania confessed she tin get carried distant erstwhile she's handed a microphone and will apt extremity up 'rambling' connected nan night.

She told The Boot of hosting: 'I'm not nan top reader. I'm a very spontaneous speaker and thinker, truthful if I get rambling, they mightiness person to return nan hook retired and get maine disconnected nan stage.'

She continued: 'I deliberation it's gonna beryllium much astir adrenaline than nerves, you know, conscionable emotion excited, building up to gathering artists that I haven't met yet.'

'I will opportunity that nan night's gonna spell by excessively quickly for me, that excitement mightiness get maine either speaking excessively quickly aliases excessively long. I deliberation I'll beryllium much for illustration a giddy child. I deliberation that's it, I don't want to ramble on, you know?'