TWAIN ACCENTUATES THE POSITIVE IN NEW SINGLE RELEASE

Shania Twain promises fans will hear more new music this summer, starting with her positively optimistic new single “Life’s About to Get Good.” The Timmins, Ont.-raised country star released the track online Thursday to coincide with the announcement that Now — her first full-length album in nearly 15 years — arrives on Sept. 29. Her label says other songs from the 16-track album will debut ahead of its release. “Now” marks the first time Twain has served as the sole songwriter and coproducer on all of the tracks. It follows an extended absence from making albums. Twain’s most recent studio release was 2002’s international smash Up! But after extensive touring she was sidelined by a struggle with dysphoria, a vocal cord disorder that forced her to stop singing.