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Shania Twain Says She Skipped Taylor Swift’s Wedding to Honor Harry Styles Wembley Dates

Her account shows tour contracts or album promotion can force artists to choose professional obligations over private celebrity events.

Overview

  • Twain told Jimmy Fallon on July 23 that she declined an invitation to Taylor Swift’s July 3 wedding because she was contractually committed to opening for Harry Styles in London.
  • She served as the opening act for Styles during his 12-night Wembley residency, a run that sources say ran from June 12 to July 4 as part of the Together, Together tour.
  • On the talk show Twain said she felt “very honoured” to be invited and promised to congratulate Swift in person the next time they meet, praising Swift’s musicianship and storytelling.
  • Swift and Travis Kelce’s ceremony at Madison Square Garden on July 3 reportedly drew about 1,000 guests, which made notable absences — like Twain’s — a focus of media attention.
  • Twain’s comments came while promoting her new album Little Miss Twain, due July 24, and underline how touring schedules, promotional cycles and past collaborations sometimes force public figures to miss major private events.