In 1996 Shania Twain received multiple Juno nominations and went home with her first two awards. Fast forward 15 years, and she is not only the most successful female artist of all time, she is the newest member of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

"I would say enjoy the moment more I am a lot more relaxed right now. I would just say Shania, relax, chill, take it all in and enjoy it," said Twain when asked what she would tell her younger self now.  "You can imagine a young girl that started at the age of eight, I remember watching the Junos and seeing Anne Murray and rocking out to Bryan Adams and Rush and all of our talent which is so rich in this country. When I look back as an adult, the percentage of Canadian music I grew up listening to was huge, I would say it dominated what I listened to and what influenced me as a songwriter and a singer. So of course I was in awe of our Canadian awards show, in awe of our Canadian stars. When I won my first Juno, that was it, I had made it."

Twain spoke to reporters backstage at the Air Canada Centre. Having been out of the spotlight for several years, it meant a lot to her to receive the award to a thunderous ovation from the crowd.

"It felt wonderful. Canadians have never let me down and always been amazing.  This is a big moment, very genuine in every way. It was incredible to be onstage with Bryan (Adams) back home. This is a defining moment."

Despite her success, Twain still came across as humble. When asked about being referred to as an "icon" she admitted she doesn’t feel the word applies.

"I don’t feel like one at all, I can tell you that. I feel like a small town girl from Timmins. That hasn’t changed and never will now. I am 45 years old, I started there and it is just who I am. I am flattered by all of that but I can’t say I actually feel it myself."

Twain’s new series Why Not? With Shania Twain debuts on the Oprah Winfrey Network on May 8th and her autobiography is also due soon.

"I actually came up with the concept myself.  It isn’t a reality show, it is a documentary about an isolated experience in my life and that time. I went to Oprah, to be honest, and said what do you think about this idea I have? She loved it."

Twain is certainly keeping busy, but it has been 7 years since an album and tour, so the question on everyone’s minds was, when will we see you on stage again?

"I am not sure exactly when I will get back up on that stage. I am preparing for it and in the studio producing music, and I am very excited about it.  You are going to hear some more music soon. I can’t say much, but I want to say everything! I documented some of my songwriting process and will share that in the series. I am really glad to be back to songwriting and expressing myself. When that will become an album? It is all happening as we speak to be honest."

If you saw the awards, you likely chuckled at her acceptance speech in which she declared "for Canada, listen, I love our lakes, I love our bush, and most of all I love our people. Thank you Canada."

"Come on, what do you call it, a forest?" she replied when asked about the quip. She then burst out laughing when she realized the double-entendre. "Come on... I am from Northern Ontario! Am I alone here? I am in Toronto, it is called the bush in Ontario! Somebody back me up here! When someone would ask me where I was from I would say the bush! In Northern Ontario we use it but I guess there is some confusion about that term. I guess we can say the Canadian forest."