Shania Twain turned down an invitation to Taylor Swift’s wedding in New York City to perform with Harry Styles, Swift’s ex-boyfriend, at Wembley stadium.
Twain, 60, opened for Styles during his 12-night London residency, which ran from 12 June to 4 July as part of his Together, Together tour.
That meant that she was unable to attend Swift’s wedding to Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden on 3 July.
Twain said on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that she was “very honoured” to be invited to the wedding.
“Next time I see her, I will of course give her a big congratulations,” she said.
“I admire her musicianship and her commitment to telling her stories, I love her.”
Swift and Twain have been friends for years, and the “Opalite” singer often cites the country legend as an inspiration.
Styles, 32, and Swift, 36, dated from 2012 to 2013.
Prior to the Wembley shows, Twain had performed with Styles at Coachella in 2022 and the Brit Awards in 2023.
Speaking about how they met, she said: “I met Harry backstage at a very small show, and we chatted for a little bit.
“He was still just getting going, he wasn’t the Harry he is now.
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“We exchanged numbers and he called me a little bit later and said, ‘it’s my mum’s birthday coming up, would you mind wishing her a happy birthday because she’s the person who introduced me to your music?’”
Twain sang happy birthday to Styles’s mother over the phone and the two singers kept in touch.
The Canadian singer appeared on the talk show to promote her new album, Little Miss Twain, which will be released on 24 July.
Swift and Kelce reportedly had 1,000 guests at their wedding, with celebrities including Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper, Graham Norton, Ed Sheeran, Hugh Grant and Ethan Hawke all in attendance.
Their romance began in 2023 after Kelce publicly announced on his podcast that he was interested in Swift, which she later said was a “wild, romantic gesture”.
In October 2025, Swift made her first TV appearance on Graham Norton’s BBC talk show since her engagement, where she jokingly told the host she was planning on inviting “anyone I’ve ever talked to” to her wedding.
Styles is currently in a relationship with Zoe Kravitz, who he was first linked to in August 2025.
