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A Recap of our ACM Performance Announcements

Lydia Picknell — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:21:40 +0000

Yesterday we were part of a teleconference with CBS and Academy of Country Music producers for the upcoming ACM awards this weekend. We got to know quite a few exciting secrets for the award show this weekend, and of course we couldn’t wait to tell our fans and readers on Twitter! If you’re following us on Twitter (@keepinitblog) you will have already heard these really cool performances, but we are recapping them now so everyone can keep track of what might be the most-fun Academy of Country Music Award show ever.

Unfortunately, we were unable to make it to the ACMs this year because of budgetary reasons, so we’ll be live-tweeting them from home along with you! Make sure you join us Sunday afternoon for our exclusive KEEPIN’ IT COUNTRY PRESENTS… Jason Charles Miller stageit show at 3 pm EST, before the ACMs kick off live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas at 8 pm EST. Use hashtag #KIC to join in our fun!

The ACMs will kick off with a big opening performance of “Boys ‘Round Here” with Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Pistol Annies, Sheryl Crow, and Brad Paisley.

Jewel will perform a special Lifting Lives segment with a mash-up of her hit single “Hands Clean” and “Fill A Heart,” an original song by singer-songwriter Tori Kelly.

Hunter Hayes will get two pretty cool performances – he’ll be debuting his new single “I Want Crazy” with Stevie Wonder, and will mix in one of Stevie’s big hits. Hunter will return later in the show with Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley live from the ACM Fan Jam. How did Stevie and Hunter get together? Turns out Hunter covers Stevie’s songs on tour, and Stevie discovered them and became a fan of Hunter.

Taylor Swift will have country superstars Keith Urban and Tim McGraw joining her for “Highway Don’t Care.”

Luke Bryan will be debuting a brand new single “Crash My Party” during the award show..

Kelly Clarkson will be performing her country single “Don’t Rush” with a special, announced guest. Is it Vince Gill? We don’t know, but we know he was approached along with someone else.

Reba will introduce a very special duet performance from Garth Brooks and George Strait who will be paying tribute to the late Dick Clark. It’s going to be a pretty emotional performance, so make sure you tune in for this one.

Do you have any questions about the ACMs? We’ll answer what we can on Facebook and Twitter!

First Listen: Jewel & Kelly Clarkson Duet on “Foolish Games”

Nicole Piering — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:47:04 +0000

Although Jewel‘s Greatest Hits CD doesn’t hit stores until next week, the Internet is already all a-flutter with anticipation. While the album features many of her biggest known tracks, including “Hands,” “Who Will Save Your Soul,” and “Standing Still,” it’s the special duets that have people salivating. Jewel enlists the Pistol Annies on her classic “You Were Meant For Me,” and Kelly Clarkson on “Foolish Games.” The results? Purely eargasmic.

Take a listen to Jewel & KC, and let us know what you think!

Jewel’s Greatest Hits to Feature Country Favorites

Jennifer Swirsky — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 02:54:24 +0000

Genre-crossing artist Jewel, who dabbled in country for a brief stint, will be releasing her greatest hits album on February 5th. On her album, Jewel will explore her pop folk, adult contemporary, and country sounds by inviting several guest vocalists to join her on some of her biggest hits from the past.

Pistol Annies are teaming up with Jewel for a newly-recorded version of her 1995 hit, “You Were Meant for Me.” Kelly Clarkson will also join Jewel for a new version of “Foolish Games.” The set is rounded out by the original version of Jewel’s hits like “Who Will Save Your Soul” and “Intuition.” It also traces her foray into country music a few years back with the songs “Stronger Woman” and “Satisfied.”

Make sure to check out this album when it’s released in February!

“Voice” Assist: Miranda Lambert & Kelly Clarkson Added As Advisors

Ted Efron — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:29:36 +0000

NBC’s “The Voice” is charging up its second season by bringing in not just star power, but superstar power.

The network announced the addition of Miranda Lambert, Kelly Clarkson, Jewel, Lionel Richie, Alanis Morissette, Ne-Yo, Babyface and Robin Thicke. The stars will all serve as advisors once the show reaches the battle rounds.

Lambert and Clarkson will be helping Blake Shelton’s team. It’s becoming clear that Blake really loves these ladies. Not only because he’s married to Miranda, but also because he had the two perform during the encore of his concert last week. With Miranda’s third-place finish on “Nashville Star” and Kelly’s win on the first season of “American Idol,” Blake has certainly stacked the deck when it comes successful singing show competitors.

Morissette and Thicke will be helping Adam Levine’s team; Jewel and Richie join Christina Aguilera’s team; Babyface and Ne-Yo round out Cee Lo Green’s group.

The second season of “The Voice” premieres right after the Super Bowl. That would be Sunday, Feb. 5 at 10 p.m. The show then moves to its normal Monday time slot.

Jewel Welcomes baby Kase Townes Murray

Lydia Picknell — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:08:10 +0000

Congratulations are in order today for new parents Jewel Kilcher and Ty Murray. The pair welcomed their first baby, Kase Townes Murray, on Monday at 7 pm CST in Texas. People magazine is reporting that their son weighed in at 7 lbs, 6 oz.

Jewel had problems trying to conceive in the past, and had a scary moment when she was hit by a firetruck back in March. She was five months pregnant at the time. She had found out she was expecting on the set of the first day of “Platinum Hit” on BRAVO.

“Ty and I are so pleased to welcome our new baby boy into the world. We are overcome with happiness, it really is as great as everyone told us it would be, better even!” – Jewel to People.com

Kase is the first child for the couple, who were married in the Bahamas in 2008. Jewel will be releasing a children’s album, titled “The Merry Goes ‘Round” in August.

They aren’t the only celebrities celebrating this week, as Victoria and David Beckham as well as Kate Hudson and Matthew Bellamy welcomed their own additions to the family yesterday.

Jewel’s Fit First Pregnancy

Lydia Picknell — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:32:04 +0000

Singer-songwriter Jewel Kilcher is featured in the August-September issue of Fit Pregnancy magazine. Not only is she the cover story, but she has a great, lengthy interview on starting her career in coffee shops and how she’s expecting her first baby with husband Ty Murray.

She was first discovered by local radio stations, then the record labels all started chasing her for her unique voice and songwriting. She discusses how she managed to choose one, and stayed true to who she was throughout it out.

To read the interview check out CountryWeekly.com, who also have a video of Jewel from when she was about 30 weeks along in her first pregnancy.

Jewel is putting together a Children’s album, “The Merry Goes ‘Round,” and she’ll be hosting a brand new show “Platinum Hit.” Check out her magazine cover underneath the “read more” tag.

Jewel’s counting down the baby timer

Lydia Picknell — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:25:59 +0000

With her son due to be born in July, Jewel isn’t worried about not having a name picked out for him yet. In an interview with Celebrity Baby Scoop, she discusses her recent car crash with a firetruck, how she plans to breastfeed her baby, and how she doesn’t have “first-time mommy nerves.” Although she ideally would want her son to follow in his parents’ footsteps, she isn’t going to force his hand into his carrer, she’ll let him pick whatever he wants to do when he gets older.

Jewel just finished writing a brand new studio album, a children’s album. She plans to release it this Fall.