With Jewel and Nancy O'Dell (who hosted the first two seasons of Nashville Star) reduced to spectators on Dancing With The Stars, country's newest couple Julianne Hough and Chuck Wicks made history on the 8th season opener as they became the first true couple to dance together on the popular ABC television series.

Country music's latest couple, Chuck Wicks and Julianne Hough have been confirmed as dance partners on the upcoming season of "Dancing With The Stars."  Another country couple was also announced for the show as well.

Like Darius Rucker, the transition to country music from the pop/rock world has seemed more genuine for Jewel than it has for others.  With this single Jewel may just have the song to cement her status as a hitmaker with the country audience.

Here's the second single from Jewel's first official country album "Perfectly Clear."

Jewel, Montgomery Gentry, Dan Tyminski, The Road Hammers and Jennifer Hanson relase new albums this month.

There have been quite a few country records released in the past few months. Here's a round-up of album reviews from artists like Phil Vassar, Lady Antebellum, Becky Schlegel, George Strait and James Otto among others.

From the time Jewel first hit the nationl scene there was a clear country undercurrent to her songs. Now. with nothing to lose and a lot to gain, the established star has come home to country music with "Perfectly Clear."