Jewel's 2008 CD, Perfectly Clear. Photo courtesy of Valory Music Co.

• Jewel’s highly-anticipated country music debut album, Perfectly Clear, will hit stores on June 3.

• Jewel’s new album on The Valory Music Co., was produced by herself and by John Rich of Big & Rich.

• Jewel has always been drawn to country music. Some of the songs on Perfectly Clear were written when she was 18 years old.

• Jewel’s first Country single, "Stronger Woman," was Top 40 before its official impact date.

• Jewel is a Three-Time GRAMMY Nominee who has sold over 27 million records worldwide.

Jewel photo courtesy of Valory Music Co.

• Jewel is not only an acclaimed singer and songwriter — she is also an accomplished poet, actress and painter.

• Jewel’s No. 1 single "You Were Meant For Me" was the longest-charting song in Billboard history.

• Five of Jewel’s studio albums went Top 10 on Billboard.

• Jewel’s catalogue includes six No. 1 Singles on the Billboard charts along with nine Top 10 Singles.

• Blender magazine crowned Jewel "rock's sexiest poet." The Times of London hailed Jewel as "the most sparkling female singer-songwriter since Joni Mitchell."

Jewel photo courtesy of The Valory Music Co.

• Jewel recently completed a stint as host of Nashville Star and was a presenter on the CMA Awards show with boyfriend and rodeo champion Ty Murray on November 7, 2007.

• Jewel founded Project Clean Water in 1997. It is a non-profit charity foundation that is working to improve the quality of life for millions of people, by helping to provide clean water on a global scale. To date, Project Clean Water has helped communities in 13 different countries on 5 different continents.

• Jewel recently become an Ambassador for Virgin Unite, the entrepreneurial, non-profit foundation of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group that helps tackle environmental and social issues.