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■ EXCLUSIVE AOL BLOG PREVIEW-JEWEL PROVES YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN: Jewel’s popular AOL blog series continues this week with the sixth installment in the series that finds the superstar touching on topics ranging from body image issues to her Texas motorcycle trek with husband Ty Murray.  In an exclusive preview of her newest blog [available tomorrow, Monday 3/29 at www.theboot.com], Jewel pays tribute to her hometown of Homer, Alaska, and bucks the cliché that you can’t go home again.  “Everyone thinks their hometown is special,” notes Jewel in her AOL blog.  “And I know that with time, nostalgic memories can surface, tugging at one’s heartstrings, casting a gauzy halo when thinking back to childhood haunts.  I know that with time, the unpleasant attributes can fade; giving way to only the rosy feeling of long ago, further aided by the fact that with distance, the heart can overlook any dark spots that once marred the imagination.  With time we grow more forgiving of flaws, that is for sure.  But in the case of my hometown, I assure you, it really is the best hometown a girl could have hoped to have.”  Last year, Jewel returned to Homer to perform a benefit concert at the high school auditorium, with proceeds going to a cause close to her heart: scholarships for aspiring artists.  You see, years prior, the residents of Homer joined together to help a young Jewel Kilcher raise enough money to attend art school.  Discover the full story in this week’s Jewel AOL Exclusive Blog.

■ JUSTIN MOORE EXCITED TO CONTINUE ON THE ROAD WITH BRAD PAISLEY: Justin Moore will be joining Brad Paisley’s H2O World Tour, it was officially announced this week, continuing his run on the road with Paisley that began earlier this year on the second leg ofBrad Paisley’s AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT Tour.  With Chevy as the title sponsor, H2O World Tour will hit more than 75 cities in the United States, Canada and Europe over the next 12 months.   In addition to Justin, Brad’s special guest will be Darius Rucker.  H2O World Tour will include a “Water World Plaza,” sponsored by Sea Ray Boats and Skinny Water, and will turn every city into a water festival.  Focal point in the Plaza area will be the “Water World Plaza Stage” featuring emerging new stars Easton Corbin, Steel Magnolia and Josh Thompson.  The tour extravaganza will open each day at 4:00pm with music starting at 5:00pm.  In addition to the music stage there will be multiple water-themed activities – including a Chevy H2O FLW fishing simulator, dunking booth, Hope Through Healing Hands’ campaign booth, and more. “Brad was obviously pleased with what we did out there on the road or really, really desperate,” jokes Justin, upon hearing the news that Brad selected him to join his tour again.  “We’ve had a blast out there.  And it is such a huge opportunity for an artist in my position to get to go out there and play for that many people each night.  To get to watch a pro like Brad do what he does each night is a great learning experience and something I am very grateful for.”  Check out the full list of tour dates below in Justin’s artist section.