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{{Short description|American musician (born 1974)}}
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| name               = Jewel
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| caption            = Jewel performing in 2022
| birth_name         = Jewel Kilcher
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1974|05|23}}
| birth_place        = [[Payson, Utah]], U.S.
| occupation         = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|poet|author|activist|actress}}
| years_active       = 1994–present
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| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Ty Murray]]|2008|2014|end=divorced}}
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| children           = 1<ref name="folksuperstar"/>
| father = [[Atz Kilcher]]
| relatives          = [[Yule F. Kilcher]] (grandfather)<br/>[[Mossy Kilcher]] (aunt)<br/>[[Q'orianka Kilcher]] (first cousin once removed)
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| origin = [[Homer, Alaska]], U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|[[Contemporary folk music|Folk]]|[[pop music|pop]]|[[pop rock]]|[[country music|country]]}}
| background = solo_singer<!--Mandatory field; do not delete-->
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals (soprano)|guitar}}
| label = {{hlist |[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]|[[Valory Music Co.|Valory]]}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[The Rugburns]]|[[Joseph Brent]]}}
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'''Jewel Kilcher''' (born Juel Kilcher<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jewel Returns To Interlochen |url=https://www.traverseticker.com/news/jewel-returns-to-interlochen/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=The Ticker {{!}} Traverse City News & Events}}</ref> on May 23, 1974), mononymously known as '''Jewel''', is an American singer-songwriter. She has been nominated for four [[Grammy Award]]s and has sold over 30 million albums worldwide as of 2024.

Jewel was raised near [[Homer, Alaska]], where she grew up singing and [[yodeling]] as a [[musical duo]] with her father, [[Atz Kilcher]], a local musician. At age fifteen, she received a partial scholarship to the [[Interlochen Arts Academy]] in Michigan, where she studied operatic voice. After graduating, she began writing and performing at clubs and coffeehouses in [[San Diego]], California.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-21 |title=Jewel shines anew as mental health care champion and multimedia artist |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/07/21/jewel-shines-anew-as-mental-health-care-champion-and-multimedia-artist/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=San Diego |date=2014-04-12 |title=Jewel: Still Shining |url=https://sandiegomagazine.com/features/jewel-still-shining/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=San Diego Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> Based on local media attention, she was offered a recording contract with [[Atlantic Records]], which released her debut album ''[[Pieces of You]]'' in 1995. One of the best-selling debut albums of all time, it went 12-times platinum. The debut single from the album, "[[Who Will Save Your Soul]]", peaked at number 11 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. Singles "[[You Were Meant for Me (Jewel song)|You Were Meant for Me]]" and "[[Foolish Games]]" reached number two on the Hot 100, and were listed on [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']]'s [[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1997|1997 year-end singles chart]], as well as ''Billboard''{{'}}s [[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1998|1998 year-end singles chart]].

Jewel's sophomore effort, ''[[Spirit (Jewel album)|Spirit]]'', was released in 1998, followed by ''[[This Way (Jewel album)|This Way]]'' (2001). In 2003, she released ''[[0304]]'', which marked a departure from her previous folk-oriented records, featuring electronic arrangements and elements of [[dance-pop]]. In 2008, she released ''[[Perfectly Clear]]'', her first [[country music|country]] album, which debuted atop ''Billboard''{{'}}s Top Country Albums [[Billboard charts|chart]] and featured three singles, "[[Stronger Woman]]", "[[I Do (Jewel song)|I Do]]", and "[[Perfectly Clear|'Til It Feels Like Cheating]]". In 2009, Jewel released her first independent album, ''[[Lullaby (Jewel album)|Lullaby]]''.

In 1998, Jewel released a collection of [[poetry]], and the following year appeared in a supporting role in [[Ang Lee]]'s [[Western (genre)|Western]] film ''[[Ride with the Devil (film)|Ride with the Devil]]'' (1999) which earned her critical acclaim. In 2021, she won the [[The Masked Singer (American season 6)|sixth season]] of ''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'' as the Queen of Hearts.<ref name="masked">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/the-masked-singer-finale-season-6-recap-winner-queen-of-hearts-bull-1235134553/|work=Variety|title='The Masked Singer' Finale Reveals Queen of Hearts as Winner: Here's the Identity of the Final Two Celebrities|first=Michael|last=Schneider|date=December 15, 2021|access-date=December 16, 2021}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Jewel was born May 23, 1974, in [[Payson, Utah]], the second child of [[Atz Kilcher]] and Nedra Kilcher ({{née}} Carroll).{{sfn|McFarland|1998|p=7}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sdut-jewel-interview-2015sep05-htmlstory.html|title=Jewel bares nearly all in her new memoir|date=September 6, 2015|newspaper=[[San Diego Union-Tribune]]|access-date=March 12, 2023}}</ref> At the time of her birth, her parents had been living in Utah with her elder brother, Shane; her father was attending [[Brigham Young University]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/jewel-19981224|magazine=Rolling Stone|title=A Search for Truth About Jewel|first=Neil|last=Strauss|date=December 24, 1998|access-date=April 6, 2017|archive-date=December 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212140747/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/jewel-19981224|url-status=dead}}</ref> She is a cousin of actress [[Q'orianka Kilcher]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Anchorage Daily News | work=Another Family Star | url=http://www.adn.com/life/story/5839782p-5757836c.html | access-date=March 15, 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060206120457/http://www.adn.com/life/story/5839782p-5757836c.html |archive-date = February 6, 2006}}</ref> Her father, originally from Alaska, was a member of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], though the family stopped attending church after her parents' divorce when she was eight years old.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/12627 |title=Here's the skinny on LDS celebrity urban legends |website=Newsnet.byu.edu |access-date=December 9, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070517055010/http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/12627 |archive-date=May 17, 2007 }}</ref> Her paternal grandfather, [[Yule F. Kilcher|Yule Kilcher]], was a delegate to the Alaska [[Constitutional convention (political meeting)|constitutional convention]] and a state senator<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alaska.edu/creatingalaska/constitutional-convention/delegates/kilcher/ |title=Creating Alaska &#124; Kilcher |publisher=Alaska.edu |access-date=April 18, 2014 |archive-date=October 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029210402/https://www.alaska.edu/creatingalaska/constitutional-convention/delegates/kilcher/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=bio/> who settled in Alaska after emigrating from [[Switzerland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/52/Jewel.html |title=Jewel Biography (1974–) | work=FilmReference|access-date=December 19, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findbiography.org/musicians/jewel |title=Jewel Biography – Musicians |publisher=Findbiography.org |access-date= December 19, 2012}}</ref> He was also the first recorded person to cross the [[Harding Icefield]].<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2003/aug/10/featuresreview.review3 | title = One big star with a Jewel personality | access-date = May 26, 2009 | work=The Guardian | location=London | date=August 10, 2008 | first=Amy | last=Raphael}}</ref>

Shortly after Jewel's birth, her family relocated to [[Anchorage, Alaska]], settling on the Kilcher family's {{convert|770|acre|adj=on}} homestead.{{sfn|McFarland|1998|p=8}} There, her younger brother Atz Jr. was born.{{sfn|McFarland|1998|p=8}} She also has a half-brother, Nikos, who was primarily raised in [[Oregon]] by his mother, with whom her father had a brief relationship; Jewel would later become close to him in adulthood.{{sfn|Kilcher|2016|p=9}} After her parents' divorce in 1981, Jewel lived with her father near [[Homer, Alaska]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=News&id=614639 |work=ABC7|location=Chicago|date=September 30, 2003| title=Jewel's new image puzzles some critics | access-date = December 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019025825/http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=News&id=614639|archive-date=  October 19, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last = Hajek|first = Daniel |title = In Lumberjack Bars and Coffee Shops, Jewel Found Her Voice |date = September 12, 2015 |url = https://www.npr.org/2015/09/12/439764172/in-lumberjack-joints-and-coffee-shops-jewel-found-her-voice |work = [[All Things Considered]] |publisher = [[NPR]] |department = My Big Break (story series) |access-date = September 13, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160204162520/http://www.npr.org/2015/09/12/439764172/in-lumberjack-joints-and-coffee-shops-jewel-found-her-voice |archive-date = February 4, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> The house she grew up in lacked indoor plumbing and had only a simple [[outhouse]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.smoe.org/lists/jewel/angels/review.html | work=React|publisher=Smoe.org | access-date=December 12, 2017|author=Tarshis, Joan|title=Multi-faceted|date=October 19, 1996|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160614075931/http://www.smoe.org/lists/jewel/angels/review.html| archive-date=June 14, 2016}}</ref> The Kilcher family is featured on the [[Discovery Channel]] show ''[[Alaska: The Last Frontier]]'', which chronicles their day-to-day struggles living in the Alaskan wilderness. Recalling her upbringing, she said: {{blockquote|"We lived far from town. We had to walk {{convert|2|mi}} just to get to the saddle barn I was raised in... No running water, no heat—we had a coal stove and an outhouse and we mainly lived off of what we could kill or can. We picked berries and made jam. We caught fish to freeze and had gardens and cattle to live on. I rode horses every day in the summer beneath the Alaskan midnight sun. I loved it there."<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.jeweljk.com/about.html|work=Jewel – Official Website|title=About Jewel|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-date=November 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106013847/http://www.jeweljk.com/about.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
[[File:The Hilton Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Hilton Hotels & Resorts|Hilton]] Anchorage, where Jewel sometimes performed with her father as a child]]

According to Jewel, the first song she learned to sing was "[[Saint Louis Blues (song)|Saint Louis Blues]]".<ref>{{cite episode|series=Later... With Jools Holland|network=[[BBC2]]|airdate=November 1, 1997|title=Episode #10.1|season=10|number=1}}</ref> In her youth, Jewel and her father sometimes earned a living by performing music in roadhouses and taverns as a father-daughter [[musical duo]]; they also often sang at hotels in Anchorage, including the Hotel Captain Cook and the [[Hilton Hotels & Resorts|Hilton]] Anchorage.<ref name=bio/>{{sfn|McFarland|1998|p=18}} It was during this time that Jewel learned to [[yodel]] from her father.{{sfn|McFarland|1998|pages=18–19}} She would later credit the time she spent in bars as integral to her formative years: "I saw women who would compromise themselves for compliments, for flattery; or men who would run away from themselves by drinking until they ultimately killed themselves."{{sfn|McFarland|1998|p=24}}

At age fifteen, while working at a dance studio in Anchorage, she was referred by the studio instructor to [[Interlochen Arts Academy]] in [[Interlochen, Michigan]], where she applied and received a partial scholarship to study operatic voice.<ref>{{cite interview|first=Jewel|last=Kilcher|date=May 24, 2010|interviewer=[[Howard Stern]]|work=The Howard Stern Show|title=Interview with Jewel|publisher=Sirius XM Radio}}</ref> Local businesses in her hometown of Homer donated items for auction to help allocate additional funds, and raised a total of $11,000 to pay the remainder of her first year's tuition.<ref name=bio/> She subsequently relocated to Michigan to attend Interlochen, where she received classical training, and also learned to play guitar.{{sfn|McFarland|1998|p=27}} She began writing songs on guitar at age sixteen.{{Sfn|DeMain|2004|p=200}} While in school, she would often perform live in [[coffeehouse]]s.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sAsEAAAAMBAJ&q=jewel+kilcher+coffee+house&pg=PA26|title=Popular Uprisings|author=Borzillo, Carrie|date=February 4, 1995|page=26|via=Google Books}} {{Free access}}</ref> After graduating, she relocated to [[San Diego]], California, where she worked in a coffee shop and as a phone operator at a computer warehouse.{{sfn|McFarland|1998|p=34}}

== Music career ==
=== 1993–1997: Beginnings and ''Pieces of You'' ===
[[File:Jewel at Clinton's inauguration party.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Jewel at [[second inauguration of Bill Clinton|Bill Clinton's second inauguration]] gala, 1997]]
For a time, Jewel lived in her car while traveling around the country doing street performances and small gigs, mainly in Southern California.{{Sfn|DeMain|2004|p=200}} She gained recognition by singing at the Inner Change Cafe and Java Joe's in San Diego.{{Sfn|DeMain|2004|pages=201–202}} Her friend [[Steve Poltz]]'s band, [[the Rugburns]], played the same venues.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://members.tripod.com/~simply_jewel/faq.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990219161315/http://members.tripod.com/%7Esimply_jewel/faq.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 19, 1999 |title=Simply Jewel FAQ |access-date=December 9, 2017 }}</ref> She later collaborated with Poltz on some of her songs, including "[[You Were Meant for Me (Jewel song)|You Were Meant for Me]]". (He also appeared in the song's second, better-known video.) The Rugburns opened for Jewel on her Tiny Lights tour in 1997. Poltz appeared in Jewel's band on the Spirit World Tour 1999 playing guitar.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cherk.com/vin/playlist.php?s=wnew2&d=980621 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210181040/http://www.cherk.com/vin/playlist.php?s=wnew2&d=980621 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 10, 2007 |title=The Songs Vin Played for 06/21/1998 |website=Cherk.com |access-date=March 2, 2007 }}</ref>

Jewel was discovered by Inga Vainshtein in 1993 when John Hogan, lead singer from the local San Diego band Rust, whom Vainshtein was managing, called to tell her about a girl surfer who sang at a local coffee shop on Thursdays. Vainshtein drove to The Inner Change with a representative of [[Atlantic Records]], and after the show called Danny Goldberg, the head of Atlantic Record's West Coast operations, and asked him to pay for her demo, since at the time she was living in a van and lacked the means to record any of her own music.{{Sfn|DeMain|2004|p=200}} Vainshtein, who at the time was working as a Vice President of Productions at Paramount, went on to become her manager and was instrumental in creating a major bidding war that led to her deal with Atlantic Records.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} She continued to manage Jewel until the end of the first album cycle and shaped the path of the first five years of Jewel's career.

Jewel's debut album, ''[[Pieces of You]],'' was released in 1995 when she was 21 years old.{{sfn|McFarland|1998|p=118}} Recorded in a studio on singer [[Neil Young]]'s ranch, it included Young's backing band, [[the Stray Gators]], who played on his ''[[Harvest (Neil Young album)|Harvest]]'' and ''[[Harvest Moon (album)|Harvest Moon]]'' albums. Part of the album was recorded live at the Inner Change Cafe in San Diego, where Jewel had risen to local fame.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=February 25, 1995 |title=Narm '95 – San Diego |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4gsEAAAAMBAJ&q=jewel+kilcher+java+joe%27s&pg=PA66 |magazine=Billboard |page=66 |via=Google Books}} {{Free access}}</ref> The album stayed on the Billboard 200 for two years, reaching number four at its peak.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/304592/Jewel/chart?f=332|magazine=Billboard|title=Jewel|series=Chart history|access-date=December 28, 2016|archive-date=April 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407210306/http://www.billboard.com/artist/304592/Jewel/chart?f=332|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album spawned the Top 10 hits "You Were Meant for Me", "[[Who Will Save Your Soul]]", and "[[Foolish Games]]". To promote the album, she toured as the opening act for [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]] frontman [[Peter Murphy (musician)|Peter Murphy]] on his 1995 North American tour in support of his album ''[[Cascade (Peter Murphy album)|Cascade]]''.<ref>{{cite web|first=Erica K. |last=Landau|title=Grrrly Talk: Q&A with Jewel, Playing at the Fillmore Tuesday, November 3|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/grrrly-talk-qanda-with-jewel-playing-at-the-fillmore-tuesday-november-3-6484277|work=Miami New Times|date=October 30, 2009|quote=NT: You once opened for Peter Murphy. That's really funny. Are you a fan of Bauhaus?  J: I didn't really know who they were until I opened for Peter Murphy and then I realized how influential they were, which is really fascinating. Goth sort of before goth happened. But it was a difficult show to open for.}}</ref> ''Pieces of You'' eventually sold over 12 million copies in the United States alone.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/02/18/oral-history-jewels-pieces-you/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|title=Jewel's 'Pieces of You': The wild, true stories behind the classic album|author=EW Staff|date=February 18, 2015|access-date=December 28, 2016}}</ref>

In the late 1990s, Mike Connell created an electronic mailing list for fans, known as "Everyday Angels". Although Jewel does not subscribe to this mailing list, she maintained communication with her EDA fans. On July 18 and 19, 1996, she gave a two-day concert known as "JewelStock" at the Bearsville Theatre. Jewel allowed the concert to be taped, and fans circulated the concert without profit.<ref>{{cite web|title = Jewel EveryDay Angels List Homepage & Guide|url = http://www.quackquack.net/jewel/|website = Quackquack.net|access-date =October 11, 2015}}</ref>

=== 1998–2002: ''Spirit'' and other ventures ===
[[File:Jewel performs at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo in December 2000.png|thumb|right|Jewel performs at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, 2000|241x241px]]
Jewel was chosen to sing the [[The Star-Spangled Banner|American national anthem]] at the opening of [[Super Bowl XXXII]] in January 1998 in San Diego.<!-- Reference no longer available at this source; Attempted verification July 21, 2008 --<ref>{{cite news| url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_19980118/ai_n10390454| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013155305/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_19980118/ai_n10390454| url-status=dead| archive-date=October 13, 2007| title =NEXT STOP: SUPER BOWL XXXII| access-date = December 9, 2017}}</ref> --> She was introduced as "San Diego's own Jewel!" but criticized for [[lip sync]]ing the anthem to a digitally-recorded track of her own voice. This was especially noticeable due to her missing her cue and not mouthing the first words. Super Bowl producers have since admitted that they attempt to have all performers pre-record their vocals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/WinterConcert/Story?id=6788924&page=1 |title=Hudson's Super Bowl Lip-Sync No Surprise to Insiders | work=ABC News |archive-date=December 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220170120/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/WinterConcert/Story?id=6788924&page=1| date=February 3, 2009 }}</ref> She performed "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]" again in the [[2003 NBA Finals]] in one of the [[New Jersey Nets]]' home games.<ref>{{cite web|work=NBA.com|url=http://www.nba.com/news/music_030602.html|title=Lisa Marie Presley, Jewel And Phish To Highlight Star-Studded Musical Lineup For NBA Finals 2003|date=June 2, 2003|author=NBA Staff|access-date=April 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427134210/http://www.nba.com/news/music_030602.html|archive-date=April 27, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
Jewel's second studio album, which she titled ''[[Spirit (Jewel album)|Spirit]],'' was released on November 17, 1998.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Spin|title=Naïf in the Heart|author=Vowell, Sarah|date=January 1999|page=111|via=Google Books|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YG5YubNw1pgC&q=jewel+kilcher&pg=PA111}} {{Free access}}</ref> The album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 with 368,000 copies sold in its first week. It eventually sold 3.7 million units in the United States.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/957692/ask-billboard-jewel-ciara-ricky-martin|title=Ask Billboard: Jewel, Ciara, Ricky Martin|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 26, 2013}}</ref> Its lead single, "[[Hands (Jewel song)|Hands]]", peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Other singles followed, including a new version of "Jupiter (Swallow the Moon)", "What's Simple Is True", which she meant to be the theme song to her upcoming movie, and the charity single "Life Uncommon".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1353251| title =Spirit thing|website=Everything2.com| access-date = March 2, 2007}}</ref> Shortly after the release of ''Spirit,'' Jewel made her acting debut playing the character Sue Lee Shelley in [[Ang Lee]]'s Western film ''[[Ride with the Devil (film)|Ride with the Devil]]'' (1999), opposite [[Tobey Maguire]]. The film received mixed-positive reviews,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ride_with_the_devil_1999/|work=Rotten Tomatoes|title=Ride With the Devil (1999)|date=September 5, 2006 |access-date=March 30, 2017}}</ref> though critic [[Roger Ebert]] praised her performance, writing: "Jewel deserves praise for, quite simply, performing her character in a convincing and unmannered way. She is an actress here, not a pop star trying out a new hobby."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/ride-with-the-devil-1999|work=Chicago Sun-Times|first=Roger|last=Ebert|title=Ride with the Devil Movie Review|date=December 17, 1999|access-date=April 7, 2017}}</ref>

In November 1999, Jewel released ''[[Joy: A Holiday Collection]].'' The album sold over a million copies and peaked at No. 32 on the ''Billboard'' 200. She released a cover of "[[Joy to the World]]" from the album as a single.<ref>{{cite news| url =http://www.gohastings.com/catalog/artist/artist.asp?Ctrb_Id=34336115| title =Jewel: Biography |date=2004 | website =Hastings| access-date =March 2, 2007| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070928044517/http://www.gohastings.com/catalog/artist/artist.asp?Ctrb_Id=34336115| archive-date =September 28, 2007}}</ref> In 2000, she completed an autobiography titled ''Chasing Down the Dawn,'' a collection of diary entries and musings detailing her life growing up in Alaska, her struggle to learn her craft, and life on the road.<ref>{{cite web|work=Publishers Weekly|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-06-019200-6|title=Nonfiction Book Review: Chasing Down the Dawn|date=November 2000 |access-date=April 9, 2018}}</ref> In November 2001, her fourth studio album, ''[[This Way (Jewel album)|This Way]],'' was released. The album peaked at No. 9 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and sold over 1.5 million copies in the U.S. A song from the album "[[Standing Still (Jewel song)|Standing Still]]" hit the Top 30. Other singles released were "Break Me", "This Way", and "[[Serve the Ego]]"; this last gave Jewel her first number one club hit.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/70886/jewel-pleasing-fans-online-on-tour| title =Jewel Pleasing Fans Online, On Tour|magazine=Billboard| access-date = April 26, 2018|date=May 27, 2003}}</ref>

=== 2003–2006: ''0304'' and ''Goodbye Alice in Wonderland'' ===
[[File:Jewel 2008 June 05.jpg|thumb|left|Jewel performing at [[Hard Rock Casino Vancouver|The Hard Rock Casino's]] [[The Molson Canadian Theatre|The Molson Theatre]] in [[British Columbia|B.C.]], in 2008]]
In June 2003, Jewel released her fifth studio album, titled ''[[0304]]''.<ref name=people0304/> The album was promoted by its lead single, "[[Intuition (Jewel song)|Intuition]]", which reached No. 5 on the ''Billboard'' Adult Pop Songs chart and No.&nbsp;20 on the Billboard Hot 100.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thelogbook.com/disc/q4-03/j.htm| title =The Log Book| access-date = December 9, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070219010036/http://www.thelogbook.com/disc/q4-03/j.htm |archive-date = February 19, 2007}}</ref> Within two months of its release, the album had sold over 350,000 in the United States.<ref name=petridis0304/> The shift in musical style on ''0304'' was noted by several critics, with ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' deeming it "an extreme musical makeover."<ref name=people0304>{{cite journal|journal=People|url=http://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-0304-vol-59-no-24/|author=People Staff|volume=59|issue=24|title=Picks and Pans Review: 0304|date=June 23, 2003|access-date=April 25, 2018}}</ref> In response, Jewel commented that she had been inspired to make a more upbeat-sounding record in light of the [[Iraq War]]: "I knew we were headed to war [at the time]... The music that has always done well during wartime has always been music that makes you want to escape."<ref name=petridis0304/> In his review of the album, [[Alexis Petridis]] of ''The Guardian'' wrote "It's the most dramatic image overhaul you're ever likely to see".<ref name=petridis0304>{{cite web |last1=Petridis |first1=Alexis |title=CD: Jewel: 0304 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/aug/22/popandrock.shopping5 |website=The Guardian |access-date=April 25, 2018 |date=August 21, 2003}}</ref> Both "Intuition" and its follow-up single "[[Stand (Jewel song)|Stand]]" were number one hits on the [[Dance Club Songs]] chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Jewel {{!}} Biography, Music & News |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jewel/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

On May 2, 2006, Jewel released her sixth studio album, ''[[Goodbye Alice in Wonderland]]''. The album debuted at No.&nbsp;8 on the Billboard Albums Chart and sold 82,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite news| url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jewel|chart=all}}| title =Jewel – Chart history| access-date = December 9, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070929121030/{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jewel|chart=all}} |archive-date = September 29, 2007}}</ref> The lead single "Again and Again" peaked at No.&nbsp;16 on Adult Top 40 Radio.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://beyondradio.com/genre/adultalt.htm| title=Beyond Radiol| website=Beyondradio.com| access-date=December 9, 2017| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070129105952/http://beyondradio.com/genre/adultalt.htm| archive-date=January 29, 2007}}</ref> The second single "Good Day" was released to radio in late June and peaked at No. 30 on the Adult Pop Songs charts. In the album's liner notes, Jewel described ''Goodbye Alice in Wonderland'' as "the story of my life" and "the most autobiographical album I have made since ''Pieces of You.''"<ref>{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/goodbye-alice-in-wonderland-r827964/review |title=Goodbye Alice in Wonderland – Jewel | work=AllMusic |access-date= April 26, 2018}}</ref>

To promote the album, a music video for "Stephenville, TX", Jewel's next single, was shown on ''Yahoo! Launch''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://music.yahoo.com/ar-252708---Jewel |title=Jewel on Yahoo! Launch |work=Yahoo Music |access-date=December 9, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070227045518/http://music.yahoo.com/ar-252708---Jewel |archive-date=February 27, 2007 }}</ref> After a photo shoot at her Texas ranch, Jewel spontaneously decided to have photographer [[Kurt Markus]] shoot the music video for the song "Goodbye Alice in Wonderland".<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Jewel Returns With "GOODBYE ALICE IN WONDERLAND"; New Album Due May 2; Homegrown Video Set for Exclusive Fan Site Premiere Jan. 25. |url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/jewel-returns-with-goodbye-alice-in-wonderland-new-album-due-may-2-homegrown-video-set-677289.htm |location=New York |publisher=Atlantic Records |date=January 23, 2006 |access-date=July 14, 2014 |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715102654/http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/jewel-returns-with-goodbye-alice-in-wonderland-new-album-due-may-2-homegrown-video-set-677289.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== 2007–2008: Label shift and ''Perfectly Clear'' ===
[[File:1 Jewel in Providence 2008.jpg|thumb|right|Jewel performing live in [[Providence, Rhode Island]], 2008]]
Jewel released a video for "Quest for Love", the lead single from the movie ''[[Arthur and the Invisibles]]'', recorded in 2006; the song is only available on the soundtrack for the film, which was released in January 2007.<ref>{{cite web|work=Market Wired|url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/atlantic-unveils-arthur-and-the-invisibles-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-album-711149.htm|title=Atlantic Unveils "ARTHUR AND THE INVISIBLES: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK" Album Slated for January Release|date=November 28, 2006|access-date=April 10, 2018|archive-date=April 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410202019/http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/atlantic-unveils-arthur-and-the-invisibles-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-album-711149.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> In early February 2007 Jewel recorded a duet with [[Jason Michael Carroll]], "No Good in Goodbye", that was featured on Carroll's debut CD, ''[[Waitin' in the Country]]''. She also made a promotional appearance on [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority|the T]] in [[Boston]] for the [[Verizon Communications|Verizon Yellow Pages]], playing songs on a moving subway car and then doing an hour-long acoustic concert in [[South Station]].

In a 2007 interview with ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', Jewel stated that she was no longer affiliated with a record label, confirming rumors that [[Atlantic Records]] had failed to renew her contract after the lackluster sales of her then-latest album. She also hinted that she would like to do a country album next.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2007/02/09/a_rare_jewel_on_the_t |title =A rare Jewel on the T |archive-date=November 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118164100/http://archive.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2007/02/09/a_rare_jewel_on_the_t/ |access-date=December 9, 2017 | work=The Boston Globe | date=February 9, 2007}}</ref> She worked with [[John Rich]] of [[Big & Rich]] fame, who said that she was "probably one of the greatest American singer-songwriters we have had." He also said that "every label in Nashville" was talking to her at the time.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1051976/jewel-out-countrying-john-rich-on-new-album |title=Jewel Out-Countrying John Rich On New Album |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906002159/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1051976/jewel-out-countrying-john-rich-on-new-album|archive-date=September 6, 2014|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>

In November 2007, Jewel was signed to Valory Records, a newly formed division of the independent [[Big Machine Records]] label.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=1073&t=Big_Machine_starts_new_label_signs_Jewel_Jimmy_Wayne_Justin_Moore |title=Big Machine starts new label, signs Jewel, Jimmy Wayne, Justin Moore|website=Countrystandardtime.com |access-date=November 8, 2007 |date=November 2, 2007}}</ref> Her first country album, ''[[Perfectly Clear]]'', was released on June 3, 2008, selling 48,000 units in its first week. It debuted at No.&nbsp;1 on the Billboard Country Album Chart and No.&nbsp;8 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045117/disturbed-scores-third-straight-no-1-album|date=June 11, 2008|author=Hasty, Katie |title=Disturbed Scores Third Straight No. 1 Album (Chart News)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 9, 2018}}</ref> In its second week on the charts, the album dropped to No. 25 on the Billboard 200 and No. 5 on the Country Albums chart, with estimated second week sales of 75,000 units.{{citation needed|date=November 2010}} Jewel made her second film appearance in a cameo, appearing as herself in the comedy film ''[[Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story|Walk Hard]]'', released in December 2007.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Rolling Stone|title=Lyle Lovett Meets Ghostface Killah: How Rock-Biopic-Spoof "Walk Hard" Got Its Theme Song|date=August 30, 2007|access-date=March 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203141601/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lyle-lovett-meets-ghostface-killah-how-rock-biopic-spoof-walk-hard-got-its-theme-song-20070830|archive-date=February 3, 2013|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lyle-lovett-meets-ghostface-killah-how-rock-biopic-spoof-walk-hard-got-its-theme-song-20070830}}</ref>

Approximately a month later, "[[Stronger Woman]]", the lead single from ''Perfectly Clear'', was released to country radio on January 17, 2008, and entered the Top 20 on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Country Songs]] charts. On April 26, 2008, it peaked at No. 13. The next single, "I Do", was released to radio on June 23, 2008. The video for the single featured her cowboy then-husband, [[Ty Murray]]. This song peaked at No. 28. Following it was "'Til It Feels Like Cheating", which peaked at No. 57.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jewel/chart-history/csi/|title=Jewel – Till It Feels Like Cheating Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 29, 2018}}</ref> ''Perfectly Clear'' was released in Australia in late May 2009. It was then released across Europe by Humphead Records in June 2009.

=== 2009–2013: ''Lullaby'' and other releases ===
[[File:Jewel at Yahoo Yodel 1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Jewel at the ''[[Yahoo!]] Yodel'' event in New York City, 2009]]
In early 2009, it was announced that Jewel would release a new studio album titled ''[[Lullaby (Jewel album)|Lullaby]]'', a collection of lullabies which she described as "not just for children, but also adults". Its lead single, "[[Over the Rainbow|Somewhere Over the Rainbow]]", was released on iTunes on March 17, 2009. The album was released on May 5, 2009. "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" was No.1 on The Top Children's Songs the week of release. Like 2011's ''The Merry Goes 'Round'', it is sold under the Fisher Price brand<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fisher-price.com/en_US/product/49935|title=Jewel Lullaby CD|access-date=September 28, 2013|publisher=[[Fisher Price]]}}</ref> which Jewel described as "a great partnership".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2009/05/13/crown-jewel?page=full|title=Crown Jewel|first=David Michael|last=Conner|date=May 13, 2009|access-date=September 28, 2013|work=[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]]}}</ref>

Jewel also recorded the "Make It Last" with [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] singer [[Tyrese Gibson|Tyrese]] in conjunction with the release of his comic book ''[[Mayhem! (comics)|Mayhem!]]''. It was intended to be used for the soundtrack to ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' but did not appear on the final track listing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tformers.com/transformers-gibson-jewel-to-perform-song-on-revenge-of-the-fallen-soundtrack/11495/news.html |title=Gibson, Jewel To Perform Song On Revenge of the Fallen Soundtrack Transformers News Reviews Movies Comics and Toys |publisher=Tformers.com |access-date=April 18, 2014}}</ref>

In January 2010, Jewel released "[[Stay Here Forever]]", from the soundtrack to the film ''[[Valentine's Day (2010 film)|Valentine's Day]]''. It also served as the lead-off single to Jewel's ninth studio album ''[[Sweet and Wild]]'' released on June 8, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1635743/jewel-schedules-new-country-album-acoustic-tour.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412151517/http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1635743/jewel-schedules-new-country-album-acoustic-tour.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 12, 2010 |title=News: Jewel Schedules New Country Album, Acoustic Tour |work=CMT |date=April 8, 2010 | author=CMT Staff |access-date=April 18, 2014}}</ref> The single debuted at No. 48 on the Hot Country Songs chart and reached No. 34 in May 2010. "[[Satisfied (Jewel song)|Satisfied]]" was released as the album's second single on May 17, 2010, reaching its highest peak of No. 57. On October 10, 2010, Jewel released the third single from ''Sweet and Wild'', "[[Ten (song)|Ten]]". It made its debut on the Hot Country Songs Chart at No. 55 on the week of October 15, 2010, and peaked at No. 51 two weeks later.

Jewel's second children's album, ''[[The Merry Goes 'Round]]'', was released in August 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Merry-Goes-Round-Jewel/dp/B005DSOK8M |title=The Merry Goes 'Round: Music |website=Amazon |access-date=April 18, 2014}}</ref> Like 2009's ''Lullaby'', it is sold under the Fisher-Price brand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fisher-price.com/en_US/product/64202|title=Jewel The Merry Goes 'Round CD|access-date=September 28, 2013|publisher=[[Fisher Price]]}}</ref> In June 2012, Jewel was cast in the lead role as [[June Carter Cash]] in the [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] original movie ''[[Ring of Fire (2013 film)|Ring of Fire]]'', opposite [[Matt Ross (actor)|Matt Ross]]. Brian Lowry of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' commended Jewel's live singing in the film, and noted: "Jewel and Ross are convincing as the central couple, playing them over an extended span."<ref>{{cite web|work=Variety|author=Lowry, Brian|url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/reviews/ring-of-fire-1200486567/|date=May 23, 2013|title=TV review: 'Ring of Fire'|access-date=April 26, 2018}}</ref> On October 16, 2012, Jewel announced via Twitter a ''[[Greatest Hits (Jewel album)|Greatest Hits]]'' album would be released in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/jeweljk/status/258277235339976705 |title=Twitter / jeweljk: What should I name my Greatest |publisher=Twitter.com |access-date=April 18, 2014}}</ref> The album features new duets from [[Kelly Clarkson]] and the [[Pistol Annies]]. Jewel and Clarkson recorded a fresh rendition of Jewel's song "[[Foolish Games]]" while Jewel and the Pistol Annies recut "[[You Were Meant for Me (Jewel song)|You Were Meant for Me]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1481504/jewel-releasing-greatest-hits-on-feb-5 |title=Jewel Releasing 'Greatest Hits' on Feb. 5 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 18, 2014}}</ref> The ''[[Greatest Hits (Jewel album)|Greatest Hits]]'' album was released February 5, 2013.

On August 6, 2013, Jewel announced the release of her second Christmas album, titled ''[[Let It Snow: A Holiday Collection]]'', scheduled for release on November 12, 2013. In an interview with ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', Jewel was quoted as saying "I wanted this record to have a resemblance to the first album. It's a continuation of mood and spirit of that record, with the mood and feel of the album artwork with an image and tone that evokes that spirit."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/08/06/jewel-kicks-holidays-off-early-with-christmas-album-details/|title=Jewel Announces New Christmas Album 'Let It Snow'|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=August 6, 2013|access-date=August 13, 2013|first=Alexandra|last=Cheney}}</ref>

=== 2014–2018: ''Picking Up the Pieces'' ===
In February 2014, Jewel began work on her next album and confirmed that it will not be released by a major record label, and that she was producing it herself.<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Jewel |user=jeweljk |number=435173354698313729 |date=February 16, 2014 |title=im producing. No label! Indie I think. Gna c what music says 2 me 1st "@ethan_deeay: will the new album bon a label + do u have a producer?" |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140217164357/https://twitter.com/jeweljk/status/435173354698313729 |archive-date=February 17, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2015, she appeared as a guest musician on [[Blues Traveler]]'s album ''[[Blow Up the Moon]]'', co-writing the song "Hearts Still Awake".<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/jewel-and-thompson-square-bring-country-color-to-blues-traveler-album-20150421|access-date=April 26, 2018|title=Jewel and Thompson Square Bring Country Color to Blues Traveler Album|date=April 21, 2015|author=Doerchuck, Brad|archive-date=April 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427120407/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/jewel-and-thompson-square-bring-country-color-to-blues-traveler-album-20150421|url-status=dead}}</ref> On June 28, she revealed in a Q&A on Facebook that her [[Freewheelin' Woman|upcoming album]] would be released in the second week of September of that year, and would feature a folk sound recorded with a live band. On July 21, Jewel confirmed the title as ''[[Picking Up the Pieces (Jewel album)|Picking Up the Pieces]]''.<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Jewel |user=jeweljk |number=623538050249830400 |date=July 21, 2015 |title=Get ready for my follow up- Picking Up The Pieces – out this fall along w my book #NeverBroken |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160727130011/https://twitter.com/jeweljk/status/623538050249830400 |archive-date=July 27, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Picking Up the Pieces'' was released on September 11, 2015. Four days later, on September 15, she released her third book, a new memoir entitled ''Never Broken: Songs Are Only Half the Story''.<ref name=varga/>

In 2016, Jewel was featured in the ''[[Comedy Central Roast]] of [[Rob Lowe]]'', having previously met the actor when she was supposed to co-star with him in ''[[The Lyon's Den]]''. During the ''Roast'', Jewel performed a parody of "You Were Meant for Me" claiming she was the 16-year-old caught having sex with Lowe in a 1988 videotape.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mallenbaum|first=Carly|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/09/06/jewel-rob-lowe-roast/89663908/|title=Jewel roasted Rob Lowe with a parody of her own song|work=[[USA Today]]|date=September 6, 2016|access-date=July 30, 2017}}</ref> Also in 2016, Jewel founded Jewel Inc., a platform for her work in music, TV, and film, as well as her entrepreneurial endeavors—in particular regarding [[mindfulness]].<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ces-jewel-launches-platform-bring-mindfulness-workplace-1073163 CES: Jewel Launches Platform to Bring Mindfulness to the Workplace], ''The Hollywood Reporter''</ref> Among its ventures was co-creating in partnership with Trevor Drinkwater the Wellness Your Way, Music and Wellness Festival, held originally in 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-kroger-co-and-inclusion-companies-launch-wellness-your-way-festival-300694527.html|title=The Kroger Co. And Inclusion Companies Launch Wellness Your Way Festival|website=Prnewswire.com}}</ref> In 2017, she returned to acting, starring in the ''[[Fixer Upper Mysteries]]'' on the [[Hallmark Channel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/12/jewel-cast-in-hallmark-fixer-upper-murder-movie.html|title=Jewel Will Star in Hallmark's Fixer-upper Murder Mystery, and You're Calling It Now: the Body Is Behind the Shiplap|date=December 27, 2016|website=Vulture}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2016/12/jewel-hallmark-movie-framed-for-murder-trailer/|title=Jewel Is Starring in a Hallmark Channel Murder Mystery|date=December 27, 2016|website=Spin}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.com/tv/jewel-talks-hallmark-tv-movie-framed-for-murder/|work=People|title=Jewel Reveals Three Reasons She Wanted to Be in Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery|last=Corinthios|first=Aurelie|date=January 13, 2017|access-date=April 6, 2017}}</ref>

=== 2019–present: ''The Masked Singer'' and ''Freewheelin' Woman'' ===
Towards the end of 2019, Jewel released a new song "No More Tears", which was written and recorded for ''Lost in America'', a documentary about youth homelessness in America by [[Rotimi Rainwater]]. In an interview with ''[[American Songwriter]]'', Jewel explained that, in addition to being an executive producer on the documentary, she was inspired to write the track because she was moved by the stories of the individuals featured in the film and related those to her own experiences of being homeless when she was eighteen. In the same interview, it was confirmed that "No More Tears" would also be the first track released from her upcoming album which she hoped to release sometime in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/jewel-new-album-songwriter-christmas/nicole-pajer/|title=Jewel Shares Insights On New Projects, Writing Process|date=December 2, 2019|website=American Songwriter|language=en-US|access-date=February 26, 2020|archive-date=December 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215195726/https://americansongwriter.com/jewel-new-album-songwriter-christmas/nicole-pajer/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2021, Jewel competed in [[The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 6|season six]] of ''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'' as "Queen of Hearts".<ref>{{Cite web|title=And the winner of 'The Masked Singer' Season 6 is…|url=https://news.yahoo.com/and-the-winner-of-the-masked-singer-season-6-is-025951411.html|access-date=2021-12-24|website=news.yahoo.com|date=December 16, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> Jewel made her way to the finals, where she was declared the winner of season six on December 16, 2021. She was rewarded the golden mask trophy after her [[encore]] performance.<ref name="masked" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=90s Grammy-winning artist 'Queen of Hearts' revealed in the 'The Masked Singer'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/videos/entertainment/tv/2021/12/16/90-s-grammy-winning-artist-queen-hearts-revealed-masked-singer/8922826002/|access-date=2021-12-24|website=USA Today|language=en-US}}</ref> After her performance of "River",<ref>{{Citation|title=Jewel - River (from The Masked Singer)| date=December 15, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osjjDKwfMSE|language=en|access-date=2021-12-24}}</ref> judge [[Jenny McCarthy]] called her the greatest artist that they've ever had on the show.<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 16, 2021|first=Dana Rose|last=Falcone|title=Masked Singer Winner Jewel Says the Show Presented a 'Perfect' Opportunity for Her as a Single Mom|url=https://people.com/music/masked-singer-winner-jewel-says-the-show-presented-a-perfect-opportunity-for-her-as-a-single-mom/|access-date=2021-12-24|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|language=en}}</ref> Jewel and her son performed a duet of her song "Hands" on ''The Masked Singer'' ''Christmas Singalong'', aired on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] on December 22, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 23, 2021|first=Jessica|last=Wang|title=Jewel performs touching 'Hands' duet with her son on The Masked Singer holiday special|url=https://ew.com/tv/jewel-performs-hands-son-the-masked-singer-holiday-special/|access-date=2021-12-24|website=EW.com|language=en}}</ref> Jewel subsequently released a cover EP titled ''Queen of Hearts'' containing covers of the songs she performed on ''The Masked Singer''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Zemler|first=Emily|date=2021-12-16|title=Jewel Releases Covers EP After Winning 'The Masked Singer'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jewel-covers-ep-queen-of-hearts-1272534/|access-date=2021-12-24|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>

In March 2022, it was announced that Jewel would represent Alaska in the inaugural [[American Song Contest]], set to begin later in the month.<ref>{{cite web |title=American Song Contest: Michael Bolton, Macy Gray & Jewel among acts |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/american-song-contest-acts |website=Eurovision |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=3 March 2022 |date=3 March 2022}}</ref> She performed "The Story" in the third episode and scored well in the public vote, but her overall score was brought down by a lower jury ranking which narrowly cost Jewel a place in the semi-finals.

Jewel's thirteenth studio album, ''Freewheelin' Woman'', was released on April 15, 2022, via her own label, Words Matter Media. The album was co-produced by Jewel and [[Butch Walker]] and was developed with the intention for Jewel to create music that she felt connected to and excited about rather than creating in order to meet expectations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/jewel-shares-americana-infused-single-long-way-round-new-album-freewheelin-woman-out-april|title=Jewel Shares Americana-Infused Single "Long Way 'Round," New Album 'Freewheelin' Woman' Out April 15|website=Grateful Web}}</ref>

On February 19, 2023, Jewel performed "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]" at the [[NBA All-Star Game]] in Salt Lake City, Utah.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-17 |title=Jewel — a Utah native — will sing the national anthem at the NBA All-Star Game |url=https://www.deseret.com/2023/2/17/23603065/nba-all-star-game-2023-jewel-national-anthem-how-to-watch |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=Deseret News |language=en}}</ref>

On May 28, 2023, Jewel performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the [[Indianapolis 500|Indy 500]] in [[Speedway, Indiana]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jewel will sing the national anthem at the 2023 Indy 500 |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/indy-500/2023/05/19/jewel-indianapolis-500-sing-national-anthem/70233799007/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=The Indianapolis Star |language=en-US}}</ref>

On April 9, 2024, Jewel joined [[Olivia Rodrigo]] to perform "[[You Were Meant for Me (Jewel song)|You Were Meant for Me]]" at her fourth show at [[Madison Square Garden]] for her [[Guts World Tour]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=April 9, 2024 |title=Olivia Rodrigo Sings With Jewel at Madison Square Garden: 'An Honor'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-jewel-you-were-meant-for-me-guts-tour-1235001517/|url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240410064701/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-jewel-you-were-meant-for-me-guts-tour-1235001517/ |archive-date=April 10, 2024 |access-date=April 10, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>

== Artistry ==
[[File:Jewell April 2010.jpg|thumb|230x230px|Jewel on the red carpet in 2010]]
Jewel is a [[soprano]].<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.theguardian.com/observer/omm/reviews/story/0,,1778246,00.html| title = Jewel, Goodbye Alice in Wonderland| work=[[The Observer]]| date=May 21, 2006| access-date=February 16, 2018| first=Gordon| last=Agar}}</ref> Caitlin Gibson of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' described Jewel's vocal versatility, stating that "she can summon many voices—deep and powerful, girlish and sweet, piercing and agile." Gibson also commented about Jewel's debut; "In an era still gripped by grunge, [she] climbed to the top of the pop charts with sweet, simple [[contemporary folk music|folk]] tunes".<ref name="folksuperstar">{{cite news | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/90s-folk-superstar-jewel-is-happy--finally-now-she-wants-to-know-are-you/2018/01/17/13125686-f61e-11e7-a9e3-ab18ce41436a_story.html | title = '90s folk superstar Jewel is happy — finally. Now she wants to know: Are you? | access-date = June 30, 2018 | newspaper=The Washington Post | location=Washington, D.C. | date=January 18, 2018 | first=Caitlin | last=Gibson}}</ref> Her fifth studio album [[''0304'' (2003)]] was a departure from her previous folk rock-oriented<ref name=latimes1/> albums and incorporates a more general pop sound. [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] of [[AllMusic]] wrote about ''0304'', describing it as "A record that (is) lyric-driven, like [[Cole Porter]] stuff, that also has a lot of swing... that combined dance, [[urban contemporary|urban]], and folk music. [...] [it is] an original-sounding album, something with more imagination than the average [[dance-pop]] record. Better still, it sounds more authentic (and boasts a better set of songs) than her previous records, which were either too ramshackle or too self-serious and doggedly somber to really reveal much character."<ref>{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/0304-mw0000464591 |title=0304 – Jewel |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=January 1, 2014}}</ref> ''Perfectly Clear'' (2008) was influenced by her appreciation for [[country music]],<ref name=latimes1>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jun-03-et-recordrack3-story.html |title=A change, maybe, but predictable |last=Appleford |first=Steve |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=June 3, 2008 |access-date=April 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080606003522/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/reviews/music/la-et-recordrack3-2008jun03%2C0%2C2423.story |archive-date=June 6, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> while ''Picking Up The Pieces'' (2015) saw Jewel "going back to [her] folk/American roots that [she] began with."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/jewel-returns-to-folk-roots-on-picking-up-the-pieces-album-20150728|title=Jewel Returns to Folk Roots on 'Picking Up the Pieces' Album|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]]|date=July 28, 2015|access-date=July 28, 2015|author=Moss, Marissa R.|archive-date=July 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150729162345/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/jewel-returns-to-folk-roots-on-picking-up-the-pieces-album-20150728|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Owning a wide variety of [[Taylor Guitars]], Jewel uses a [[Taylor Guitars|Taylor 912-C]] most often.<ref name=taylorguitar>{{cite web|last=Rodgers |first=Jeffery Pepper |title=Acoustic Guitar Central: Artist Gear Picks |url=http://www.acousticguitar.com/issues/ag112/gear112.html |work=[[Acoustic Guitar (magazine)|Acoustic Guitar]] |publisher=String Letter Publishing |access-date= November 1, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905172357/http://www.acousticguitar.com/issues/ag112/gear112.html |archive-date= September 5, 2008 }}</ref> ''[[Acoustic Guitar (magazine)|Acoustic Guitar]]'' writer Jeffery Pepper Rodgers called the guitar her "steady companion".<ref name=taylorguitar/> All of her guitars are strung with [[D'Addario (manufacturer)|D'Addario]] products.<ref name=taylorguitar/> To [[strum]], she employs a unique self-created [[fingerpick]]ing technique or a [[Guitar pick|hard pick]].<ref name=taylorguitar/>

==Other work==

=== Literary works ===
In 1998, Jewel published a book of poetry titled ''A Night Without Armor.'' Although it sold over 1 million copies and was a [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' best-seller]], it received mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cnn.com/books/news/9806/01/jewel/excerpts.html|access-date = December 9, 2017|work=CNN|title=Poetry excerpts from Jewel's 'A Night Without Armor'|date=June 1, 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011211162725/http://www.cnn.com/books/news/9806/01/jewel/excerpts.html|archive-date=December 11, 2001}}</ref> During an [[MTV]] interview in 1998, [[Kurt Loder]] pointed out the incorrect usage, in her book of poetry, of the word "[[wikt:casualty|casualty]]" (instead of the intended "casualness") to which Jewel responded, "You're a smartass for pointing that out. Next topic."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150123020718/http://www.mtv.com/news/1430602/jewel-kurt-loder-square-off-on-poetic-license/ JEWEL, KURT LODER SQUARE OFF ON POETIC LICENSE] MTV Staff (September 25, 1998). ''[[MTV]].''</ref> In the fall of 1998, the poet [[Beau Sia]] composed a book-length response to ''A Night Without Armor'' that he titled ''A Night Without Armor II: The Revenge.''<ref>{{cite book|title=A Night Without Armor II: The Revenge |isbn=0966204298 |last1=Sia |first1=Beau |year=1998 |publisher=Mouth Almighty Books }}</ref> The reviewer [[Edna Gundersen]], writing in ''[[USA Today]],'' noted, "Hers is flowery and sensitive. His is wry and absurd."<ref>Gundersen, Edna, "A rare Jewel of a poetic parody," ''[[USA Today]],'' September 16, 1998.</ref>

In 2000, Jewel published a biographical book called ''Chasing Down the Dawn''<ref>
  {{cite book
 |author = Jewel
 |title = Chasing Down the Dawn
 |url = https://archive.org/details/chasingdowndawn00jewe_0
 |url-access = registration
 |publisher = [[HarperEntertainment]]
 |date = 2000
  }}
</ref> In 2012, Jewel published the children's book ''That's What I'd Do''.<ref>
  {{cite book
 |author = Jewel
 |title = That's What I'd Do
 |publisher = [[Simon & Schuster]]/[[Paula Wiseman Books]]
 |date = 2012
  }}</ref> In 2013, Jewel published the children's book ''Sweet Dreams''.<ref>
  {{cite book
 |author = Jewel
 |title = Sweet Dreams
 |publisher = [[Simon & Schuster]]/[[Paula Wiseman Books]]
 |date = 2013
  }}</ref> In 2015, Jewel published her memoirs under the title ''Never Broken: Songs Are Only Half the Story''.<ref>
  {{cite book
 |author = Jewel
 |title = Never Broken: Songs Are Only Half the Story
 |publisher = [[Blue Rider Press]]
 |date = 2015
  }}</ref>

=== Art World Projects ===
In 2024, Jewel created a museum-wide show at the [[Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art|Crystal Bridges Museum]] in [[Bentonville, Arkansas|Bentonville]], Arkansas called ''The Portal: An Art Experience by Jewel''. The show featured her own paintings, a special music and technology installation, and art works from the museum's collection including, [[Mickalene Thomas]], [[Ruth Asawa]], [[Julie Mehretu]], and [[Alma Thomas]]. The show is organized around Jewel's idea of “Three Spheres,” or realms, of human existence: the inner world, the outer world, and the unseen world.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gómez-Upegui|first1=Salomé|title=Jewel's Debut Art Show at Crystal Bridges Is a Mental Health Journey in Three Parts|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/jewel-the-portal-exhibit-crystal-bridges-museum|work=W|date=May 14, 2024 |access-date=June 21, 2024}}</ref>

Utilizing new technology alongside the traditional painting techniques in ''The Portal'', Jewel choreographed a drone light show in partnership with Nova Sky Stories,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Martin-Brown|first1=Becca|title=Crystal Bridges exhibits artwork by Jewel, drone light show|url=https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2024/mar/08/crystal-bridges-exhibits-artwork-by-jewel-drone/|work=Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette|date=March 8, 2024 |access-date=June 24, 2024}}</ref> which accompanies a new song. Jewel also partnered with the company Proto to present a hologram of her self welcoming visitors and performing songs.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Maude|first1=Samuel|title=Bridges Museum of American Art|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/art-design/a60084196/jewel-announces-collaboration-with-crystal-bridges-museum-of-american-art/|work=Elle|date=May 7, 2024 |access-date=June 24, 2024}}</ref>

=== Humanitarian activism ===
Jewel, alongside her mother, Lenedra J. Carroll, and her older brother, Shane Jewel, founded the nonprofit organization Higher Ground for Humanity. The organization focuses on education, sustainable improvements, and building alliances with like-minded organizations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jeweljk.com/about/|title=The Official Website of Jewel – About|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220172736/http://www.jeweljk.com/about/|archive-date=February 20, 2007}}</ref> Jewel donates a portion of her income to the organization and often holds events to benefit the organization.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.atlanticrecords.com/jewel/about/| title =Atlantic Records – Jewel Photos| access-date = December 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831031550/http://www.atlanticrecords.com/jewel/about/|archive-date=August 31, 2006}}</ref> The organization tends to parallel Jewel's career since she provides the majority of the organization's funding. {{As of|2005}}, the activities of the organization were concluded.{{citation needed|date=November 2010}} One early grantee was the [[Global Youth Action Network]], which has become one of the largest youth movements around the United Nations.

In September 2006, as part of [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]'s "Stop Breast Cancer for Life" campaign, Jewel delivered more than 12 million petition signatures to [[Capitol Hill]], urging Congress to pass the bipartisan Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2005 (S 910/HR1849).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cancerforward.org/survivor-resources/survivors-in-the-news/Jewel/a-flower-from-jewel-to-breast-cancer-survivors|title=A Flower from Jewel to Breast Cancer Survivors|date=|author=Beth Sanders Moore|access-date=September 6, 2013|publisher=CancerForward|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906002338/http://www.cancerforward.org/survivor-resources/survivors-in-the-news/Jewel/a-flower-from-jewel-to-breast-cancer-survivors|archive-date=September 6, 2014}}</ref> The bill would ban the practice of "drive-through" [[Mastectomy|mastectomies]], when women are discharged from the hospital just hours after their surgeries. Jewel served as the honorary chairperson of the 2006 ''Help the Homeless Walk'' in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.volunteersolutions.org/acvo/volunteer/spotlight/http---www.helpthehomelessdc.org-| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130113092816/http://www.volunteersolutions.org/acvo/volunteer/spotlight/http---www.helpthehomelessdc.org-| url-status=dead| archive-date=January 13, 2013| title=Fannie Mae Walk For The Homeless| access-date=December 9, 2017}}</ref>

In November 2008, Jewel began work on a project with several dozen singer-songwriters to write and auction their lyrics with donations benefiting her "Project Clean Water" charity.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jewel Gets Cold Shoulder in Alaska|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jewel-gets-cold-shoulder-in-alaska/|work=CBS News|date=August 18, 2009|access-date=March 30, 2017}}</ref> Many singers and songwriters besides herself have donated their written lyrics including Patrick Davis, [[Alabama (American band)|Alabama]]'s [[Randy Owen]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Jason Mraz]], [[Gretchen Wilson]], and [[Marv Green]]. The majority of the lyrics were written on paper and signed by the songwriter, with the exception of [[Katy Perry]]'s "[[I Kissed a Girl]]". Many of the artists in addition to writing and signing lyrics, drew pictures to illustrate their lyrics.{{citation needed|date=October 2011}} The auction ran from December 1, 2008, to December 18, 2008, promoted by [[Country Music Television|CMT]] and [[Virgin Records|Virgin Music]].<ref name=ernieauction>{{cite web|work=CMT Auctions|url=http://www.cmtauctions.com/cgi-bin/auction.cgi?action=ProductList&Mode=Browse&CategoryID=1000000000326941|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091002213858/http://www.cmtauctions.com/cgi-bin/auction.cgi?action=BuyerViewProductDetail&ProductID=1000000000327406|archive-date=October 2, 2009|title=Ernie Ashworth Signed & Dated "Talk Back Trembling Lips" Lyrics|access-date=November 30, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Some of the lyrics that were up for auction included hits such as "[[So Small]]", "[[Foolish Games]]", "[[I'm Yours (Jason Mraz song)|I'm Yours]]", "I Kissed a Girl", "[[St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)]]", "[[Live Like You Were Dying]]", "[[I Don't Need a Man]]", "[[Superman (It's Not Easy)]]" and "[[Redneck Woman]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virginunite.com/News/Auction-of-handwritten-lyrics-by-your-favorite-artists-benefitting-Project-Clean-Water/?cid=ad995fbf-848a-4dd1-a00a-be327891ad1d&nid=baa433fb-a751-4914-8258-0781487ed291|work=Virgin United|title=Auction of handwritten lyrics by your favorite artists benefitting Project Clean Water|author=Constantine, Christie|date=November 21, 2008|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221012850/http://www.virginunite.com/Templates/News.aspx?nid=baa433fb-a751-4914-8258-0781487ed291&cid=ad995fbf-848a-4dd1-a00a-be327891ad1d&id=cbad05df-8fd9-4786-a371-1cab485ae4d3|archive-date=December 21, 2008}}</ref> The highest bought lyrics being Jewel's [[signature song]] "[[You Were Meant for Me (Jewel song)|You Were Meant For Me]]" sold for US$1,505,{{citation needed|date=October 2011}} and "[[Who Will Save Your Soul]]" and "[[Hands (Jewel song)|Hands]]", raising more than $1,005 each.{{citation needed|date=October 2011}} Jewel promised that all items sold by December 18 would be delivered by Christmas.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Jacksonville, Florida|url=https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/crime/jso-responds-to-reported-shooting-in-mid-westside-jacksonville/77-25b25615-85a2-4d03-9f24-59e2bf6a56f8|access-date=April 18, 2014|website=|publisher=firstcoastnews.com}}{{Dead link|date=February 2021|bot=Dlmarial|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> After the majority of the auctions ended on December 18 two new lyrics by Craig Wiseman and Ernie Ashworth were put up for auction ending in January 2009.<ref name=ernieauction/>

In May 2013, Jewel served as ambassador for the ReThink: Why Housing Matters initiative. She was included in the initiative's public service announcement (PSA) which asked Americans to rethink their views on public housing and consider how it benefits people in their own communities.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rethinkhousing.org | title=ReThink Housing: Why Housing Matters | author=Rice, Courtney | access-date=December 12, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608092554/http://www.rethinkhousing.org/ | archive-date=June 8, 2013 | url-status=live }}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Jewel and actor [[Sean Penn]] began dating in 1995 after Penn spotted her performing on ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]''. Penn invited Jewel to compose a song for his film ''[[The Crossing Guard]]'' and followed her on tour.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Schillaci|first1=Sophie|title=Jewel Reveals Pre-Fame Relationship With Sean Penn: 'I Liked His Mind'|url=http://www.etonline.com/news/172539_jewel_reveals_pre_fame_relationship_with_sean_penn_i_liked_his_mind/|work=Entertainment Tonight|date=September 23, 2015 |access-date=September 23, 2015}}</ref>

After dating for a decade, Jewel and rodeo cowboy [[Ty Murray]] were married in the [[Bahamas]] in 2008.<ref name=bartolomeo/> She gave birth to their son, Kase Townes Murray, on July 11, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ulrica Wihlborg |url=https://people.com/parents/jewel-ty-murray-welcome-son-kase/ |title=Jewel, Ty Murray Welcome Son Kase |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=September 23, 2016|access-date=November 17, 2016}}</ref> In 2014, after nearly six years of marriage, the couple divorced.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jewel |title=Dear World |date=July 2, 2014 |website=JewelJK.com |url=http://www.jeweljk.com/articles.html?n_id=1663 |access-date=July 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703024722/http://www.jeweljk.com/articles.html?n_id=1663 |archive-date= July 3, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Jewel is the daughter of [[Atz Kilcher]], who stars in the [[Discovery Channel]] show ''[[Alaska: The Last Frontier]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/alaska-the-last-frontier/bios/atz-kilcher.htm |title=Alaska: The last frontier |access-date=December 9, 2013}}</ref> All three of her brothers live in Alaska.<ref name=bartolomeo>{{cite web|last=Bartolomeo |first=Joey |url=https://people.com/celebrity/jewel-gets-married/|date=August 8, 2008|title=Jewel Gets Married!| work=People |access-date=April 18, 2014}}</ref>
Her first [[cousin]] once removed is actress [[Q'orianka Kilcher]] who is best known for her role as Pocahontas in ''[[The New World (2005 film)|The New World]]'' (2005).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/mc-ent-jewel-handmade-holiday-sands-bethlehem-20181203-story.html|title=Q&A INTERVIEW: On eve of 'Handmade Holidays' concert at Sands, Jewel's dad talks about their family life in the Alaskan wilderness|first=Chris|last=Cameron|website=mcall.com|date=December 5, 2018 }}</ref>

Jewel has been estranged from her mother (who served as her business manager) since 2003, when Jewel accused her of stealing millions of dollars from her.<ref name=varga>{{cite news|last1=Varga|first1=George|title=Jewel bares nearly all in her new memoir|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/05/jewel-interview/|access-date=September 15, 2015|work=The San Diego Union Tribune|date=September 5, 2015|archive-date=September 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920085655/http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/05/jewel-interview/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Jewel has said: "I don't think I started off young as a feminist. I read a lot of books in Alaska, I was pretty isolated where I grew up, and I think that I never thought I was any different than a man; I was raised in a place where pioneer women were very strong still. They'd shoe horses and build their own homes and were very self-sufficient. It wasn't really until I've gotten older that I really became a fan of women. And a fan of what women are capable of balancing and achieving, by just being them."<ref>{{cite news |last=Hatch |first=Holly |title=Folk Artist Jewel on Feminism and LGBT Courage |date=March 14, 2014 |url=http://outfrontonline.com/social/high-society/ofc-exclusive-folk-artist-jewel-on-feminism-and-lgbt-courage/ |newspaper=[[Out Front (newspaper)|Out Front]] |access-date=June 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906002441/http://outfrontonline.com/news/interviews/ofc-exclusive-folk-artist-jewel-on-feminism-and-lgbt-courage/ |archive-date=September 6, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In a 2022 interview with ''Mental'', Jewel talks about how she started having panic attacks at age sixteen. Unbeknownst to her then, she employed the principles of [[cognitive behavioral therapy]] (CBT), particularly visualization, to manage them.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://clubmental.com/jewel-shares-coping-tips-for-anxiety/ | title=Singer Jewel Shares Coping Tips for Anxiety and Holiday Stress | date=December 15, 2022 }}</ref>

On January 20, 2025 Jewel made a surprise performance, singing "[[Over the Rainbow]]" for [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]] and [[Cheryl Hines]] at the [[Make America Healthy Again]] (MAHA) Inauguration Ball held during the [[second inauguration of Donald Trump]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/trump-inauguration-jewel-surprises-maha-inaugural-ball-performance |title=Trump inauguration: Jewel surprises MAHA Inaugural Ball with performance |first=Tracy |last=Wright |date=January 21, 2025 |work=Fox News |access-date=22 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/jewel-performs-robert-kennedy-jr-cheryl-hines-maha-ball-donald-trump-inauguration-8777896 |title=Jewel performs for Robert Kennedy Jr. and Cheryl Hines during surprise inauguration appearance |first=Jessica |last=Wang |date=January 21, 2025 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=22 January 2025}}</ref> She later apologized and expressed her support for the [[LGBTQ community|LGBTQIA+ community]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |date=2025-01-24 |title=Jewel Apologizes to Fans Following Performance at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s MAHA Ball: 'I Do Not Agree on All the Politics' |url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/jewel-apologizes-performance-robert-f-kennedy-jr-maha-ball-1236285447/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Award !! Work !! Category !! Result !! Ref.
|-
| 1994 || rowspan=5|[[San Diego Music Awards]] || rowspan=3|Herself || rowspan=2|Best Acoustic || {{won}} || <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sandiegomusicawards.com/1994-winners |title=1994 Winners |publisher=San Diego Music Awards |access-date=January 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108201513/https://sandiegomusicawards.com/1994-winners |archive-date=January 8, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=3|1995 || {{won}} || rowspan=3|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sandiegomusicawards.com/1995-winners |title=1995 Winners |publisher=San Diego Music Awards |access-date=January 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108202318/https://sandiegomusicawards.com/1995-winners |archive-date=January 8, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| Artist of the Year || {{won}}
|-
| ''[[Pieces of You]]'' || Album of the Year || {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|1996 || Herself || Artist of the Year || {{won}} || <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sandiegomusicawards.com/1996-winners |title=1996 Winners |publisher=San Diego Music Awards |access-date=January 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108202501/https://sandiegomusicawards.com/1996-winners |archive-date=January 8, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[MTV Video Music Award]]s || rowspan="4"| "[[Who Will Save Your Soul]]"|| Best Female Video || {{nom}}
|-
|| Best New Artist || {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="29"|1997 || [[ASCAP Pop Music Awards]] || Most Performed Song || {{won}} || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YQ8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA9|title=Billboard|date=May 31, 1997}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Grammy Award]] || [[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]] || {{nom}} || rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1997/grammys.htm|title=39th Grammy Awards – 1997|date=February 26, 1997|website=RochOnTheNet}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="14"| Herself || [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]] || {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[American Music Award]] || Favorite New Artist || {{won}}
|-
| Favorite Pop/Rock Artist || {{nom}}
|-
| [[Gaffa (magazine)|GAFFA Awards (Denmark)]]
| Best Foreign New Act
|{{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gaffa.dk/nyhed/8752|title=GAFFA-prisen 1991-2006 – se vinderne|website=gaffa.dk|access-date=April 25, 2020|archive-date=March 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322005055/https://gaffa.dk/nyhed/8752|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Pollstar]] Concert Industry Awards 
| Best New Artist Tour
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="15"| [[Billboard Music Award]] || Top Artist || {{nom}}
|-
| Top Hot 100 Artist || {{nom}}
|-
| Top Hot 100 Artist – Female || {{nom}}
|-
| Top Pop Artist || {{nom}}
|-
| Top Pop Artist – Female ||{{nom}}
|-
| Top Billboard 200 Albums Artist || {{nom}}
|-
| Top Billboard 200 Albums Artist – Female || {{nom}}
|-
| Top Adult Contemporary Artist || {{nom}}
|-
| Top Adult Top 40 Artist
| {{won}}
|-
| ''[[Pieces of You]]'' || Top Billboard 200 Album || {{nom}}
|-
| "[[Foolish Games]]" || Top Soundtrack Single || {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="8"| "[[You Were Meant for Me (Jewel song)|You Were Meant for Me]]" || Top Hot 100 Song || {{nom}}
|-
| Top Hot 100 Airplay Track || {{nom}}
|-
| Top Adult Contemporary Single || {{nom}} 
|-
| Top Adult Top 40 Track || {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[MTV Video Music Award]] || Video of the Year || {{nom}}
|-
| Viewer's Choice || {{nom}} 
|-
| Best Female Video || {{won}}
|- 
| rowspan=2|[[Billboard Music Awards|Billboard Music Video Awards]]
| FAN.tastic Award
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=4|"[[Foolish Games]]"
| Best New Artist Clip (Jazz/AC)
| {{won}}
|-
| [[VH1]] Vogue Fashion Awards || Most Fashionable Video || {{nom}}
|-
| Online Film & Television Association || Best Adapted Song || {{nom}} || <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oftaawards.com/film-awards/2nd-annual-film-awards-1997/|title=2nd Annual Film Awards (1997) - Online Film & Television Association|website=Oftaawards.com}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="7"|1998 ||[[Grammy Award]] || [[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]] || {{nom}}
|-
| [[NARM]] Awards || rowspan=2|''[[Pieces of You]]'' || Best Selling Alternative Album || {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[American Music Award]] || Favorite LP || {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| Herself || Favorite Female Pop/Rock Artist || {{nom}}
|-
| [[APRA Music Awards of 1998|APRA Music Awards]]
| "[[You Were Meant for Me (Jewel song)|You Were Meant for Me]]"
| Most Performed Foreign Work
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Online Music Awards]]
| Herself
| Best Female Singer
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/spice-girls-get-album-of-the-year-nod-from-1997-online-music-awards-hosted-by-spin-and-america-online-76872442.html |title=Spice Girls Get 'Album of the Year' Nod from 1997 Online Music Awards, Hosted By SPIN and America Online |publisher=America Online |website=PRNewswire |date=February 24, 1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219125250/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/spice-girls-get-album-of-the-year-nod-from-1997-online-music-awards-hosted-by-spin-and-america-online-76872442.html |archive-date=February 19, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2|[[Blockbuster Entertainment Awards]]
| ''[[Pieces of You]]''
| Favorite CD 
| {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="7"|1999 || rowspan="2"| Herself || Favorite Female Artist || {{won}}
|-
| Governor's Awards || Songwriting Award || {{won}}
|-
| Audie Awards || ''A Night Without Armor'' || Best Spoken Word Album || {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[ASCAP]] Pop Music Awards
| "[[Foolish Games]]"
| rowspan="2"|Most Performed Songs
| {{won}}
| rowspan=2|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mg0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA8|title=Billboard|date=May 29, 1999}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|"[[You Were Meant for Me (Jewel song)|You Were Meant for Me]]" 
| {{won}}
|-
| [[BMI Awards|BMI Pop Awards]]
| Award-Winning Song 
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Music Video Awards]]
| "[[Hands (Jewel song)|Hands]]"
| Best Jazz/AC Clip 
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gggEAAAAMBAJ&q=1999+billboard+music+award&pg=PA5|title = Billboard|date = November 27, 1999}}</ref>
|-
| 2000 || [[BAM (magazine)|California Music Awards]] || Herself || Outstanding Female Vocalist || {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=2|2002 || rowspan=2|MVPA Awards || rowspan=2|"[[Standing Still (Jewel song)|Standing Still]]" || Best Adult Contemporary Video || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/75663/2002-music-video-production-assn-mvpa-awards|title=2002 Music Video Production Assn. (MVPA) Awards|date=May 23, 2002|website=Billboard.com}}</ref>
|-
| Best Direction of a Female Artist || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-music-video-production-association-announces-this-years-nominees-for-the-11th-annual-mvpa-awards-76781877.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213205000/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-music-video-production-association-announces-this-years-nominees-for-the-11th-annual-mvpa-awards-76781877.html | archive-date=December 13, 2013 | title=The Music Video Production Association Announces This Year's Nominees for the 11th... -- re> HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="3"|2003 || rowspan=2|[[Radio Music Awards]] ||  rowspan="1"| Herself || Favorite Female Artist—Modern Rock || {{Won}}
|-
| "[[Intuition (Jewel song)|Intuition]]"
| Best Hook Up Song
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nbc.com/Radio_Music_Awards/more_nominees_b.shtml|title=NBC.com > Radio Music Awards|date=October 23, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031023153000/http://www.nbc.com/Radio_Music_Awards/more_nominees_b.shtml |accessdate=July 31, 2024|archive-date=October 23, 2003 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Live! with Kelly|Regis & Kelly Awards]] || Herself || Favorite Musical Guest || {{Won}}
|-
| rowspan=3|2004 || [[ASCAP Awards|ASCAP Pop Music Awards]] || "[[Intuition (Jewel song)|Intuition]]" || Most Performed Song || {{won}} || <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/popawards/2004/winners.html |title=2004 ASCAP Pop Music Awards Winners List |publisher=ASCAP |access-date=June 4, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040604091343/http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/popawards/2004/winners.html |archive-date=June 4, 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Broadcast Data Systems|BDSCertified Spin Awards]] 
| "[[Standing Still (Jewel song)|Standing Still]]" 
| 300,000 Spins 
| {{won}} 
| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1BMEAAAAMBAJ&dq=BDS+Spin&pg=RA1-PA62 | title=Billboard | date=December 25, 2004 }}</ref>
|-
| Groovevolt Music and Fashion Awards
| "[[0304|Leave the Lights On]]"
| Best Pop Deep Cut
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.groovevolt.com/gvawards/general.asp|title=groovevolt.com &#124; it's your music|date=December 9, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041209091451/http://www.groovevolt.com/gvawards/general.asp |accessdate=July 31, 2024|archive-date=December 9, 2004 }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|2011 || [[American Country Awards]] || Herself || Female Artist of the Year || {{nom}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award]]s || "[[Satisfied (Jewel song)|Satisfied]]" || [[Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance|Best Female Country Vocal Performance]] || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/la-et-env-grammys-nominees-2010-list-htmlstory.html|title=Grammy Awards 2011: Winners and nominees for 53rd Grammy Awards|access-date=January 12, 2018|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=March 12, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|2014
|[[Prism Awards]]
|"[[Ring of Fire (song)|Ring of Fire]]"
|Performance in a TV Movie or Miniseries
| {{nom}}
|}

==Tours==
*1997: Tiny Lights Tour<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/509387/jewel-triumphs/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121064209/http://www.mtv.com/news/509387/jewel-triumphs/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 21, 2019 |title=Jewel Triumphs |last1=Winegarner |first1=Beth |date=April 3, 1997 |website=MTV News |publisher=MTV Networks |access-date=January 17, 2019}}</ref>
*1997: Papillion Tour<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/cosmic-girl-19970515 |title=Jewel: Cosmic Girl |last1=Dunn |first1=Jancee |date=May 15, 1997 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |publisher=Wenner Media LLC |access-date=June 15, 2017 |archive-date=May 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505054040/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/cosmic-girl-19970515 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*1999: Spirit World Tour<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mtv.com:80/nav/intro_news.html |title=Jewel Sets Dates For Summer Arena Tour |last1=Hiatt |first1=Brian |date=April 29, 1999 |website=[[MTV News]] |publisher=[[Viacom Media Networks|MTV Networks]] |access-date=June 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990508191343/http://mtv.com/nav/intro_news.html |archive-date=May 8, 1999 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*2002: This Way World Tour<ref>{{cite magazine | author=  Jeckell, Barry A.| magazine= Billboard | date= March 1, 2002 | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/76600/jewel-takes-labelmate-m2m-on-the-road | title=Jewel Takes Labelmate M2M On The Road | access-date=September 27, 2015}}</ref>
*2002: New Wild West Acoustic Tour<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com:80/billboard/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1713008 |title=Jewel Extends 'New Wild West' Tour |last1=Cohen |first1=Jonathan |last2=Jeckell |first2=Barry A. |date=September 25, 2002 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=VNU eMedia, Inc. |access-date=June 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021012104027/http://www.billboard.com/billboard/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1713008 |archive-date=October 12, 2002 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*2003-04: 0304 Acoustic Tour<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com:80/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1976660 |title=Update: Jewel Cancels Fall Tour |last1=Cohen |first1=Jonathan |last2=Jeckell |first2=Barry A. |date=September 11, 2003 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=VNU eMedia Inc. |access-date=June 15, 2017 |archive-date=March 17, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050317030340/http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1976660 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*2005: Tour For No Reason
*2008: Goodbye Alice In Wonderland Tour
*2009: Perfectly Clear Acoustic Tour<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=2259 |title=Jewel plans solo acoustic tour |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=November 5, 2008 |website=Country Standard Time |access-date=June 15, 2017}}</ref>
*2009: Lullaby Acoustic Tour<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/grrrly-talk-qanda-with-jewel-playing-at-the-fillmore-tuesday-november-3-6484277 |title=Grrrly Talk: Q&A with Jewel, Playing at the Fillmore Tuesday, November 3 |last1=Landau |first1=Erica K. |date=October 30, 2009 |website=[[Miami New Times]] |publisher=[[Voice Media Group]] |access-date=June 15, 2017}}</ref>
*2010: Star Light Café Tour<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ticketnews.com/jewel-tour-plots-acoustic-star-light-cafe-concerts-for-summer/ |title=Jewel tour plots acoustic 'Star Light Café' concerts for summer |last1=Reitz |first1=Allison |date=April 10, 2010 |website=TicketNews |access-date=June 15, 2017}}</ref>
*2013: Greatest Hits Tour<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sdut-gem-of-career-for-jewel-2013may30-story.html |title=Jewel reflects on her career |last1=Varga |first1=George |date=May 30, 2013 |website=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]] |publisher=Tribune Publishing |access-date=June 15, 2017}}</ref>
*2016: Picking Up the Pieces Tour<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/01/12/jewel-new-tour-announced/ |title=Jewel new Picking Up the Pieces tour announced |last1=Robinson |first1=Will |date=January 12, 2016 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |publisher=[[Time Inc.]] |access-date=June 15, 2017}}</ref>
*2017, 2018: Handmade Holiday Tour<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/music/jewel-announces-handmade-holiday-tour/ |title='Tis the Season to Give Back: Jewel Announces Her Charitable and Interactive Handmade Holiday Tour |last1=Sands |first1=Nicole |date=September 18, 2017 |website=People |publisher=Time Inc. |access-date=January 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kmuw.org/post/jewel-celebrates-family-and-more-handmade-holiday-tour |title=Jewel Celebrates Family And More With Handmade Holiday Tour |last1=Beaudoin |first1=Jedd |date=November 26, 2018 |website=[[KMUW]] |publisher=[[Wichita State University]] |access-date=January 17, 2019}}</ref>

'''Co-headlining'''
*1997: [[Lilith Fair]] {{small|(with [[Lilith Fair#1997|various artists]])}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/08/11/lilith-fair-a-hit/ |title=Lilith Fair A Hit |last1=Kot |first1=Greg |date=August 11, 1997 |website=[[Chicago Tribune]] |publisher=[[Tronc|Tribune Publishing]] |access-date=June 15, 2017}}</ref>

'''Opening act'''
*1995 Opening act for [[Peter Murphy (musician)|Peter Murphy]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/1995/7/14/19182305/a-reinvented-murphy-coming-back-to-s-l|title=A 'REINVENTED' MURPHY COMING BACK TO S.L.|first=Mark L.|last=Reece|date=July 14, 1995|website=Deseret News}}</ref>
*2006: [[Something to Be Tour]] {{small|(for [[Rob Thomas (musician)|Rob Thomas]])}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livedaily.com:80/news/Rob_Thomas_and_Jewel_to_team_for_summer_tour-9933.html?t=1|title=Rob Thomas and Jewel to team for summer tour|author=Madison, T. James|date=April 14, 2006|work=[[LiveDaily]]|publisher=[[Ticketmaster]] Entertainment, Inc.|access-date=December 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060421052716/http://www.livedaily.com/news/Rob_Thomas_and_Jewel_to_team_for_summer_tour-9933.html?t=1|archive-date=April 21, 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*2008: Paisley Party Tour {{small|(for [[Brad Paisley]])}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.timesunion.com/reviews/spac-goes-country-with-paisley-jewel/433/ |title=SPAC goes country with Paisley, Jewel |last1=Malachowski |first1=David |date=July 14, 2008 |website=[[Times Union (Albany)|Times Union]] |publisher=[[Hearst Communications]] |access-date=June 15, 2017 |archive-date=August 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809193559/https://blog.timesunion.com/reviews/spac-goes-country-with-paisley-jewel/433/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*2022: AM Gold Tour (for [[Train (band)|Train]])<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Lynch |first=Joe |date=2022-02-16 |title=Train Returns With 'AM Gold' Album, Summer Tour Featuring Jewel & Blues Traveler |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/train-am-gold-album-2022-tour-dates-1235032415/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-17 |title=Train Announces AM Gold Tour With Jewel, Blues Traveler |url=https://www.ticketnews.com/2022/02/train-announces-am-gold-tour-with-jewel-blues-traveler/ |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=TicketNews |language=en-US}}</ref>

'''Cancelled'''
*2003: 0304 World Tour<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com:80/news/articles/1478147/09112003/jewel_pop_.jhtml |title=Jewel Cancels Tour After Her Bassist Dies |last1=Wiederhorn |first1=Jon |date=September 11, 2003 |website=MTV News |publisher=MTV Networks |access-date=June 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050414065451/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1478147/09112003/jewel_pop_.jhtml |archive-date=April 14, 2005 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Discography ==
{{Main|Jewel discography}}
=== Albums ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="width:5%;"| Album !! Year !! Record Label !! Notes
|-
!scope="row"|''Pieces of You''
|1995
|Atlantic Records
|Debut album; includes hits "Who Will Save Your Soul" and "You Were Meant for Me."
|-
!scope="row"|''Spirit''
|1998
|Atlantic Records
|Certified 4× Platinum; features the single "Hands."
|-
!scope="row"|''Joy: A Holiday Collection''
|1999
|Atlantic Records
|Holiday album; certified Platinum.
|-
!scope="row"|''This Way''
|2001
|Atlantic Records
|Certified Platinum; includes the hit "Standing Still."
|-
!scope="row"|''0304''
|2003
|Atlantic Records
|Pop-oriented album; certified Gold.
|-
!scope="row"|''Goodbye Alice in Wonderland''
|2006
|Atlantic Records
|Reached No. 8 on the US charts.
|-
!scope="row"|''Perfectly Clear''
|2008
|Valory Music Group
|First country album; reached No. 1 on the US Country chart.
|-
!scope="row"|''Lullaby''
|2009
|Fisher-Price
|Children's album; certified Gold in Canada.
|-
!scope="row"|''Sweet and Wild''
|2010
|Valory Music Group
|Includes the single "Satisfied."
|-
!scope="row"|''The Merry Goes 'Round''
|2011
|Fisher-Price
|Children's album.
|-
!scope="row"|''Let It Snow: A Holiday Collection''
|2013
|Somerset Group
|Second holiday album.
|-
!scope="row"|''Picking Up the Pieces''
|2015
|Sugar Hill Records
|Self-described sequel to ''Pieces of You.''
|-
!scope="row"|''Freewheelin' Woman''
|2022
|Words Matter Media
|Latest studio album.
|}

== Videography ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="width:5%;"| Video !! Year !! Notes
|-
!scope="row"|''Jewel: A Life Uncommon''
|
1999
|style="text-align:left;"|An intimate documentary on [[VHS]] and [[DVD-Video|DVD]] featuring live performances and candid interviews.
|-
!scope="row"|''Live at Humphrey's By The Bay''
|
2004
|style="text-align:left;"|Filmed during two sold-out performances in 2002 at the San Diego venue. Bonus features include interviews, live footage from her This Way Tour, and a photo gallery. Available only on DVD.
|-
!scope="row"|''Jewel: The Essential Live Songbook''
|
2008
|style="text-align:left;"|This DVD/[[Blu-ray]] home video combines two concerts that were broadcast in 2007 for the television program [[Soundstage (TV series)|Soundstage]] (at the [[Rialto Square Theatre|Rialto Theatre]] including some numbers with orchestra, and the [[Meyerson Symphony Center]]); and four songs from [[Red Rocks]]. Bonus features are an interview and music video. The concerts are also available separately for streaming.
|}

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Film and television
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1995 || ''[[The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True]]'' || [[Dorothy Gale]] || Television concert special
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Ride with the Devil (film)|Ride with the Devil]]'' || Sue Lee Shelley ||
|-
|2002
|''[[The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch]]''
|Herself (as Jewel)
|Television film
|-
| 2003 || ''[[The Lyon's Den]]'' || Jennifer Matthews || 1 episode
|-
| rowspan="4" |2006 || ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' || rowspan="5" | Herself || 1 episode
|-
|| ''[[Men in Trees]]'' || 1 episode
|-
|''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]''
|1 episode
|-
|''[[7th Heaven (TV series)|7th Heaven]]''
|1 episode
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story]]'' ||
|-
|2007–2008
|''[[Nashville Star]]''
|Herself / Judge
|10 episodes
|-
|2008
|''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
|Herself
|[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 8|Season 8]] episode: ''Bull''
|-
|2009
|''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''
|Herself / Various
|9 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" |2011
|''The Incurables''
| rowspan="2" |Herself / Host
|13 episodes
|-
|''[[Platinum Hit]]''
|10 episodes
|-
|2012
|''[[The Voice (American TV series)|The Voice]]''
|Herself / Adviser
|4 episodes
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Ring of Fire (2013 film)|Ring of Fire]]'' || [[June Carter Cash]] || Television film
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Dora the Explorer (TV series)|Dora the Explorer]]'' || [[Cheshire Cat]] || 1 episode; voice role
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015 || ''[[Axe Cop (TV series)|Axe Cop]]'' || Tear Sparrow || 1 episode
|-
|''Our Journey Home'' 
|Narrator
|[[Documentary film]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
|''Holiday Homecoming with Jewel''
| rowspan="4" |Herself
|
|-
|''[[Comedy Central Roast]] of [[Rob Lowe]]''
|TV special
|-
|2016–2017
|''[[Alaska: The Last Frontier]]''
|6 episodes
|-
| rowspan="4" |2017
|''[[Lost in America (2017 film)|Lost in America]]''
|Documentary film
|-
|''[[Sandy Wexler]]''
|Testimonial (as Jewel)
|
|-
|''Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery''|| rowspan="3" |Shannon Hughes || rowspan="3" |Television film ([[Hallmark Movies & Mysteries]])
|-
 || ''Concrete Evidence: A Fixer Upper Mystery''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018 || ''Deadly Deed: A Fixer Upper Mystery'' 
|-
|''[[Undercover Boss]]''
|Herself
|1 episode
|-
| 2021–2024
| ''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]''
| Queen Of Hearts
| 12 episodes; Contestant and winner on [[The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 6|season 6]] (2021), Performer (2023) and Masked Ambassador (2024
|-
| rowspan="2" |2022
|''[[I Can See Your Voice (American TV series)|I Can See Your Voice]]''
| rowspan="2" |Herself
|Guest Panelist and Performer; 1 episode
|-
|''[[American Song Contest]]''
|Contestant representing Alaska; 1 episode
|}

=== Other credits ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2017
|''Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery''
|-
|2017
|''Concrete Evidence: A Fixer Upper Mystery''
| rowspan="5" |Executive producer
| rowspan="3" |Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
|-
|2018
|''Deadly Deed: A Fixer Upper Mystery''
|-
|2018
|''[[Lost in America (2018 film)|Lost in America]]''
| rowspan="2" |Documentary film
|-
|2020
|''The Mindfulness Movement''
|}

== Works cited ==
*{{cite book|last=Atkinson|first=Brian T.|title=I'll Be Here in the Morning: The Songwriting Legacy of Townes Van Zandt|year=2011|publisher=Texas A&M University Press|isbn=978-1-603-44526-9}}
*{{cite book|last=DeMain|first=Bill|title=In Their Own Words: Songwriters Talk about the Creative Process|year=2004|publisher=Prager|isbn=978-0-275-98402-1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1PxdYxdVC9oC&q=In+Their+Own+Words%3A+Songwriters+Talk+about+the+Creative+Process}}
*{{cite book|last=Kilcher|first=Jewel|title=Never Broken: Songs Are Only Half the Story|publisher=Penguin|year=2016|isbn=978-0-399-18572-4}}
*{{cite book|last=McFarland|first=P. J.|year=1998|title=Angel Standing By: The Story of Jewel|publisher=St. Martin's Griffin|isbn=978-0-312-19827-5|url=https://archive.org/details/angelstandingbys00mcfa}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==
* {{cite book
 |editor-last1 = Calhoun
 |editor-first1 = Kenneth
 |editor-last2 = Jensen
 |editor-first2 = Cambria
 |title = Revealing Jewel: An Intimate Portrait from Family and Friends
 |publisher = [[Atria (imprint)|Atria]]
 |date = 2003
 |isbn = 0-7434-7540-2
 |url = https://archive.org/details/revealingjewelin00calh
  }}
* {{cite news
 |author       = NPR Staff
 |date         = July 2, 2010
|title        = The Two Sides of Jewel: "Sweet and Wild"
 |work         = [[NPR Weekend Edition]]
 |publisher    = [[NPR]]
 |url          = https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128243945
 |access-date  = September 13, 2015
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20100705100634/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128243945
 |archive-date = July 5, 2010
|url-status     = live
  }}

== External links ==
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* {{Official website}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060623104803/http://www.atlanticrecords.com/jewel/ Jewel's Atlantic Records page]
* {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p22611|label=Jewel}}
* {{discogs artist|Jewel}}
* {{discogs artist|Jewel Kilcher}} as Jewel Jewel
* {{IMDb name|0452962}}

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