April 26, 2002

Jewel was injured yesterday when she was thrown from a horse in Texas, sustaining a broken collarbone and first rib, as well as bruises. She has been treated by an orthopedic surgeon in Dallas and, fortunately, her injuries are not life threatening or permanent. Jewel was visiting her boyfriend, rodeo champion Ty Murray, at his ranch in central Texas when the accident occurred. A lifelong horse rider, Jewel was taking a brief break from traveling the world in support of her latest RIAA platinum album, This Way.

Jewel's next scheduled concert appearance was to have been this Saturday, April 27th, at Los Angeles radio station STAR 98.7 FM's "Fan Nation 2" concert in Irvine, California. Due to the accident, Jewel has had to cancel this performance, where she was to debut her new single, "Break Me." She still plans, however, to embark on her European tour, which is slated to begin May 10th. According to her doctor, she should be able to sing within two weeks, although it will be four to six weeks before she can play guitar. In the meantime, Jewel's guitar parts will be played by her band. Jewel should be able to resume playing guitar in time for the opening of her North American tour on June 14th. A full recovery is expected within 12 weeks.