Jewel is refusing to schedule any work commitments - because she is determined to get pregnant by the end of the year.

The star and her rodeo champ husband Ty Murray confirmed in April they are trying to start a family.

They are still working on their plans to become parents, and Jewel is now turning down work because she hopes to get pregnant very soon.

The singer and her partner both signed up to Dancing With The Stars this year but Jewel had to drop out after fracturing the tibia in both her legs. She has now refused the chance to compete in the next season which is due to start in the autumn - because of her baby plans.

She tells New York Post gossip column PageSix, “I really want to start a family. My husband and I would love to see that happen soon. I’d have to say no to doing next season’s Dancing With The Stars because hopefully I’ll be pregnant by then!”

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She may be famous for her hit “Hands,” but folk singer Jewel will soon be known for her fancy feet!

Sources tell In Touch that the crooner cutie has signed on to the eighth season of the dance competition series. “Jewel is so excited about being on the show. She loves to dance,” a friend says.

The songstress, who wed retired rodeo champ Ty Murray last summer, is also looking to shape up as she boogies down. “She’s thrilled because of what the show has done for past contestants’ bodies,” the friend adds.

The complete list of stars on the ABC reality show will be released on February 8.

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Pictured: Katherine Heigl, Kate Hudson, Reese Witherspoon, Carrie Underwood, Jessica Stroup, Jewel, Jordin Sparks, Brooke Burke, Debra Messing, Queen Latifah, Marisa Tomei, Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, AnnaLynne McCord, Jennie Garth, Ellen Degeneres & Portia de Rossi, Christina Applegate

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Pictured:  Charlize Theron, Salma Hayek, Neve Campbell, Natalie Imbruglia (looks terrible as a blonde!), Jewel & boyfriend Ty Murray.

Those crazy country singers.

Brad Paisley had a run in with the law early Sunday morning in Nashville, thanks to tour mate Jewel.

The country singer, 35, was “arrested” by two retired police officers at 3:15 a.m. in his Nashville hometown, reports Great American Country. He had just landed at the airport after finishing his last tour date with Jewel and Chuck Wicks in San Antonio.

Paisley was placed into handcuffs for “serious crimes,” according to the cops.

“You’ve gotta be kidding me!” the bewildered country star said. “I’ve never done anything wrong in my life.”

Replied police: “We have a Miss Jewel Murray who has filed 42 charges against you in the states of Texas and Tennessee for excessive noodling.”

At that point, Paisley realized he’d been had by Jewel, his opening act.

“Noodling? On the guitar? You know what, I am guilty,” he joked.

The whole tour has been full of pranks.

Wicks stepped out on stage one night covered in maple syrup and feathers. Another time, a man dressed as a giant condom swung down from the ceiling during Jewel’s performance.

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Jewel’s touring band were left shaken after her bus driver fell asleep at the wheel on Sunday night.

Jewel and her new husband Ty Murray weren’t on the bus when it crashed into a ditch on the way back to Tennessee following a show with Brad Paisley in Virginia.

No injuries were reported and the passengers were able to catch a ride on Paisley’s bus.

Glad to hear no one was hurt! Brad is such a nice guy for lending hand.

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Jewel sure knows how to pull off a hush-hush wedding.

Without family, friends (or paparazzi!) knowing, the singer and rodeo star Ty Murray eloped to the Bahamas on Aug. 7. “To pull off the wedding quietly made it magical,” Jewel told People the following day.

Held at The Cove Atlantis resort in the Bahamas, the very private affair included just two guests: Jewel’s former keyboard player Jason Freese, who officiated (the couple found out he had been ordained online) and his wife Amy.

At sunset, as Otis Redding’s “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” played from their private cabana, Jewel, 34, (in Monique Lhuillier) met her groom (in jeans and cowboy boots) in the sand to recite their handwritten vows. “I said that I’ll try to make our lives the best piece of art I’ve ever done,” she said.

Murray, 38, secretly proposed to the singer on her birthday, May 23, and the couple decided to elope since “we feel that’s what marriage is – just me and her,” he said. After their “I dos” the newlyweds called their families to break their happy news and enjoyed a surprise fireworks display from the resort. “It felt,” said the groom, “like we were the only ones in the world.”

Perhaps not for long: Jewel told People that she and Murray are “ready to start a family.” In fact, her new husband added, “We’re going to start working on that tonight!”

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