Jewel to host new season of TV's 'Nashville Star'

Jewel will host the fifth season of USA Network's "Nashville Star," country music's search for the next great country artist.

The new season will begin Jan. 11 with Cowboy Troy returning as co-host, the network announced Wednesday. The winner of the grass-roots talent search will receive a recording contract.

"I grew up on a ranch in Alaska, and my favorite memories are of sitting around a campfire with my father and listening to the songs he wrote and sang," the 32-year-old singer-songwriter said in a statement.

"Nashville Star" will continue to air live from Nashville, Tenn.