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Dolly Parton’s always been famous for her humor, talent and… wits. Well it seems those wits are backfirin on her back. Dolly has now postponed her entire Backwoods Barbie concert tour citing back problems. As always though, she’s upbeat and playful about her predicament.

“I know I have been breaking my neck and bending over backwards trying to get my new Backwoods Barbie CD and world tour together, but I didn’t mean to hurt myself doing it,” she said. “But hey, you try wagging these puppies around a while and see if you don’t have back problems! Seriously though, the doctors said I will be good as new in a few weeks, and I can’t wait to get back out there.” In another statement Dolly Parton jokes about how she thinks of her buxom bosom as belonging to the world at large. “They do seem like public property,” she says in The Sun. “They have served me well. I don’t know if I’m supporting them or they’re supporting me.”

Since it will be a while before we’re introduced to what she affectionately refers to as her “Shock and Awe” lets take a moment to enjoy them in her latest video release “Better Get To Livin”

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SheDaisy is poised to release a Greatest Hits album Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008. 12 tracks, including “Little Goodbye’s“, “Don’t worry bout a thing“, and “God bless the american housewife“.

Talyor Swift hits week 7 at the top of the Billboard song and country charts with “Our song“, followed in second by Sugarland’s “Stay” and has Carrie Underwood sneaking up on her, going from #19 to #12 this week with “All American Girl“.

Leann Rimes is set to host the Colgate Country Showdown Finals for the second consecutive year. The national finals will be held on Thurs., Jan. 24 at Nashville’s legendary Ryman Auditorium. This legendary country music talent competition has been running now for 26 years. Past winners include Sweethearts of the Rodeo, and Dave Durham & Bull Durham. For more information about the finalists, and more about the Colgate Country Showdown, visit www.countryshowdown.com.

Dolly Parton will play this year’s SXSW music fest in Austin in March. The South By Southwest Music Conference and Festival takes over the streets and venues of Austin, Texas, March 7-16, 2008. On Friday, March 14, Parton will play at the newly refurbished Austin City Music Hall. Parton will release a new album in either late February or early March on her own label. Meanwhile her upcoming world tour is still in the planning stages.

Jewel is rush-releasing her first country single, “Stronger Woman” straight to radio on February 11th. “Jewel has made a strong commitment to country radio and is in the midst of an extensive radio tour,” says Jon Loba, Vice of President of Promotion and Artist Development. “The response to ‘Stronger Woman‘ on these visits has been overwhelming. After many requests from stations to play this song early, we have decided to move up our digital release date. CD singles will still not ship until Jan. 22 because we don’t have them in house just yet!”