"On July 2, Jewel announced that she and husband Ty Murray had split up. <a href=""http://www.jeweljk.com/articles.html?n_id=1663"" target=""_blank"">In a lengthy blog post</a>, the folk singer/songwriter explained that she and her husband of six years had decided to get a divorce, choosing to ""release each other"" with love so that they ""may take on our new form: dear friends and devoted co-parents of our beloved son Kase."""