Photo SpecialExclusive! Backstage at the ACM Awards

See your favorite country stars (Kellie! Carrie!) smile for the PEOPLE camera at the 43rd annual Academy of Country Music Awards

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JEWEL & JOHN RICH

Jewel says "cheese" with pal John Rich (of Big & Rich). The singer – who's releasing her first country album, Perfectly Clear, on June 3 – is easily fitting into the Nashville community. "I grew up on a ranch listening to country radio," she said.

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