Singer Jewel gives birth to a boy

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Singer Jewel has given birth to a baby boy,People magazine reported on Tuesday.

The Grammy-nominated singer, 37, and her professional bull riding husband, Ty Murray, welcomed their son named Kase Townes Murray on Monday in Texas, according to People.

"Ty and I are so pleased to welcome our new baby boy into the world," Jewel told the magazine. "We are overcome with happiness."

The singer-songwriter experienced her biggest hits in the mid-1990s with songs such as "You Were Meant For Me" and "Who Will Save Your Soul." In 2008 she released her first country record, "Perfectly Clear."

(Editing by Paul Casciato)