Talk about a coincidence.  Julianne Hough said her self-titled debut album is scheduled to be released May 20 -- the same day as Dancing with the Stars live sixth-season finale broadcast.

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"It just so happens to be the same day that the finale of Dancing with the Stars airs," said the reigning two-time mirror ball trophy winner as a guest on American Idol host Ryan Seacrest's Wednesday morning KIIS-FM radio show.

Hough revealed she signed with Universal Music Group Nashville immediately following her Dancing with the Stars fifth-season victory with celebrity partner Helio Castroneves.

She spent mid-December in Nashville recording tracks for her upcoming album while also participating in various stops on the Dancing with the Stars - The Tour.  Her first Nashville Mercury single -- "That Song in My Head" -- dropped earlier this year.

Hough is scheduled to participate in country singer Brad Paisley's "Paisley's 2008 Tour" this summer, and Seacrest asked if that could jeopardize her participation in Dancing with the Stars' Fall 2008 seventh season.

"You know, I'm not sure.  I might pull a Maks and skip-out a season," answered Hough, referring to her fellow Dancing with the Stars professional Maksim Chmerkovskiy -- who is not participating in the show's currently airing sixth season but will be back for the seventh installment.

"I don't know.  I'm only signed on until August just in case I can't [pull out of Dancing with the Stars].  But we'll see," continued Hough.  "[The tour] goes on until October."

Hough is currently partnered with radio personality Adam Carolla for Dancing with the Stars' sixth season.
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