Chely Wright -- She's Coming Out

TMZ has learned the big "coming out" announcement planned for this week will be ... country star Chely Wright.

There's been a big buzz over the last week as to which celeb was announcing he/she was gay ... we knew it was going to be unveiled in PEOPLE mag next week.  But now TMZ knows for sure.

Wright has a book coming out this week as well -- it's called, "Like Me."  And she has a CD coming out too -- called "Lifted Off the Ground."

The 39-year-old singer scored a #1 country song back in 1999 with "Single White Female," when she was named Academy of Country Music new artist of the year.

Wright is the first major country artist ever to come out.  She has been romantically linked to a number of celebs, including Brad Paisley.

This is a big deal in the country world.  Chely is rolling the dice on her career ... it's unclear how traditionally-conservative country fans will react.

Interesting ... she lists Howard Bragman as her publicist, who was the mastermind behind the Chaz Bono story. 

Mystery solved.

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1. who?

Posted at 11:27 PM on May 1, 2010 by intodust

2. Who? John Travolta is a celebrity.This is a nobody

Posted at 11:28 PM on May 1, 2010 by KenB

3. Who? Never even heard of her...yawn.



Too bad it is not a mainstream gay....whos' coming out could atually do some good for the gays.



Yawn.......next?

Posted at 11:29 PM on May 1, 2010 by Ben

4. Hahhahahhahhahahahahahhahahhahahhahahhahahahahaaha.



I also never heard of her!!!!!!

Posted at 11:31 PM on May 1, 2010 by Simone

5. Who cares.

Posted at 11:31 PM on May 1, 2010 by Icebaby

6. Nope. Not mystery solved. Not Toothy Tile.

Posted at 11:32 PM on May 1, 2010 by mary q. contrary

7. so what. she eats snizz. why is this news?

Posted at 11:33 PM on May 1, 2010 by pharcyde

8. The ones who truly do not care are not taking the time to comment.



Is that 'irony'?

Posted at 11:37 PM on May 1, 2010 by wrenn1

9. nothing to see here. go about your lives.... who the F*&K cares?

Posted at 11:50 PM on May 1, 2010 by pete

10. W-H-O C-A-R-E-S!!!!!!

Posted at 11:50 PM on May 1, 2010 by Ann

11. does this affect something I am unaware of?

Posted at 11:52 PM on May 1, 2010 by T

12. Wow, Gawker.com beat you to this story by about 24 hours.

Posted at 11:56 PM on May 1, 2010 by Mark

13. she needs to stay in the closet untill rosie and elle are hungry

Posted at 11:56 PM on May 1, 2010 by ex lax

14. I also have never heard of this chick.

Posted at 11:58 PM on May 1, 2010 by Greg

15. So she's a ****ry star huh?



Posted at 11:59 PM on May 1, 2010 by thehoch

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