The entertainment world is all abuzz about the upcoming episodes of Cougar Town because singer/activist Cheryl Crow will have a recurring part. She will play Grayson’s new girlfriend and will be cast as a wine distributor.

Grayson, played by Josh Hopkins, is the recently divorced next door neighbor of Jules Cobb, played by Courteney Cox. The fact that Courteney Cox and Cheryl Crow are good friends has not escaped the notice of Hollywood insiders. It seems the show’s creator, Bill Lawrence makes a practice of giving roles to friends of his show’s actors.

ABC has not said how many episodes Ms. Crow will appear in, but chose the word several. It is also true she will not be playing herself, but a character. One can’t help but wonder if somehow during one of the episodes Grayson finds out that his new girl friend can sing.

Cougar Town is back for its second season with ABC and airs on Wednesday nights. In addition to Courteney Cox and Josh Hopkins, the show also stars Christa Miller, Busy Philipps, Brian Van Holt, Dan Byrd, and Ian Gomez.

In addition to Crow, Cox’s long time friend Lisa Kudrow also guest-starred on the opening episode last year.