Julianne Hough Happy With Wicks Split

November 14, 2009: Country star JULIANNE HOUGH is adamant her split from CHUCK WICKS is 'a good thing' - they're both too busy working to have a relationship.

The singing couple called off its union earlier this month (Nov09), after more than a year of dating.

But they sparked speculation their split was short-lived after they stepped out together at the Country Music Awards on Wednesday night (11Nov09).

Wicks branded Hough his "date" for the evening and refused to confirm or deny reports they are no longer an item.

Now Hough has officially admitted she is no longer romantically involved with Wicks, but insists they will always be friends.

She says, "It's a good thing for us right now. We are both extremely busy and working on our careers and really focused on that. We are such good friends. Of course, we weren?t together (at the awards). We will always continue being good friends."

--IANS-WENN