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Jessica Simpson Parts Ways With Country Label

It seems Jessica Simpson's country days are over. The pop-turned-country songbird has parted ways with Sony/BMG Nashville. Many are speculating that Simpson was dropped by the label, due to lackluster sales and a rough winter tour opening for Rascal Flatts, during which many of her shows were plagued with flubbed lyrics. But Simpson's camp insists she was never a permanent part of Sony's Music City family.

"She was on loan to Sony Nashville for her country album," a Simpson rep tells Us magazine, adding that the singer "is and has always been an Epic artist. She continues to be on Epic's label."

However, Simpson said in numerous interviews last year that her crossover to country was indeed permanent. She even said that if Epic would not support her release of a second country album, she'd take matters into her own hands.

"Then I'm going to pay for it myself," she told Nashville's Tennessean newspaper. "I'm not giving up, and I'm going to make country music ... It's a spiritual thing for me, like I know God has a plan and a purpose."

Simpson's first and only country album, 'Do You Know,' debuted at No. 1 on the country charts but has sold only around 170,000 copies since its release last September.



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jonassweetgirl

Iam so happy that jessica simpson is not doing country music anymore she cannot sing or act

April 14 2009 at 6:11 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Becca

Jessica Simpson never was and never will be a country singer. She only professed a love of country music AFTER her pop music failed. She needs to find another line of work because she's a has been and never was in country

April 13 2009 at 4:39 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Leila

Bailey 158 - I agree that JS has very little talent as a singer and even less class. The reason she's not well liked is because she doesn't come across as genuine. One day she's this, the next day it's something else. There's nothing worse than a phony, except a narcissistic phony. So many things she does spells fake, fake, fake. I think people would be more forgiving of her if she would come down to earth and quit putting herself on a pedestal. That means being realistic about where her true talents lie - which is not in acting or singing.

April 09 2009 at 4:17 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
OnlyMyOpinion

I'm sorry, but Jessica Simpson cannot carry a tune in a bag, and has very little talent anywhere else either. Sony/BMG dropped her because she can't sell records and her live shows were simply awful. And, I read recently that her father is blaming Tony Romo for her faltering career? Tony Romo is a fabulous quarterback--and if you had to run a parallel comparison between the two, Tony as QB and Jessica as singer, Tony would leave Jess in the dust. Sony/BMG took a chance by producing her country record---she wanted to move into the country market because she failed miserably in the pop market, and she has proved she can't make it in country music either. Maybe she should try yodeling.

April 09 2009 at 8:40 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
feebolden

country singing is not for her matter of fact no singing suits her.

April 09 2009 at 4:33 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
feebolden

I think jessica should've stayed with nick and learned how to do some housework and be a wife and find another career. Singing just isnt for her she's not good at it and never has been. No hard feelings jessica stick with what you know whatever that is.

April 09 2009 at 4:32 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
terryeski64

Like she can really sing. pleassseee
she is no "country singer", embarrasing

April 09 2009 at 12:25 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Allie

I think her album didnt get the expectation that is could have had. I liked her 2 songs that I have heard LOL only 2 songs that I know about. Why waste $$ on an album for 2 songs!

April 08 2009 at 11:47 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kimberly

Jessica Simpson is pretty much talentless and stupid!! Who really cares if she ever sings again???

April 08 2009 at 10:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
wRiTeLiKeUmEaNiT

Bye, bye, Jess. It's about time.

April 08 2009 at 10:16 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply