Pop star Jessica Simpson has, dumped her old record company and signed a new contract with Epic, ending her seven year deal with Columbia.
"I love all my friends and supporters at Columbia. I will miss them as I start this new relationship. "Epic is in a new place with a new leader. It
just seems the right place for me as I begin my new journey,"
Ratethemusic.com quoted her as saying.
Simpson is currently working with top R&B producers Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis and Scott Storch on a follow on of her hit 2003 album In This Skin for her new label Hide Story.
Her announcement comes just four months after she ended her three year marriage with Nick Lachey.