AP - Jessica Simpson is now selling beer. The singer and actress has signed on as spokeswoman for Stampede Light Plus, made by Dallas' Stampede Brewing Co.

AP - When Jessica Simpson announced plans to go country after her last pop album flopped, there was a collective eye roll in Nashville.

Reuters - Suffice to say there was healthy skepticism in the music industry when word began circulating last year that Jessica Simpson was recording a country album.

She dates a bull rider. She hosts Nashville Star. She's been thrown from a horse. In short, Jewel going country was only a matter of time. That time has come, as the Alaskan songstress has started working with John Rich of Big & Rich, who also happens to be helping Jessica Simpson do the same.