Jessica Simpson has gone country – and plans to stay there, the singer tells The Tennessean.

“I’m planning on making country [music] for the rest of my life, and I don’t want to go back to that other world,” says Simpson, 27. Her latest foray into the country scene has given Simpson a boost in success – and confidence.

After the breakup of Simpson’s marriage to Nick Lachey – and a very public flub of Dolly Parton’s “Nine to Five” at the Kennedy Center Honors in 2006 – Simpson says she was scared to sing onstage.

“I was going through a heartbreak, and I was scattered and shouldn’t have been on that stage,” she tells the newspaper. “There’s no way to convince anybody that you’re comfortable onstage if you’re not.” But after stepping into the studio to record a country song, she declared: “I’m back!”

Simpson spent the last few days in Nashville attending the CMA Music Festival, where she promoted her new single, “Come On Over.”

Simpson says she’s gotten begrudging compliments on the song and has high expectations for her album, due to be released this September. “A lot of people have listened to ‘Come On Over’ and told me, ‘I really wanted to hate it, but I like it,’” she said. ”[It’s] a backhanded compliment, but I’m glad it’s that way and not the other way around,”

Adds the singer: “I take a lot of pride in my talent and in the record I was able to put together. I’m not giving up.”

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Look out Victoria’s Secret, Jessica Simpson is adding lingerie designer to her lengthy resume. The singer already has successful handbag, shoe, sunglass and swimsuit lines, and now Jessica Simpson’s Intimates will be joining her namesake empire.

The collection of bras, undies, sleepwear and daywear will hit major department stores and online shopping sites just in time for spring ‘09.

Jessica tells Women’s Wear Daily, “I like different lingerie for different occasions. I think that’s the best thing about it. You can feel sexy or girly depending on your mood.” She also promises to included a stylish assortment of shapewear so women no longer need to worry about panty lines.

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Jessica Simpson proved to be both a tourist and an attraction during a visit to Nashville Wednesday.

The singer-actress, 28, surprised fans with an unannounced autograph session at the Block Party kicking off the annual CMA Music Festival.

Although she did not perform, her music played – specifically, her new song “Come on Over,” the leadoff single from her as-yet-untitled first country album, due in the fall.

Later that night – clad in black short-shorts, a white shirt, a fitted black blazer and high heels – Jessica joined dad Joe Simpson and some others at Lime, a hip new Latin fusion restaurant in midtown Nashville.

Absent from the meal was her boyfriend, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, who was at practice with his team back in the Lone Star State.

Eventually Simpson joined a few female fans in one of the restaurant’s other booths and sat for photos with even more admirers before heading back to her own table.

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With the release of her new single, “Come On Over,” the countdown is on until Jessica Simpson’s country album hit shelves in September, and the pop star is definitely feeling the pressure.

“I am so nervous,” she tells Extra. “I know this is a part of me that people are going to see that they’ve been waiting to see and I’ve been waiting to let out so it’s very exciting.”

Also exciting is her new purchase — the 27-year-old recently bought digs in Sin City, now her home away from home. “I honestly feel like it was a great place to put my money.”

The city has certainly been good to her. Jess once won $7,000 playing blackjack and was “handing out hundreds, left and right.”

The Texas native was back in Vegas over the weekend for the Palms Palace opening, where her new brother-in-law, Pete Wentz, DJed the party, and Jessica had full faith in the Fall Out Boy for bringing out the big guns on the turntable.

“DJ P did a good job at the wedding. He picked the play list so I trust him tonight,” she says.

As for Pete, DJing was the furthest thing from his mind. The dad-to-be was still basking the the glow of his marriage to Ashlee Simpson.

“The best part of being married is I get to hang out with this girl [Ashlee] everyday,” he tells Extra.

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Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson-Wentz may be on their way to becoming first-time parents, but Ashlee’s older sister has no doubt the sort of mother her sibling will be.

“She’ll be amazing, absolutely amazing,” Jessica Simpson, 27, told People in Las Vegas Saturday at the grand opening of Palms Place.

Jessica, who is dipping into the country-music scene, also says that her sister’s relationship with the Fall Out Boy bassist helps inspire her own music.

“They’re just the cutest couple in the world,” she says. “They are adorable. Anybody would wish to be them and you can only wish them well. Just being around them inspires love and everything I sing about.”

At the Vegas event, newlywed Ashlee, 23, never strayed far from her sister, as the two hung out in the VIP area and took photos together – several with Jess’s hand on her sister’s stomach – while Pete Wentz remained only a few feet away, playing DJ at the event.

Came the end of his two-hour set, Wentz, 28, thanked his “baby mama.”

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