After dabbling for a few years in movies, TV and kissable body shimmer, both Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey are going back to being singers.

By mid-summer, wife and husband hope to have new records on the shelves. "I've started thinking about it and I'm gonna try to release it coinciding with the ['Dukes of Hazzard'] movie, which is June 24," Simpson said recently. "That's a quick time period, but I think I can do it."

Simpson is warming up by recording some music for the "Dukes" soundtrack, including a duet with Willie Nelson, who is playing Uncle Jesse to her Daisy Duke.

As for Lachey, as "Newlyweds" fans know, he built a studio in the couple's house to work on the follow-up to his SoulO. The former 98 Degrees singer, who has also talked about reuniting the group is nearly finished writing and demoing and plans to start recording by the end of the month.

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Posted by Lawren at March 9, 2005 06:52 AM

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That's one of the first pics I've seen where she actually resembles her sister (I refuse to use her name). Not cool!

Says: Iceman at March 9, 2005 10:10 AM

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