What's good enough for Jessica Simpson, Jewel and Bon Jovi has to be good enough for Jamie Lynn Spears, right? Count Britney's little sis as the latest pop singer to toss his or her brand-new cowboy hat and shiny designer cowboy boots into the corral for a go at a Nashville career.

According to E! News, 17-year-old mother Jamie Lynn — who, until now, has only been heard singing the theme song to her "Zoey 101" Nickelodeon show — is eager to get a country album out. An unnamed source told E! that Spears has been quietly working on an album since the fall and is looking for a record deal as we speak. Read more...

So far, Jamie Lynn Spears appears to have taken the troubles faced by her sister, Britney, to heart as she celebrates the birth of her first child. The 17-year-old singer/actress, who delivered a baby girl on Thursday, recently bought a house near her hometown of Kentwood, Louisiana, and settled down with fiance Casey Aldridge, 19. She also tried to stay well away from the glare of the Hollywood paparazzi as she prepared to be a mom.

In addition to getting her GED earlier this year, the "Zoey 101" star has said she plans to take a hiatus from work in order to concentrate on being a mother. But that hasn't stopped some social critics from lamenting the seemingly glamorous take on teen pregnancy some high school students might be getting from the tabloid coverage of Spears' baby, as well as the nonjudgmental messages of recent accidental-pregnancy movies "Juno" and "Knocked Up."

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