Gwyneth Paltrow Close to Signing Album Deal
Well, you can't say we haven't had time to mentally prepare.

Gwyneth Paltrow's concerted efforts to sing basically everywhere televiseable these last six months are about to pay off (for her, anyway). She is reportedly close to signing a deal with Atlantic Records to make a country-pop record, in keeping with her work in Country Strong. You know what this means, right? The first country-pop song with a verse by Jay-Z. [Page Six/NYP]