Gwyneth Paltrow to record debut album, reports say

With a degree of inevitably, rumours have surfaced that Gwyneth Paltrow is in talks with Atlantic Records to record a full-length album. According to the New York Post , the actor, whose current film role sees her play a country singer , has been "shopping around" for the right deal and is now in "advanced talks" with the record label that signed James Blunt, TI and BoB. A source quoted by the New York Post said: "Gwyneth's agents have been talking to a number of labels about landing her a substantial record deal. Those who have heard the music say it's country pop. Many labels would be reluctant to give a deal to a star whose first priority is film, but in recent weeks there have been discussions with Atlantic. Gwyneth is a very different name for Atlantic, and one who brings a lot of recognition." The news is hardly surprising; Paltrow has rarely been seen without a microphone in recent weeks. The 38-year-old recently performed at the Country Music awards, the Grammys and the Oscars. Paltrow portrayed a musically inclined substitute teacher in Glee, while new film Country Song sees her play Kelly Canter, a singer staging a comeback after coming out of rehab. But Paltrow's interest in performing music dates back to 2000, when she appeared in the karaoke-inspired film Duets. The actor released two cover versions featured in the film: Smokey Robinson's Cruisin, performed with Huey Lewis, and Kim Carnes's Bette Davies Eyes. The former went to No 1 on the US Adult Contemporary chart. Paltrow's mother, actor Blythe Danner, recently claimed that her daughter has a lifelong love of music. "She's been singing since she was a baby," Danner told the Huffington Post . "We used to make up songs in bed at night from the time she was born ... she'd be singing and I'd be singing the harmony above a third, and then she'd go off and do sixths and sevenths and I'd go, 'What? Where does she hear that?'" Atlantic Records have not yet responded to reports.