Jennifer Love Hewitt Recording Country Music?

Is TV's 'Ghost Whisperer' going country? The World Entertainment News Network reports that actress Jennifer Love Hewitt could be trying to scare up some new fans with a country tune she's recorded.

Love, as she's affectionately called by friends, released her first pop album in Japan at age 12. She followed that up with several releases in the U.S., none of which made much of a dent on the pop charts. Still, her boyfriend, comedic actor Jamie Kennedy, is quoted as saying, "I really want to make her a new demo for her music, because I think she should do singing again. She's so good."

Love's recent appearance as a presenter at the ACM Awards fueled rumors that a country-music offering may be in the Texas-born beauty's future. But rather than listening to her boyfriend before diving into country music, she might want to get some advice from another Texas-born beauty and recent country convert -- Jessica Simpson. Then again ...