Jessica Simpson Wants to Work with Katy Perry

Jessica Simpson is planning to get her music career back on track — and she’s convinced that pop tart Katy Perry is just the woman to help her do it.

The actress/singer abandoned her pop career in 2008 for greener pastures in the country music market. After a flopped album and a series of chitlin’ circuit performances at state fairs across the US, Jessica is eager reinvent herself.

She’d love to work with the Grammy-nominated Perry on her forthcoming new album.

“Jessica is busy working on new songs and a new direction and has a number of names she would love to collaborate with and Katy is at the top. She’s hoping she might be able to work with her in some way and maybe even perform with her.”

Katy Perry’s summer anthem “California Gurls,” featuring Snoop Dogg, is No. 1 on the U.S. record chart for a fifth week, Billboard.com said Thursday.