Pop-turned-country-music singer Jessica Simpson has had one incredible year in the spotlight as a standout performer and all-around superstar, and her recent switch in music tastes has proven to be a huge success with her debut country album Do You Know. Recently, Simpson was inducted into the Nashville scene even more by being tapped as one of several legendary country music acts to be included at the 2009 Florida Strawberry Festival.

Simpson was catapulted into the country spotlight earlier this year with her hit single “Remember That,” and now she will croon the catchy single onstage at Plant City, Florida’s biggest country event of the year, acting as one of the headlining performers alongside other country music legends such as the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, George Jones, Randy Travis, Travis Tritt and Lorrie Morgan and also country music newbies like Julianne Hough, Kellie Pickler, Jake Owen, Rodney Atkins and Taylor Swift. The festival will take place February 26 to March 8, 2009 and will also feature bluegrass shows and classic fair festivities, so get tickets from http://www.stubhub.com/jessica-simpson-tickets to enjoy all the biggest country acts under one roof.

This year’s inclusion of Jessica Simpson in the all-country lineup is a giant step forward for the singer in terms of acceptance into Nashville’s country music clique, marking the third genre switch in Simpson’s career. Before the talented vocalist was even considering the country music scene, she was a teenager growing up in Dallas, Texas and aspiring to be a contemporary Christian music singer, finally breaking into the business as part of the Christian Youth Conference circuit. Simpson’s first musical twist came in the mid-1990s, when the blonde crooner came onboard the teen pop scene amid other teenage sensations such as *NSYNC, 98

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