Jessica Simpson & Dolly Parton Duet in the Works

Jessica Simpson steps out of her NYC hotel with her pet pooch Daisy on Thursday morning.

The 27-year-old actress/singer is soon meeting with the Queen of Country Dolly Parton to discuss working on a duet together for Jessica‘s new country album, reports FoxNews.com.

Jessica also revealed she’s working with writer/producer John Shanks. Yes, that one– over 55 million records sold; 13 #1 singles; 45 top 5 singles; 21 #1 albums; 63 top 10 albums; 6 time Grammy nominee and Grammy Producer of the Year!