Jessica Simpson Follows Charlie Walk To Epic

Jessica Simpson spoke with Billboard magazine about her shift from Columbia, for which she’s recorded since 1999, to Sony BMG sister label Epic Records. The singer says it was spurred by new Epic president Charlie Walk’s move from Columbia. “I love all my friends and supporters at Columbia. I will miss them as I start this new relationship,” Simpson said. “Charlie Walk was my first hero at Columbia. He believed in me before I really even got to meet the rest of the company. I couldn’t think of anyone I would trust more than Charlie to present my new music to the world. Epic is in a new place with a new leader. It just seems the right place for me as I begin my new journey.” Read more.