Hilton Buzz

Paris tells E! Online, “I’m already working on my new record.”

The Simple Life star adds that she has been collaborating “for a few weeks” with Scott Storch, a producer who helped with her first album, Paris, and has also produced hits with Beyoncé Knowles, Christina Aguilera, 50 Cent and others.

When released last summer, Paris, a co-production between Warner Bros. and Hilton’s own Heiress Records, experienced so-so sales of about 600,000 copies and received a decidedly cool reception from critics. Her single, “Stars Are Blind,” proved a minor hit, however.

This time up at bat, Hilton – who told Larry King last month that she was turning over a new leaf – is determined to take her music seriously and is having voice lessons several times a week, unnamed friends tell E! Online. Another friend says that her music is a top priority for Hilton.

[Source & Photo Credit: Paris Hilton Online]