Gwyneth Paltrow, who played a country singer in Country Strong and who made her live singing debut at the 2010 Country Music Awards, has signed a deal believed to be worth $900,000 with Atlantic Records to record her debut album. Insiders who’ve heard early tracks for the album describe it as country pop. Paltrow sang the Academy-Award nominated song “Home” from Country Song during the Oscars broadcast this year and she also performed a duet with Cee Lo Green on this year’s Grammy Awards show, singing his hit “Forget You,” which she earlier performed on the musical TV series Glee. Her first recorded song was on the soundtrack for the film Duets, in which she played a karaoke singer. Her mother, Bythe Danner, told MTV News: “I never am surprised by what she can do; in my mind, there’s nothing she can’t do. And I think that after she had children and wanted to get back into acting … I think this was very joyful thing for her to do and a great release. There’s a liberating thing about singing and dancing. It’s just a gift to be able to do it. She’s always had the talents. She always could do these wonderful harmonies. I’m not a bit surprised. I’m thrilled, because I know what fun it can be.”