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The ho's (kidding!) down south in Nashville working on her new album and Life & Style "caught" her out the other day looking "really happy and fresh -- ready to work and in a great mood," according to the mag's "eyewitness." She was with her mom and PUBLICIST.

Apparently she spent the previous day shooting the album cover for her new country music disc and then doing an Elle mag photo shoot, so she was winding down with a little shopping.