Vanessa Hudgens' Sophomore Effort
Vanessa Hudgens is on track for sophomore status.
Sources tell E! News exclusively that the High School Musical star is close to finishing her second solo album and should have it ready in time for a summer release.
"She is wrapping up in the recording studio right now," a source close to the 19-year-old multitasker said Tuesday, adding that Hudgens has been logging marathon hours at a Hollywood studio on an almost daily basis.
A follow-up to 2006's V, Hudgens' solo debut, the new effort is "definitely more grown-up than her first CD," the source said.
After she finishes up at the microphone, the Disney Channel star will be heading off to Austin, Texas, to start filming the teen comedy Will.
Production on High School Musical 3: Senior Year, the first in the franchise intended for the big screen, is scheduled to kick off in April with the whole cast, including Hudgens' real-life beau Zac Efron, set to return.
And it appears as if Hudgens will be able to jump-start her feature-film career with a clean slate.
Earlier Tuesday, it was learned that the singer-actress had settled a lawsuit brought against her by her former lawyer, who claimed she stiffed him on up to $150,000 in royalties from various songwriting and recording deals he helped procure.
Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. Hudgens' camp had argued she was only 16 when she hired the attorney, and therefore any contracts signed were null and void. She said she had fired him after his services fell "below professional standards."
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