'Attention Craving' Paris Hilton: My Upcoming Album MUST Be A Smash Hit!
May 29 2012, Published 3:00 p.m. ET
Breaking Celebrity News Assistant Managing Editor
After Paris Hilton's reality show for Oxygen was canceled for abysmal ratings, the former reality TV star decided to focus all her efforts on releasing a second album, and she's telling friends that it MUST be smash hit so she can recapture the limelight, Breaking Celebrity News is exclusively reporting.
As we previously reported, Paris and Kim Kardashian's paths crossed last week during the Cannes International Film Festival and the former Simple Life star has since been lamenting to friends that she can't stand her one-time pal's flourishing television career and the attention Kardashian is getting from dating Kanye West.
Despite the fact that Paris' first album sold only 197,000 copies when it was released in 2006, the hotel heiress "is focusing all of her creative energy into her second album," a source close to Hilty tells us.
"Paris has been working with Flo Rida, LMFAO, and David Guetta, and the album should be released this summer. Paris hopes to embark on a European concert tour to promote the album, which will consist of house music. Paris knows she has a lot riding on this project because her last reality show was canceled, and she needs to do something to re-invent herself. Paris is hoping to appeal to a broader fan base and would love to use the album as a platform for a possible project with MTV. Yes, Paris is a very successful businesswoman, and she is about to release her fifteenth fragrance, but that isn't enough for her. Paris craves the attention from the media and her fans, and she is truly feeling the pressure to deliver on this, because she doesn't have any ot