"My heart was completely broken. I had to continue to focus on the music. Thank God, I had Nashville."In January, she and husband of 10 years, Eric Johnson, 45, with whom she shares three children, Maxwell,

Jessica Simpson has new music coming, and the singer says its helping to heal her heart. Simpson’s “Use My Heart Against Me” will debut this week, the first song off her upcoming “Nashville Canyon: Part 1” project.

Jessica Simpson says Eric Johnson "will always be" part of her life after she announced their separation last month. The singer, who is releasing her new music this week, reflected on her former relationship with Johnson in an exclusive interview with People in this week's issue, and opened up about how music has healed her.