Jill Scott Signs Distribution Deal with Warner Brothers Label

2:45 PM PST 3/3/2011 by Mariel Concepcion

The soul singer is currently in the studio working on a new album, due out in early summer.

Following a recently settled, tumultuous legal battle with previous label Hidden Beach -- which found her countersuing the label's claim that she exited halfway through a six-album deal last year -- singer/songwriter Jill Scott has signed a distribution deal with Warner Brothers Records.