"I got thrown a real twist of fate in the middle of making this record," Jessica Simpson tells PEOPLE. The singer announced her split from husband Eric Johnson in January.

Jessica Simpson is channeling her heartbreak through music. After releasing her first single "Use My Heart Against Me" from her new EP, Nashville Canyon: Part 1, which she wrote as she split from her husband Eric Johnson, the singer opened up about how music "truly saved" her life during this difficult period.