Washington, February 25 : Jennifer Hudson is reportedly considering ditching her pop music roots to visit the gospel genre for second album.

The singer was said to be readying herself with the preparations to begin the project this spring.

"(Jennifer) has always wanted to explore different genres and she''s recorded gospel before, so it makes a lot of sense," Contactmusic quoted a source as telling MediaTakeOut. com.

The Oscar-winner rose to prominence on American Idol in 2004 and with her self-titled album, which won the best R&B album gong at the 51st annual Grammy Awards.

The `Dreamgirls' actress is also set to kick off her first solo tour from April 2 in Philadelphia that will see its finale in Houston on May 8. (ANI)