In addition to prepping for a little sporting event called the Super Bowl and directing her own autobiographical film (premiering Feb. 16 on HBO), Bey's been busy recording her first postbaby album, due in April. Kanye West, Ryan Tedder, and überhitmaker The-Dream (''Single Ladies,'' ''Umbrella'') are all reportedly involved in production, and she has been spotted in the studio with Justin Timberlake and Miguel. She'll follow the album's release with the Mrs. Carter Show World Tour, which kicks off in Serbia on April 15 and arrives on American shores in June.
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6. Lady Gaga
Our Lady of Perpetual Excess claims that she's written ''like 50 songs'' for possible inclusion on ARTPOP, an album inspired, she's said, by themes including ''the decay of the blonde pop icon.'' And boot up your smartphones, Little Monsters — she's also promised that the album will be a ''completely interactive'' release with reams of extra visual and audio content.
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8. Mariah Carey
Mimi's 14th studio album is shaping up to be a family affair: It'll be the first new music Carey has put out since the birth of her twins, and husband Nick Cannon has already served as both inspiration and video director for the lead single, ''Triumphant (Get 'Em).
This year is gonna be so ****ing epic. Can't wait for those legends.
1. Justin Timberlake
2. Beyoncé
6. Lady Gaga
7. Vampire Weekend
12. Arcade Fire
13. Shakira
14. The Black Keys
15. The Strokes
17. David Bowie
18. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
22. Depeche Mode
24. Daft Punk
25. The Flaming Lips
While he's stayed fairly busy guesting on tracks for other artists (50 Cent, Skylar Grey), Em recently announced a new full-length, his first since 2010's Recovery. Look for input from mentor Dr. Dre and production contributions from frequent Kanye tag-team partner No I.D. when the album finally hits some time after Memorial Day.
6. Lady Gaga
Our Lady of Perpetual Excess claims that she's written ''like 50 songs'' for possible inclusion on ARTPOP, an album inspired, she's said, by themes including ''the decay of the blonde pop icon.'' And boot up your smartphones, Little Monsters — she's also promised that the album will be a ''completely interactive'' release with reams of extra visual and audio content.
10. Britney Spears
Spears took to Twitter last month to announce ''new inspiring producers'' for her eighth album, which is still in its early stages but predicted to release this spring. Studio whiz kid Hit-Boy is one of the young guns she's working with, but proven Midas-touch pros Dr. Luke, Max Martin, will.i.am, and Rodney Jerkins will also be on deck this go-round.
Where are the R&B albums? I'm really only waiting for Em's, Drake's, Justin's (surprisingly), and Bey -- even though her albums are hit or miss with me. Dun curr 4 the other 1s.
