I must say I don't miss Nicole that much, this year gave me Sia, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Ariana, Fifth Harmony, JoJo, Solange and upcoming Bruno, Little Mix, The Weeknd, Evanescence etc.
Tinashe is even lining up her 5th mixtape, most likely to be released this Friday and her album era also became a huge mess, but she still pushed to be able to release some of the material beforehand, and it is basically a proper album worth of material
The leaks of Pretty etc. gave me that little Nicole satisfaction I needed, but there is also enough other music out there that keeps me busy.