No Doubt – Sixth Studio Album (TBA)
Out of all the bands reuniting for a comeback next year, No Doubt’s return is the most exciting. In the decade since their last album Rock Steady, Gwen Stefani has released two hugely successful pop albums, became a fashion icon, a mother, and basically took over the world. Now that she’s got all that out of her system it’s time for the No Doubt crew to come back for a full scale takeover of 2011.
Britney Spears – Seventh Studio Album (March)
The Princess of Pop will return next year to keep her crown in place with the release of her seventh studio album. While early reports have Britney’s two biggest rivals Lady GaGa and Beyonce as working with all their old hitmakers on their respective new albums, Britney has been branching out and recording with a bunch of left-field British producers like William Orbit, Rusko, Chase & Status, Labrinth and more. She’s also enlisted her old pals Max Martin & Dr. Luke to executive-produce the new LP, which should give the record that polished pop sheen that Britney’s less-mainstream producers won’t be able to provide.
Amy Winehouse – Untitled Third Studio Album (First Half 2011)
Amy finally said “yes, yes, yes” to rehab, got herself off the crack, moved to St. Lucia for a few months and started recording the follow-up to her ten-million selling opus Back to Black with Salaam Remi. She says the new record will be similar to B2B, but with more of a “jukebox” feel.
Florence + the Machine – Untitled Sophomore Album (TBA)
It’d be hard to think of any new female artists who have had a bigger year than Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine. Flo’s success in Australia and her home country of the UK has been huge, but nobody expected the whimsical redhead to crack the United States with her alternative brand of Gothic art-pop. But break the States she did, stealing the show at the MTV VMAs and getting her hit single “Dog Days Are Over” placed in an episode of Glee. Now that she’s established herself around the world, Flo is ready to take things to the next level with her impending sophomore album. The first taste of the record came in the sweeping “Strangeness & Charm”, which is a surefire indication that her second album may be even better than her first.
Adele - 21 (Jan/Feb)
Blue-eyed soul turned into somewhat of a fad once Amy Winehouse became the biggest thing since sliced bread, spawning a small army of imitators hoping for a piece of that lucrative Amy-pie. While some have crumbled and fallen (Duffy being the most recent), Adele looks like she’s here to stay. Her vengeful new single “Rolling In The Deep” is quickly turning into a hit around the world, and her sophomore album 21 is a ticking time bomb waiting to explode onto the charts this January. I’ll bet that 21 will do better, both critically and commercially, than Adele’s divine 2008 debut 19.
Lady GaGa – Born This Way (First Half 2011)
No popstar since Britney Spears has made an impact on popular culture like Lady GaGa has these past two years.Now after two phenomenally successful albums, the media-savvy singer is showing no signs of slowing down with the impending release of her third studio album, Born This Way. She’s billed it as “The greatest album of the decade”, and while nobody other than her monsters believes that to be true, it may just very well be one of the most successful.
OutKast - Seventh Studio Album (TBA)
Fans have been kicking and screaming for a proper new OutKast album for years now. Supposedly it’ll finally arrive next year, once both Andre 3000 and Big Boi have released their own solo records. Big Boi is already out the way, so hopefully Andre will hurry up and get this solo nonsense out the way so we can all enjoy some new OutKast music.
Foo Fighters – Untitled Seventh Album (First Half 2011)
Dave Grohl’s Foo Fighter’s will be helping to bring rock back to the Billboard charts next year with the release of their seventh album, said to be “their heaviest yet”. Garbage drummer Butch Vig will be producing, and Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic will feature on one of the songs.
Michelle Branch – Untitled Third Album (TBA)
Michelle is another artist who has been stuck in limbo for a while now. Her last studio album was released in 2003, and her only other album since then was a country record with the short-lived country duo The Wreckers. Her third album was originally set to follow the sound she started with The Wreckers, but after two years of delays the singer has hit the studio again to record new material, and this time she’ll be taking it back to the pop-rock style of her debut The Spirit Room.
Radiohead - Untitled Eighth Studio Album (TBA)
When is a Radiohead album release not a huge deal? Even if you don’t listen to them, they’re virtually inescapable each time they decide to drop something. There’s not much word on what direction they’ll go in for their upcoming eighth effort, but they’re always trying something new, so whatever it is it’s bound to be exciting. Plus, we need a fresh round of funny Thom Yorke interviews to watch.
Kelly Clarkson – Untitled Fifth Album (2011)
The most likable popstar of the past ten years will be back to bless us with her flawless voice next year when she drops her fifth studio album. Kelly’s taste is so eclectic that it’s hard to tell exactly what type of spin she’ll put on her usual pop-rock style, but whatever she does is bound to be good. And even on the off chance that it sucks, it’ll bring her one step closer to freedom from RCA Records, so it’s a win-win situation all around.
Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Untitled tenth album (May-June)
One of the biggest selling bands in the world, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, will be back next year with their tenth studio album. They’re also evolving musically, and will be putting their own spin on Fela Kuti-esque “afropop” on their new record. It sounds a little odd, but Fela Kuti rocks, and the Chilli Pepper’s rock, so I imagine that their two sounds mixed together will rock, like, extra hard.
Avril Lavigne – Goodbye Lullaby (March)
Avril Lavigne was once a force to be reckoned with on the charts, but a lot has changed since she ruled back in 2007 with “Girlfriend”. According to Avril, her upcoming Goodbye Lullaby album will be her most mature offering to date, featuring more piano and stripped back acoustic sounds as opposed to the overproduced pop-rock that flooded her last record. There’s a chance Goodbye Lullaby could be the biggest flop of her career, but it could also be the best thing she’s ever done.
Bjork - Untitled (First Half of 2011)
Bjork has a new album coming “in a few months”. We have no idea what it’s going to sound like, but we’re assuming that it will be amazing.
Nelly Furtado – Lifestyle (TBA)
Whatever Nelly Furtado does is hot, it’s just a given. Folky-R&B? Hot. Organic-pop? Hot. Sex soaked Hip-Hop? Super hot. On next year’s Lifestyle, Nelstar will be taking it back to basics and vibing off her best album to date, 2000′s Whoa, Nelly.
Missy Elliott – Block Party (TBA)
Missy’s elusive seventh studio album Block Party has been stuck in limbo for a few years now, but Hip-Hop’s biggest female innovator is due to join Dr. Dre, Lil’ Kim, Eve and Foxy Brown next year by finally releasing her delayed disc to the world. Plus, she’s the only one who actually stands a real chance against Nicki Minaj on the charts.
Adam Lambert – Untitled Sophomore Album (TBA)
From American Idol gimmick to bonafide pop superstar, Adam Lambert became a surprisingly big deal in 2010. Now that Glambert’s established himself, he’ll have more freedom with his next album, which he says will be more in the vein of his biggest hit to date, “Whataya Want From Me”. Rocky Glambert? Yes please.
Garbage - Untitled Fifth Album (TBA)
Garbage are one of the many rock band’s reuniting next year and making a comeback. Garbage drummer and producer Butch Vig promises that their upcoming LP will be “more primal and stripped down”, while Shirley Manson says that they’ll head back on the road and go on tour. It’s a good time to be Garbage fan.
Cher – Untitled Comeback Album (2011)
The grand high diva of them all will make a musical comeback next year, and after a stint doing dance music, she’s ready to rock again.
Blink-182 – Untitled Sixth Album (April-May)
Blink-182 are officially back together and will release their first studio album in eight years this April. It’ll be interesting to see how the trio, now all grown men, will sound on the new LP. Will they be more mature, or will we see the bratty irreverence of the old Blink?
La Roux – Untitled Sophomore Album (TBA)
Synth-popper’s La Roux will follow-up their super successful self-titled debut next year with a funkier sound and a sexier vocal style from lead singer Ely Jackson. 2011 will let us know if La Roux are here to stay, or if they’ll end up another one-album-wonder like Kate Nash.
JoJo - All I Want is Everything (2011)
Poor, sweet, talented JoJo. All she wants is everything, but all she seems to get are album push backs and leaked records. Apparently her long-awaited third album will finally receive a release next year, and if true, then everybody should get to see that JoJo is truly one of the best R&B/Pop artist’s of today’s generation
Beyonce – Untitled Fourth Album (TBA)
Beyonce’s relentless grip on the charts will continue next year when she releases her fourth album. Word is that it will be more in line with her B’Day album, following a more organic, live sound. Whatever Beyonce does, one thing is guaranteed: It’ll be jam-packed with rump shaking R&B club anthems and soppy, radio-ready ballads
Ashlee Simpson – Untitled Fourth Album (Late 2011)
It’s easy to make fun of Ashlee Simpson, considering the SNL fiasco and the fact that she’s related to Jessica, but it’s hard to deny the fact that Autobiography and I Am Me were both stellar pieces of manufactured teen pop-rock gold, while 2008′s Bittersweet World was an interesting experiment in quirky urban-pop. Now Ashlee’s all grown up and married with a baby, and she’s trying to reinvent herself with a kooky folk-rock album inspired by female singer-songwriter’s like Florence Welch, Jewel and Fiona Apple. Sounds hawwwwt!
Coldplay - Untitled fifth album (First Half 2011)
Gwyneth’s husband will be back next year with another collection of melodic tunes and sweeping hooks. *golf claps
Lil’ Wayne – Tha Carter IV (TBA)
The tattooed jail bird will release the highly-anticipated next entry in his critically-acclaimed Tha Carter series next year. If the lead single “6 Foot 7 Foot” is anything to go by, it’s gonna be great.
Leighton Meester – Untitled debut album (TBA)
Leighton’s already shows as that she can knock out a perfect pop tune thanks to the sophisticated urban-pop groove “Somebody to Love” and the stomping 80′s throwback “Body Control”, now all she has to do is follow it up with that elusive album of hers.
Evanescence - Untitled third album (TBA)
Evanescence have been through their fair share of drama, but it looks like Amy Lee and whoever else she’s playing with these days have finally got their shit together. The band will reportedly combine their trademark pop-metal sound with some electronica for their upcoming third LP, and Amy has stated that she has “high hopes” for 2011.
Drake - Take Care (March- April)
It feels like just yesterday that Drake, one of 2010′s biggest and best breakout stars, was ruling the charts with his debut album Thank Me Later, but he’s already primed to do it all again with the release of his sophomore album due less than a year after his first. How very Rihanna of him.
Willow Smith – Untitled debut album (TBA)
Will and Jada’s 10-year-old offspring produced one of the best songs of 2010 with the neck-cracking ”Whip My Hair”. Next year we’ll get to see if she can turn one hit into a real album.
Dido - Untitled fourth album (TBA)
Dido’s unique brand of pop helped her sell over 30 million combined copies of her first two studio albums, but her less radio-friendly 2008 effort Safe Trip Home failed to resonate with listeners or the charts. Now Dido is embracing electronica again for her upcoming fourth album — the style that she first began her career with when lending her vocals to Faithless tracks, pre-Eminem “Stan” days.
Jessie J – Untitled debut album (TBA)
She penned Miley Cyrus’ brilliant “Party in the USA” and has since been busy working on her own music with Dr. Luke and B.o.B, but it was when she was named the BRITs 2011 Critic’s Choice that we really took notice. The last three years saw the prestigious award go to Adele, Ellie Goulding, and Florence Welch, accurately predicting their future success: Could they be right about Jessie, too?
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