Adele says she’ll be releasing new music in 2012.
The BBC reports the UK singer has told a French radio station she will have a new single out by the end of the year, but her next album will take "a good two years" to record.
The news will fuel speculation that the artist will record the theme tune to the latest James Bond movie, Skyfall. She has been the bookmakers' favorite since last year, but no official announcement has been made.
Speaking to France's NRJ, the singer added she needed to find time to write the follow-up to her hit record, "21."
"If I didn't write my own songs, I'd be out next week with a new album," said Adele. “I have to take time and live a little bit. There were a good two years between my first and second albums, so it'll be the same this time."
The singer added that she was not worried about recreating the success of "21," which has now sold more than 20 million copies around the world.
"I don't think I'll feel the pressure for the next album to be as big as the last one because I know that's not really possible," she said. "What's happened with this album is very rare anyway."
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