Adele has so many new lyrics her next record could be released this year. The British singer and her partner Simon Konecki welcomed their son into the world in October last year and since then she has retreated from the limelight. Having previously said she was planning some time off to focus on her relationship and baby, it now seems Adele has the singing bug again. She has apparently already begun work on her new LP. "Adele is making a start on another album after going off the radar since giving birth. Even though she's been busy enjoying family life with Simon and the baby, she's also been writing during her time off, so arrived at the studio ready to start working hard straight away. The album could even be released later this year," an insider told Heat magazine. Adele hasn't released an album since 2011's 21. The record performed well throughout 2012 as well and was recently named the best-selling record in America during both 2011 and 2012. The singer ...

15:13, Tuesday, 8 January 2013 Adele is reportedly returning to the studio to start work on her eagerly anticipated third album. Just days after the star was rumoured to be making her live comeback at The Oscars next month, Adele - who has taken a break from her career after giving birth last October - could soon be back doing what she does best. Heat magazine claims that the 24-year old's latest offering - the follow-up to her smash hit record 21 - could even be released by the end of 2013. A source told the publication: "Adele is making a start on another album after going off the radar since giving birth, heat magazines source reveals. Even though shes been busy enjoying family life with Simon [Konecki, her partner] and the baby, shes also been writing during her time off, so arrived at the studio ready to start working hard straight away." They added: "The album could even be released later this year. Adele's new album will have a lot to live up to after ...

Adele is apparently planning to make her comeback at the Oscars. The Rolling In The Deep singer has been keeping a low profile since she welcomed her first child last year, but it has now been reported that she is set to return to the limelight with a performance at the film awards ceremony in February. Ace Showbiz reports that the star-studded event will include a James Bond tribute, and as Adele sang the latest 007 song, Skyfall, it's thought she might be planning to take part. Rumours are now rife that the 24-year-old will sing the track at the ceremony. Adele and boyfriend Simon Konecki welcomed a son in October. The couple have not revealed the name of their child.

Adele is on repeat at the top of the charts. The singer's blockbuster 21 was the top-selling album in the U.S. for both 2012 and 2011, according to Nielsen SoundScan, becoming the first album to pull off the repeat since Nielsen started tracking music sales in 1991. It clocked 4.41 million sales in 2012, including both digital and physical sales, after hitting 5.82 million in 2011. Nielsen's latest sales tracking year began on January 2, 2012, and concluded on December 30. The news was reported earlier by Billboard. 2012's runner-up was Taylor Swift, whose Red sold 3.11 million units despite only being released on October 22. In third place was the boy band One Direction, whose debut Up All Night did 1.62 million in sales. Including consumers who purchased all tracks on the album individually, Adele's 21 sold 5.26 million copies, while Swift's album came in at 3.89 million. Total U.S. album sales -- including CDs, LPs, cassettes and digital albums -- slipped 4.4% in...

Adele's record "21" has been ranked the No. 1 best-selling album of 2012 in the United States, marking its second year in a row at the top of the list. Photos: Celebrity babies of 2012 / 2013 Unique celebrity baby names Stories: Adele reportedly welcomes a baby boy Adele releases theme song for new James Bond film 'Skyfall' - Listen Robert Patti! nson on Adele argument: I regret every word The rankings were revealed by Nielsen SoundScan on January 3. The album "21" has a breakup theme inspired by the 24-year-old Grammy-winning British singer's own love life and contains the hit singles "Rolling In The Deep," "Set Fire To The Rain" and "Someone Like You." Adele later moved on to start a relationship with a new man, Simon Konecki, and the two welcomed their first child, a boy, in October . In 2012, more than 4.41 million copies of the record were sold in the United States, down from 5.82 million in 2011, according to Bil...

Topics: adele , albums , music , music charts , noel gallagher , oasis Rob Hastings 1st Jan 2013 6:00 PM Adele Bang Showbiz NOEL Gallagher claimed she wouldn't last and said he felt sorry for her. Now it's Adele's turn to offer sympathies to the former Oasis guitarist and chief songwriter, with her second album overtaking the mouthy Mancunian's second record to become the fourth biggest selling album in British chart history. The 24-year-old Tottenham singer's album, 21, has now sold in excess of 4,562,000 copies in Britain according to the Official Charts Company, moving ahead of (What's the Story) Morning Glory? released by Oasis in 1995. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles remains the only original studio album ahead of 21 in the sales table, sandwiched in second place between compilation albums by Abba and Queen. It overtook Michael Jackson's Thriller earlier this year, having already surpassed Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms and...

In this Feb. 12, 2012 file photo, Adele accepts the award for record of the year for "Rolling in the Deep" during the 54th annual Grammy Awards, in Los Angeles. Adele rolled so deep in 2012 that she's been voted The Associated Press Entertainer of the Year. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File) (The Associated Press) Though Adele didn't have a new album or a worldwide tour in 2012, she's still rolling. After a year of Grammy glory and James Bond soundtracking, Adele has been voted The Associated Press Entertainer of the Year. In 132 ballots submitted by members and subscribers of The AP, Adele easily outpaced other vote-getters like Taylor Swift, "Fifty Shades of Grey" author E.L. James, the South Korean viral video star PSY and the cast of "Twilight." Editors and broadcasters were asked to cast their ballot for the person who had the most influence on entertainment and culture in 2012. Adele's year began in triumph at the Grammys, took a turn throu...