Beyonce working on new album

Work on a brand new Beyonce album is well and truly underway according to producer Diplo.

The American musician revealed in a blog post that he had been in the studio with U.K. producer Switch and Sleigh Bells’ Derek E. Miller for Beyoncé’s fourth album.

“Me and switch was in studio in nyc tryin to make tracks with derek and beyonce last week after we played her team their album,” he wrote. “Dunno if we gonna manage to finish but was good times.”

The diva’s last album ‘I Am Sacha Fierce’ spawned a number of hit singles including ‘If I were A Boy’ and ‘Single Ladies’

Beyonce’s new album is due for release later this year and is rumoured to feature a collaboration with RnB star Ne-Yo.

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