Coming Soon! Albums most likely to land in 2017

<p>The new year is only getting started but it’s looking up for fans of stars like Drake, Celine and Shania – music greats with albums most likely to land in the next 12 months. Happy 2017, indeed!</p><p>Here, <em>Hello!</em> music columnist Nicholas Jennings surveys the pop landscape and highlights some of the year's most anticipated releases. </p>
<h3>DRAKE</h3><p>As a follow-up to <em>Views</em>, <em>More Life</em> is something like a compilation, with tracks and appearances by both the “Hotline Bling” rapper and artists he works with closely. The project’s retro cover photo features Drake’s father, Dennis Graham, sporting a kimono shirt, bow tie, moustache and smoking a pipe. But judging by three sultry, banging numbers – “Sneakin’,” “Fake Love” and “Two Birds, One Stone” – it’s far from dad rock.</p><p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images</p>
<h3>THE KILLERS</h3><p>Fans will rejoice that the Las Vegas band is readying a fifth studio album – one that frontman Brandon Flowers hopes will have a “powerful rock vibe” and the robust spirit of <em>Hot Fuss</em>.</p><p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images</p>
<h3>KELLY CLARKSON</h3><p>Kelly first made a name for herself singing soul classics by Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye on American Idol. So it’s not too much of a surprise that the “Stronger” singer plans to make her next album “the most amazing soulful record.” Adds Kelly: “I’ve wanted to make this since I was a kid [and] my mom has wanted this for years; this is for my mom, too.”</p><p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images</p>
<h3>ED SHEERAN</h3><p>After a year-long online break because he was “seeing the world through a screen,” the ginger- haired superstar is back, hinting at a new album with the pale blue image on his social media profiles.</p><p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images</p>
<h3>NELLY FURTADO</h3><p>Featuring a mix of reflective songs and more dance-oriented tracks, Nelly’s new album, <em>The Ride</em> (due March 3), finds the Canadian songbird bravely resurfacing after hitting what she calls a “rough patch” in her personal life.</p><p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images</p>
<h3>DEPECHE MODE</h3><p>For those who just can’t get enough of the British electro-pop rockers, this spring the veteran band is releasing Spirit, its 14th studio album that frontman Dave Gahan describes as a “very incredible-sounding record.”</p><p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images</p>
<h3>LORDE</h3><p>The future of music, as David Bowie described her, is busy recording her sophomore record, meaning fans can expect something this year from the “Royals” singer whose recent heartbreak will likely inform some new songs.</p><p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images</p>
<h3>CELINE DION</h3><p>The Quebec-born superstar is preparing a new English album with songs provided by some serious hitmakers, including Pink who penned “Recovering.” Celine delivers the emotional piano ballad in honour of her late husband, René Angélil, expressing how she’s taking things “little by little, day by day, one step at a time.” The album won’t be all sad material. Says Celine: “We do want to sing the touching songs, but life is [also] beautiful.”</p><p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images</p>
<h3>Fergie</h3><p>The “My Humps” star teams up with guests Nicki Minaj, Charlie Puth and Nicole Scherzinger on Double Dutchess, her “highly personal” second album that the Black Eyed Pea promises will feature plenty of reggae, pop and hip hop.</p></p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images</p>
<h3>SHANIA TWAIN</h3><p>It’s been 15 long years since her 2002 <en>Up!</em> album but Shania has finally returned to the studio, collaborating with producers like Jake Gosling (Ed Sheeran, One Direction) for what she says will be her “most diverse” album to date.</p><p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images</p>
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