Madonna says next album coming in 2012 at Venice Film Festival

US singer Madonna attended the Venice Film Festival 2011 on Thursday, September 01, 2011, as her second directorial film “W.E.” making its world premiere out of competition.

Currently attending the Venice Film Festival, Madonna, 53, tells Sweden's Sveriges Television that her first album since 2008's "Hard Candy" will be released next spring. Fans can expect the first single around February or March.

Work in the recording studio began on the 4th of July and will continue through the rest of 2011 in New York. The STV interviewer also mentions that she will be working again with producer William Orbit who collaborated heavily with the pop star over a decade ago for 1998's "Ray of Light."