![Daft Punk steal the 2012 festival scene: Daft Punk have been the subject of a number of 2013 festival rumours, including headline slot gossip for both Coachella and Glastonbury. The French duo have been absent from the live scene since 2007 and with a new album, rumoured to be titled No End, expected to be released in Spring 2013, Daft Punk's return to the festival scene would be one of the most exciting events of the year.]()
Daft Punk steal the 2012 festival scene: Daft Punk have been the subject of a number of 2013 festival rumours, including headline slot gossip for both Coachella and Glastonbury. The French duo have been absent from the live scene since 2007 and with a new album, rumoured to be titled No End, expected to be released in Spring 2013, Daft Punk's return to the festival scene would be one of the most exciting events of the year.
![The Rolling Stones will appear EVERYWHERE: Die-hard Rolling Stones fans forked out an awful lot of money to see the band perform in London and New York in 2012. Should they have saved their money? Probably. The band have hinted at more shows to come after their 50th anniversary, and recent gigs have shown that the band are far from past it. Back in the spotlight and soaking up the glory, The Stones are likely to appear at the top of the bill at a number of 2013 festivals - most likely Glastonbury and Coachella.]()
The Rolling Stones will appear EVERYWHERE: Die-hard Rolling Stones fans forked out an awful lot of money to see the band perform in London and New York in 2012. Should they have saved their money? Probably. The band have hinted at more shows to come after their 50th anniversary, and recent gigs have shown that the band are far from past it. Back in the spotlight and soaking up the glory, The Stones are likely to appear at the top of the bill at a number of 2013 festivals - most likely Glastonbury and Coachella.
![Rihanna will not invest in any warm clothes: It has been near impossible to avoid Rihanna's naked flesh in 2012 - and we see no evidence to suggest she will cover up in 2013. The singer is also recently thought to have split (again) from Chris Brown and the one surefire way to get back at your ex is through constant updates of how great you look naked and how much fun your life is without them. Expect lots - and then another reunion.]()
Rihanna will not invest in any warm clothes: It has been near impossible to avoid Rihanna's naked flesh in 2012 - and we see no evidence to suggest she will cover up in 2013. The singer is also recently thought to have split (again) from Chris Brown and the one surefire way to get back at your ex is through constant updates of how great you look naked and how much fun your life is without them. Expect lots - and then another reunion.
![Guns N Roses new album will suck: Axl Rose has promised that Guns N Roses new album will be better than The Chinese Democracy - and with this, has set the bar exceptionally low for his band's next release. The difference between the two albums is mainly that while fans of Use Your Illusion were massively excited for Democracy, they were so scarred by the eventual record that no one wants to get their hopes up for the next one. The band is past their best, and while they could easily live off classic hits such as 'Paradise City' and 'O Sweet Child Of Mine', they seem determined to run themselves into the ground with below par new music.]()
Guns N Roses new album will suck: Axl Rose has promised that Guns N Roses new album will be better than The Chinese Democracy - and with this, has set the bar exceptionally low for his band's next release. The difference between the two albums is mainly that while fans of Use Your Illusion were massively excited for Democracy, they were so scarred by the eventual record that no one wants to get their hopes up for the next one. The band is past their best, and while they could easily live off classic hits such as 'Paradise City' and 'O Sweet Child Of Mine', they seem determined to run themselves into the ground with below par new music.
![X Factor will return. It will still be rubbish: A few years ago X Factor was an OK watch. You had your favourites, got angry when they were kicked out, cheered on the inevitable winner and then promptly forgot all about them as soon as they released their mildly inspirational single. A number of changes have been proposed for 2013 such a ditching the arena auditions and Tulisa, but it's not the details that have seen viewers turn off - it's the format itself.]()
X Factor will return. It will still be rubbish: A few years ago X Factor was an OK watch. You had your favourites, got angry when they were kicked out, cheered on the inevitable winner and then promptly forgot all about them as soon as they released their mildly inspirational single. A number of changes have been proposed for 2013 such a ditching the arena auditions and Tulisa, but it's not the details that have seen viewers turn off - it's the format itself.
![Lady Gaga's new album will be inaccessible: ARTPOP is expected to be released next year and if her latest antics have been anything to go by, it's not going to be great. Between her brief foray with white girl dreadlocks and the ill-advised rapping/twerking mess of a 'Cake' video, we're really not looking forward to the arty, edgy attempt at a next album.]()
Lady Gaga's new album will be inaccessible: ARTPOP is expected to be released next year and if her latest antics have been anything to go by, it's not going to be great. Between her brief foray with white girl dreadlocks and the ill-advised rapping/twerking mess of a 'Cake' video, we're really not looking forward to the arty, edgy attempt at a next album.
![Chris Brown will have a total change of heart, possibly becoming a monk: JUST KIDDING. We're not sure how much more offensive Chris Brown can get, but we're sure he'll find a way - including, but not limited to, further off-colour Twitter rants, insults possibly even more creative than 'sh**ting in your eye' and some interesting new tattoos. That is, if he's got any space left on his body by now.]()
Chris Brown will have a total change of heart, possibly becoming a monk: JUST KIDDING. We're not sure how much more offensive Chris Brown can get, but we're sure he'll find a way - including, but not limited to, further off-colour Twitter rants, insults possibly even more creative than 'sh**ting in your eye' and some interesting new tattoos. That is, if he's got any space left on his body by now.
![Everyone will get back together. EVERYONE: Starting with N-Dubz. But really, if you thought 2012 was the year of the reunion, think again. Even those bands you don't remember existing will suddenly be trying to make money from a comeback tour. Tulisa will forget about her flop album and rejoin her old bandmates. We're holding out for a Las Ketchup reunion, personally.]()
Everyone will get back together. EVERYONE: Starting with N-Dubz. But really, if you thought 2012 was the year of the reunion, think again. Even those bands you don't remember existing will suddenly be trying to make money from a comeback tour. Tulisa will forget about her flop album and rejoin her old bandmates. We're holding out for a Las Ketchup reunion, personally.
![Blur will keep making plans - but insist it is definitely the end: Although they've signed up for a number of European festivals (and conspicously no UK ones, so far) Blur seem to like us to think this is the last thing they're going to do - one last treat for the fans that've been so good to them before they return to their own work. But Glastonbury 2008 was sort of supposed to be that, as was Hyde Park, and so on and so on. For a band that is clearly enjoying playing live together again, one fronted by perhaps the most prolific English musician in modern history, it's hard to believe that there won't be something new eventually. And that will be the last thing they do. Until the next...]()
Blur will keep making plans - but insist it is definitely the end: Although they've signed up for a number of European festivals (and conspicously no UK ones, so far) Blur seem to like us to think this is the last thing they're going to do - one last treat for the fans that've been so good to them before they return to their own work. But Glastonbury 2008 was sort of supposed to be that, as was Hyde Park, and so on and so on. For a band that is clearly enjoying playing live together again, one fronted by perhaps the most prolific English musician in modern history, it's hard to believe that there won't be something new eventually. And that will be the last thing they do. Until the next...
![Festivals will continue to struggle - apart from Glastonbury: For many, festival season is the height of the year with hungover treks to train stations making for some of the most nostalgic memories going. A recent report suggests that festivals will continue to decline, with punters put off by the mud and queues that a weekend kipping in the countryside entails. Instead music lovers are opting for day festivals like Field Day or saving their cash for gig tickets - an industry that's as strong as ever. Glastonbury, on the other hand, has become a teenage rite of passage. There's virtually nothing that will stop people paying hundreds of pounds for a ticket they had to register for beforehand to see a lineup that's still unconfirmed and which will involve more walking than listening. It's the small festivals that will suffer. Yes, queues are a pain, and there's always the implicit knowledge that a fair amount of festival mud is human excrement, but for the festival industry to dwindle is a true travesty.]()
Festivals will continue to struggle - apart from Glastonbury: For many, festival season is the height of the year with hungover treks to train stations making for some of the most nostalgic memories going. A recent report suggests that festivals will continue to decline, with punters put off by the mud and queues that a weekend kipping in the countryside entails. Instead music lovers are opting for day festivals like Field Day or saving their cash for gig tickets - an industry that's as strong as ever. Glastonbury, on the other hand, has become a teenage rite of passage. There's virtually nothing that will stop people paying hundreds of pounds for a ticket they had to register for beforehand to see a lineup that's still unconfirmed and which will involve more walking than listening. It's the small festivals that will suffer. Yes, queues are a pain, and there's always the implicit knowledge that a fair amount of festival mud is human excrement, but for the festival industry to dwindle is a true travesty.
![Radios will play more guitar bands - but charts won't change: 2013 will be the year of the guitar bands, everyone's saying so. Alternative music has already seen a surge in 2012 but is set to really take the bull by the horns next year. Alabama Shakes, Haim and DIIV have all been much lauded this year, so you can expect to be hearing a lot of their ilk blaring out your radios next year. But if you're a hopeful Haim fan that thinks this might mean the girls will find themselves at the top of the charts, you'll probably have to think again. The charts are dictated by public whimsy, and the records that are going to reach the top of them are easily predictable. People who love guitar bands tend not to ruch out and by them as soon as the Tesco adverts let them know they're in stock, so their chances of immense first week sales won't change. Good bands will find their success on the live and festival scene.]()
Radios will play more guitar bands - but charts won't change: 2013 will be the year of the guitar bands, everyone's saying so. Alternative music has already seen a surge in 2012 but is set to really take the bull by the horns next year. Alabama Shakes, Haim and DIIV have all been much lauded this year, so you can expect to be hearing a lot of their ilk blaring out your radios next year. But if you're a hopeful Haim fan that thinks this might mean the girls will find themselves at the top of the charts, you'll probably have to think again. The charts are dictated by public whimsy, and the records that are going to reach the top of them are easily predictable. People who love guitar bands tend not to ruch out and by them as soon as the Tesco adverts let them know they're in stock, so their chances of immense first week sales won't change. Good bands will find their success on the live and festival scene.
![Beady Eye will deliver a decent second album: If their manager Scott Rodger is to be believed, the next Beady Eye album is going to be the best thing Liam Gallagher has ever been involved with. Bold words, but there's more than the slightly biased opinion of Mr Rodger to suggest that the next Beady Eye album will trump their debut. TV On The Radio's Dave Sitek has been drafted in to produce it, and we've already heard word of him demanding a brass section to turn an average track into something special. As brother Noel said in an interview this year, Beady Eye need a great album, and you'd be justified in expecting one from them given the talent involved. With any luck next year's release will indeed shock everyone and not be another piece of post-Oasis boredom.]()
Beady Eye will deliver a decent second album: If their manager Scott Rodger is to be believed, the next Beady Eye album is going to be the best thing Liam Gallagher has ever been involved with. Bold words, but there's more than the slightly biased opinion of Mr Rodger to suggest that the next Beady Eye album will trump their debut. TV On The Radio's Dave Sitek has been drafted in to produce it, and we've already heard word of him demanding a brass section to turn an average track into something special. As brother Noel said in an interview this year, Beady Eye need a great album, and you'd be justified in expecting one from them given the talent involved. With any luck next year's release will indeed shock everyone and not be another piece of post-Oasis boredom.
![Most of the big names of 2013 won't be on the Ones To Watch lists: At the end of every year the music press dutifully puts together it's 'Ones To Watch' lists. the trouble with these is that the 'ones to watch' are the ones who've already told us what they're going to do next year. They're the bands that already have release dates confirmed and booked. What's more likely is that 2013 will be defined by artists that haven't risen to the surface yet, artists that are still holed up in a bedroom somewhere chopping up beats on their MacBooks and doodling possible band names on scraps of paper. Ones To Watch lists give some indication of what will happen, and what we have to look forward to, but in reality no one knows what 2013 will have in store for us.]()
Most of the big names of 2013 won't be on the Ones To Watch lists: At the end of every year the music press dutifully puts together it's 'Ones To Watch' lists. the trouble with these is that the 'ones to watch' are the ones who've already told us what they're going to do next year. They're the bands that already have release dates confirmed and booked. What's more likely is that 2013 will be defined by artists that haven't risen to the surface yet, artists that are still holed up in a bedroom somewhere chopping up beats on their MacBooks and doodling possible band names on scraps of paper. Ones To Watch lists give some indication of what will happen, and what we have to look forward to, but in reality no one knows what 2013 will have in store for us.
![The banjo will replace the guitar as a band staple: Thanks to Mumford & Sons we fear no train, campsite or new band will be safe from the charms of the banjo. Maybe everyone will just form one collective folk band and a banjo will become as commonplace and necessary as an oystercard - a facilitator of making music in 2013. Maybe not.]()
The banjo will replace the guitar as a band staple: Thanks to Mumford & Sons we fear no train, campsite or new band will be safe from the charms of the banjo. Maybe everyone will just form one collective folk band and a banjo will become as commonplace and necessary as an oystercard - a facilitator of making music in 2013. Maybe not.
![Ivy Blue Carter will become the youngest person with a number one single: Jay Z and Beyonce are such cool parents they even make Posh and Becks look embarrassing. Two days after Blue Ivy's birth Jay Z recorded 'Glory' ft. Blue Ivy Carter, a song that sampled the newborn's cries. If 2013 doesn't surface at least a duet with Beyonce and a top 10 single, we'll have to seriously start doubting the musical capabilities of the coolest baby on the planet.]()
Ivy Blue Carter will become the youngest person with a number one single: Jay Z and Beyonce are such cool parents they even make Posh and Becks look embarrassing. Two days after Blue Ivy's birth Jay Z recorded 'Glory' ft. Blue Ivy Carter, a song that sampled the newborn's cries. If 2013 doesn't surface at least a duet with Beyonce and a top 10 single, we'll have to seriously start doubting the musical capabilities of the coolest baby on the planet.
