Amy Winehouse 'ready to record new album'

Amy Winehouse is ready to record the follow up to 2006’s ’Back To Black’, according to producer Mark Ronson.

The duo, who collaborated on that record, are planning to hit the studio in November.

Ronson said: “As soon as I finish up the Daniel Merriweather record I am going back into the studio with Amy Winehouse to work on her new record."

He added: “She is actually dying to go back into the studio already. I was in London last weekend and I saw Amy and we actually talked about maybe finding a studio together. She is kind of ready now but we are on tour and she can't go in November because she is on tour so we are figuring it out.”

Explaining her writing process, Ronson said: “She pretty much writes everything just her on the acoustic guitar. So she will come in with a song and it sounds kind of like a jazz standard. I’ll come up with the arrangement and maybe mess with the chords and beats and see what the guitars and bass will be doing.

“And the only song [on the last album] we actually collaborated on was ’Back To Black’ where I came up with the piano and the music and then she wrote on top of it. And she writes incredibly quickly.

“When she’s in her zone she is just really clever and her lyrics are really special.”

Speaking about the possible influences on the forthcoming album, he told Rolling Stone: “I think that we can’t do the same thing again, it can’t be like a 60s element or Motown. If anything, I’d really like to make it sound older or more morbid or like really wal of sound. But I don’t want to second guess before I actually hear the songs.”

Amy Winehouse to find inspiration in Jamaica – Tabloid Hell

Amy Winehouse has plans to head off to Jamaica ahead of the recording of her third album, according to the Daily Mirror.

Winehouse will apparently stay in the grounds of Bob Marley’s home and work in the studio there.

It has also been mooted that she will with Marley’s musician son Damian Marley.

The singer apparently revealed all whilst standing outside her local The Hawley Arms in Camden, saying "I love Jamaica and wanna feel Bob Marley’s spirit in my music."

According to the newspaper an onlooker commented, "Amy’s face just lit up when she talked about going over there."

Amy Winehouse preparing new, 'darker' album - Tabloid Hell

The forthcoming third album from Amy Winehouse is described as being 'very dark' by friends who have heard it, with many songs themed around the subject of death.

According to The Sun, Winehouse has hit new lows in her personal life, and her emotions are being reflected in songwriting sessions for the new record.

The newspaper quotes an anonymous source as saying: "Her next album is darker than ever. Her problems are pushing her over the edge and she's turning into a depressed recluse.

"She's written quite a lot of the third album already. It is very, very dark but she produces some of her best music when she's in pain - and the past few months have been hell for her."

No new Amy Winehouse album until 2009?

Amy Winehouse has reportedly cancelled recording sessions with producer Saleem Remi, with sources suggesting that she will not release a new album until 2009.

According to The Sun, Winehouse had been booked to fly to the Bahamas to begin working on her third album with Remi, who produced her 2003 debut album 'Frank'.

However, Winehouse reportedly pulled the plug on the sessions shortly before she was scheduled to fly out.

The newspaper quotes an anonymous source as saying: "The album was planned for late 2008, but her label is now privately admitting it's unlikely to happen until 2009."