Gwen Stefani is working on her second solo album, despite the demands of motherhood (maybe she has a nanny) and is keen to release it by the end of the year. Speaking to MTV, she revealed that she's been collaborating on the new LP with Pharrell Williams, No Doubt bandmate Tony Kanal and Akon.
She said: "There's a lot of songs that were left over from the last album, and there's some new songs I did with Pharrell. There's a lot of Pharrell on this record. I did some stuff with Tony and some stuff with Akon."
Swizz Beatz is also helping with production. He says: "She's always taking it to the next level. I love her background for music. She likes a lot of Caribbean sounds with hard beats."