2) Britney was seen in the studio with Darkchild.
3) Producer Elijah Blake confirmed he is working with Britney, saying that it's something that would be totally different than what Britney has released before.
4) Producer Danja confirmed he's working with Britney as well.
5) Britney confirmed via Twitter to fans on December 30th, 2012 that she is currently working on her next album.
6) In one of the tweets she said that she's really focused on her music right now when asked if we'll get the album in 2013 so it's a great chance we'll get it next year.
There is no reports that she's doing X Factor next year.
I'm so fucking excited.