The new album is said to be planned for release as early as the end of the year, but that may be a tall order, since Nicks has the three record box set called "Edge Of 17" due out in March and Nicks also plans a tour in support of the box set later this Spring.

Nicks told MTV News last summer that she prefers the stage to the studio any day.

I wanted to be on the big stage and do the big music," she told us. [article id="1444127"]"I don't prefer to be in the studio. I'd rather be on the road. The studio gets very old after about three months, you know, because for me that's as long as I want to be in a closed up room. [800k QuickTime][/article] And some people are happy in a studio forever.