Singer Beyoncé Knowles has confirmed that she is planning to take six months off in order to recharge her batteries.
Speaking to USA Today, she said: "It's definitely time to take a break, to recharge my batteries."
"I'd like to take about six months and not go into the studio. I need to just live life, to be inspired by things again."
"I'm going to do random things. I want to go to restaurants, maybe take a class and see some movies and Broadway shows."
"It will be the hardest thing in the world for me to make myself not do an album and shoot a video and turn it in and say, 'I'm ready!'"