The New Year could bring a new U2 album - that is if, you listen to longtime manager Paul McGuinness, who told The Irish Independent "to certainly expect a new record."

"2012 has been very busy. There's always activity, so certainly expect a new record," McGuinness said.

McGuinness made the bold prediction as he attended a lavish party at H-Cafe in Dublin thrown by the band for its staff at its company, Principle Management, where the entertainment included a performance from RTE personality Katherine Lynch.

U2 has not released a studio album since 2009's No Line on the Horizon, an album that garnered the band a slew of number one chart positions all across the globe. The album has also been certified platinum around the world.

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