Babyshambles have revealed a few details about their forthcoming new album.

The band recently spoke to NME Magazine about plans to release the new album and follow-up to 2007’s ‘Shotter’s Nation‘ sometime next year.

The band revealed that they have around 18 songs that could possibly make it onto the new album.

Although they still have not entered the studio to record any tracks, frontman Pete Doherty said that guitarist Mik Whitnall had been working on demos for the album.

“Mik spent a year on eBay buying shitloads of equipment. He’s written loads of amazing music which mostly just needs lyrics. So, one by one, they’re getting turned into songs,” said the singer.

Pete Doherty recently appeared on French radio station Inter to talk a little about his current projects including his band Babyshambles.

Doherty revealed that Babyshambles‘ guitarist Mik Whitnall is currently writing music for the band’s third album and follow-up to 2007’s ‘Shotter’s Nation‘.

The frontman said that once Whitnall is done with the music he (Doherty) will be writing the lyrics.

“Even as we speak, at this very moment in London somewhere, Mr Michael Whitnall – my erstwhile guitarist and songwriting partner in Babyshambles – is getting the demos together for our new album,” said the frontman.

Pete Doherty has been confirmed as the headliner for the forthcoming Love Music Hate Racism festival.

The event, which is set to take place at Stoke’s Britannia stadium on May 30, will also see performances by Reverend and the Makers, and Kelly Rowland.

Doherty’s Babyshambles‘ bandmate Drew McConnell is also set to take part in the event performing with his side-project band Helsinki.

For more information or to purchase tickets go to lovemusichateracism.com.

Pete Doherty has announced a handful of dates for a forthcoming tour of the UK.

Doherty is set to kick off the short jaunt on September 19 at the Roundhouse in London.

The forthcoming tour is in support of his debut solo album, ‘Grace/Wastelands‘.

Pete Doherty was recently in Portugal to play a local student festival when he choose to take the opportunity and go to a local studio to record a few tracks.

Doherty entered Boom Studios in Gaia City where he laid down a few songs for ” future work”, reports Portuguese blog Diazepam 05.

Among the tracks Pete recorded was “The Ballad of Grimaldi“, which the frontman wrote when he was still with The Libertines.

Pete Doherty’s forthcoming solo album, ‘Grace/Wastelands‘, is now available to stream online.

The Babyshambles‘ frontman’s debut album can be heard in its entirety on Myspace at myspace.com/gracewastelands.

The Stephen Street produced album is set for release March 24.

The album features guest appearances by Graham Coxon, Dot Allison, Peter Wolfe (aka Wolfman), and members of Babyshambles.

Oasis and the Killers have been officially confirmed as headliners for this year’s V Festival.

The two-day festival, which is set to take place in both Chelmsford and Staffordshire on August 22 and 23, will also see performances by MGMT, Pete Doherty, and Razorlight.

Lily Allen, Snow Patrol, The Wombats, and Snow Patrol are also set for the event.

Tickets for the festival go on sale Friday (March 6) at 10am (GMT).

Pete Doherty has premiered the music video for ‘Last Of The English Roses‘.

The track is off the singer’s forthcoming solo album ‘Grace/Wastelands‘, due out March 16.

Doherty recently kicked off a UK tour in support of the forthcoming album.