2013 was a big year for Pharrell. The man pretty much guarantees hits now – Get Lucky and Blurred Lines were two of the year’s biggest pop songs. Now it looks like next year is set to be even bigger, with the announcement that he’s signed to Columbia Records for the release of his 2014 solo album.

Columbia Records Chairman/CEO Rob Stringer made the announcement on December 17:

“When we excitedly partnered with Pharrell in January of this year, we felt it was his time again. Since then, ‘Blurred Lines’ and ‘Get Lucky’ have defined pop music in 2013, and now we are preparing to launch Pharrell as a global solo superstar in 2014. ‘Happy’ is just the beginning.”

The album will be Pharrell’s second solo attempt. His 2006 debut In My Mind drew some mixed reviews. But after the year Pharrell has had, maybe he’ll get lucky with this one. (I had to.)