A posthumous album by the King of pop Michael Jackson is set to be released.
The album put together by Epic Records boss L.A. Reid will feature album eight new songs.
Michael Jackson's Estate provided L.A. with unlimited access to four decades of Michael's material.
The music mogul, who will executive produce the record, said:
'Modern music and artistry would look and sound completely different if not for the groundbreaking contributions Michael Jackson gifted to the world.
'Michael left behind some musical performances that we take great pride in presenting through the vision of music producers that he either worked directly with or expressed strong desire to work with. We are extremely proud and honored to present this music to the world.'
Timbaland will act as the leading producer on the album, while Rodney Jerkins, Stargate, Jerome 'Jroc' Harmon and John McClain will also produce the record.
The name XSCAPE is a nod to the late singer's favored naming process of picking one of his songs to name his record after.
Music mogul L.A Reid
The song XSCAPE was written by Michael and Jerkins, and produced by Jackson and Jerkins.
It has further significance in that it is the one track on the album that was ‘contemporised’ by the producer who recorded it originally in the studio with Michael.
A Deluxe Edition of the record will also be released which will include all of the sourced Michael Jackson recordings in their original form.
The XSCAPE standard and Deluxe Edition’s are available for pre-order beginning April 1 on
iTunes.com/MichaelJackson and elsewhere, and available at all retailers worldwide on May 13.
iTunes.com/MichaelJackson and elsewhere, and available at all retailers worldwide on May 13.
Michael's last studio album was his 10th and final record Invincible, which was released in 2001 and featured singles You Rock My World, Cry and Butterflies.
He died June 25, 2009 at the age of 50.
He died June 25, 2009 at the age of 50.
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