Michael Jackson is currently working on a new studio album. It's been in production since March of 2006 with Jackson having written songs since 2003. The as yet untitled project has been recorded in Westmeath, Ireland and Las Vegas by Jackson and executive producers William "will.i.am" Adams of The Black Eyed Peas, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Teddy Riley, Ron "Neff-U" Feemster, and many others.
will.i.am has described the upcoming album as an Off the Wall for today's generation. Some of the work in progress includes up-tempo, dance-floor ready tunes and 'great melodies'. Insiders on the project are describing the tracks as 'perfect pop songs'.
It was expected to be released in late 2007, however on the 17th of September 2007 Will.I.Am confirmed in an interview with Polish website INTERIA.PL that it will be in 2008, and that it's not Jackson's 'comeback album', because Michael never was finished and his music is played all around the world in every club.
On the 22nd of September 2007, Jackson checked in to the Clinton Recording Studio in New York City to work on more tracks with will.i.am.