Michael Jackson has announced a record deal with 2 Seas Records that will
hopefully see an album of new material in “late 2007.”

Abdulla Hamad Al-Khalifa (the Prince of Bahrain, pictured far left) owns the
label, which is also distributing Michael’s yet-to-be-released Hurricane
charity single. Michael has been staying in Bahrain recently and the new
album is a joint venture between him and the Prince.

“I am incredibly excited about my new venture and I am enjoying being back
in the studio making music,” Michael revealed.

Guy Holmes has been “tapped” to be CEO of the 2 Seas label according to
Billboard.com. Holmes (pictured above right) is mostly known for his role as
chairman of Gut Records. He was the man behind Tom Jones’ Reload album which
featured the massive hit Sex Bomb and rejuvenated the Welshman’s career.
Holmes was also responsible for the success of the animated Crazy Frog’s
Axel F single last year.

Source: MJNI