An album of brand new Michael Jackson songs has been officially announced.

Michael will be released on December 13 on Epic Records in conjunction with the estate of the late singer.

An exclusive teaser for the project will appear on michaeljackson.com from tomorrow, while a brand new track from the album will stream on the website from Monday.

The song, titled 'Breaking News', was recorded by Jackson in New Jersey in 2007 and completed recently.

Another unnamed track - billed as "the official lead single" from the LP - will follow later this month.

However, the full tracklisting for Michael has yet to be revealed.

The album's cover art, created by US painter Kadir Nelson, appears below.