Jackson 'taking time' over new album

The new album from Michael Jackson may hit shelves later rather than sooner, it has been claimed.

Black Eyed Peas singer will.i.am, who is collaborating with Jackson on the LP, told the BBC's 1Xtra that the King Of Pop likes to take his time when producing a record.

"There's all these artists in the world like Neo, Chris Brown and Usher, Justin Timberlake, Fergies and Rihannas and then there's Michael Jackson," he said.

"Michael Jackson has a different pace and you cannot put Michael Jackson in that category, especially when a lot of those artists have been inspired by Michael Jackson.

"So Michael Jackson is gonna release his record when he releases his record."

It was recently reported that Jackson has told songwriters working on the LP that it must be better than Thriller.