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http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article7063490.ece
The record-breaking contract, which is expected to last until 2017, could be worth up to $250 million (£166 million) if certain conditions are met. One of the albums will be of never-before-released Jackson recordings that will come out in November, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because an official announcement is expected later today.
Future projects may also include a video game, a DVD compilation of videos and a re-release of Off the Wall, Jackson's fifth studio album, which first came out in 1979, accompanied by some unreleased material. Before his sudden death in June at age 50, the pop star had reportedly wanted to re-issue the album.
One of the projects already counted in the contract was the two-disc album that accompanied This Is It, the film based on footage of concert rehearsals for what was to have been Jackson's comeback at the O2 arena in London.
The money will go a long way to settling Jackson's debts, estimated at around $400 million at the time of his death.
