New Michael Jackson Album Release Date Announced Factually, there’s a new Michael Jackson album. Five years after his death. Sony and Epic Records today announced a plan to release a posthumous Michael Jackson album titled Xscape Epic CEO L.A. Reid handpicked eight previously unreleased tracks by Michael Jackson, which have been ‘contemporized for modern ears’ and added new production by Timbaland and Rodney Jerkins. You Guyz should keep your fingers crossed.. The album drops May 13th.