It appears as if the Gloved One has been taken under the wing of the Purple One! However much journalists dig for information, you never really know the true facts about those two pop-royals—but one thing is for sure, part-time Vegas resident Michael Jackson is hard-at-work on a new album, and once that’s finished, Prince has agreed to help produce Michael’s concert series to promote the comeback chart-chaser.

Both Prince and Black Eyed Peas star Will I. Am have been working on Michael’s return CD. Composer and producer Will commented: “Man, he still sings like a bird. He could go anywhere. We have a real opportunity to do something here. It’s either going to be really big or nobody’s going to care. Ain’t no middle ground on this one.” Prince believes with his guidance it will go to No. 1 and that Michael will hit the road with a series of Prince-sponsored concert dates to promote it. I’m told it would be global in nature in selected cities on selected dates with Prince and Michael turning up together for certain appearances!

Michael, who had been living full time in Vegas until a recent house-hunting trip in Maryland, is said to want absolute quiet and privacy until the record project is complete—and he can return as a music industry superstar all over again.