'Hold My Hand' the first single from the forthcoming new Michael Jackson album 'Michael' is now availbale online.

The track which features Akon was first recorded back in 2007 but leaked online before it was completed.

Now the rapper has returned to the studio to put the finishing touches to the track.

Speaking to MTV Akon said: "Just to be in the same room [with him], I felt like everything I wanted to achieve in life had already been achieved. That's how incredible that aura [is]."

The album also includes a number of collaborations with 50 Cent and Lenny Kravitiz. 'Hold My Hand' is was released on Jackson's official site over the weekend.

Jackson died suddenly in June 2009. His death was ruled as a homicide.

(by Holly Frith)