JACKSONS TO STAGE FULL REUNION

The Thriller hitmaker quit the group in the 1980s to concentrate on his own solo career.

But now Jackson's older brother Jermaine insists that the pop superstar will rejoin the band to record a new album and play a string of live dates, along with their singer sister Janet.

Jermaine Jackson says, "This has been a long time coming for the Jackson family to get back together.

"It is going to be more like a family affair. Janet's going to open and, of course, the original Jackson 5 - Michael, Randy and the whole family - we're in the studio, we're planning on being out there next year."