Michael Bolton told the audience at last week's City Of Hope charity dinner in Los Angeles that he has signed a new contract with Jive Records, home to such chart-busting boy bands as 'N Sync and the Backstreet Boys, according to the Hollywood Reporter. In June, it was announced that Bolton had parted company with Columbia, a company for whom he'd sold some 50 million albums worldwide since 1983.
According to the Web site for Bolton's official fan club, the artist is working on a new album for release sometime early next year, and will embark on a world tour in support of the set.
Bolton's most recent single, a cover of Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing" that appeared on "Classics, Vol. 2," peaked at No. 28 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart in February. His last track to appear on The Billboard Hot 100 was "Go The Distance" from the "Hercules" soundtrack. It peaked at No. 24 in July 1997.