Jackson will participate in the World Music Awards. The organisers for the evening report that they will take place for the first time in London.
For several months, the Billie Jean singer has been living in seclusion. On November 15, he will be honoured with the Diamond Award for selling more than 100 million albums during his career.
Jackson, 48, has not been in the public eye much since being acquitted of pedaphilia in 2005. Since then, he has been living in Bahrain and Ireland. He vows to never again live in the United States.
The artist performed his last concert in 1997.
The World Music Awards has been held for the past 15 years in Monaco. In 2004 and 2005, the ceremony was held in the United States.