Pop star Michael Jackson already recruited a host of stars to perform "From the Bottom of my Heart", the charity single for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, his spokeswoman Raymone Bain said.

Mariah Carey, Missy Elliott, Mary J. Blige, Babyface, R, Kelly, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Snoop Dogg, Kravitz, Jay-Z, Kenneth Babyface Edmonds and James Brown are among the celebrities that already signed up for the song.

"Mr Jackson is continuing to reach out to artists who would like to work with him on this project, which he humbly hopes will make a tremendous difference to all individuals who have been affected by this tragedy, Ms Bain said.

Jackson, who left his residence from Neverland Valley Ranch in California for Bahrain after his June acquittal on sex abuse charges, plans to record the song in the next two weeks, on 2 Seas Records, a label owned by Prince Abdullah Hamad Alkhalifa of Bahrain.