Disgraced hip hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs is hoping to make a comeback to music with a concert at Madison Square Garden, his lawyer has said.

On Tuesday, the rapper was denied bail ahead of his sentencing in October, when he could face up to 20 years in prison after he was convicted of prostitution-related offences. The sentence, however, will likely be much shorter than that.

Speaking to CBS News, the rapper's lawyer Marc Agnifilo said Combs told him "he's going to be back at Madison Square Garden", the iconic arena in New York City.

In July, Combs was found guilty of two counts of transportation for prostitution - but cleared of more serious charges of racketeering conspiracy and sex-trafficking, which carried potential life sentences.

Combs, who co-founded Bad Boy Records and launched the career of the late Notorious BIG, was for decades a huge figure in pop culture - as well as a Grammy-winning artist and entrepreneur, who presided over an empire ranging from fashion to reality TV.

Now, as well as the criminal conviction, he is also facing several civil lawsuits.

It follows recent reports that Combs has been in contact with Donald Trump about a pardon, a source close to the rapper's legal team told Sky News' US partner network NBC News.

A White House spokesperson said it "will not comment on the existence or nonexistence of any clemency request".