Michael Jackson Urged To Donate Beatles Profits To Live 8

Apparently, Live 8 organizers and not only, are urging pop singer Michael Jackson to donate profits from the Beatles songs performed at Live 8.

Michael, who has recently been acquitted of child molestation charges, owns the rights to most of the Beatles' songs.

All the songs performed by Paul McCartney at the Live 8 concert earlier this month, "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", "Get Back", "Drive My Car", "Helter Skelter", "The Long And Winding Road" and "Hey Jude" belong to Jackson now and the experts assess the profit made by Michael after the concert is huge.

It is believed that if Michael keeps the money, he could clear his vast debts.
An insider told Breakingnews.ie: "Even though the profits could be huge for Jackson, we hope he could give the money to Live 8."

HMV spokesman Gennaro Castaldo declared they registered a massive increase sales after the Live 8 concerts, the record stores being assailed by hundreds of fans. Sales increase at HMV between Sunday June 26 and Sunday July 3 for Beatles were 1 - 71%.

Other bands who registered massive sales were Pink Floyd, Who with - Then and Now, Annie Lennox - Eurythmics Greatest Hits, Dido - Life For Rent and Razorlight - Up All Nigh. Almost every singer who performed at Hyde Park on Saturday has received a sales boost, except for Pete Doherty.

HMV to sales:

1) Pink Floyd - Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd - 1343%

2) The Who - Then and Now - 863%

3) Annie Lennox - Eurythmics Greatest Hits - 500%

4) Dido - Life For Rent - 412%

5) Razorlight - Up All Night - 335%

6) Robbie Williams - Greatest Hits - 320%

7) Joss Stone - Mind, Body and Soul - 309%

8) Sting - The Very Best of Sting & The Police - 300%

9) Travis - Singles - 268%

10) Madonna - Immaculate Collection - 200%