Michael Jackson's concert promoters AEG are considering releasing a DVD of the singer's last ever rehearsal, The Wrap reports. A run-through of the planned O2 shows on Wednesday last week is believed to have been recorded on multi-camera, high definition video and multi-track audio as part of his deal with the promoters. "We have a live album in the can," an AEG source claimed. As a result of Jackson's death, AEG is said to be facing a £300m insurance liability becayse they were not fully insured over Jackson's London gigs.
In other Michael Jackson news, HMV have announced its biggest ever one-day rise in sales of any artist following the singer's death. "There's been huge demand for Michael's recordings over the past few days, so it's really no surprise that Number Ones has gone to the top of the official UK album charts. It pretty much has all his greatest hits on and is the CD most people have been going for," HMV spokesman Gennaro Castaldo said. Jackson's Number Ones compilation topped the UK albums chart and 20 of the star's singles re-entered the top 75 at the weekend. "Almost overnight, HMV experienced an 80-fold increase in demand for his music - in our stores and online. This is the biggest one-day rise in sales we have seen for any artist, greater even than when Elvis and John Lennon died."
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