The star of this Christmas’s ‘Tiny Dancer’ charity song, Lily Mae Morrison, could lose some of the money raised for her life-saving operation as a result of HMV’s move into administration.
It emerged today that part of the funds for the seriously ill child in Galway have been caught up in the problems facing the high street entertainment retailer.
More than 300 musicians got behind a recording of Elton John’s ‘Tiny Dancer ‘ before Christmas, to help Lily Mae Morrison in her fight against neuroblastoma.
Lily Mae’s supporters say they have invoiced HMV for around €27,000 that was to have been divided between Lily-Mae and the Neuroblastoma Society.
The cover of Lily Mae’s number one single.
Steve Macken, who produced the single, explained how the problem arose.
“Obviously until we got the final sales figure post-Christmas, we couldn’t send in any invoices,” he said.
“So the invoices went in last week, and now HMV are in administration, that’s HMV UK, but the chances of us being paid right now are pretty close to nil, because we are an unsecured local supplier.”
The entertainment retailer revealed its decision to appoint an administrator in a last-ditch effort to rescue the company.
HMV has announced that it will not honour vouchers, but the National Consumer Agency has said it will be pushing for a reversal of HMV’s decision.
Customers who paid for their voucher with credit card can, within their full rights (under the Sale of Goods and Supply Service Act, Section 14) ring their credit card company and ask for the transaction to be reversed.
