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For those of you were dying to see Artie perform a heart-wrenching rendition of Use Somebody…this most recent news will shut you down.

While Glee has made use of dozens of hit artists’ music (Madonna, Lady Gaga, Neil Diamond, and The Rolling Stones to name a few), and with many other artists begging for their music to be covered (cough Paul McCartney) their most recent musical attempt has been unceremoniously denied.

Kings of Leon, when approached by Glee producers with hopes of using their music, slammed the door in their faces.

“We could have sold out so much more. We turn stuff down constantly,” says the band’s bassist, Jared Followill. The band says they’ve never watched Glee. “Although apparently everyone loves it,” remarks frontman Caleb Followill, ever so knowlegable.

They’re not lying about the turning down. Apparently, the band also shut down another hit comedy with thousands of adoring fans: “We got an offer to appear on an episode of Ugly Betty. They wanted us to play ourselves.” But they said no.

The band went on to further confirm the selectivity of their musical privileges: “We had some people call us up wanting to know if we’d allow Use Somebody to appear in the trailer for their next movie, and we turned them down,” Caleb Followill tells NME magazine. “Next day, they called back and tried to put us through to the star of the movie—I won’t name names, but he’s an incredibly famous actor—to let him try and convince us to agree to do it. I was like, ‘Man, don’t even waste your energy’.”

In a bizzare twist of events, Gossip Girl was deemed worthy of the band’s hit music. An episode in 2008 featured three songs from their album Only By the Night: Closer, Sex on Fire, and Use Somebody.

What do you think? Were you dying to hear these corporate rock gods? Or are you content with the already diverse supply of classics already available for cover? Like, say, Queen?

Sources were originally reporting that Mr. Shue would shave his head in protest of New Directions perfoming Britney’s music. It appears that part of the episode was meant to be a surprise, but is no longer happening now that everyone knows. Whoops!

Heather Morris tells Access Hollywood at the Teen Choice Awards: “I guess they’re deciding not to do it now because it was supposed to be the surprise…then Ryan got wind that everybody found out and he was like, ‘I don’t think we can do it anymore because now it’s out’.”

Matthew Morrison added that if the head-shaving happened anyway, he would actually shave his head, instead of using a double or a head cap. “I’d have to shave it ‘cause then it wouldn’t make sense with the rest of the series,” Matthew said. Glad he’s thinking about continuity!

He could totally pull it off though. “I’m so hot,” he kidded, “I did it a couple of years ago for a movie and I like it.”

Heather joked about having Britney shave her own head for the episode. She said she’d opt for the bald cap. I would too.

Source: Access Hollywood – ‘Glee’ Stars:
Mr. Schuester Likely Won’t Shave His Head For Britney Episode

I now present to you, a HUGE HUGE round-up of every Season 2 spoiler you could ever need in your life! If you haven’t been keeping track of all the interviews, press events, panels, and just general hype, have no fear! This post is brought to you by TheGLEEkSpot’s tumblr, with the latest news added!

New Characters:

• Kurt gets a boyfriend. An “everyday guy.” He’s going to be struggling with his sexuality and Kurt is going to help him through this. Ryan wants them to be prom king and prom king. This plot line is apparently delayed past the first few episodes.*
• A christian country singer (a la Carrie Underwood) is supposed to come on. No word on how big this role is going to be. She’s also supposed to have a pretty big problem with Kurt and his boyfriend being gay.
• Sam Elliot will be played by Chord Overstreet. Sam is a football player. Finn will take Sam under his wing, and will utlimately become Finn’s rival. He will also have a special relationship with Quinn.
• Mercedes gets a love interest, too. A “male version of herself” (Can you say killer duets?)
• Charice will be guest starring as a foreign exchange student and a rival to Rachel. Her character, Sunshine, will start out very small but as the season progresses she will get bigger. Charice starts filiming on July 28th with the rest of the cast, so she will be in the first episode.
• Dot Jones will playing Shannon Beiste (pronounced BEEST) the new football coach, replacing Ken Tanaka, who will no longer be on Glee.
• Cheyenne Jackson will be replacing Idina Menzel’s role as the new coach of Vocal Adrenaline. This will be a major, recurring role.
• John Stamos will have a recurring role as Emma’s dentist boyfriend.
• Javier Bardem will appear as a rock star who befriends Artie. “We’re going to rock the house,” the 41-year-old Gleek tells EW. “We’re going to do some heavy metal — Spanish heavy metal, which is the worst.”
• Comedy legend Carol Burnett is said to be in the works for the role of Sue Sylvester’s Nazi-hunting mother. Nothing is confirmed yet, but really, how could they pass up Carol Burnett?

*They’re saying that Sam Elliot is NOT Kurt’s boyfriend. Our theory? They’re pulling back on all the hype so Sam can have a surprise “coming out” moment. The same way Idina being Rachel’s mother was a surprise.

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In celebration of Glee‘s 19 Emmy nominations, Kristin Dos Santos of E! Online hosted a panel featuring live performances from the cast and huge spoiler drops for basically every couple on the show!

This event blew up the Glee fandom, spawning twitpics, twitvids, entire red carpet photo galleries, and of course, multi-part Youtube documentations. Most of these are relatively low-quality, but have no fear: Kristin herself, in addition to live tweeting, did a ship-based write-up of the event for E! Online. She then proceeded to do another write-up focusing on returning (and potential!) guest stars and minor characters.

The event itself featured performances of “Maybe This Time” (sans Kristin Chenoweth, sadly), “Funny Girl,” “Beautiful,” “Single Ladies,” “Lady is a Tramp,” “Over the Rainbow,” and of course, a mandatory dance-off between Kevin, Matt, and Harry.

Here’s a 7-minute summary video of the event, via ginaslittlejack on Youtube:

For a playlist of all the performances and interviews, check out the Glee Academy Event playlist on Youtube!

Also, check out WireImage, AP Images, and LeaMicheleWeb for HUGE photo drops of the event!

The long awaited casting decision for Kurt’s boyfriend, Sam, has finally been revealed. The character which has, in the past, been described as Kurt’s potential boyfriend will be played by Chord Overstreet, who is still fairly new on the acting scene. He’s had a couple guest starring roles in shows such as iCarly and the upcoming No Ordinary Family, but Sam should be his biggest role to date. It’s been announced that he will appear in the season-premiere, and Glee co-producer Dante Di Loreto has confirmed via Twitter that he’ll be in “some early new episodes” of Season 2.

In a recent Comic-Con interview with Michael Ausiello, the cast had a few things to say about the upcoming storyline. “Actually, I’ve heard that they might be leaning towards another storyline which would delay that,” Chris Colfer tells Ausiello. “I’ve heard that it might be provocative, though.” Amber speculated, “He may still find love, but he may not have a boyfriend.” Kevin said, “I want to see a boyfriend, though,” which the rest of the cast collectively agreed with. “I think we all do,” Jenna added.

We didn’t know too much about Sam before, but we did know that he’s supposed to be an openly gay football player at McKinley who eventually becomes Kurt’s love interest in the show. Fox’s latest press release has added that he starts off as a sort of protégé to Finn, but eventually becomes his competition. Could this be the storyline which causes the delay for the character’s budding romance with Kurt? Possibly.

To find out more about Chord, visit his IMDB page, check out his MySpace (with a song likely sung by his father), or catch him in the online web series, Private.

Glee, being the huge hit that it’s become, is now being used as a lead-in for new Fox shows! Remember when Glee used American Idol as it’s lead-in? Times are a-changin’!

Season two will premiere on September 21, 2010, followed by freshmen comedies Raising Hope and Running Wilde. So while you’re cleaning up the popcorn bags and pizza boxes from your season premiere Glarty (glee party, of course) these two will be running in the background. Check them out!

Here’s the full Fox 2010 premiere schedule:

Saturday, Sept. 11
7 PM CDT: COPS
8 PM: AMERICA’S MOST WANTED

Monday, Sept. 20
7 PM: HOUSE
8 PM: LONE STAR

Tuesday, Sept. 21
7 PM: GLEE
8 PM: RAISING HOPE
8:30 PM: RUNNING WILDE

Wednesday, Sept. 22
7 PM: HELL’S KITCHEN (2-Hours)

Thursday, Sept. 23
7 PM: BONES
8 PM: FRINGE

Friday, Sept. 24
7 PM: HUMAN TARGET
8 PM: THE GOOD GUYS

Sunday, Sept. 26
7 PM: THE SIMPSONS
7:30 PM THE CLEVELAND SHOW
8 PM: FAMILY GUY

Sunday, Oct. 3
8:30 PM: AMERICAN DAD

Wednesday, Nov. 10
7 PM: LIE TO ME
8 PM CDT: HELL’S KITCHEN (later time slot)

Source: FOX announces Fall 2010 premiere dates for ‘Glee,’ ‘Hell’s Kitchen,’ and more – The Examiner
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E! Online’s Kristin de Santos is making us squeal again! That woman has it down to an art form.

In her latest spoiler chat, Kristin answered the burning questions of two fans using her endless entertainment intel. Apparently, season two will feature the return of KCheno and the one thing we’re all waiting for: Brittany’s first solo!

Barry in Ohio: Glee please!
How about some Kristin Chenoweth news that’ll make your heart sing?! Our favorite guest star tells us she’s setting her sights on Glee’s second season, and she’s in talks to have her own show. (Anybody remember Kristin? Yeah, it’s not that.) “I’m working on my album with Sony,” the O.G. Snookie (Olive Snook, bitches, yo yo!) tells us. “So I’ll be doing a tour and going back to Glee a little bit and also doing my own TV show.” According to a source close to K.Chen, it’s way too early to divulge any other details, but still, feel free to hug me and give me chocolates for sharing this happy news. No really, I don’t mind.

Maggie in Barcelona: Is that Britney Spears’ themed episode of Glee really going to happen?
As of now everything is still in talks, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Glee pulled off a Britster episode in season two. We know one Gleek (and fellow “Brit”) who’d love it, too. Heather Morris (Brittany) tells me: “I heard there’s a Britney Spears episode coming up and fingers crossed that I get to sing, because I play Brittany and I’m like, ‘Oh my god, it’s insane.’” That could potentially be Heather’s first solo…how fitting is that?!

How exciting is that?! It’s been rumored that Brittany will make her singing debut, and also rumored that there’s a Brittany Spears episode in the works. How insane/ironic would it be if Brittany sang some Britney? Post below!

Edit: Thank you to a commenter, for pointing out that I spelled Britney wrong.

Source: Spoiler Chat: Glee, 30 Rock, True Blood and More – E! Online

In the wise words of Gleehab.com…Glee KICKED EVERY OTHER SHOW’S ASS at the Emmy nominations, which were announced this morning! I’m almost freaking out too much to type!! Check them out below:

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series – Matthew Morrison

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series – Lea Michele

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Chris Colfer

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Jane Lynch

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series – Mike O’Malley & Neil Patrick Harris

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series – Kristin Chenoweth

GENERAL SHOW AWARDS:

Outstanding Comedy Series – Glee

Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series – Glee

Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series – Glee

Outstanding Costumes for a Series – Glee (Lou Eyrich)

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series – Glee (2 total nominations for “Pilot” & “Wheels”)

Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series – Glee (2 total nominations for “Power of Madonna” & “Hairography”)

Outstanding Creative Acheivement in Interactive Media – Fiction – Glee

Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series – Glee (2 total nominations for “Power of Madonna” & “Theatricality”)

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series – Glee

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series – Glee

Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series – Glee

The Emmy’s air on August 29, which also happens to be Lea Michele’s birthday! How awesome would it be if she won an Emmy on her birthday?

Everyone’s favorite Sue Sylvester will be making an appearance on Nickelodeon’s teen hit, iCarly! Jane Lynch is said to be taking on the role of Sam (played by Jennette McCurdy)’s mother, who no one’s seen yet but everyone knows exists. Kinda like Rachel’s two dads. When are we seeing them?!

The episode, which films next week, will be a part of iCarly’s third season. Apparently, even Jane’s stepdaughter Haden is pumped for this cameo; she’s such a big iCarly fan that the Nickelodeon show was even referenced in her mom’s wedding vows!

Source: Exclusive: ‘iCarly’ casts ‘Glee’ meanie Jane Lynch as Sam’s MIA mom – Entertainment Weekly

Since the beginning of the Back Nine, the Glee Flash Mob phenomenon has been rising. You can view all of the previous flash mobs from Italy, Spain, Seattle, and Ohio State University here. So, enjoy, dance, and Glee forever!

Most of you may remember a couple of months ago submitting your auditions to the MySpace Glee Auditions. The auditions were for for three potential spots in the upcoming Season 2. The top contenders would then become a part of a spin-off reality show contending for the three spots. The fate of that reality show?  Quietly shelved back with the rest of the ‘potential’ reality show ideas. This comes to us courtesy of an exclusive article from New York Magazine.

Photo Courtesy of FOX

Ryan Murphy and his team decided the idea would only eventually side-track them from planning out Season 2, which we are all anxiously awaiting. Fox Executives agreed, despite their earlier remark that the reality show would be a first of its kind.

Now, for all of you that took part in the auditions, don’t fret! The videos were all collected and they will announce a few winners who will get a guest spot on Glee for one episode. In the end, everyone wins!

Source: Glee Reality Show Canceled -NYMag.com

Speculation about guest stars has been going on for weeks now (John Stamos, Taye Diggs, Daniel Radcliffe, etc.), but here’s an officially confirmed recurring role to be announced for season two! Filipino pop star Charice is said to be joining the cast as “a foreign exchange student whose killer vocals get Rachel (Lea Michele) contemplating murder,” so says Ausiello.

Charice apparently shot down rumors of appearing on Glee via her twitter, but as it turns out, she later auditioned and made it!

Remember those three new characters that we learned about way back when? Could this be that “Eve Harrington-esque” rival for Rachel, who was said to join the cast alongside a male Mercedes and a boyfriend for Kurt? Most likely!

For those of you who have never heard of Charice until now, here’s a brief blurb via her Wikipedia page:

Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco (born May 10, 1992), best known as Charice (a portmanteau of her first two names) or Charice Pempengco, is a Filipino international singing sensation who rose to popularity through YouTube. Dubbed by Oprah Winfrey as the Most Talented Girl in the World, she is the first Asian in history to land in the Top 10 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart.

Source: ‘Glee’ exclusive: Charice IS joining the cast! – The Ausiello Files

Yep, you heard right folks: Taye Diggs is a-go for a guest spot! Kristin Dos Santos posted this in her E! blog, Watch With Kristin:

We just chatted up Taye and asked him the exact same question—and Spoiler Alert—he’s onboard! “I would love to do it,” Taye gushed at the prospect of guest starring on Glee. “I love the show; I’m a straight up fan. It’s so enjoyable to watch and to see a show for people who to sing and dance. Plus, I love how they integrated Idina into the show, and I would love to be a guest.”

Could Taye be a potential candidate for Mercedes’ dentist father? Or perhaps a replacement coach for Vocal Adrenaline? Are you as unbelievably excited as I am?! Post away!

Source: Spoiler Chat: True Blood, Glee and More! – TV Fanatic

Chris Colfer was recently interviewed on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Go and take a look! It’s great with many hilarious and interesting stories Chris shares.

Source:  Chris Colfer Interview -Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Are you wondering how Fox will keep Glee fresh in the viewers’ heads before their return to TV for season 2? One way will be with a new series of officially licensed novels. EW’s Shelf Life just announced that book publisher Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has freshly inked a deal with Fox, and the first novel in the series will be on shelves come August. It will be titled, “Glee – The Beginning“, and will be a prequel to the show in which we get to see more into the lives of the characters prior to joining New Directions. It will try to explore some of the back stories of the characters in ways that we haven’t haven’t gotten to see on the small screen, and will include a double-sided poster.

So while the novel series may be lacking the show’s signature music, their original stories will try to hold fans over until the show starts up again. Besides, it will be nice to have something to read in between episodes! Current speculation is that some of the Glee writers may have a hand in the book’s creation, which would definitely be a good thing. In most cases with licensed TV novels, the stories must stay fairly true to the canon, so nothing major can take place. The books must leave characters the same way they found them, so not much development can take place without deviating from the plot of the TV series. However, if they can do it well, I think a novel series could be very successful and more importantly, hopefully the fans will love it.

Source: ‘Glee’ exclusive: Little, Brown to publish books – EW’s Shelf Life