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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?

With the addition of the new GleeFan Radio in the left side bar, we’re announcing a new partnership and contest! We’ve gotten together with GOOM Radio in order to offer an awesome contest to our readers. If you send in a video of you singing a song, you could win a trip to record in a NYC recording studio, an iPad or some Glee merchandise!

Make sure to listen to Zang Radio by clicking the play button on the left when you visit our site! Or, if you want to browse different pages while listening to it, click the pop-out button in the top right of the radio widget. They’ll be playing all of the latest Glee music! Also, make sure to listen to the radio show, Zach Sang and The Student Body on Zang Radio at 7–9pm EST. They’ll be talking more about the contest, so check it out!

We’ve posted all the details for the contest below. Good luck!

‘Sing in Key with Glee’ Contest!
( Powered by GleeFan.com )
Contest starts May 10th – Ends May 28th!

GOOM Radio is giving out sweet prizes to (3) lucky winners!
1) Win an iPad and get the chance to record your music at a professional recording studio!
2) An iPad filled with Glee Music & Season 1!
3) Signed Glee Merchandise!

The rules are simple! Create a video of you singing a song ‘Glee Style’ on Youtube, send us the video at contest@goomradio.com, and we’ll be watching every single one of them!

Some simple rules.

- Make sure GOOM Radio is mentioned in the video, either by a logo or by saying GOOM Radio.
- You need to sing with your own voice, no lip-singing.
- The last day to submit your a video is May 28th!
- Have fun, be creative, be funny, sing your heart out!

This contest is powered by GleeFan.com, so be sure to check them out for the latest news, photos, and videos ! ( Download the .PNG logo here http://goommarketing.com/goom.png )

Check out this Youtube video incorporating all the 30 second previews for Episode 16, titled Home! The tracks include: Home, Beautiful, A House Is Not A Home, Fire, and One Less Bell To Ring/A House Is Not A Home. Two songs feature Kristin Chenoweth, reprising her role as April Rhodes!

Source: macOhHellYes on Youtube.com

Tampa Bay Online has posted an interesting article on Adam Anders, Glee‘s music producer, all about his rearing in Tampa, his past works, and his arrangements on the show! Check it out below.

TAMPA – “Glee” music producer Adam Anders says working on the Fox Broadcasting hit is like putting together a stage production of “Grease” — in a week.

For each episode, he has just over a week to whip six to eight songs into shape for the comical musical drama, which follows the lives and loves of glee club geeks and their teachers at fictional McKinley High.

“It’s intense but so rewarding when it all comes together,” says Anders who will have arranged more than 150 songs over the course of the 22-episode season.

“Glee,” from “Nip/Tuck” creator Ryan Murphy, was the surprise new hit of the fall. It returns at 9:28 p.m. Tuesday for the second half of its freshman season.

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At last! The long-awaited Madonna soundtrack was just released for pre-order at Amazon! The track listing is as follows:

1. Express Yourself
2. Borderline/Open Your Heart
3. Vogue
4. Like A Virgin
5. 4 Minutes
6. What It Feels Like For A Girl
7. Like A Prayer

Click here to pre-order the Madonna soundtrack!

The album will be officially released on April 20, 2010. Remember: don’t download – buy the album, and support your gleeks! :)

Update 3/1/10: And the winner is… Anthony P C!
Congrats, Anthony! We’ll have Kerry burn you your free CD and send you some signed sheet music, too! :)
Thanks to everyone who entered!
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You probably remember our interview with Kerry Muzzey from last week and we’re happy to say that his new album is now finally out! It is called “Home Movies 2″, and I have been listening to it non-stop for days. I’m in love with it! It wasn’t going to be on iTunes for a while, but after all of the positive responses, iTunes rushed it to live status. Talk about the power of the Gleeks!

The following songs on the album are actually inspired by some of Kerry’s (and our) favorite scenes from Glee:

Emma
Lunch Table for One
Chalk it Up to Fate
Mixed Signals
Ten Seconds
The Tentative Flirtations of a High School Guidance Counselor
The Truth Hurts
Where There’s a Will

As you can tell, some of them are a little subtler than others. (Haha, The Tentative Flirtations of a High School Guidance Counselor… xD) If you want to buy it on iTunes, it is available here: Kerry Muzzey – Home Movies 2. Also, it’s available on other digital music marketplaces, including Amazon.com.

As a thank you to all the Glee fans who loved “Looking Back” on Glee, Kerry will be giving away a free copy of his latest CD, including some signed sheet music! :D All you have to do is leave a comment below and we will contact the lucky winner by email. Or, you can send me an email at rob@gleefan.com to be entered! Good luck!
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According to their official blog, the Vitamin String Quartet has come out with seven instrumental versions of songs performed by the cast of Glee!

Tracklist:
1) Defying Gravity
2) Don’t Stop Believin’
3) Somebody to Love
4) Imagine
5) Gold Digger
6) Papa Don’t Preach
7) It’s My Life

They are available for download on iTunes.

The second Glee soundtrack, Glee: The Music, Volume 2, is set to be released on December 8th, 2009 by Columbia Records. It will feature songs from episodes 9 -13 (“Wheels” through “Sectionals”) and will not be the last soundtrack for season one.

Pre-order it here on Amazon.com now!

Here’s a quote from EW Music Mix’s Tim Stack:

Personally, I cannot wait for “True Colors” and “My Life Would Suck Without You!” And co-creator Brad Falchuk says that the cast performance of “Imagine,” which is a collaboration with a deaf choir, is truly something special. “I’m warning you to prepare for that,” says Falchuk. “There’s been no one who’s watched that number and not cried. It’s the most amazing thing you’ve ever seen.”

Here is the entire track listing, in the order they will air:
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