Lea Michele News

Despite speculation that the previous overload of Glee downloads would effect album release sales, Glee: The Music, Vol. 1, a collection of 17 songs featured on the TV show, officially debuted at #4 on the Billboard charts today. The disk was released by Columbia Records last Wednesday, November 3.

GLEE star Chris Colfer is featured singing WICKED's famous anthem 'Defying Gravity' in a new solo cut from the hit Fox series. You can check out the audio right here on STAGE TUBE!

GLEE star Lea Michele is featured singing WICKED's powerful anthem 'Defying Gravity' in a new solo cut from the hit Fox series. You can check it out right here on STAGE TUBE!

It is undeniable that Glee is a certified hit. A multi-media mega-hit, in fact, as the show continues to top not only broadcast charts but the iTunes charts, as well. The question on many minds, however, in anticipation of the final numbers tabulating the success of the first Glee album release out on Wednesday, is just how much fans want of the singing troupe.

The upcoming GLEE episode 'Hairography' airs Wednesday, Nov. 25th (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. You can see some sneak peek images of the hit show right here on BWW! The episode features a guest appearance by R&B/Rap artist and actress Eve.

To celebrate the release of the album members of the Glee cast is traveling to certain locations to greet the fans who purchase 'Glee: The Music, Vol. 1.' The Glee cast visited Best Buy on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 in Paramus, New Jersey and you can see some pictures of the meet and greet below!

To celebrate the release of the album members of the GLEE cast is traveling to certain locations to greet the fans who purchase 'Glee: The Music, Vol. 1.' The GLEE cast visited the Borders at the Time Warner Center Columbus Circle on Tuesday, Nov. 3rd, 2009 New York City and BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were there for the fan frenzied 'meet and 'Gleet'!'

Today, Tuesday, Nov. 3, Columbia Records and Twentieth Century Fox Television releases 'Glee: The Music, Volume 1,' the first in a series of soundtracks that feature some of the music heard in the first season of the critically acclaimed series on FOX. 'Glee: The Music, Volume 1' features spectacular renditions of several chart-topping hits, including Queen's 'Somebody to Love' and Neil Diamond's 'Sweet Caroline.'

Kristin Chenoweth, who portrayed the role of April Rhodes on Glee recently, will be featured on the upcoming album, Glee: The Music, Volume 1. The Broadway star will be featured in the songs she performed on the show including Alone by Heart with the Glee regular Matthew Morrison, and Maybe This Time by Kander and Ebb featuring additional Broadway favorite Lea Michele.

The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Columbia Records will release 'GLEE: The Music, Volume 1' on November 3rd. The release will contain 17 tracks performed during the show's first season.

The cast of the Fox hit GLEE performed the National Anthem before game 3 of the World Series. The cast sang before the game which was played at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.

GLEE star and BWW favorite Matthew Morrison spoke to Access Hollywood's Billy Bush about a number of topics including the hit FOX show and his upcoming solo CD.

Kristin Chenoweth, who portrayed the role of April Rhodes on Glee recently, will be featured on the upcoming album, Glee: The Music, Volume 1. The Broadway star will be featured in the songs she performed on the show including Alone by Heart with the Glee regular Matthew Morrison, and Maybe This Time by Kander and Ebb featuring additional Broadway favorite Lea Michele.

The upcoming GLEE episode 'Wheels' episode of GLEE airs Wednesday, Nov. 11 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. You can see some sneak peek images of the hit show right here on BWW!

This week's issue of Entertainment Weekly confirms the news that Tony-winner Kristin Chenoweth, who made a guest appearance on the fourth episode of the FOX series GLEE, in which she played April Rhodes, a boozy former classmate of Will's (Matthew Morrison), who has an eye for really young men, will return to the show during the show's final nine episodes of the season.

Josh Groban has revealed to Access Hollywood that he'll be returning to GLEE to do one more episode. 'I had a great time with that cast, coming from a theater background,' he said. 'It's so nice to see so many theater actors being hired for mainstream television. And also, being a member of the choir club as a kid, just to see that group of people being represented in mainstream culture is really, really so great.'

Billboard is reporting this morning that while plans are already underway for the GLEE cast to do a concert tour of the country in the summer of 2010, that also part of Columbia Records deal with FOX is that the label has options to sign the cast members to solo deals, though they aren't immediately rushing to do this.

Go behind the scenes with GLEE stars Matthew Morrison and Jane Lynch as they rehearse their big swing dance number for the show. You can check it out right here on BWW TV!

The cast of GLEE is featured on the cover and inside the newest Entertainment Weekly.

Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch spotlights the cast of Fox's GLEE as they pick their favorite movies and music!