Hell-O GLEEks!
Sorry I haven't posted in a few days.
I read a few days ago that the Gorillaz are the newest on the list of bands denouncing GLEE & refusing their songs. Keep in mind that GLEE hasn't even asked the Gorillaz for any of their music, but that's hearsay, I guess.
With the Gorillaz making this public (even though no one really asked), they have put themselves in the same boat as Kings of Leon. Coldplay was on that list, but realized something & opened up their catalog for GLEE to use.
It's nice that Coldplay came to their senses, and realized that it is OK for others to cover their music. Lady Gaga & Elton John love it when people cover their music...it's a form of flattery! Heck, Sir Paul McCartney is THROWING his catalog at GLEE & begging them to use it!
Plus I figured something out: any band or solo act who doesn't want their music on GLEE is insecure with themselves and don't want to believe that anyone might be able to do their music BETTER than they can. It happens a lot on GLEE - not with every song, but at least with most of them. Britney Spears, Haley Williams & Bruno Mars have praised the GLEE cast for doing their music & for possibly doing it better. These are artists who are secure in who they are, know the power of GLEE, and know that it helps them out as well.
Any act who is going to whine about GLEE setting records & refusing their catalog to the show (especially if you're not even asked in the first place), GROW UP!! You have tried & true fans! Get over the rest of the world who prefers the GLEE version over yours!
Whiny acts need to just keep their bratty mouths shut! If GLEE wants to use your music (uh, one of the BIGGEST shows right now that is setting records in the music industry), suck it up and take the freaking compliment. If you refuse GLEE even if you aren't even asked (take a hint there, Gorillaz), then you are just trying to be an attention suck & no one wants to pay attention to those kids in class.
That's just my thoughts anyway...
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Friday, November 5, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Whatever! We've Seen This Song & Dance Before!
Well GLEEks...
Kings of Leon is the next band to turn GLEE down for using their music. Really? Why?
They have just put themselves out there as the fools of the music world! Why...almost EVERYONE wants to be involved with GLEE somehow! Heck, Sir Paul McCartney is THROWING his music at the Ryan Murphy to make sure it's used!
The only ones dead set against open involvement with GLEE so far have been Coldplay, Miley Cyrus & now Kings of Leon...oh...wait...Coldplay came crawling back with their apology & opened their catalog right up to the show after seeing it's success! DUH!
Well, I'm pretty sure Kings of Leon will hear all the success that all the other artists have had with their music being used on the show...then in a few months, they will pull a Coldplay & come crawling back to Ryan Murphy with their music catalog wide open!
Whatever, Kings of Leon! You're not fooling anyone here...
Miley might take a bit to come around. She'll pout when she's an adult & openly talk about the fact she never got to be on the show...
Sony is a whole different story! Why won't they let Michael Jackson('s music) be on GLEE? Still working on that one...
Kings of Leon is the next band to turn GLEE down for using their music. Really? Why?
They have just put themselves out there as the fools of the music world! Why...almost EVERYONE wants to be involved with GLEE somehow! Heck, Sir Paul McCartney is THROWING his music at the Ryan Murphy to make sure it's used!
The only ones dead set against open involvement with GLEE so far have been Coldplay, Miley Cyrus & now Kings of Leon...oh...wait...Coldplay came crawling back with their apology & opened their catalog right up to the show after seeing it's success! DUH!
Well, I'm pretty sure Kings of Leon will hear all the success that all the other artists have had with their music being used on the show...then in a few months, they will pull a Coldplay & come crawling back to Ryan Murphy with their music catalog wide open!
Whatever, Kings of Leon! You're not fooling anyone here...
Miley might take a bit to come around. She'll pout when she's an adult & openly talk about the fact she never got to be on the show...
Sony is a whole different story! Why won't they let Michael Jackson('s music) be on GLEE? Still working on that one...
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Freshman Year was AMAZING!
From Gary Trust at Billboard.com:
With the last memories inscribed in the inside covers of the 2009-10 McKinley High yearbook, Chart Beat looks back at an honor roll of records that the "Glee" cast earned in its freshman year.
HOME, AT NO. 1: As previously reported, "Glee: the Music, Journey to Regionals" debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, marking the Fox TV series' third No. 1 album. "Glee: the Music, the Power of Madonna (EP)" (May 8) and "Glee: the Music, Volume 3: Showstoppers" (June 5) previously debuted at the summit.
When the two latter sets bowed at No. 1 four weeks apart, the "Glee" cast set the mark for shortest span between first weeks at No. 1 with different albums in the 54-year history of the Billboard 200. With its latest leader, the act rewrites its own record with a new No. 1 just three weeks after its last set arrived in the top spot.
With three Billboard 200 No. 1s in 2010, the "Glee" cast is the first act to enjoy as many leaders in a calendar year since another TV troupe, the Monkees, logged a trio of toppers in 1967: "More of the Monkees," "Headquarters" and "Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones LTD."
BALLADS, AND MORE: On the Billboard Hot 100 to be released tomorrow (June 17), multiple "Glee"-makes are expected to bow, marking the last week that the series' first season will impact the chart.
As noted in Chart Beat last Thursday (June 10), with 59 visits through last week, the "Glee" cast trails only the Beatles (71) for most chart entries among non-solo acts in the Hot 100's 52-year history. Among all artists, the "Glee" cast has logged the ninth-most Hot 100 titles; Elvis Presley leads with 108 visits from the chart's inception in 1958 through 2003.
Fourteen "Glee" tracks have reached the Hot 100's top 40, the most among all artists since the cast first arrived on June 6, 2009. Taylor Swift is next with 11 top 40 hits in that span.
On Digital Songs, the ensemble's 66 appearances through last week are the most since the chart began contributing to the Hot 100 in 2005. Lil Wayne ranks second with 50 Digital Songs entries in that stretch.
THE POWER OF 'GLEE': While a comprising a minority of the act's discography, certain classic songs have risen to new Hot 100 heights thanks to "Glee" cast cover versions.
The group's highest-charting Hot 100 entry, "Don't Stop Believin'," debuted and peaked at No. 4 on the June 6, 2009, chart. Journey's original recording reached No. 9 in 1981.
The cast's cover of "Last Christmas" spent a week at No. 63 in December. Neither the evergreen original version by Wham! in 1984 nor any covers by such artists as Coldplay, Hilary Duff or Taylor Swift had ever appeared on the Hot 100.
The "Glee" cast has also brought well-loved songs from Broadway to the Hot 100 for the first time, including "Defying Gravity," from the musical "Wicked" (No. 31), "Don't Rain on My Parade," from "Funny Girl" (No. 53), and "Lady Is a Tramp," from "Babes in Arms" (No. 81).
JOURNEY TO THE CHART'S TOP REGION: By debuting atop this week's Billboard 200, the "Glee" cast's tribute to Journey equals the chart-topping output of the venerable San Francisco rock band.
Journey has totaled one week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, ruling with "Escape" - the parent album of "Don't Stop Believin' " - on the survey dated Sept. 12, 1981.
(The oldest of the "Glee" club's singers, Cory Monteith, aka Finn Hudson, wouldn't be born until the following year ...)
SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER: Perhaps most remarkably, the "Glee" cast may have only begun to write its Hot 100 legacy. Fox recently announced that series has been renewed for at least two more seasons.
"It's been a whirlwind year, from shooting the pilot to performing at the White House to the concert tour, and yet we all feel like we've just begun this amazing musical journey," said "Glee" creator and executive producer Ryan Murphy. "Having time to plan ahead is wonderful and we think our Gleeks worldwide are going to love what we'll have in store for them in seasons two and three."
As long as the series continues to produce memorable episodes deftly mixing comedy, drama and theatricality (with any scenes revealing Sue Sylvester's ultimately big-hearted nature perhaps the most touching), the cast could sustain its Hot 100 staying power. (A Columbia Records executive confirms that the formula of the label and Fox teaming to release new tracks digitally alongside each new "Glee" episode is likely to continue).
If the sophomore season of the program yields Hot 100 hits at the pace of its freshman year, the "Glee" cast could pass the Beatles' 71 chart visits by Homecoming weekend. By next year's prom (with generous budgets for show choir and Cheerios, McKinley High couldn't afford one this year?), the cast could pass Presley's 108 entries for most among all acts in the chart's archives.
Though the "Glee" cast is almost never seen in class, (chart) history is sure to be a key subject in the series' second season.
With the last memories inscribed in the inside covers of the 2009-10 McKinley High yearbook, Chart Beat looks back at an honor roll of records that the "Glee" cast earned in its freshman year.
HOME, AT NO. 1: As previously reported, "Glee: the Music, Journey to Regionals" debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, marking the Fox TV series' third No. 1 album. "Glee: the Music, the Power of Madonna (EP)" (May 8) and "Glee: the Music, Volume 3: Showstoppers" (June 5) previously debuted at the summit.
When the two latter sets bowed at No. 1 four weeks apart, the "Glee" cast set the mark for shortest span between first weeks at No. 1 with different albums in the 54-year history of the Billboard 200. With its latest leader, the act rewrites its own record with a new No. 1 just three weeks after its last set arrived in the top spot.
With three Billboard 200 No. 1s in 2010, the "Glee" cast is the first act to enjoy as many leaders in a calendar year since another TV troupe, the Monkees, logged a trio of toppers in 1967: "More of the Monkees," "Headquarters" and "Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones LTD."
BALLADS, AND MORE: On the Billboard Hot 100 to be released tomorrow (June 17), multiple "Glee"-makes are expected to bow, marking the last week that the series' first season will impact the chart.
As noted in Chart Beat last Thursday (June 10), with 59 visits through last week, the "Glee" cast trails only the Beatles (71) for most chart entries among non-solo acts in the Hot 100's 52-year history. Among all artists, the "Glee" cast has logged the ninth-most Hot 100 titles; Elvis Presley leads with 108 visits from the chart's inception in 1958 through 2003.
Fourteen "Glee" tracks have reached the Hot 100's top 40, the most among all artists since the cast first arrived on June 6, 2009. Taylor Swift is next with 11 top 40 hits in that span.
On Digital Songs, the ensemble's 66 appearances through last week are the most since the chart began contributing to the Hot 100 in 2005. Lil Wayne ranks second with 50 Digital Songs entries in that stretch.
THE POWER OF 'GLEE': While a comprising a minority of the act's discography, certain classic songs have risen to new Hot 100 heights thanks to "Glee" cast cover versions.
The group's highest-charting Hot 100 entry, "Don't Stop Believin'," debuted and peaked at No. 4 on the June 6, 2009, chart. Journey's original recording reached No. 9 in 1981.
The cast's cover of "Last Christmas" spent a week at No. 63 in December. Neither the evergreen original version by Wham! in 1984 nor any covers by such artists as Coldplay, Hilary Duff or Taylor Swift had ever appeared on the Hot 100.
The "Glee" cast has also brought well-loved songs from Broadway to the Hot 100 for the first time, including "Defying Gravity," from the musical "Wicked" (No. 31), "Don't Rain on My Parade," from "Funny Girl" (No. 53), and "Lady Is a Tramp," from "Babes in Arms" (No. 81).
JOURNEY TO THE CHART'S TOP REGION: By debuting atop this week's Billboard 200, the "Glee" cast's tribute to Journey equals the chart-topping output of the venerable San Francisco rock band.
Journey has totaled one week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, ruling with "Escape" - the parent album of "Don't Stop Believin' " - on the survey dated Sept. 12, 1981.
(The oldest of the "Glee" club's singers, Cory Monteith, aka Finn Hudson, wouldn't be born until the following year ...)
SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER: Perhaps most remarkably, the "Glee" cast may have only begun to write its Hot 100 legacy. Fox recently announced that series has been renewed for at least two more seasons.
"It's been a whirlwind year, from shooting the pilot to performing at the White House to the concert tour, and yet we all feel like we've just begun this amazing musical journey," said "Glee" creator and executive producer Ryan Murphy. "Having time to plan ahead is wonderful and we think our Gleeks worldwide are going to love what we'll have in store for them in seasons two and three."
As long as the series continues to produce memorable episodes deftly mixing comedy, drama and theatricality (with any scenes revealing Sue Sylvester's ultimately big-hearted nature perhaps the most touching), the cast could sustain its Hot 100 staying power. (A Columbia Records executive confirms that the formula of the label and Fox teaming to release new tracks digitally alongside each new "Glee" episode is likely to continue).
If the sophomore season of the program yields Hot 100 hits at the pace of its freshman year, the "Glee" cast could pass the Beatles' 71 chart visits by Homecoming weekend. By next year's prom (with generous budgets for show choir and Cheerios, McKinley High couldn't afford one this year?), the cast could pass Presley's 108 entries for most among all acts in the chart's archives.
Though the "Glee" cast is almost never seen in class, (chart) history is sure to be a key subject in the series' second season.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Coldplay's Apology
According to Starpulse.com
British rockers Coldplay have issued an apology to the makers of hit U.S. show Glee for turning down a request to use their music on the program - and they have backtracked by giving producers access to their full catalogue.
Creator Ryan Murphy asked the Yellow hit-makers if he could showcase their songs for a special episode, but the band turned him down.
After the success of a Madonna tribute show in April, the rockers have now admitted to Murphy they "were wrong" to have snubbed the opportunity and have offered him full use of their entire music catalogue.
Murphy tells The Hollywood Reporter, "At the beginning a lot of people didn't know what we were and asked to see pages (in advance), but I refused because I didn't want to set precedent of them having any involvement. My favorite rejection was Bryan Adams. Coldplay and Bryan Adams were really the only rejections. But Coldplay called a week ago and said, 'We're sorry, you can have our catalogue'."
** Hmmm...how soon will Bryan Adams jump on the GLEE bandwagon now? Especially since he is doing the music for the upcoming animated "Dorthy of Oz", starring Lea Michele...
British rockers Coldplay have issued an apology to the makers of hit U.S. show Glee for turning down a request to use their music on the program - and they have backtracked by giving producers access to their full catalogue.
Creator Ryan Murphy asked the Yellow hit-makers if he could showcase their songs for a special episode, but the band turned him down.
After the success of a Madonna tribute show in April, the rockers have now admitted to Murphy they "were wrong" to have snubbed the opportunity and have offered him full use of their entire music catalogue.
Murphy tells The Hollywood Reporter, "At the beginning a lot of people didn't know what we were and asked to see pages (in advance), but I refused because I didn't want to set precedent of them having any involvement. My favorite rejection was Bryan Adams. Coldplay and Bryan Adams were really the only rejections. But Coldplay called a week ago and said, 'We're sorry, you can have our catalogue'."
** Hmmm...how soon will Bryan Adams jump on the GLEE bandwagon now? Especially since he is doing the music for the upcoming animated "Dorthy of Oz", starring Lea Michele...
GLEEfully Coldpay?
According to the Washington Post's Celebritology 2.0's Jen Chaney & Liz Kelly...
Coldplay has given the OK for GLEE to use their songs!
Coldplay has given the OK for GLEE to use their songs!
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