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Season 4: Who’s Staying?

Photo Credit: Chris Hatcher

The past few weeks have been a constant whirlwind of news about Glee‘s future: there will be a Season 4; characters are graduating yet also staying on the show; the format will be a completely awesome and novel concept. Now that the winds are dying down and the fate of graduating fan favorites like Lea Michele, Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith, and Naya Rivera have been confirmed, questions start to be raised. Questions like: what about the rest of the cast?

The truth is, nobody knows yet, not even the cast themselves. When asked at the Fox TCA All-Star party, Mark Salling confided that he has no idea what his future holds.

“It’s just nice to really be able to work with the people I do and have the job I do. I feel blessed. And if they want to have me back, I’d love to.”

Sounds pretty good… after all, who wouldn’t want more Puck? Meanwhile, could there be room for more cast additions? Rumors are floating around that Grant Gustin, currently playing meerkat-faced Sebastian, is being picked up as a series regular for next season. Although Fox cautions that “we are not finalizing season four regulars until May” and Grant himself tweeted caution that series regular status hasn’t been made official yet, it looks like we’ll be seeing a lot more of Kurt’s rival next year.

There you have it, Gleeks! What do you think? Can you wait until May to find out who’s staying and who’s leaving? Do you think Sebastian should be added to the ranks of full-time characters? Leave a comment below!

Sources: Glee Roll Call! Will Mark Salling Be Back Next Year? – E! Online
Glee Villain Gets Series Regular Role in Season Four! – E! Online

Naya Rivera Dishes on Her Storyline, Graduation and Gloria Estefan!

Posted by Tinkers on Dec-22-2011 under Naya Rivera, News, Videos

Check out this video from Access Hollywood in which Naya speaks from the heart on her experience with the lesbian storyline, reactions from fans, and her appreciation. She also talks about Gloria Estefan, who, as we posted earlier, has been cast to play her mother! Watch below:

What do you think? Are you pumped to see Gloria Estefan?

Watch 2 Preview Performances from “Extraordinary Merry Christmas”

Get the stockings and ugly sweaters ready for Tuesday’s all new Christmas themed episode! To get everyone in the holiday spirit, the Glee Vevo account uploaded two performances from the episode called “Extraordinary Merry Christmas.”

In my opinion, the performances are great and definitely put me in a cheerful mood. I can’t wait for the holidays to arrive!

Here is “All I Want For Christmas Is You” sung by the incredible Amber Riley.

Also, here is “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” which features the entire glee club!

Glee Cast at The Trevor Project Live Tonight

Photo Source: The Trevor ProjectThe Trevor Project’s annual Trevor Live is back again this year and a bunch of Glee cast members are slated to be there. Trevor Live is an annual event that raises money for The Trevor Project, the world’s leading anti-suicide prevention organization aimed at LGBT teens.

Glee cast members that are scheduled to make appearances are Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Jane Lynch, Damian McGinty, Kevin McHale, Harry Shum Jr., and Naya Rivera.

The event takes place tonight, Sunday, December 4th at The Hollywood Palladium.

Other attendees include Amy Poehler, Jesse Tyler Ferugsen, and Brian Ryan himself, Neil Patrick Harris.

If you have any questions for any of the cast members, tweet them to @GleekGenica who will be covering the event for us!

Glee Grabs a Grammy Nomination

Posted by Mary on Dec-02-2011 under Cast & Crew, Events, News, Random

Photo Credit: Glee The MusicFor the second year in a row, Glee has snagged a Grammy nomination! The cast is nominated for a Grammy for Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media for Glee: The Music, Volume 4.

The entire GleeFan.com staff wants to congratulate the cast, as well as the wonderful music department that creates the great songs that we jam out to week after week!

To see if Glee scores the coveted gold gramophone, tune in on February 12th at 8 PM EST on CBS!

Source: Glee Grabs a Grammy Nomination – Glee The Music

Gloria Estefan to Guest Star on ‘Glee’

Posted by Laura on Nov-30-2011 under Cast & Crew, Glee Episode Spoilers, News

Yesterday we told you how Ricky Martin was in talks with Glee bosses about guest starring as McKinley’s new Spanish teacher, and according to reports, music legend Gloria Estefan is rumored to be set to guest star on the show in an upcoming episode set to air in January.

Estefan is currently in negotiations to play none other than the mother of Santana Lopez. No doubt this news will please fans eager to meet Santana’s parents and see how they deal with her recent revelation regarding her sexuality.

The singing sensation took to Twitter earlier today, hinting truth to the circulating reports. She tweeted:

Hey M’Tweets! Did anyone else see Glee last night? Santana could really use a sympathetic mommy right about now, don’t you think?? Lol!

What do you think of Gloria playing Santana’s mother?

Source: ‘Glee’ Scoop – Gloria Estefan in talks to play [SPOILER]

Glee Girls Perform “I Kissed a Girl”

Posted by Laura on Nov-29-2011 under Cast & Crew, Glee Episode Previews, Videos

Check out the full performance of “I Kissed a Girl” from tomorrow night’s episode of the same name. Those girls sure show the boys how it’s done for this week’s music assignment: ‘lady music week’.

What do you think of the all girl performance?

Glee Sneak Peek at “I Kissed A Girl”

Posted by Laura on Nov-28-2011 under Cast & Crew, Naya Rivera, Videos

I’m sure all us Gleeks can agree that any hiatus of our beloved show is too long. No doubt you’re all twitching with excitement for tomorrow night’s episode, “I Kissed a Girl.” Well, feed your addiction early by watching this video sneak peek:

What are you guys hoping to see from this episode?

Source: GLEE -- Sneak Peek “I Kissed A Girl”

Happy Thanksgiving! Win A Red Vines Gift Package!

Posted by Mary on Nov-24-2011 under Cast & Crew, Contests, GleeFan.com Exclusives, Media, Naya Rivera, Random, Videos

Happy Thanksgiving from everyone at GleeFan.com!  Enjoy spending time with your family and eating tons of turkey (or tofurkey if you’re Rachel Berry)!
Redvines

We have teamed up with Red Vines to give away a ton of goodies for Thanksgiving, because really, who can’t love them and what can’t they do?! Simply tweet what you’re thankful for and be sure to include the following in your tweet to be eligible:

@GleekMaryP and @GleekRob
@RedVines
#averygleefulthanksgiving

We will pick the best 10-12 tweets to get some goodies to chomp on!  Also, be sure to check out Naya Rivera‘s top 5 things about Thanksgiving below!


Here at GleeFan.com, we are thankful for all of you for continuing to read our posts and participate in our contests, Q&As, and everything else we do. Thank you!

Win a Copy of ‘Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 2′

Posted by Mary on Nov-22-2011 under Contests, GleeFan.com Exclusives, Music

Photo Credit: Columbia RecordsThanksgiving is almost here, so it’s time to get into the holiday spirit! We were fortunate enough to get two copies of the new Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 2 to give away to two lucky readers!

To win, do the following:

1) Follow me and Rob on Twitter:

@GleekMaryP /@GleekRob

2) Tweet the following:

I want to win the @GleeOnFox Christmas CD from @GleekMaryP and @GleekRob: http://bit.ly/v0bcu1

The contest is open internationally and you have until Friday, December 2nd at 11:59 PST to enter!

Good luck!

‘Glee: The Music Volume 7′ Now Available for Pre-Order

Get out your wallets, Gleeks, because another album is coming your way! Amazon has put up the tracklisting and pre-order details for Glee: The Music – Volume 7.  

The tracklisting is as follows:

1. “You Can’t Stop the Beat”
2. “It’s Not Unusual”
3. “Somewhere”
4. “Run The World (Girls)”
5. “Fix You”
6. “Last Friday Night (TGIF)”
7. “Uptown Girl”
8. “Tonight”
9. “Hot For Teacher”
10. “Rumor Has It/Someone Like You”
11. “Girls Just Want To Have Fun”
12. “Constant Craving”
13. “ABC”
14. “Control”
15. “Man In The Mirror”

The album costs around $11.99 and will be released on December 6th! What songs are your favorites? Let us know in the comments!

Watch Glee’s Adele Mash-Up

Posted by Mary on Nov-10-2011 under Amber Riley, Cast & Crew, Glee Episode Previews, Media, Naya Rivera, News, Videos

After much hype, the performance of the Adele mash-up that features songs “Rumor Has It” and “Someone Like You” was released earlier today on YouTube. All I can say is wow.

The performance, sung by Amber Riley and Naya Rivera, was the 300th performance done on Glee! Writer Ali Adler tweeted earlier that what happens after the performance will be surprising! I personally think this is easily the best song Glee has ever done!

What are your thoughts? Sound off in the comments!

Naya Rivera Lends her Voice to New GLAAD PSA

Posted by Mary on Oct-17-2011 under Cast & Crew, Media, Naya Rivera, Videos

Remember when Naya Rivera hosted the GLAAD Awards back in May? While there, she lent her voice to a new PSA for GLAAD, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, which was released today. She is accompanied by other LGBT activists and supporters such as Chaz Bono, the cast of Pretty Little Liars, and Vinny from The Jersey Shore, asking those watching to support LGBT individuals. GLAAD is a national organization that works on portraying LGBT individuals in a positive light in the entertainment industry. You can watch the PSA below.

What are your thoughts on the PSA? What organizations would you want the Glee cast to partake in?

Source: “Amplify Your Voice” PSAs feature Naya Rivera, Amy Poehler and some Pretty Little Liars -- AfterEllen

Naya Rivera wins Favorite Female Artist at the ALMA Awards

Posted by Laura on Sep-12-2011 under Cast & Crew, Events, Interviews, Media, Naya Rivera, News, Pictures, Random, Videos

Naya Rivera at the ALMA AwardsThe stars were out on Saturday night to celebrate and honor the best among the Latino entertainment community at the 2011 ALMA Awards, hosted by Eva Longoria and George Lopez.

Glee‘s Naya Rivera was nominated for 2 awards, Favorite TV Actress and Favorite Female Music Artist. Unfortunately Naya lost out to the very talented, Demi Lovato for Favourite Leading Actress in a TV Comedy but did manage to swipe the award for Favourite Female Music Artist.

This is a huge success for Naya, being the only nominee in the category that has yet to release a solo album and beating out seasoned artists, Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera, Selena Gomez and Shakira, for the coveted award.

The win is Naya’s first award outside of the Glee ensemble and will no doubt be the first of many to come.

Below is an interview with Naya for E! Entertainment before the ceremony.

The ALMA Awards will be aired on NBC on Friday, September 16th 2011, at 8/7C.

Source: Demi Lovato, ‘Glee’s’ Naya Rivera win 2011 ALMA Awards

Naya Rivera Discusses Santana’s Senior Year With The Boston Herald

Posted by Mary on Sep-10-2011 under Cast & Crew, Heather Morris, Interviews, Naya Rivera, News

Source: Cherry GirlSenior year is fast approaching for many of our favorite characters. (Moment of silence, everyone.) One of those who has been confirmed to graduate is everyone’s favorite lesbian, Santana. Naya Rivera recently spoke with The Boston Herald about Santana’s character progression so far, her lesbian storyline helping fans, and what Naya wishes for Santana in Season 3.

When asked about the lesbian storyline, Rivera said:

“I was really excited because it gave me a chance to delve into the dramatic side of her,” she said. “It was a challenge to myself to see if I could do that.”

As we all know, once the “Brittana” storyline emerged, many fans expressed an outpouring of gratitude towards the writers and Naya herself for exploring teenage lesbianism on primetime television. Naya spoke about the fans response to the storyline saying:

“Everybody really loved the story line and gravitated toward it,” she said. “It was relatable. I would meet a lot of teenage girls that were going through the same things and they would thank me. I didn’t ever think that that would be something that I would be responsible for, so it’s good.”

However, Brittana’s future isn’t so set in stone. In fact, Naya isn’t opposed to Santana being someone else aside from Brittany, provided that she is happy.

“Either way they chose to go with it is fine with me,” she said. “And I’m sure it will be great because there’s different things to explore in each direction so I don’t really have a preference. I would just like to see Santana have a relationship, period. Who with, I don’t know.”

Are you an avid fan of Brittany and Santana? Do you want them to become a couple?

Source: The Boston Herald