Next week, Billboard Magazine hits stands, and our very own Glee cast are on the cover!

t’s all about “The Power of Madonna” this week on the Billboard 200, where the soundtrack from last week’s Madonna-themed episode of Fox TV’s “Glee” debuts at No. 1 with 98,000 copies sold. Billboard’s current issue finds out just how Glee has made a fan in Madonna and taken over the rest of America with its hit show and chart topping music. “I was in the crowd at ‘Oprah’ and I thought I was at a Jonas Brothers concert,” says Adam Anders, producer of songs featured on “Glee” as well as the soundtracks. “There was just so much screaming – and they were all adults. It was pandemonium. I can only imagine what it’s going to be like when kids are there.”

The story also talks about Billboard’s upcoming “Glee Live! In Concert!” tour that will travel for two weeks and hit Phoenix, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. “I remember I talked to [executive producer] Dante Di Loreto and [co-creator] Ryan Murphy and said, ‘If all works well, we should see records in the top 10 and we should sell albums. And if all that works, we should do a tour,’” says Geoff Bywater, head of the music department at 20th Century Fox Television.

Some impressive stats of the show included in the story are:
· Glee’s “Power of Madonna” episode attracted 13.5 million viewers

· Lea Michele’s performance of “Like a Prayer” sold 87,000 downloads

· Glee’s first soundtrack sold 799,000, the second soundtrack sold 594,000 downloads

· The “Glee Live! In Concert!” tour sold out in 30 seconds in LA after sales went live

Be sure to buy the magazine next week!

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