Glee Returns: Madonna, Lady GaGa, Beatles, Aguilera, ACDC Tribute

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Fox's hit musical comedy Glee is returning to screens tonight (9:28pm ET), with new guest stars, cast members and songs, including a tribute to Lady Gaga, and a full episode of Madonna tracks.

The cast was at the White House last Monday, at an appearance on Oprah and featured on the most recent cover of Rolling Stone. Glee also has a number of live shows planned for May.

• Glee Spring Sneak Preview
• Glee Cast on Concert Tour
• Glee Auditions: Glee Open Casting Call

Next 9 Episodes of Glee Season 1

Although the show has been off of the air for four months, it is still being considered in its debut season, with nine episodes remaining.

Viewers can also expect covers of:

• the All-American Rejects,
  
• Christina Aguilera
  
• AC/DC,
  
• the Beatles,
  
• Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch,
  
• Lionel Richie,
  
• Olivia Newton-John
  

Ryan Murphy, the show's executive producer, says the show will continue with a 5-song minimum per episode. Creators say the songs are chosen for the story line, rather than the other way around. 

3 New Glee Roles to be Cast

Glee auditions are currently being held for three positions in season two of the show. Kristin Chenoweth, who previously guest starred as April Rhodes, will be returning as a guest star in an episode in late April.

Glee's 6 Million Viewers

According to news outlets, about 6 million people tune in to watch Glee each week and they buy music.

After the cast covered Journey's hit "Don’t Stop Believin'" the song sold 500,000 copies over iTunes last November.

More than 2 million singles from the show have been purchased on iTunes. Glee and company also put out a soundtrack: Glee: The Music, Volume 1 and 2, available on Amazon.

If you dare, read about spoiler alerts for the storyline and music numbers and turn in next week to rock the casbah.