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GLEE Roundup - Lady Gaga, Rolling Stone, Gossip Girl & More

By: Mar. 31, 2010
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GLEE stars Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson) and Dianna Argon (Quinn Fabray) recently teamed up with Gossip Girl actress Jessica Szohr (Vanessa Abrams) for an ad campaign for clothing brand "Op." Others included in the campaign include R&B artist Cassie, "90210's" Trevor Donovan, and "New Moon" and "Eclipse" actor Alex Meraz.

The campaign, called "Rock Your Shine" is a summer block party complete with hammocks, barbeques, surfboards, and of course, the latest summer fashions. The photographer for "Rock Your Shine" is Larry Bartholomew.

"The clothes are so great; especially the amazing bikinis and shorts," said Szohr to "People." The line of clothing is available exclusively at Walmart.

In an interview with "People," Chief Marketing Officer of Iconix Band Group, the producer of the collection, said, "The cast had a blast, since some of them were already great friends, and even co-stars. The rest made lifelong friends after a long, fund day on set."

To see a behind-the scenes video of the shoot, click here. The ads will be published beginning in May in fashion magazines as well as online.

In other GLEE news, according to Entertainment Weekly, the Lady Gaga songs that will be featured in the upcoming episodes are "Bad Romance" and "Poker Face."

Creator Ryan Murphy said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, "Lea does a very stripped-down version of ‘Poker Face.'" The performance of "Bad Romance" will be much more elaborate, complete with costumes Gaga would be proud of.

"I do know that we're all different Lady Gagas, and at one point I am the Kermit the Frog Lady Gaga," said Michele to Entertainment Weekly, referring to a crazy outfit worn by the performer. "I saw a picture of the Kermit the Frog Lady Gaga with a Post-It on it that said ‘Lea.' I was like, oh, great. Everyone else has incredible Lady Gaga outfits and I have that one."

The producers are trying their best to make the costumes authentic. Chris Colfer, who plays Kurt, told Entertainment Weekly that, "The outfits are gonna be incredible. All the costumes are outrageous and legit. I actually went to the tailor this morning who makes the real Gaga outfits. They're going all-out."

You can read more about the cast of GLEE in the newest issue of the "Rolling Stone," of which they are on the cover. The article, written by Erik Hedegaard, goes deeper into the seemingly happy-go lucky cast. Lea Michele talks about her tattoos while Cory Monteith admits to a few arrests earlier in his life. Chris Colfer told "Rolling Stone "of his not so easy childhood, "You know that forget-and-forgive bullshit? No, no, no, no, not for me. You take that grudge and let that grudge fester, and then you use it."

Read more in "Rolling Stone" by clicking here.

Television's most award-winning new series, GLEE was recently honored with a Golden Globe for Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical; a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series; and a People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Comedy. The music from GLEE is an international sensation with "Glee: The Music, Volume 1" and "Glee: The Music, Volume 2" topping charts in Australia, the U.K., New Zealand, Ireland and Canada. In the U.S., over 4.5 million songs have been downloaded, and both albums have been certified Gold for sales in excess of 500,000 units.

GLEE follows an optimistic teacher who - against all odds and a malicious cheerleading coach - inspires McKinley High's Glee Club to conquer the world one singing competition at a time. GLEE stars Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Jessalyn Gilsig, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Matthew Morrison, Amber Riley, Mark Salling and Jenna Ushkowitz.

GLEE is produced by Ryan Murphy Television in association with 20th Century Fox Television. Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan are co-creators of the series. Murphy, Falchuk and Dante di Loreto serve as executive producers, while Ian Brennan serves as co-executive producer.

Episodes returns to "Fox" Tuesday, April 13 (9:28-10:30 PM ET/PT), following AMERICAN IDOL on FOX.







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