GLEE: THE POWER OF MADONNA Album Hits Stores In The Philippines

Existing and emerging  Gleeks' digital audio collection won't be complete without Fox Broadcasting Company's hit show "Glee's" tribute album to pop music icon Madonna.  "Glee: The Power of Madonna" album, which contains seven cover tracks featured in the show's second episode of the second season, topped Billboard's 200 album charts on the week of April 26 to 30, 2010 after selling nearly 100,000 copies on its first week of release.

Distributed in the Philippines by Sony Music, "Glee: The Power of Madonna"  episode finale  "Like A Prayer" also debuted on number 10 in Billboard's digital songs charts by hitting at least 87,000 downloads. 

"Glee" follows the triumphs and travails of fictional William McKinley High School glee club called "New Directions."  The show started airing on Fox in the United States in the last quarter of 2009, which created millions of young fans all over the globe. Its second season, which premiered just last month, has garnered 13.7 million viewers in the United States alone.

Created by Ryan Murphy ("Nip/Tuck"), Brad Falchuck and Ian Brennan, "Glee" presents a mix of music from Broadway musicals and Billboard chart hits interwoven into the teleplay. With its musical nature, the show gets to feature stars from the Broadway stage, which has so far included Lea Michele ("Spring Awakening", "Les Miserables"), Matthew Morrison ("Hairspray", "Footloose"), Jane Lynch ("Love, Loss and What I Wore"), Jenna Ushkowitz ("The King & I"), Kristin Chenoweth ("Wicked", "Promises, Promises"), Jonathan Groff ("Spring Awakening", "In My Life"), Idina Menzel ("Wicked", "Rent"), and Neil Patrick Harris ("Rent", "Assassins").

Entertaiment Weekly once reported that Madonna has been a huge fan of "Glee".  She even granted the rights to her entire music catalogue for the use of the television series.

"Glee: The Power of Madonna" episode has featured the singer's hit songs "Express Yourself", "Borderline/Open Your Heart", "Vogue", "Like A Virgin", "4 Minutes", "What It Feels For A Girl", and "Like A Prayer".

The episode received mixed reviews on many viewers from the Philippines.

"Glee" airs in the Philippines every Wednesday, 4 p.m. (Jack TV and ETC), 8 p.m. (Jack TV), and 10 p.m. (ETC).

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