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The show's creators, Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, first conceived Glee as a film. Murphy selects the series' music, aiming to maintain a balance between show tunes and chart hits. Songs covered in the show are released through the iTunes Store during the week of broadcast, and a series of Glee albums has been initiated by Columbia Records, beginning with Glee: The Music, Volume 1, which was released on November 2, 2009. The music of Glee has been a commercial success, with over seven million digital sales. The show has received generally positive reviews from critics. The series won the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series-Musical or Comedy and received three additional nominations for Best Actress (Lea Michele), Best Actor (Matthew Morrison), and Best Supporting Actress (Jane Lynch). The show won a People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Comedy in 2010. Its first season also earned a Peabody Award. It will receive a comedy writing award at the Just for Laughs conference in Montreal in July 2010. In January Ryan Murphy one of the creator confirmed that the show will be renewed and return for the second season, Original cast will remain but he state that there are another set of guest starring and additional recurring. |