The lead singer of Gorillaz, a band composed entirely of fictional characters played by real musicians, has publicly stated via Billboard that they have neither have interest in, nor would they let the popular show "Glee" cover any of their songs.
""We wouldn't let that happen," Albarn said in an interview with the Associated Press last week. "And not that they've asked us because they haven't, and now they definitely won't," he continued with a laugh."
Albarn even went so far as to slam Glee, and shows similar to it in an interview on Q TV, stating that they should "write their own music," and have "their own identity." He also called the viewers of such shows the "slaves of TV producers."
Gorillaz aren't the only band to refuse Glee. According to The Guardian, Kings of Leon didn't want any of their songs featured on Glee either; "Kings of Leon recently snubbed an offer from Glee, saying they "could have sold out so much more""
Is it possible that more and more musicians may now jump on the anti-Glee bandwagon? Does this mean that the music industry as we know it may possibly be pulling away from more mainstream media such as television? Personally, I hope so, but only time will tell.
One issue this story brings up is the possibility of a juncture being formed between the music industry and the television industry. Both large economic industries are mainly owned by a handful of large companies, and we may soon see a split between them.