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The World Series is over – no idea who won BTW – so FOX can return to their regularly scheduled programming. Which really only translates to one thing for us:

GLEE IS BACK! LIFE MAKES SENSE AGAIN!

Now, as you might be aware, last night kicked of the show’s tribute to the greatest high school musical pre-Zac Efron, Grease. It was also marked the arrival of The Glee Project winner Blake Jenner and the return of fan faves Amber Riley and Harry Shum Jr.

Ready your hands to jive, y’all! Here comes our recap for The Role You Were Born to Play!

WARNING! SPOILERS AHEAD! WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO BE SPOILED!? THAT’S NO FUN! WELL, ACTUALLY, IT KIND OF IS… BUT NOT FOR EVERYONE! SO IF IT’S NOT FOR YOU, AVERT DEM EYES!!!

Okay, we're forced to drop a truth bomb right now:

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Wow, Gleeks!

Today just must be the day we get treated with oh so many musical treasures!!

Not only did we previously let you listen to the tracks from Glee’s upcoming Glease episode, but now we have some from this week’s episode!

Check out Jacob Artist and Becca Tobin's rendition of Neon Trees’ Everybody Talks (above)!!

Still not enough to hold you over until Thursday?!

We have even MORE songs from The Role You Were Born to Play, including Alex Newell and Melissa Benoist taking on Pink’s Blow Me (One Last Kiss) and Cory Monteith and Blake Jenner bringing us back to the ‘80s with Juke Box Hero!

Make sure you tune into Glee when it finally returns on Thursday and take a listen to these tracks… AFTER THE JUMP!!!

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Just when Lea Michele thought it was safe…

Kate Hudson is coming back to Glee to continue wreaking HAVOC upon her life!

The actress will be once again appearing in the show's upcoming tribute episode to Grease, and as she'll be contributing her vocals along with Naya Rivera and Alex Newell to the musical's classic Rizzo number, There Are Worse Things I Could Do, we have a feeling that we may be experiencing an all new side to the normally cruel dance instructor Cassandra July!

Give it a listen yourself (above)!

And that's not all!

While we've already been treated to Cory Monteith, Harry Shum Jr., Chord Overstreet and newbie Blake Jenner's rendition of Greased Lightning, as well Amber Riley returning to Hand Jive, you can check out the rest of the EXCITING new Glease tunage, including the nefarious Becca Tobin's rendition of Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee, Melissa Benoist's gorgeous reprisal of it; and then she and Blake being joined by Lea and Cory for You're The One That I Want….AFTER THE JUMP!!!

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In a cloud of perfection and cheesy, orange dust emerged Glee's second tribute episode to Britney Spears — and it was just awesome!

While we'll concede that the show's first homage was in no way topped by last night's episode, we also have to recognize some of the incredible new arrangements the show's team put together, giving BritBrit's music a fresh new sound.

But before we get to that, we need to direct you to our favorite performance of that night. Sure, maybe it was "lip synced," but something Heather Morris can't fake is her extraordinary comedic timing. She probably watched Britney's now infamous 2007 VMA performance of Gimmie More more times than we have to get the nuances right here — and that is saying something!

Once you enjoy her jab at BritBrit's low point (above), you'll also want to check out some of the other great performances of last night, which included two our newbies melding the pop princess with Aerosmith and a stripped down version of 3 by a trio of unlikely Gleeks!

CLICK THE JUMP to see all the musical masterpieces of last night's episode!

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Oh sweet Gleeverse, what a marvelous day it is!

First, we got an EXCLUSIVE first look at Thursday's explosive new episode, now THIS!

Make no mistake, we love Glee with all our hearts … but we love it the MOST when they pay homage to the one, the only, this generations ultimate pop princess, Miz Britney Spears. Two years ago, when the show first dedicated a whole hour to out Brit Brit, we never wanted to leave their John Stamos-induced Britney fantasy world. However, despite the lack of Britney and Uncle Jesse appearances in this particular episode, it looks Ryan Murphy and Co. are DELIVERING on the music end of this second tribute to the new X Factor queen.

We present to you the full line-up of tunes from Britney 2.0, starting off with an excellent and surprising remix of Oops!…I Did It Again, sung by Princess Lea Michele. What makes this jam so incredible is that it has the feel that Oops! and Slave For You were melded together in perfect harmony. And unlike her Brit performance last time, this song fits the tone and range of Lea's voice perfectly. AND GOODNESS GLEE, IS SHE HOT OR WHAT??? Work that scaffolding, girl!

Check out the video (above) to see if you agree!

BUT THEN… you're going to want to CLICK THE JUMP to immerse yourself in a whole new world of Britney covers. There's an extra sweet and soothing duet by two of the newbies, Jacob Artist and Melissa Benoist, of (You Drive Me) Crazy and Crazy, and some group numbers of 3 and Womanizer! SUPER SWEET! And they are all here for your ears to enjoy… AFTER THE JUMP!!!

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It's time to begin … isn't it?

Glee returned to our lives last night and not a moment too soon. Oh yeah, we've already blown through the entire Glee catalogue from the last three seasons 20-times over. We're ready for a new back of jams to blast in our office, our car, the gym, in the shower, while shopping, while writing, while… you know what? You get it!

Last night's premiere had an interesting mix of music, ranging from standards to summer standouts to stupendous serenades. Of course, it should come as no surprise that our favorite number of the evening came from our beloved Darren Criss, who slayed and sipped and skipped and stepped his way through a cover of It's Time by Imagine Dragons.

Take note, Lima! Blaine's got the right moves for a step team! Think about it!

Also, we don't think there's a Gleek alive who didn't rewind the DVR after hearing newbie Melissa Benoist's verision of Adele's Chasing Pavements. That might've had more to do with the Rachel and Kurt's subplot, but regardless, its getting top billing from us.

Once you've had your fill of those gems, CLICK THE JUMP to hear from Princess Lea Michele in a divine duet with Melissa, Jacob Artist's soulful debut with a Fray classic, and the rest of last night's performances.

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And a very Glee-filled hello to The New Rachel Marley (Melissa Benoist) and Puck's little brother Jake (Jacob Artist)!

We are obviously SO ecstatic about this week's Glee season four premiere you could probably get high off our blood, sweat, and tears, but thankfully, you won't have to drink any of our bodily fluids to get your pre-Glee fix!!

Instead we offer up a soul-stuffed duet of Billy Joel's iconic ballad New York State of Mind, crooned by powerhouse Rachel (Lea Michele) and newcomer Marley (above)!

Then, take a listen to a slow, emotional cover of The Fray's Never Say Never sung by Jake, and a simple, yet effective rendition of Adele's Chasing Pavements, which Marley gets to sing solo (below)!

Jacob Artist - Never Say Never

Melissa Benoist - Chasing Pavements

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