How much does Glee spend on song licensing fees?

Nothing compared to how much they make in advertising. In fact the bigger the show gets the better negotiation position they get to showcase current or classic musical talent. read more

Also, I would imagine the songs are thrown together pretty quickly as they also have choreography to learn, lines to learn, individual appearances to make and the Glee tours that they've been doing. Edit: Now that the originals have graduated the younger kids they brought in seem to have stronger voices. read more

According to Glee music supervisor P.J. Bloom, the show usually pays five figures per song: A typical song is around $10-20K, while top-tier artists like Madonna and The Beatles earn about $50,000 a pop. read more