'GLEE' CAST REPORTEDLY WANTS MORE ALBUM PROFITS

Tuesday, August 31 2010 05:13

The cast of Glee is reportedly upset -- but not because they lost the Emmy for Best Comedy Series. The New York Post reports that some of the principal cast members are furious that they're not getting their fair share of money for the profitable show soundtracks.

After the latest record, Glee: The Music -- Journey to Regionals reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart in June, Mark Salling said he'd seen "not a dime" of royalty payments from Sony Music. Co-star Corey Montieth said during a radio interview, "I got 400 bucks from it going No. 1. But you know what, that's OK, because if I'm patient, and if this thing does really well, maybe I'll see another 400 bucks."

The Post claims that Sony struck a deal with executive producer Ryan Murphy, but the cast was largely cut out. A source told the paper, "The 'Glee' cast is furious because they feel they were misled by Sony. They have all complained to Ryan that they want a bigger share of the royalties."

Perhaps out of revenge, several cast members have struck solo deals with rival record labels. The insider added, "Sony should have known better -- they kept their hands on money that could have paid to the cast. But by upsetting the biggest talent on TV, the label is cutting its nose off to spite its face. It is myopic, short-term thinking on their part."

A rep for Lea Michele -- who the Post claims is expected to a solo deal with Sony -- denied a conflict, saying, "Lea Michele has always enjoyed working with Sony."