After episodes saluting the music of Madonna , Britney Spears and Fleetwood Mac ,   Glee now turns its attention to the King of Pop: Michael Jackson .   While Michael's songs have been performed on the show before, Tuesday  night's episode is all MJ, all the time.  The episode revolves around  the rivalry between New Directions and the Warblers, Blaine's old group,  which is now led by nasty Sebastian.  In addition, Kurt and Rachel get  news about the admissions process to the New York City performing arts  school to which they've both applied, and things heat up between  Mercedes and Sam.

Naya Rivera , who plays Santana on   Glee ,  says she was thrilled to do a Michael Jackson episode because she's  actually been to Michael's Neverland Ranch several times.  It seems that  as a child, Naya befriended one of Michael's nieces, and attended her  birthday parties at Neverland.  "I  was, like, 'This is what heaven's  like,'" Naya recalls.  "They had a movie theater and I  remember going  in -- they had a candy counter -- and I was like seven,  so I'm like, 'I  don't have any money for any candy,' and  they're like, 'Everything's  free!'"

For Cory Monteith , who plays Finn, it was a  "privilege to honor" the late King of Pop with a show dedicated to his  songs. "Michael Jackson is one of the -- if not the -- most important  pop artist of the entire history of music," he says.  "It's kind of like  a dream come true."  And while you'd think it'd be intimidating for the  kids to take on such well-known classics as "Bad," "Wanna Be Startin'  Something," "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" and "Smooth Criminal," Amber Riley , who  plays Mercedes, says not for her.  "A lot of people here were nervous,  but I think a lot of us were like, '[Michael] was so accepting and he  made these songs for us, for us to make it our own.'"

Songs by both Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 are featured on Tuesday's episode. Here's the track list:

"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (Michael Jackson) -- Blaine
"I Want You Back" (Jackson 5)-- Sebastian & Warblers
"Bad" (Michael Jackson)-- New Directions & Warblers
"Scream" (Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson)-- Artie & Mike Chang
"Never Can Say Goodbye" (Jackson 5)-- Quinn
"Smooth Criminal" (Michael Jackson)-- Santana & Sebastian
"Ben" (Michael Jackson)-- Rachel, Finn & Kurt
"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (Michael Jackson)-- Rachel & Finn
"Black or White (rap version)"- (Michael Jackson)-- New Directions & Warblers
"Human Nature"-(Michael Jackson)-- Mercedes & Sam

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