At this week's CMA awards, we learned that Gwyneth Paltrow can really carry a tune. Now, EW has a first look at the Oscar-winning actress's appearance on next week's 'Glee,' and her take on Cee-Lo's 'F*** You' has the kids in New Directions (well, except for that notorious buzz kill Rachel Berry) dancing all around the choir room. "What would you know about Cee-Lo, you're like 40?" the alternately villainous and hilarious Santana asks Paltrow's Holly Holliday, who subs for a sick Mr. Schuester (Matthew Morrison) in the episode. "Top 40, sweet cheeks," she responds. "Hit it!"
Check out Gwyneth's take on Cee-Lo's hit after the jump!
The verdict: She's got what it takes.
Of her 'Forget You' performance, New York magazine's Vulture blog said, "There is no way to sugarcoat this: It is great. The silliest! The cheesiest! The most cornball-dance-move-iest!"
As the buzz continues to build for 'Glee,' Paltrow can comfort herself with the raves she received for her CMA performance of the titular track from 'Country Song,' during which she also played acoustic guitar.
"She looked like she's been doing this her whole life," country singer and CMA host Brad Paisley said of Paltrow's performance on Tuesday. "When did she find time to go out and learn how to be a singer? I'm floored!"
CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Miranda Lambert was similarly impressed. "[She] did a great job," Lambert cheered. "It was awesome, she has a great voice."
Paltrow's singing successes should come as no surprise considering her "coaches." "I asked Faith [Hill] a lot of questions ... and Beyonce actually too," the actress told 'Access Hollywood.' "I studied Beyonce a lot and her concerts for her kind of confidence."
If Paltrow plays her cards right, she could even have a hit single on her hands. 'Glee' has launched 24 songs onto the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The most recent addition to the show's catalog, an all-boys a cappella take on Katy Perry's 'Teenage Dream,' is currently poised to become the show's biggest selling single yet, according to Billboard. More than 8 million 'Glee' tracks have been sold via digital download, and three of the six albums the show has spawned have reached the top of the Billboard album chart.
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