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Updates
April 27, 2007: I've been so bad at updating. I remember a time where fansites like these and the message board were one of the few places you could get news and pictures of Josh -- not anymore. He's everywhere! Grobania is everywhere. His Web site is updated much more often than it used to be. So in lieu of a real update... I'm just going to post this beauty he's been singing on tour, "Not While I'm Around" from the musical "Sweeney Todd" (Sondheim) as performed on BBC:
Great article:
BURBANK, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- September 13, 2006 -- The legions of
Josh Groban fans will slumber no more as Reprise Records announced
today a November 7th worldwide release of the hotly
anticipated "Awake," the follow-up CD to the mega star's previous
two albums, the self-titled "Josh Groban" and the multi-
platinum "Closer," which collectively sold well over 13 million CDs.
Groban's "hands on" approach in the creative process of "Awake" is
reflected in several Groban-penned and -produced songs along with
musical contributions from Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Dave Matthews,
Glen Ballard, Eric Mouquet, John Ondrasik Vandrasak (Five for
Fighting), Marius DeVries, David Foster, Imogen Heap and Herbie
Hancock.
"Awake's" 13 new songs, including the just-released first
single, "You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)," show the Grammy-nominated
Groban's tremendous growth as a vocalist, producer and songwriter
since he first appeared on the musical landscape.
"I learned from touring that my fans are really open-minded,
musical, intelligent people, and I feel like they want to come on
this new journey with me. The music still sounds like it's coming
from my heart and my soul and my voice. That is always the most
important thing to me. My goal on 'Awake' was to create the music
and find the best people to help me create it," commented Groban.
With a lineup of stellar producers including Marius DeVries, Guy
Sigsworth, Glen Ballard and David Foster, the album contains songs
in Italian, Spanish and of course English. An early stand-
out, "February Song," with Josh on keyboards, came to the 25-year-
old Los Angeles native on a sleepless night. "I wanted to write a
song that melodically and lyrically represented the craziness I felt
in that moment in the dark, dark space. I walked over to the piano
and it just came to me in a half hour in the most magical way."
Additionally, Groban recorded a suite of two stunningly haunting
songs where he harmonizes with longtime idols Ladysmith Black
Mambazo. The first song, the Groban/Dave Matthews penned "Lullaby,"
is sung a cappella and the follow-up, the South African
song, "Weeping," which Josh first heard on a trip to South
Africa. "The musical tapestry of the country and their heated
history, the honor of meeting Nelson Mandela and visiting schools in
Soweto was totally inspiring. And, it was a dream of a lifetime for
me to sing with Ladysmith in the studio. I've loved them from the
moment I heard Paul Simon's 'Graceland.'"
Josh Groban burst onto the international music scene in 2001 with
the release of his self-titled debut album featuring the hit
single, "To Where You Are." His follow-up CD, "Closer," with the
smash hit, "You Raise Me Up," brought enormous success to the young
singing sensation. He has made scores of television appearances
beginning with "Ally McBeal" and continuing with countless
performances on "Oprah Winfrey," "Good Morning America," the "Today"
show, two PBS specials, the Super Bowl, the Oscars and the closing
ceremonies of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics with an audience of
over 2 billion people. His first PBS special went on to become the
No. 1-selling DVD of 2002. On the touring front, Groban started out
his now legendary 40-city concert tour (which sold out in a record-
breaking 20 minutes) and then went straight forward to a two-year
arena tour across the US. A Josh Groban tour for 2007 is expected to
be announced shortly.
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